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SILVER DOLLAR 
THE CULTURE OF POLYANTHUS PRIMROSES 
Seed . . . Seed of Polyanthus Primroses 
can be sown any time of the year, preferably 
in spring or early summer, so the seedling will 
reach flowering size by the next spring. Sow 
in any light mixture of soil; a good mixture 
is one-half leaf mold and one-half garden soil. 
Peat and garden soil with the addition of sand 
or any other combination can be used so long 
as the soil is light and rich in humus. Cover 
the seed only slightly, moisten thoroughly, 
then cover the flats with burlap to keep them 
from drying out and place in heavy shade. 
When germination takes place, in about two 
weeks, give more light but protect from direct 
sunlight. Always keep moist. In six to eight 
weeks the young plants can be transplanted 
into flats again or directly into the open ground 
if large enough. In this case they should be 
protected from direct sunshine. The soil in 
the garden should be enriched with either old 
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manure if sandy; or leaf mold, peat and sand, 
if heavy. Additional feeding in early spring 
with any quick-acting fertilizer when the 
growth just commences. This should be pref- 
erably an organic fertilizer such as fish-meal 
or cottonseed meal which will help greatly to 
produce fine flowering specimens. 
After two years the plants become too 
large and should be split and replanted in 
fresh soil. The best time for this is immedi- 
ately after flowering. Plants transplanted late 
in the season will not get sufficient roots es- 
tablished in time for the flowering season and 
will then bring only poor flowers. 
Primroses are hardy in every part of the 
United States. The only dangerous pest at- 
tacking them is the cutworm, of several 
varieties, which can be controlled with several 
baits sold commercially for that purpose. 
