THE 



VOL. v.] 



NOVEMBER, 1882. 



[No. 11. 



AST 



These are late summer blooming an- 

 nuals, without which the flower gar- 

 den in September seems bare of bloom. 

 The coloured illustration in this num- 

 ber will give our readers a good repre- 

 sentation of the general form and 

 colouring. There is a great variety of 

 these beautiful flowers, diflfering in 

 size of plant and form of flower, but 

 each having a beauty peculiar to it- 

 self. Some of them grow quite tall, 

 upwards of two feet in height ; others 

 are very dwarf, scarcely attaining to 

 more than six inches. The variety 

 known as new rose is a great favourite, 

 and may be had in fifteen separate 

 colours. The new Crown or Cocar- 

 deau Asters have all a white centre 

 surrounded with a broad border of 

 carmine, or blue, or scarlet, or violet, 

 (fee, and are very attractive. One of 

 this class will be found in the coloured 



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plate. The New Victoria variety hjis 

 a fine {>yramidal habit with large 

 flowers. The largest flowered is the 

 Washington Aster, sometimes attain- 

 ing to five inches in diameter. The 

 dwarf Chysanthemum-flowered grows 

 to about one foot in height, and 

 flowers later than most of the others. 



Astei-s require a rich soil, worked to 

 a good depth, in order to their full 

 development. The seed may be sown 

 in a cold frame or in a seed bed in the 

 garden. After the plants have become 

 strong they should be transplanted in. 

 damp or cloudy weather into beds pre- 

 pared for them. The plants may be 

 set about a foot apart each way in the 

 beds, except the dwarf growing sorts, 

 which may be planted about four inches 

 apart. The dwarf varieties make a 

 very pretty border planted in single 

 rows along the edge of the garden walk. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST FOR 1883. 



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