258 PLANTING THE ORNAMENTAL GROUNDS 



frost, at a time when many of the .annuals and the greater 

 part of the perennials are spent and gone. No garden flow- 

 ers carry such a profusion of bloom and color down to the 

 very closing in of winter. Last fall our aster border still had 

 blooms when the snows fell in November, and when even the 

 wild goldenrods had waned and died." 



BARTONIA, H. Flowers golden yellow, glistening in the sun- 

 light ; fragrant in the evening; flowering all summer. _Z?- 

 aurea grows 3 feet high, while B. aurea nana attains a 

 height of 1% feet. They need a moist situation and 

 should always be grown in masses. Sow early, where they 

 are to grow. The dwarf may be planted 1 foot apart; the 

 former, 2 feet. 



BRACHYCOME, Hh. Handsome for either edgings or masses. 

 The flowers somewhat resemble those of the single daisy, 

 and are fine for cutting. The original color was blue, but 

 there is now also a white variety. Plant bushy; 1 foot 

 high. Start the seed in March, in a hotbed or other 

 warm place. They may also be sown the last of May, in 

 the open, but bloom later. Set the plants 6 to 8 inches 

 apart in beds. 



CALLIOPSIS (Coreopsis), H. Splendid for rich and strong effects. 

 Of rapid growth and slender, branching habit, they attain 

 a height of 3 feet or more. They flower all summer, and 

 are useful for cutting. The colors are orange, yellow, and 

 rich, reddish brown. The plants must have room to spread. 

 Two feet will be close enough. The seed may be sown at the 

 end of March, in the open ground, as these plants are of 

 very hardy nature. For very early bloom the plants should 

 should be grown in mild heat, and set out in May. Core- 

 opsis lanceolata and its variety, "Golden Glory," are closely 

 allied hardy perennials, growing only from 12 to 18 inches 

 high. Their flowers are golden yellow, and the plants are 

 of dense, low, leafy habit. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM, H. Of the annual Chrysanthemums, C. 

 multicaule and C. coronarium are of especial value as bed. 

 ders. The former has yellow flowers, and grows to a height 

 of 4 feet. The latter grows but 1% feet high, and is white. 

 Both flower freely all summer. Sow the seed in March, 

 in a mild hotbed, or in the house for early flowering plants. 



