482 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



tractive Christmas plants. 

 The less you disturb the roots 

 when planting the 2-in. stock 

 in the pans, the better. 



POOR MAN'S ORCHID 

 See Schizanthus 



POPPY 



See Papaver 



POPPY, CALIFORNIA 



See Eschscholtzia 



POPPY, GIANT YELLOW 

 TULIP 



See Hunnemannia 



PRIMULA (PRIMROSE) 



The varieties of Primulas 

 grown for pot plants under 

 glass are of greater importance 

 to the average florist, and es- 

 pecially the retail grower in 

 the smaller cities and towns, 

 than any other stock he carries. 

 Of the main ones for usefulness, 

 Primula obconia heads the list 

 and P. sinensis and P. mal- 

 acoides follow. Any of these 

 can be had in flower all Winter long and obconica and malacoides 

 not only make beautiful, showy pot plants, but are of great value 

 as cut flowers. There are times when Roses and Carnations bring 

 such fancy prices as to make their use almost prohibitive in a funeral 

 design ; at such times the flowers of an obconica Primrose will answer 

 every bit as well and last fully as long. Moreover, they can be 

 successfully grown in almost every establishment. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA 



Remarkable improvements have been made and are still being 

 made with this Primula and a fine strain of seed is grown right here 

 in the United States. Not only that, but good growers are special- 

 izing in it and are growing young stock for the florists at a 

 reasonable price. Those with their houses full of bedding plants 

 can place their orders and have well-established 2-in. stock shipped 

 during July and August which, with ordinary care, will develop 

 into 5 -in. plants in full bloom during the Midwinter months. This 

 is simpler than sowing seed and bothering with the seedlings at a 

 time when you have your hands full of other things. 



Fig. 245. PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA. 

 (Grown by J. L. Schiller, Toledo, O.) 

 Primula obconica with its greatly improved 

 strains has become of great value to the 

 retail grower, not only as a flowering pot 

 plant, but also because there are times 

 when the flowers can be used to advantage 

 in design work in place of expensive Carna- 

 tions and Roses 



