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involucre and row of rays of the sunflower are retained, even to the 

 paler yellow of the rays. They are, however, longer and narrower. 

 The disk has now become full of ligulate flowers of a bright golden 

 yellow. While seed was formed this season, it was not so abun- 

 dant as in former years. 



It was Mrs. Davis's plan to experiment another year before she 

 ofl'ered descriptions of her new flower, which she called a chrys- 

 anthemum-sunflower, for publication. The flowers attracted so 

 much attention that one of the Ottawa papers printed an account; 

 then she generously offered seed to all who cared to grow the 

 flower. 



In August Mrs. Davis died, and I am indebted to her husband, 

 Dr. Geo. W. Davis, of Ottawa, for the facts here recorded. While 

 not making any pretensions to scientific skill or attainments, Mrs. 

 Davis was an ardent lover of nature, especially flowers, and had 

 several experiments under way similar to this one. 



The first flowers were grown at Princeton, Kan., and these most 

 perfect ones at Ottawa. 



