This section is from the book "The Gardener's Monthly And Horticulturist V27", by Thomas Meehan. See also: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long.
W. P. Simmons & Co., Geneva, Ohio, say: "We notice in the two last numbers of the Monthly articles on the Double Oxalis. Believing this refers to the one offered in our catalogue, we would say we purchased our stock of a florist in Indiana, as a new double yellow variety named lutea plena, which from the description given us of the color and size of flowers we were led to believe was an entirely new and distinct variety. Our first plants bloomed with us during the past few days; the flowers are of large size, and nearly the same in color as chrysanthemum Mr. Geo. Glenny, and quite double. We are tempted to believe, as Mr. Slocombe says, it is Cernua plena, nevertheless it is a very pretty little plant".
 
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