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ing different species, and the recombining of 

 these characters in the offspring of the second 

 and subsequent generations, which is so vividly 

 illustrated in the case of the Shasta, has been 

 illustrated also in scores of other cases, until the 

 principle involved has become so clear and ob- 

 vious that no one is likely to overlook it. 



Therefore, it is not necessary here to recapitu- 

 late the details of the series of hybridizing ex- 

 periments through which the Shasta daisy was 

 evolved. We shall be concerned with a few prac- 

 tical details as to the cultivation of a plant which 

 is making its way into gardens everywhere, and 

 which is sure to increase in popularity as the 

 years go by. 



SPREAD OF THE SHASTA 



Probably no flower ever introduced has been 

 more thoroughly appreciated and more rapidly 

 and widely disseminated than the Shasta daisy. 

 Owing to its hardiness, it can be grown anywhere 

 from Alaska to Patagonia, and it requires almost 

 no attention, except a biennial division of the 

 clumps into numerous small plants, each piece of 

 which will soon make a vigorous new clump. 



It is now widely grown throughout both tem- 

 perate zones, and is rapidly becoming popular 

 as a park and garden plant. It is greatly in de- 



