312 LUTHER BURBANK 



shaped blossoms ; and all these in double form like 

 roses, carnations, or dahlias. 



All these curious forms can be reproduced 

 indefinitely by division, but not one time in ten 

 thousand can the best ones as yet be reproduced 

 from seed. 



PRACTICAL HINTS AS TO CULTUEE 



The Shasta daisy, though an exceptionally 

 hardy plant, is, to a certain extent, sensitive to 

 the conditions of its environment, and in order 

 to secure the most thrifty plants and the most 

 attractive blossoms it is necessary to follow cer- 

 tain rather definite rules of culture. The best 

 results follow a division of the plants about every 

 third year. If it is desired to develop strong, 

 vigorous plants from the start, the old plants 

 should not be allowed to bloom, else the cuttings 

 taken from them will possess but scant reserve 

 vitality. 



The plants should be divided into pieces as 

 small as possible, care being taken to leave a bud 

 and a few leaves and roots attached to the cut- 

 ting, though the roots may be omitted, provided 

 the divisions are properly treated. The long 

 slender leaves should be cut back about one-half 

 their length, so that they do not take too much 

 moisture before the roots develop. After rinsing 



