208 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



Mourning bride comes to us from tbe Old "World. 

 Sometimes it is called the pincushion-flower ; the 

 light-colored anthers certainly do suggest pinheads. 

 Wild teasel {Dipsacus sylvestris) is a weed I have 

 occasionally found along the roadsides in New Hamp- 

 shire, and it is closely related to the Soabiosa. It has 

 rather prickly stems, uninteresting lilac flower heads, 

 somewhat reminding one of Soabiosa, except that 

 they are oblong, and leaves which are united round 

 the stem. This is the nearest approach to Soabiosa 

 among the wild flowers of this country. 



Sunflower. The sunflower is distinctly American, 

 muanthus annuus. and compriscs a large, varied, and 

 interesting division of the Composite family. II. 

 annuus is the large-flowered variety common in our 

 gardens ; but there are many new varieties, some 

 smaller and some double, which are more beautiful. 

 A favorite small flower, about the size of RudbeMa 

 and similar to it in appearance, is called Sutton's 

 Miniature. A splendid large, double flower, resem- 

 bling a big yellow chrysanthemum, is named Globo- 

 sus flstulosus ; its color is a magnificent golden-yel- 

 low, and its figure is very decorative. Oscar Wilde 

 is an extremely tall variety, -with small single flowers, 

 which bloom in great profusion. H. argophyllus is a 

 native of Texas, and is cultivated for the sake of its 

 beautiful white foliage ; its flowers are large and sin- 



