ON SOME FAMILIAR COMPOSITES 



of the individual flowers are considerably over 

 two inches in diameter, and some of the largest 

 are very double. 



The color yellow is not usual with the larkspur, 

 its characteristic colors being red, blue, and white. 

 There is one yellow species, a native of southern 

 Asia. I have, however, developed varieties with 

 pale yellow flowers. The best of the selected varie- 

 ties, as descended from the original one chosen 

 among the first five thousand, is known as Bur- 

 bank's hybrid, and has been given full recognition 

 by seedsmen, florists, and gardeners. There is 

 still opportunity for further development among 

 the larkspurs, however, and improvements may be 

 expected which, if not spectacular, have at least a 

 fair measure of interest. 



No plant is ever so fully developed that it does 

 not hold possibilities of improvement. 

 AN ALMOST ENDLESS VARIETY 



The great family of composites presents an 

 almost endless variety of flowers, of which we have 

 seen some striking examples, most notable among 

 these being perhaps the daisies and the dahlias. 

 But now and again a new form makes bid for pop- 

 ularity, and there is still an indefinite amount of 

 material among our wild plants from which gar- 

 den plants might be developed. 



Yet the old favorites are not necessarily sup- 



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