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THE GUIDE TO NATURE. 



A MASS OF BEAUTIFUL EVERLASTING BLOOM. 



such an indiscriminating one as ever- 

 lasting or straw flower or live-forever, 

 or something like that. 



Canantanche alba and C. cerulea, also 

 Ammobium alatum. I started in hoxes 

 withindoors about last week in March. 

 The others, sown in the bed about the 

 first week in May, were: Xeranthemum 

 annum, # also A', superbissum, X. album, 

 X. multfflorum Aerodinum, Helichry- 



suiu, Hlechrysum, Gomphrena, and others 

 listed in some catalogues as everlastings 

 and straw flowers. In no one catalogue 

 did 1 find many kinds, but I took all the 

 catalogues and so got a variety. Even 

 with some species listed under different 

 names, I found differences enough to 

 make it worth while to get from various 

 dealers. 



The plants grew readily and became 



THIS COLLECTION WAS IN RICH VARIEGATED COLORS. 



