AND THE WILDERNESS BLOSSOMED 



northern Africa, and in its wild form it bears a 

 single pale yellow or buff flower. In cultivation 

 it also produces a white form. Its seeds should 

 be planted in the fall, or if left alone it will seed 

 itself 



C. carinatum, or Tricolor Chrysanthemum, 

 is a native of northern Africa, bearing double 

 white or yellow flowers. The variety Burridge- 

 anum has showy rose-colored flowers with white 

 edges. Another variety, Dunneiti, has double 

 flowers in white, orange, yellow, or purple. This 

 latter strain is quite attractive. C. carinatum 

 is a tender perennial, but may be treated as a 

 half-hardy annual, sowing the seed in the early 

 spring. 



C. segetum, or Corn Marigold, is also a peren- 

 nial that may be treated as a half-hardy annual. It 

 bears a yellow flower, and the seeds may be sown 

 in the fall. All these three species of Chry- 

 santhemums thrive best in a rich soil and in a 

 sunny position. 



Rudbeckia bicolor, the half-hardy annual Cone- 

 flower, grows about two feet high, is branching 

 in its habit, and bears bright attractive flowers 

 on its long stems, the disc being blackish purple 

 and the rays bright yellow with a brownish spot 



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