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scarlet with large black blotches at the base of the petals 

 and a great mass of the black stamens. The colors of the 

 new hybrids range from silvery white, soft pink and salmon 

 to dark-blood crimson and dark maroon. The plants are 

 very hardy and once established in any good garden soil, 

 are among the most permanent of the garden. A mulch 

 of fine compost applied in the fall, and sufficient care to keep 

 down the weeds and grass, is all the culture required. If 

 there is a tendency to spread beyond the beds, it may be 

 overcome by cutting down with a sharp spade around the 

 margin of the bed and removing the roots and underground 

 stems outside the limit. They are easily transplanted during 

 their dormant season, which is August and September. 

 After September they should not be disturbed. 



PyrethrumHARDY FEVERFEW (Chrysanthemum coccineum). 

 These flowers, called by some spring-flowering chrysan- 

 themums, bloom in May and June. There are single 

 and double varieties in colors ranging from snow white 

 to the most intense scarlet and crimson. The plants are 

 easily grown and are beautiful in both foliage and flower. 

 They are hardy, but in dry seasons sometimes suffer from 

 the heat unless the plants are watered. If the withered 

 flowers are cut immediately, a new growth will produce 

 flowers in the autumn. Plant in spring or September in a 

 rich mellow loam. The plant deserves to be better known in 

 American gardens. The plant is of additional interest from 

 the fact that the C. coccineum and C. cinerarifolium flowers 

 are used in some localities for the manufacture of the pyre- 

 thrum powder known under the name of Persian, Dalmatian 

 and Bubach insect powders. 



Rudbeckia, GOLDEN GLOW (R. laciniata). This showy 

 variety is a double-flowered form of the species and has been 

 largely planted in recent years. Rudbeckia Golden Glow 

 succeeds best in good soil abundantly supplied with moist- 



