AND THE WILDERNESS BLOSSOMED 



the flowers being about three or four inches in 

 diameter. The seed should be planted in the 

 early spring where the plants are to grow, as they 

 cannot be successfully transplanted. They are 

 said to do well in a sunny location, but in my 

 experience they have done better in partial shade. 

 The "Mammoth-flowering" varieties have blos- 

 soms quite as large as the old forms, though the 

 price of the seeds is much larger and finer. 



Reseda odorata,the Mignonette, is grown for the 

 delicious scent of its small inconspicuous flowers. 

 It is a native of northern Africa, and is called 

 hardy, though its seed will not survive the winters 

 of Maine, but must be sown in the early spring. 

 It grows well in either sunshine or partial shade, 

 and prefers a light sandy soil. I always sow the 

 seed where it is to bloom, never attempting to 

 transplant. The seeds of many varieties are 

 offered for sale under special names, but the best 

 in my experience is Machet's Perfection, which 

 is a strong vigorous plant, well branched, and 

 bearing large heads of flowers of an intense per- 

 fume. It blooms on the island from August ist 

 to September 20th. 



Cosmos bipinnatus comes from Mexico, growing 

 nearly seven feet high and blooming profusely 



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