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is due largely to the delicate shading of many 

 colors in the broad, flat petals, to double it is to 

 deprive it of the most of its charm, as you end 

 by concealing all of the various shadings, save 

 only that of the outer edge of the petals. These 

 flowers may be planted in the shrubbery border, 

 but I always devote at least two large beds to 

 their service, preferring to see this beautiful flower 

 in masses, showing at once all its marvellous 

 variations of color and form. I plant the seed in 

 the spring where it is to bloom, as early as the 

 soil is dry enough to be worked. I give the 

 Phlox a sunny exposure and a rich moist soil, 

 topped off with leaf-mould after the plants are up 

 above the ground. It blooms on the island from 

 August loth until cut down by frost. 



Centaurea cyanus, the Cornflower, Blue- 

 bottle, Bluet, Kaiser-Blumen, Corn-Bottle, 

 Ragged Sailor, or Bachelor's Button, was 

 the favorite flower of the late Emperor William, 

 as it has been, and is now, the favorite of many 

 thousands of less-known people. I wish to note 

 that the name Bachelor's Button is appHed to 

 several other species of flowers ; and among them 

 may be named Gomphrena glohosa, or Globe 

 Amaranth ; Ranunculus acris, and Polygala lutea, 



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