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For late fall flowering the hardy chrysanthemums 

 are indispensable. They should be planted in a warm 

 sunny position, beside a south wall of a building if 

 possible, as they perfect their flowers late in October, 

 often being still full of bloom when the first snow 

 storm whitens the ground. For this reason the 

 brighter colored sorts are preferable and there are 

 many shades of pink, red, bronze Sind yellow to be 

 had, all desirable and of easy culture. The Shasta 

 daisy, which belongs to the same family but blooms 

 in July and later, is easily raised from seed, often 

 blooming the first year. The roots increase in size 

 rapidly and may be lifted every spring and reset, so 

 a planting of an initial dozen the first year will give 

 several score of plants the succeeding summer. They 

 may be planted in any good soil in a sunny situa- 

 tion and will take care of themselves. A new Japan- 

 ese variety, Nipponicum, blooms in September and 

 October on two foot stems with large, pure white 

 flowers. 



