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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Primula Obconica Grandiflora. 



-iri|icil ;iihI iii;irlilt'i|. Tlic coldrs .-irc .'ill 

 ii-tiiMt ;iiiil trcsli; iidtliiiiy loolvs 

 i\:i'ill('"! out. 



Ill tilt' iiiiiiii, these ('hiiiese \;iiieties 

 III' tre.'iteil like the ohconicMs. hut we 

 lAer the scimIs sli>;litly when sowiii;^ 

 Mid tlu>y <;et ;i lighter soil, with |pleiity 

 III' s|ieiit ;iiiil \vell ilefaveii horse iiiiiii- 

 iiir. A eoul ;itiiios|ihere iniikes the most 

 I'liiect ipl.iiits Mini jiroiluces the liest 

 llowers. iiiiij they ;ire i-ert;iiiily pi'ofit 

 iMe |i|;iiits to };row. While 1 prefer 

 ::in«iii<i ohcoiiiciis ill .'i-iiiih jxits mihI 

 |il:iiitiiiy se\i'r;il together in •"> inch or 

 'iiiH-h |>;uis with As|i;ir;i^iis S|ireiijieri. 

 1 |irefer the Chinese :is siiiyle |il;iiits, 

 " ith iii;issi\ (' t'olin^e. 



Chinese Gigautea. 



I'liriny the Inst sensoii I li:r>e ineil 

 '" ;i InrytT extent the <:iynnte:i strniii 

 ■it the < liiiiese |irinir(ises otrered liy .i 

 'I'W s|ieciiiiist s ill Miiioiie niiij linve 

 li'i'ii iniK-li ]>le;iseil with the results. 

 I lie Mowers nre (le<ii|i'<ily hirycr; they 

 lie i|ce|ii\ trin<;e<l nliiJ |'lire in color. 



■ 'ii' colors nre liniiteil to n few sii;i.|c> 



■ ■ I'nr. liut no ihiulit others will follo\\ 



'lev cloiiineiit ;iil\niices. 



Ilie strnins otferecl .-is iloulili' llowei- 

 l; h;i\e su far heen ilisn |i|ioi nt i nu. nml 

 ■ I one ot' till' innn\ huiiilreils I li:i\e 

 own coulii hold n cniidle to the doiilde 



rieties wliiidi were yrown t\veiit\ 



.ii> aL;o li\- t he t honsnnds for iiil Mow 

 - Ml <ierninn\. Those that I have 



iiied so far from seed were certainly 



Itered liv the desiiiiiat ion of ■"semi 

 'iilile ■ ' ami in real doiihle Mowers, 

 c|| ;is linger in my memory, tliere is 



lotliiny iloiiiy. 



I do not sow the < hiiiensis a^ early 

 tlie oliconiias. .\ sowing in the 



'Idle of .March jirodiices, under fax or 



le weather conditions, excellent stoid^ 

 ! sliiiipiii<i;,'"rti the early j'art of .luiie. 



ler thi'\' have rea(died a certain si/e 



tiiev yrow fast and the nicest plants 

 <-an lie obtained for ('liristiii:is sales liv 

 so\viii<;s made aliont the <'iid of .Vjiril. 



Kewensis and Forbesi. 



rrimnla Kewensis is not known as 

 Well as it oil^^iit to lie. My o|iinioii is 

 that it should lie i^rown U» ;i imdi pots, 

 and should lie jdanted (lliree toyetlier 

 whi'ii in liloom. in a .l iiii'li ny inch pan. 

 .\s siiij^le plants they iirake a stra^<il\' 

 appearaiKM', liut several together liave 

 siiidi a iirofiision of yellow and look so 

 inu(h like sprinjj,' that they are sim|p|y 

 cliarminy. The idiotot^raph from whic li 

 1 lie illustration on payc ]'2 was iiiaile 

 does not do justice to the |dants, 

 liut they will lie found ready sellers. 

 Tlie culti\ation is similar to that for 

 the other varieties, liiit they like ;i 

 liea\\- soil. The\- can ,ilso be win- 

 tered in frames, under the protection 

 ol' leases. Tlie\' .are useil t'or sprin;^' 

 s.-iles, in liiliny \;ises or for lieddin<i-. 



rrimnla l''orliesi is a yracefnl \ari- 

 ety. not miudi useil. Init useful for 

 baskets in winter or several together 

 in jiaiis. The Mowers are |>roduced in 

 greatest profusion. .\ii improxenieiit of 

 this \ariet\- will be found in i'rimula 

 malacoides. introduced this season. 1 

 ;ini i;ro\\i!i<>' a f'i'w for trial, but 1 do 

 not think it is offered yet in this conn 

 trv. We ^\\(' I'orbesi the same treat- 

 ment .MS we <i'\\'i' tiie <'iiiiiensis. ami a 

 few i;in be used b\ e\ erx'one. 



.1. i.. S.diiller. 



Dover, N. H. Charles 1.. Howe, pro 

 prietor id' the (larrison Hill liieen- 

 houses. has opened <aii at t ract i \ cly ar 

 ranged store in tlie iiuildin^ known 

 ;is the ohl Tufts druy store, on Wash 

 iiif^ton street, and has placed it in 

 charye of Herbert \\. .Mender, a yoiiny 

 man who has been in Mr. liowe's em 

 ploy for the last two ye.irs. Mr. Ilowc 

 also h;is stores in Laconia. rurtland 

 and .\u;^usta. .Me. 



Primula Chinensis Grandiflora Fimbriata. 



