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Although of a somewhat shrubby character in its native haunts, 

 in cultivation it is treated as an annual and does not become woody. 

 Flowering in August and September, and of free-blooming habit, 

 this plant is a useful addition to our late summer flowers. The 

 stems are weak, but the many long peduncles raise the blooms up 

 in such numbers as to offset this. The center of the flower-heads is 

 of a pale violet-blue; the rays are white above, and lavender or 

 purple beneath; and the dusty foliage adds to the attractiveness. 

 Propagation is by seeds sown in early spring in greenhouse or cold- 

 frame, and planted out later. 



The illustration of the arctotis was made from plants blooming 

 in the borders of the New York Botanical Garden, where they are 

 grown each year from collected seed. 



Kenneth R. Boynton. 



Explanation of Plate. Fig. 1. — Flowering stem. Fig. 2. — Leaf. Fig. 

 3.— Ray-flower, X 2. Fig. 4.— Disk-flower, X 4. 



