40 CALLISTEPHUS 



Calliste'phus — continued. 



ones of 18 ins. and even 2 feet. The colours are 

 as varied as the forms, and range from pure white 

 through the different shades of pink, crimson, 

 mauve, and purple, — in fact almost every colour 

 except yellow, true blue, or green. 



The taller varieties are capital to cut from and 

 make handsome bouquets for vases, and for this 

 reason it is as well to grow a batch in the reserve 

 garden for that purpose, instead of depleting the 

 beds of their colour. 



C. horte'nsis is the original plant from which all 

 the garden varieties have sprung. It is, 

 nevertheless, one of the handsomest and the 

 best for cutting, the blooms being 4 ins. across 

 and of a beautiful pale violet or mauve shade 

 with large yellow centres, supported on long 

 graceful stems about 18 ins. long. China, 

 1731. Syns., C. chinen'sis, or sinen'sis, and 

 Callistem'ma horten'sis. 



The principal garden varieties of this are 

 arranged more or less according to their height, 

 the taller ones being best for cutting for vases, 

 the medium for bedding, and the dwarf for 

 small beds or as edgings. 



The Ray Aster, a late flowering plant with 

 large double needle-shaped blooms, rose 

 or white. Height 20 ins. 



Pompon or Lilliput Aster has small flowers, 

 compact and pyramidal. Height 20 ins. 



