54 Growing Flowers 



and set out in the garden early in the season. The 

 change gives them a shock from which it takes 

 them a long time to recover. 



Dahlias are among the most satisfactory of the 

 late summer flowers and are most effective when 

 planted among shrubbery. They have such a wide 

 range of color that it will be possible to complete 

 almost any color scheme with them. 



Daisy 



This simple, attractive little flower is adapted 

 both for the garden and as a house plant, and as a 

 cut flower it has no superior. It will grow in 

 almost any soil, but thrives best in moderately 

 rich, slightly moist surroundings. 



The giant daisy is propagated by seed or from 

 cuttings, which, however, had better be rooted 

 before cutting from the plant by bending them 

 down and placing earth over them, and laying a 

 stone on top, to keep the shoots in position. The 

 Shasta daisy is a member of the chrysanthemum 

 family and is propagated by a division of the roots, 

 by seeds or by rooting cuttings. 



