COLOUR IN MY GARDEN 



Good white Michaelmas Daisies are scarce. Peter's 

 White, Finchly White (October), and White Queen are only- 

 fair. The little Heath Aster (A. ericoides), blooming late in 

 the month, is perhaps the best, and some of the vimineus 

 varieties are very like it. For white at this season it is best 

 to turn to Boltonia, the ever-valuable Pyrethrum uliginosum, 

 Chrysanthemum nipponicum, white Japanese Anemones, and 

 Phlox Jeanne D'Arc. I am frequently asked for a list of the 

 twelve best September flowering Michaelmas Daisies. I 

 think the following would be my choice : 



St. Egwin, 3 ft. Mallow pink. 



Mrs. Perry Improved. Deep mallow pink. 



Perry's Pink. 3J ft. Pale mallow pink. 



Feltham Blue. 4 ft. Clear lavender. 



Climax. 5 ft. Clear lavender— late in the month. 



Mrs. J. F. Raynor. 5 ft. Magenta. Late in the month. 



Top Sawyer. 4-5 ft. Lavender. 



Gertrude. 3 ft. Lavender. 



F. W. Burbidge. 4 ft. Purple. 



Cordifolius magnificus. 4 ft. Lavender. 



Wm. Marshall. 4 ft. Clear violet. 



Chapmani. 4-5 ft. Lavender. Late in month. 



Blooming in October and November are Novelty, grandi- 

 florus, cordifolius Ideal, amellus elegans, and tataricus. Of 

 these A. tataricus, an Asiatic species, is the latest to bloom but 

 has not great beauty to recommend it. Aster grandiflorus is 

 a splendid native growing through Virginia and southward. 

 It has strong, erect stems and bears large purple flowers. 

 Novelty is a good tall sort of heathlike aspect and pale 

 pinkish flowers crowded on the wiry stems. 



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