AND THE WILDERNESS BLOSSOMED 



highly decorative plant, forming an erect bush 

 producing numerous terminal umbels of large 

 flowers, which are produced in great profusion the 

 whole of the summer." Of course there is some 

 truth in this statement, for the plant is erect and 

 does produce terminal umbels of flowers, but all 

 the rest of the description is airy persiflage. A 

 plant or two will not be amiss, if one has plenty 

 of room, otherwise it may properly be omitted 

 altogether. 



CEnothera biennis, var. grandiflora, or Evening 

 Primrose, I first raised from seed several years 

 ago, and since then I have been pulling it up, 

 whenever seen, in the vain endeavor to get rid 

 of it. It is odd enough to justify a plant or two 

 In a large garden, but as it is a biennial, casting 

 ever a bountiful supply of seed, one is either com- 

 pelled to get rid of it altogether or else permit 

 it to overrun the entire garden. 



Anthemis tinctoria. Golden Marguerite, or 

 Chamomile, is a hardy plant growing three feet 

 high, and bearing small daisy-like yellow flowers. 

 In itself it is by no means bad, having some 

 merit, but with so many other plants available 

 bearing handsome yellow flowers, it seems to me 

 hardly worth cultivating. 



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