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A GROWERS' OBSERVATION. 



Primula Obconica. 



I \\:i^ lir^I i lit i'ii(liii-i'(| til I'niinihi nli 

 riihii-.-i ill 1^*^^, wlicii wiirkiii;^ ill Kiij: 

 l;iiii|. Since tlicli. till iiiily :i t'cw vf.-ifs 

 ;l^n. I ll,-|i| x'CII littli' nf it. It \\;i- 



ii;ituf;il tli:it t lie i iii|in)\ I'liiciit ■- wiirkcij 

 iJuriiiL; .-I |irri()i| lit' .■iliiiiivi twi'iitv \i'nr« 



wrfc .1 ^irilt >ur|iri>i' til llir. ri'iilii 

 Ili.it tiny wliiti-li llnwcr li;iil i|i'\ rlii| icil 

 -iinirt h i ii;i i'i'iii;i rk.'i lilr. nut iiiily in si/c. 

 Iiiit ;il<ii in r;iiim- ul' riilm-v. wlm-li luiijil 

 nut lii'l|i I. lit nttr.-ict. ;in.| 1 lir \ :i>l ■~:ili"- 

 nnu' ;ifr |il'iMit' (if it- | i(i| iul;i ri t y . 



\\r h;i\r imw llirrc ilistilirt \ n fict ics 

 lit I', (iliruii irn ; n.'inicly. (iliriinir;i ^rnii 

 'lilli)|-;i. (iliriiii ii:i m';i iiilitliirn liinln'intn 

 ninl (il iron ir:i .Xicmlsi. riiinnMUily r.-iljcij 

 l; it:.'i lit r;i . Tlicn tlicir .-irc tlir suli 

 ijivisidii- 111' ;^i';i ii'lillurn r(iiii|in<t ;i .-iihI 

 Llij^n lit en i-iiiii | mit ;i. 'I'lirsc. Imw r\ f|-. 

 njw.'iys .-i I i|ic;i icil In nii' Miiil'c like |ihilits 

 tli.'lt I'lif siililr li':i-iin nr utlirr ili'l lint 



l;i'(i\v W't'll; tliuy i|n nut ■-Imw in flicif 

 rli;il';ii-t('r the liI'.'H'i' niiil IkiIiIiicss ut' 

 tlicir >i.-tcrs. mill I lin\i' ilru|i|ii'i| tlmin 

 I'll t i I'cly. 



The Obconica Colors. 



'riif LZl'n ihI i llu|-,-i tN|ii' :^i\i's II- imw ;i 

 wiiji' r:illi:r ut lulurs. i lii-lllil i li;^ wiiitf. 



;i|i|ilr lilussuin, ru-c. i-:i riii i nc, lil I rcil, 



t I'Uf liliic mill |iiii|ilc. mill then tlicfi' .-ire 

 t li(> 111. my sli.'iilc^i ul' lihii-, ft'iniiiil i iil: h'h' 

 uf Tlic il:i iiitii'st lines in r;i t f Icyn-^^. It i- 

 limil til -;iy wliirji sIi.-hIc to i^ivc tlir 

 |ir('t'('rriii-i': w.-iit lun^ cimtiyli. till they 

 li;i\(' :it If.-ist ;i ilu/cii tluwcr s|iikcs 

 ii|ii'ii. ;iiii| tliu\ will ;ill M'll. 'I'lic Lir.'iinri 

 llurn liiii liri.'it n docs not i-oiit;iiii so Inr^c 

 :i \;irii't\' ut' lulors. wliitc. |iiiik. i-:ir 

 iiiiiic mill lij^lit ;inil i|:irk lihu- In'in^ nil. 

 ,il|i| ut' tlirsu tlir must | n'l't't'i- 1 lluwcrs 

 :ir<' t'uiiiul ill |iiiik mill wliitc slmijus. 

 Ut' tlic .\rciii|si or ;^iymitc,i t\|ic. uri^i 

 nntui's sfrmii. wc li.i\c only lilm-. ruse 

 mill inniiinc .-is colors ;i\ ;i ihiMc t'ur 

 luiiiiiicrcc. ;is tlic utlicr rulurs ut' uiiihit ;i 

 I i|;irk cycil ) mihI liiiilu-intn -.ivi' tuu c.\ 

 )icusi\c .-IS -ceils t'ur tile [iri'sciit. I 

 li;i\c iiuteil tlint -miic liriii^ list yiymi 

 Ten ill white. Iiut tlic uriyi n;i t ur ijoc- 

 iiut list this i-ulur. iiur ilucs miy other 

 i;iiru|icnn sccij lioiisc, to my know leiji^c. 



The il i-t iint lull lictwccii the ;irmiili 



llii|;i mill !4iiimite;i t\|ic- i- i|liitc llimkcil. 

 inllrll Ic-s in the -i/e ut' the lluwcr tlimi 

 III the |il:iiit it-elt'. The t'uliiiue uf oj 

 L;;iiitc;i is lic;i\ier .■niij the lluwcr stcm- 

 .ilc -truli^^cr. while the llowcr itscll' c.X- 

 |i;ini|s inure, with the single tluucr- 

 ^cncr.-illy hiri^cr. tliuii;^h the :i|i|ilc Mu- 

 -uin -linile ut' ;:r:i ml itjur.-i hii- lluwcr- 

 t'ully ;is l;ir;:c :i- miy ut' the t^ie.-mten 

 ty[ic. 



Cultivation of Obconicas. 



.Mmiy writers -ecili tu ni|\ui-;itc c.\ 

 trciiK'ly cirly -uwine. -mne mlvisiny 

 .1 suwiii;; ill .l:iiiu;ir\ .■iiii| e:irly I'eli 

 rilnry. .M \ e\|ierielirc Ic;ii-Iies ine tllllt 



the lic-t time i- the l.-ist |i;irt oi' l-'i-li 

 riinry miil the emiy |i:irt of .Mnrih. if 



frmiie culture c;in lie yivcii in suininer. 

 A cool ]il;ice iiKikes them j^ruw siir 

 |irisiiiyl_\' t'list iiihI ;i s1ron<; dose of 

 lii|ui(| cow mmiurc every week will 

 Work wonders. 



1 sow my seeds in tints, in which the 

 soil rc.-iches to within one linlf inch of 

 the to|i. The soil is nut |iresseil duw ii 

 hard, liut siiii|il\- shaken down and 

 lc\(deil. The seed is then sown and 

 wetted down with a line syi'iiiye. This 

 wcttiii;; down just lets the sceils sink 

 iiitu the soil tu the riylit depth. .\ |iaiie 

 Mi' ylass, cut to the si/.e of the Hat. 

 yues (111. with twii thicknesses (d' news 

 liajiel' oil to|i of this. As soon as 

 germination starts, one |ia|icr is taken 

 ulV ;iiii| a little air is ei\en. When the 

 seed lea\(>s ha\c formed, the other 

 |ia|ier comes ofV dui'iii;^ the iiiyht and 

 dull wcatlier. I have found that thi- 

 niethod yivt's me the licst results; it 

 -cems that e\ cry seed makes a |ilaiit. 



The soil Used fur sowiiiy should not 

 rontain aii\' leaf mold or [icat .just 

 |ilain, ordinarx', s|ieiit Imtlicd soil, com 



|ilet(dy decayed ;iiid W(dl mixed with 

 sand. The Hats sliouM lie |>iit in a 

 I'airly w.arni place for the first four 

 W('(d\s ;(iid kept cooler ;iiid co(der as the 

 plants yrow. 



I trmispl.ant into ll.ats from the seed 

 llats and then into - inch pots. Those 

 that I <;row to laiycr si/es. mainly for 

 the purpose (d' testing;, <;('t a still'er soil 

 e\ei\ time they are t ra iisplmiteil. l)',ir 

 iiiy the summer tlie\- ;ire in shallow 

 fr.'inies. co\('re(l with shades made ot 

 ordiiuiry Imildiny laths, where they can 

 lie s\rinye(l se\eral times duriiiy the' 

 iiuuii hours without remu\iiii; tin 

 shades. ()\('r niyht the slia(l(>s are, t)\' 

 course, removed. .\fter tliey .are in 

 the houses, they are kept cool, which 

 yixcs the llowers si/e and color, and 

 the W('(d\l,\' (lose of li(|ui(l manure ui 

 nitrate of soda must not he iieelecte(|. 

 I'rilliaiicy of color and si/e of tlowcr 

 are eiitircdy in the li.aiids of the ij;ro\\('i'. 



Clunensi.i Grandifiora Fimbriata. 



The lar;:e lloweriii;^, friiit;e(l <'hinese 

 primroses iia\(' been known iiuudi louder 

 than the ubcoiiic.as .-iiid were f.airly widl 

 (le\(doped twenty years a<iO. but have 

 also ex|ierieiice(| much imiirox'emeiit , ol 

 course, since then. In this :d;iss we 

 have two \;irieties, <'arliuii(de .-iikI 1 *e 

 li.ance, wliiidi h.-i\c perhaps the finest 

 and brij^hlcst deep, yl isteiiiii<i red col 

 ors wliii h 1 can recall in any flower. 

 .\ll cohu's of this (lass are desirable, 

 for wc must please man\- t.astes. There 

 are the pure white, the scarlet, blue, 

 blush, rose, carmine, mau\c, spotted. 



Primula Kewensis. 



