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COSMOS 



THE Cosmos, unknown to our gardens 

 until a few years ago, has achieved 

 an extraordinary and enduring pop- 

 ularity. It holds a place of its own for dis- 

 tinctive beauty and utility, since it is equally; 

 valuable for garden effects and for cutting. 



Even garden-makers of experience are not 

 exceptions to the fact that it is not generally 

 known that the Cosmos may be grown in soil 

 far less rich than that required for most gar- 

 den plants. In fact, a very rich soil tends to 

 produce in the plant an overabundance of fo- 

 liage and too few flowers, as well as causes 

 late bloom. A more sandy soil is, in fact, pref- 

 erable for planting. 



The Cosmos attains great size in California, 

 but our Northern seasons are somewhat too 

 short for full maturity for the giant varieties 



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