. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1100 The American Florist. July IS,. Peter Bisset. Chairman Private Gardeners' Convention Reception Committee. deep violet red flowers, with a white center, on a shaft four or five inches high. This is a very slow grower and offsets are not inclined to root very freely unless sphagnum mixed with sand is placed close to the sprouts while the plants are in full growth. P. Sibirica, with small, roundish oval leaves, thick and leathery, is another dwarf, with lilac flowers on stems six to seven inches high. P. cortuso
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1100 The American Florist. July IS,. Peter Bisset. Chairman Private Gardeners' Convention Reception Committee. deep violet red flowers, with a white center, on a shaft four or five inches high. This is a very slow grower and offsets are not inclined to root very freely unless sphagnum mixed with sand is placed close to the sprouts while the plants are in full growth. P. Sibirica, with small, roundish oval leaves, thick and leathery, is another dwarf, with lilac flowers on stems six to seven inches high. P. cortusoides, a most profuse bloom- ing and distinct species, is unlike all others. From a single crown numerous flower stems are produced and the plant blooms in whorls of purplish rose. It continues in bloom from early May to the end of June, and often comes out again in autumn. P. amcena, from Japan, it seems, is relative to this. P. Japonica is one of the grandest primulas and is easily managed. It is very vigorous in growth, with stout, tall stems, reaching the height of one and one-half to two feet. The flowers are variously colored, deep glowing purple, carmine, several shades of rosy red and rose in paler shades to pure white. All show a large distinct eye of a lighter or darker color than that of the flowers. It blooms in successive whorls along the tall stems late in spring and in early summer. A group of these primulas, when in full bloom, is truly a grand sight, but we have to grow them in a shady position, otherwise a hot, sunny day may spoil their fine colorings and shorten their flowering season by scorch- ing undeveloped buds and the soft tips of the flower stems. J. B. K. The Bulb Mite. The Board of Agriculture has ren- dered a valuable service to the general body of cultivators by the information it has published relating to the bulb mite (Rhizoglyphus echinopus), which of late' years has been so destructive to bulbous plants in many gardens. Rhizo- glyphus is a genus
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