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pencilled and re^uilar petalled, richly suffused 

 " Gassier" and " Bugnot" families. Again 

 appear the deeply serrated, gold and silver 

 margined, grandly mottled, mammoth sized, 

 American grown varieties, of surpassmg 

 beauty and even fragrance, like to that of 

 the violet. Latterly, fanciers have turned 

 their attention to the development of trade 

 on this bloom as " cut flower." So that we 

 have now extraordinary large flowers, ot 

 rich velvety substance, in most elaborate 

 and gorgeous colorings, borne on long stiff 

 stems, well foliaged plants with deep rooting, 

 drought resisting, and great branching 

 characteristics. And many will find in these 

 newer strains such surprises in their new 

 combinations of coloring, cinnamon, canary, 

 orange yellow, black, indigo, and sky blue, 

 cream, violet, claret and fiery red, that the 

 unfolding revelations will astonish, as much 

 as pleases them. 



Seed offered from such strains, perfected 

 through years of scientific culture, hybrid- 

 ization, and selection in process of raising, 

 should receive the best attention and skill 

 we can give it, so that we may realize 

 pleasure and profit in our venture to grow 

 them. A few thoughts on this line is my 

 apology for the following abbreviated sug- 

 gestions : — 



The time of sowing and blooming and the 

 purpose for which you grow and bloom them, 

 must be determined by each one engaging 

 in it, for himself. By sowing the seed now 

 indoors, and transplanting into the garden 

 you can secure some sample blooms this 

 season, but you cannot obtain the fullest 

 and best development and possibilities of 

 the plant. Therefore, if you sow early, be 

 satisfied with a few blooms and grow on the 

 plant, as I should, if I were to sow in July 

 and prepare fully for a grand display the 

 following year's autumn — August to winter 

 — and carry over for another year. 



Should you desire, or should circum- 

 stances require of you, to sow your seed in 



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the open garden, secure a spot somewhat 

 sheltered, and pulverize and make even the 

 seed bed of a nice loamy soil with plenty of 



