THE COMPOSITE ANNUALS 



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The Cosmos is one of the most useful annuals either for 

 border gardens or interior decoration. Seed may be sown in 

 good loamy soil as soon 

 as the early frosts are 

 past, and the vigorous 

 young seedlings trans- 

 planted about three 

 feet apart along a wall, 

 fence, or the open 

 border. They grow 

 rapidly. It is often 

 desirable to pinch out 

 the terminal bud of the 

 main stalk in order to 

 induce a spreading 

 bushy habit. It is well 

 to plant the late flow- 

 ering sorts in a sunny 

 sheltered corner where the early frosts of autumn will 

 not harm them. 



China Asters 



China Aster seeds were sent from China to France 

 about 1730. A little later they were introduced into 

 England and America. These early flowers were single 

 forms, resembling an Ox-eye daisy in structure. The 

 various double types now grown have been developed 

 since. The modern Giant Comet and Ostrich Plume 

 types are wonderfully beautiful and should be grown by 

 every lover of flowers. 



The natural season for these Asters is early autumn, 

 the time when they are most needed in the borders. 



Cosmos Flowers 



