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blossoms are surely bell-like, though the bud is the 

 quaintest balloon you ever saw. They come in a 

 soft blue and white. The leaves are not handsome, 

 but the blossoms borne on tall stems make up for 

 that. We buy plants of these too, and the clusters 

 increase each year. 



Hardy Asters should also be planted in the 

 spring for they bloom in September and October. 

 Some of them are very tall, like Aster Tartaricus, 

 with a great thick stem and huge clusters of tiny 

 purple asters like the wild asters we find in the 

 fields. Some are quite short with feathery foliage 

 and blossoms. Boltonia Asteroides (I wish we had 

 simpler names for these flowers) is a great favorite 

 for its white blossoms in August are like a snow 

 drift. We buy plants of this flower. They grow 

 into large clumps as time goes by. 



Chrysanthemums are our "good night" flowers 

 for they are the last to bloom before everything goes 

 to sleep. The hardy kinds are not as large as the 

 huge fellows we see in the florists' windows, but are 

 so cheery and spicy in perfume they are always 

 loved. The little button "Chrisies" are universal 

 favorites; you can have them in white, yellow, 

 bronze and maroon; also some that are larger, in 



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