BLOOMS FOR THE SPRING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20620, 19 July 1930, Page 5 (Supplement)

BLOOMS FOR THE SPRING.

PRIMROSES AND POLYANTHUS. Polyanthuses and primroses are generally associated They arc popular' oldfashioned hardy spring-flowering plants. Cowslips must also be included. All are easily raised from imported seeds; those sown early in the season, pricked off and quickly grown on, furnish suitable plants for present planting and spring-flowering. A packet of mixed seed of the finest strain of polyanthus should produce a wide range of colour including brilliant shades of red, orange, bronze, maroon and yellows and pure whites. A mixed packet of primroses will produce a lovely collection of most beautiful flowers. The blue-flowered strains are a valuable addition to these old favourites. Polyanthus, primroses and cowslips are invariably utilised for edgings but arc sometimes grown in separate beds and on sloping banks. They require rich cultivation, well-rotted cow-dung being most suitable manure. A fairly cool, partiallv-shaded situation and a moist, loamy soil are also needed. For edgings arrange the plants about sin. apart without cramping the roots.