29 APRIL 1949, Page 18

A Seeding System

A simple little device for multiplying some plants has succeeded beyond expectation in one small paddock. The owner in idle moments bent down and lightly buried the heads of cowslip flowers what time the seed was ripening. Wherever this was done the original plant is now surrounded with small plants that are flowering a little later than their parents. I do not know any reason why the seeds should germinate better when tem- porarily attached to the stem ; but at any rate this method of seeding with any form of polyanthus seems to be worth doing. It would be well if it was tried by everyone lucky enough to find the oxlip, which in my experience is much rarer than once it was.