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at the North with good protection in winter. If a suc- 

 cession of flowers is desired, no seed should be allowed 

 to form. Protect in winter with a mulch of leaves, 

 evergreen boughs, or corn-stalks, as high or higher 

 than the plants, or they may be pegged down and 

 covered with evergreen boughs, or boards to shed the 

 rain. Thus protected they will live through the win- 

 ter and bloom heavily the following summer. Oc- 

 casionally in favoured locations they will live through 

 the winter unprotected, but this cannot be depended 

 upon. 



Antirrhinums are not particular as to soil or sit- 

 uation, provided they have plenty of water; rich 

 loam or half loam and half leaf-mould suiting them 

 equally well, and any exposure that affords a fair 

 amount of sunshine. 



Asters have come to be a recognised necessity of 

 the fall garden, and there has been marke^TTrnprove- 

 ment in varieties during the past few years. Starting 

 with the old-fashioned Aster of medium size and in- 

 ferior colour, showing a marked yellow centre, the 

 aim of the Aster specialist has been to eliminate the 

 centre, enlarge the flower, and improve the colour 

 and texture of the petal. Results are shown in such 

 varieties as the Giant White Comet, the Bride, the 

 Japanese Tassel Aster, Chrysanthemum Flowered, 

 Peony, Perfection, and the wonderful Ostrich 

 Feather. 



With such an embarrassment of riches it is diffi- 



