206 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



tints which are dilutions of these three reds, per- 

 fectly pure pink, lilac, dull purple, dull violet, ma- 

 roon, and, finest of all, an intense deep red generally 

 called Jacqueminot-color.* This last I consider a 

 glorious flower whose full beauty can only be seen 

 under a bright artificial light. The zinnia, like the 

 marigold, comes from Mexico, and it blooms all sum- 

 mer and throughout September. Besides the colors 

 I have mentioned there are a great number of aes- 

 thetic ones of that delightfully subdued quality which 

 we call crushed strawberry, heliotrope, and so forth. 

 The flower grows nearly as large as the largest mari- 

 gold, and is somewhat of the same shape ; in one va- 

 riety the rays are curled and twisted, f but in all the 

 others they have a uniform reflex curve ; it is an an- 

 nual, and grows readily in common garden soil. 

 Mourning Bride. "^^^^ mourning bride {Scabiosa atro- 

 Scabiosa purjpured) has of late been greatly 



•^ ^ improved ; it was a lavorite ot the 



old-fashioned garden, but the newer varieties are so 

 much larger and finer than the old that it would 

 scarcely be recognized as the same flower. The col- 

 ors are also greatly improved ; they are white, pale 



* This variety I have obtained from Peter Henderson & Co., 

 New York. 



f Curled and crested zinnia. This remarkable variety was 

 brought out a few years ago by Peter Henderson & Co., New 

 York. 



