. The school garden book. School gardens. 90 THE SCHOOL GARDEN BOOK of the Christmas trade of the florists. They are among the most satisfactory plants for the winter window gardens, es- pecially in northern and eastern exposures where the sun- light is not too intense. They may be transplanted directly into the soil or they may be left in the pots and the latter set in the soil. In either case each plant should ha\e its crown above the surface of the soil to prevent rotting which happens when water settles around the crown. With good care the plants should blos- som through the spring, after
. The school garden book. School gardens. 90 THE SCHOOL GARDEN BOOK of the Christmas trade of the florists. They are among the most satisfactory plants for the winter window gardens, es- pecially in northern and eastern exposures where the sun- light is not too intense. They may be transplanted directly into the soil or they may be left in the pots and the latter set in the soil. In either case each plant should ha\e its crown above the surface of the soil to prevent rotting which happens when water settles around the crown. With good care the plants should blos- som through the spring, after which they may as well be thrown a\^â ay, as old plants generally do not flower as well when used over again as do the new ones. Some of these Chinese Prim- roses are single, others double; some are white, others red, and others pink. In general, more attractive results are obtained by not mixing different varieties side by side. The Baby Primrose is a charming variety which of late hais become very popular as a house plant. Its pink flowers are smaller than those of the other primroses, but are much more abundant. They bloom in clusters toward the ends of the long flower-stalks which arise in numbers from the crowns of the plants. The leaves are very attractive, being prettily rounded, with wavy margins and downy whitish hairs over the The Baby Priniro^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Weed, Clarence Moores, 1864-1947; Emerson, Philip, 1865-. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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