ON SOME FAMILIAR COMPOSITES 



developing a flower garden that has such individ- 

 uality, differing from any and every other flower 

 garden in the world, should give the pursuit of the 

 amateur florist unique interest. 



SOME INTERESTING NATIVES 



I have more than once suggested the possibility 

 of introducing to the garden species of plants that 

 grow in the wilds and that offer interesting possi- 

 bilities of development. Two or three other tribes 

 of these interesting wildlings may be here referred 

 to. To name all that are worthy of consideration 

 would take many volumes for there are more than 

 ten thousand species of flowers indigenous to the 

 United States, and of these only something like 

 fifteen hundred have at one time or another been 

 placed under cultivation. 



I may name two or three familiar ones, in addi- 

 tion to those that have already been referred to, as 

 offering exceptional attractions. 



There are, for example, the Gilias, represented 

 by many species. I have cultivated twenty or more 

 wild ones at one time, selecting for brilliancy of 

 color, for size of flower, for compactness of growth, 

 or for some other desired quality. 



On occasion I have carefully scrutinized at least 

 ten thousand different plants in order to select the 

 individual with which to begin improvements. 



The gilias vary greatly in color, so that they are 



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