ON DAISIES 



All these curious forms can be reproduced 

 indefinitely by division, but not one time in ten 

 thousand can the best ones as yet be reproduced 

 from seed. 



Practical Hints as to Culture 



The Shasta daisy, though an exceptionally 

 hardy plant, is, to a certain extent, sensitive to the 

 conditions of its environment, and in order to 

 secure the most thrifty plants and the most attrac- 

 tive blossoms it is necessary to follow certain 

 rather definite rules of culture. The best results 

 follow a division of the plants about every third 

 year. If it is desired to develop strong, vigorous 

 plants from the start, the old plants should not be 

 allowed to bloom, else the cuttings taken from 

 them will possess but scant reserve vitality. 



The plants should be divided into pieces as 

 small as possible, care being taken to leave a bud 

 and a few leaves and roots attached to the cutting, 

 though the roots may be omitted, provided the 

 shoots are properly treated. The long slender 

 leaves should be cut back about one-half their 

 length, so that they do not take too much moisture 

 before the roots develop. After rinsing the cut- 

 tings in cold water they should be closely planted 

 in a bed of sifted sand, indoors or out, according 

 to climatic conditions. 



In order to settle the soil around the cuttings, 



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