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only possessed of very narrow but also gracefully waved petals : 

 the other fringe-like variety, Chrysanthemum maximum filiforme, 

 though very beautiful, does not show this attractive waviness in 

 the same degree. Quite a few blossoms of either of these, arranged 

 rising out of crimson-tinted leaves of Berberis Aquifolium, give a 

 perfect centrepiece for any table. 



Coloured Cowslips give great pleasure for the vases in spring : 

 less showy than Giant Polyanthuses, they are yet much more elegant, 

 and the colours are exceptionally brilliant, the orange and scarlet 

 especially : then there is their delicious scent to recommend them 

 further. Erigerons are popular already, but no doubt will become 

 more so. The loveliest is the pure white, Erigeron Coulteri, a Daisy- 

 like flower with bright gold centre : however, a choice can also safely 

 be made between the deep blue-violet Erigeron macranthus, the lilac 

 Erigeron glabellus, and the rosy Erigeron philadelphicus. These 

 look pretty massed together in the herbaceous border. 



Galega officinalis Snowball is a snow-white pea flower pro- 

 duced in dense masses among very attractive leaves ; it will thrive 

 on an east border, even, and should be grown by all, being immensely 

 superior to the ordinary lilac kind. 



