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PRIMULA oe FIMBRIATA — FRINGED 
CHINESE PRIMROSE. : 
why do not true lovers of flowers cultivate more this charm- 
- ing little plant? There is nothing more easily grown, is never 
troubled with insect life, and will thrive in a north window with 
_ very little sunshine, and where few other plants would bloom. 
_ To me it is the most grateful little flower I have in my collec- 
tion. I would not be without it. Seeds sown in March, April 
or May will bloom the following winter. I take a small cigar 
box and fillit two thirds full of nice garden soil mixed with a lit- 
tle sand, water. thorough and let soil settle before sowing the 
seeds which must be lightly covered with the soil. -I then 
_ place a piece of window glass over the box; keep moist but not 
wet, and they will begin to grow in two or three weeks. One 
package of choicest mixed seed will give you quite a variety of 
colors for pot culture. I like the fern-leaved variety, still they 
are all beautiful. They make an excellent border on the north 
_ side of the house where there is not much sun. M.A. 
NOTES. 
Acacia Farnesiana has been recommended to us by one high 
‘in authority among plant lovers, as an unusually sweet scented 
and quick growing shrub which will resist drouth. > | 
_ Mammillaria micromeris, the daintiest of little plants, is a 
cactus, as its delicate lace work of gray spines would indicate to 
even the casual observer. Our specimen bloomed recently; at 
least we suppose it did, since it now bears two beautiful red ber- 
ries onitssnowy tip. The blossoms were microscopical, however. 
One of the head lines in the March Success, reads: ‘‘ Califor- 
nia—A Mighty Conservatory.’’ Very true. And with depart- 
ments with temperature suited to the development of almost 
every known plant. 
A New York florist is experimenting with shipping cut flow- 
ers to London. A box of ‘‘ American Beauty’’ roses picked at 
the exact moment when they would unfold a little in the dark, 
were placed in the ice box ofa ship, which would be seven days 
en route, and sent to Ada Rehan, so says the Detroit Free Press. 
