FLOWERING PLANTS 



After blooming, the plant may be removed 

 to the cellar and set in a dry place where it will 

 not freeze. It then requires no more attention 

 until the following spring. In June it should 

 be brought up and all the soil shaken from the 

 roots. The plant should be cut back, until only 

 one or two eyes of the previous season's growth 

 are left. (Fig. 9.) It may then be repotted, 

 using soil prepared according to formula No. i. 

 After watering thoroughly it may be set out in 

 the yard for the summer. In the fall when the 

 weather begins to get cool the plants should be 

 removed to the house as they are likely to lose 

 their leaves if chilled. When well established 

 they should be watered carefully and treated oc- 

 casionally with liquid fertilizer. 



PRIMULA 



There are several kinds of primulas that make 

 satisfactory house plants. The old fashioned 

 primrose, P. sinensis (Fig. 23), is perhaps the 

 best, although P. obconica (Fig. 43) becomes 

 larger and produces a greater abundance of 

 flowers. In addition to these there is a smaller 



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