. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. May 0, 1912. The Weekly Florists' Review. 21. Primulas Grown by Lewis J. Brundagr, Dundee, N. Y., One Plant to a 5-inch Pot. growth the young plants must be al- lowed full sun and plenty of water. Often a flower bud will show as soon as the growth starts, and this must be at once removed and the growths pinched early, in order to induce a stocky, bushy growth. Pot firmly at all times, as firm wood is needed, and this does not follow potting in loose, rich soil. The best kind of compost in the early stages is a good, sound loam, with plenty of fiber
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. May 0, 1912. The Weekly Florists' Review. 21. Primulas Grown by Lewis J. Brundagr, Dundee, N. Y., One Plant to a 5-inch Pot. growth the young plants must be al- lowed full sun and plenty of water. Often a flower bud will show as soon as the growth starts, and this must be at once removed and the growths pinched early, in order to induce a stocky, bushy growth. Pot firmly at all times, as firm wood is needed, and this does not follow potting in loose, rich soil. The best kind of compost in the early stages is a good, sound loam, with plenty of fiber from rotted sod; if this cannot be had, leaf-mold, peat or well-decayed manure should be added to the soil in its place. A plentiful sprinkling of sharp propagating sand must also be given. At each potting it will be best to pinch the growth, to maintain a bushy habit and prevent the formation of flower buds, for the gardenia is of so free-flowering a character that these ap- pear at every break. On the Bench. To have good stock for planting on the benches, a shift may be given to the 3-inch size, while, if the plants are to be raised in pots, the 5-inch size should be reached before allowing them to flower. Some growers never pot their plants for bench work at all, but bed them out thickly on a stock or growing bench and lift them again for trans- ferring to their permanent quarters. Time is saved in this way, but in the hands of unskillful growers the young plants often receive too much water in the earlier stages, and they are safer in pots. A frequent mistake is giving too great depth of soil. About three inches is ample for the start, and this can be added to in the form of top-dressings, which will cause the roots to come to the surface and ramify freely, giving hundreds of feeding points which are mighty useful to the plants. Here, again, the soil must be free and open, but firmly placed and rammed. Loose soil means soft growth, which is fol- lowed almost invariably by
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