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of Hungary, the plant has thriven under garden conditions and is 

 now deservedly a favorite. 



Ox-eye Daisy, or Whiteweed, Chrysanthemum leucdnthemum, is 

 the well-known pest of the meadows of New England and the 

 Middle States, detested by farmers but loved by artistic vagrants. 

 The flowers are often gathered for decoration, as they last a long 

 time. The plant came to us from Europe. One of its great centres 

 of distribution was the battle-field of Saratoga and the route of 

 Burgoyne's army, because his horses were fed upon fodder which 

 came from central Germany, and this weed, so tradition says, was 

 in the hay and its seeds sprang up'in the track of the army. 



The Shasta Daisy, of Mr. Burbank's creation, is a hybrid of 

 leucanthemim, which is modified and improved by strains of 

 German and Japanese daisies. 



Hardy Chrysanthemum is the name given to the chrysanthe- 

 mums blooming in the border in October and November. There 

 have long been in cultivation plants called "Chinese" or Small- 

 flowered Chrysanthemums, and these, now grouped under the 

 "Pompon type," have been greatly improved and are offered in 

 variety by all dealers. 



The Hardy Chrysanthemums have been overshadowed by the 

 florists' wonderful flowers, but there are indications that they are 

 coming to their own. It is certainly a mistake to surrender the 

 garden to the first frosts. In northern Ohio it often happens that 

 a killing frost comes in September, followed by weeks of beautiful, 

 warm, summer weather — but the garden is ruined. A little 

 care, some yards of cotton cloth, a few stakes easily moved, and the 

 Nasturtiums, the China Pinks, the Marigolds, and the Pansies 

 would be saved. Indeed, the Gaillardias, Calendulas, and Gera- 

 niums make a brave fight on their own account. Sweet Alyssum 

 never surrenders. Petunias do their best. Cosmos, of course, 

 stands. But, at the best, these plants of the summer live a pre- 

 carious life, and the real foundation for the October garden is, and 

 must be, the Hardy Chrysanthemums. These are essential for 

 massed effects of color, and they give marvellous yellows, yellow- 

 browns, and pinks. There are also plenty of whites, and it is to 



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