The China Asters. 



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short rays, which'are sometimes very narrow and twisted. The type 

 etill tends to sport, althougli the greater part of the flowers come 

 true to'the ideal 'form. Fig 46 shows one of the most frequent 



46.— Comet, inferior type. 



departures from the type, with a loose border and a " single " center. 

 In this form the^variety approaches chrysanthemum flowered type 

 The Comet asters, in various colors, are amongst the best of all the 

 races for flower border, but they are less useful for cut flowers than 



