AND THE WILDERNESS BLOSSOMED 



to survive a moderate winter, but none have ever 

 lived over winter on the island. I plant early in 

 the spring where they are to bloom, and get 

 flowers about the first of August, lasting until 

 frost. They grow to a height of about one foot, 

 though there is a dwarf variety which does not 

 exceed six inches. A satisfactory bed can be 

 secured from the mixed seeds of both single and 

 double forms of what the dealers call D. Hedde- 

 wigii. In named varieties I have had satisfactory 

 results with Crown of Perfection, and Souv. de 

 LA Malmaison, amongst the double forms, and 

 Eastern Queen, Salmon Queen, and Glare of 

 THE Garden, in the single flowers. 



Callistephus hortensis, or C. Chinensis, the China 

 Aster, presents not a little variety in the forms 

 of the blossoms, and the colors range from white, 

 pink, rose, scarlet, carmine, lavender, and indigo- 

 blue, to purple. Some varieties are but six inches 

 high, while others exceed two feet. Probably 

 the finest of the taller varieties is the Victoria, 

 while amongst the dwarfer forms the Chrysan- 

 themum-flowered is the best. The Queen 

 OF THE Earlies, as its name indicates, is a 

 specially early kind and valuable for that reason, 

 though its range of color is but small. Other 



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