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delicate and lovely, on tall bushes. They are 
a beautiful addition to the August flowers. 
I have a dozen plants in all, in two different 
beds. Those in the lower border are not so 
far advanced, and perhaps get too little 
sun. I believe this flower grows wild in 
New Jersey, but I have never seen it. In 
California gardens we grew the large crimson 
hibiscus of the Sandwich Islands, and the 
splendid red double Chinese variety. This 
wild flower of the marshes has not such good 
foliage as the cultivated varieties, but its 
wide flowers are very attractive. 
There is great pleasure to be had by 
raising these hardy plants from seed, even 
though there is a year of waiting for them 
to bloom. The amateur is apt to grow 
impatient, or hesitates to undertake the 
venture. But one is rewarded by having 
plenty of plants, instead of being restricted 
in ordering from the florist by the limits 
of one’s purse. 
The day-lily (Funkia) has an honoured 
place among August flowers. It is among 
