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effective when grown in masses in the borders, where 

 their late blossoms will be appreciated. 



The charming little EngUsh Daisy is not much grown 

 in American gardens, but it is an admirable plant for 

 spring blossoms as edging for a border garden or a mixed 

 flower bed. While the wild 

 form in England is a so- 

 called single flower, having 

 a yellow center and white 

 rays, the cultivated Daisies 

 are double or nearly so. 

 The flowers are white, 

 pink, or red and in im- 

 proved sorts reach a 

 diameter of two inches. 



The plants commonly 

 are propagated from seed 

 sown in August, the seed- 

 lings being wintered in a 

 cold frame or under pro- 

 tection of loose litter. 

 They blossom the following spring. The plants may 

 also be propagated by division of the crowns. The best 

 results are obtained by starting a new crop of plants 

 from seed each summer. 



The Shasta Daisies are very different from the English 

 Daisy. While the latter is only a few inches high the 

 former is a tall branching plant with splendid flowers of 

 the single composite type. This plant is one of the most 

 notable productions of Luther Burbank, the famous 

 plant-breeder of California. The newer varieties are 

 great improvements over the original form. 



Pompon Chrysanthemums 



