THE GARDEN AT HOME 



continue in flower for weeks together, are the most 

 attractive, are admirable flowers for the home greenhouse. 

 Seeds sown in March will produce plants that begin to 

 bloom in October, while seeds sown in April and May 

 develop into plants that come into bloom in winter and 

 early spring. The Kew Primrose (Primula kewensis), 

 with an abundance of bright, yellow blooms ; Primula 

 obconica, with flowers in rose, crimson, or white ; the 

 Abyssinian Primrose (verticillata), with whitish leaves 

 and pale yellow flowers, are other lovely plants that need 

 a minimum of warmth and are not difficult of cultivation. 

 All are grown from seed sown in March and April. During 

 summer the plants need to be kept as cool as possible, 

 while in winter a temperature of 45 or 50 suits them. 

 It is as well to repot Primula obconica finally into 7-inch 

 pots, but all the others need only those 5 inches wide. 

 A suitable soil consists of two-thirds loam or turfy soil, 

 one-third leaf soil, and a free sprinkling of sand. 



Bouvardias are very bright in autumn and early winter, 

 and are grown in the same way as Fuchsias. Cuttings are 

 inserted in spring say late February or early March ; 

 and when rooted are potted off singly in small flower 

 pots. When well rooted in these they are repotted into 

 others 5 inches wide, in which they will bloom. 

 Throughout the spring the plants are grown in the green- 

 house, but from early June onwards they may be kept in 

 a cold frame or even out of doors. 



In September they are brought into the greenhouse 



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