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this disorder in check. The Bordeaux mixture discolors the plants, 

 and it is therefore better to use the ammoniacal carbonate of copper. 

 Spraj it upon the plants before the fungus appears, and repeat every 

 week or ten days. Use a cyclone nozzle and spray upwards, so as to 

 strike the under sides of the leaves. 



ABSTRACT. 



This bulletin desires to discourage the formal and geometrical 

 flower bed, which persists in setting itself into the middle of a quiet 

 and Avell behaved lawn. It advises that flowers be grown for their 

 own sakes, and not for the bed in which they happen to be placed. 

 It urges the growing of flowers profusely, in a free and graceful 

 way, in borders next rear walks and fences and against groups of 

 larger plants and occasionally about the foundations of buildings. It 

 would use hardy and free-growing plants in preference to the potted 

 and unwilling house plants, which usually give strained and exotic 

 effects. 



The China asters are amongst the best of the annuals for popular 

 use; They are essentially autumn flov/ers, and little is to be gained 

 by forcing them ahead of their season, except when they are wanted 

 for sale as cut flowers. In central New York, they may be sown as 

 late as the first or even the middle of June with good results, if the 

 soil is rich and if they are given good care. There is a multitude 

 of varieties. For growing in borders, perhaps the best type is the 

 Comet, in various colors. Other excellent races are the Truffant, 

 known also as Perfection and Peony-flowered, the Semple or Branch- 

 ing, Chrysanthemum-flowered, Washington, Victoria and Mignon, 

 and Queen of the Market. The last is commended for earlinessand 

 graceful open habit, and it it one of the best for cut flowers. Many 

 other types are valuable for special purposes. The Crown of 

 Cocardeau is odd and attractive. Amongst the quilled asters, the 

 various strains of German Quilled, Victoria Needle and Lilliput are 

 excellent. The very dwarf tufted asters are well represented in 

 Dwarf Bouquet or Dwarf German, and Shakespeare. 



L. H. BAILEY. 



