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Chrvsanthcniiinv 



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C 11m s.W 1 HIIMIM MAXIMIM. 



1 1 K iiewor varieties of this olil favourite arc a tie- 

 litled ai't|iiisition lo the tlower garden. Vary- 



iiij; ill heiffht and time of flowering they prove 

 exceptionally useful for hipfli-cla^s border work, am! 

 where 1 a r jj e 

 quantities of eut 

 (lowers are in 

 daily want few 

 plants yieUt a 

 greater return. 

 In fact if the 

 blooms are lul 

 regularly a n A 

 not allowed lo 

 f a il e o i\ the 

 plant, it is sur- 

 prising how long 

 .1 supply is main- 

 tained. (I o o d 

 cultivation is of 

 course necessan' 

 as with other 

 pl.ants where the 

 best results only 

 are tolerated. 

 Well en r ic h ed 

 garden soil suits 

 admirably, h u t 

 if the size o f 

 the flowers is to 

 be kept at the 

 maximiuii f r e - 

 qucnt propaga- 

 tion is desirable. 



Nor is this 

 difticult since 

 e ve r y plant 

 as the flowering 

 period wane s 

 will be f o u n d 

 forming vigorous 

 young shoots 

 around the base 

 of the old flower 

 stems. All that 

 is necessary is 

 to lift the plants 



in autumn or spring, when they will reatlily pull to 

 pieces. These may be replanted at once where wanted 

 to flower or lined in in reserve quarters to be lifted as 

 required. 



A good selection of varieties will provide flowers from 

 the middle of July through August. The following can 

 be recommended as likelv to give satisfaction ; — Etoile 

 d'.Anvers, a tall growing form with flowers five inches 

 across; King Edward \TI., an older variety, but still 

 good ; Mrs. C. L. Bell, not so tall as the first-named, 

 but with equally large flowers ; Mrs. J. Tersleeg, also 

 a tall grower ; White Lady, very free and good ; 

 \omerensis. tall and ver\- free, flowers large and hand- 



some ; aiul Kobiiisoni, an old but desirable variety willi 

 elegantly cut wavy florets. 



(."inns.\.NTiii;.\iL'M ui.iginosi'.m, 

 Commonly called the ("lianl Ox-eye Daisy. This is a 

 very handsome border plant for late .August and Sep- 

 tember. Reaching a heijjhl of five or six feet, a well- 

 grown group is particularly attractive at a time when 



white - flowered 

 perennials are 

 very valuable. 

 The flowers are 

 produced in 

 clusters at the 

 ends of the tall 

 stems, and all 

 though individ- 

 ually not so 

 large as those 

 of C maximum, 

 t his is more 

 than c o m p en- 

 sated for bj- the 

 number p ro - 

 duced on each 

 stem. Good 

 c u 1 1 i V a t i o n 

 is essential to 

 do this plant 

 justice. Grown 

 in poor dry soil 

 I he specimens 

 will only be cari- 

 catures of their 

 true selves. The 

 i'lumps must be 

 b r c» k e II up 

 periodically a s 

 they show signs 

 of weak e n in g 

 and the soil well 

 enriched before 

 repl.'inting. 



CHRVSANTHI'.MI M MAX. Etoile d'.Anvkrs 



I'Mowcrs five inches .icross. 



(Photographed in Botanic Cirdcns, Tilasiievin.) 



CE NT A I- R E A 

 .M O S C H A 1 A, or 

 Sweet Sultan, is 

 one of the most 

 fragrant aniui;ils, and very little grown. It should 

 be sown in April in :i sunny position, in permanent 

 quarters, and thinned out fin.'illy about 6 inches between 

 each plant. The seedlings should not be moved, as they 

 do not transplant well. The plants reach a height of 

 15 inches, and owing to their rather straggling habit 

 should bo loosely tied roinid with b:tst. C. moschata 

 alba is a white form ; C moschata flava, a lemon yellow 

 variety ; and C moschata purpurea, a good mauve. The 

 pink moschata should not be omitted from the collection. 

 .\11 emit a delicious perfume, resembling that of vanilla, 

 and are in bloom from mid-June to the end of July. 



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