MAKix(? XI-; \y Kixns of I'L.ixrs 



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parents are about the size of tlic American). Not 

 only so, but the good qualities of the parents have 

 all been retained and the bad ones eliminated. The 

 hybrid is very hardy, blooms abundantly and con- 

 tinui'S to blossom throughout the se;is(jn (in California 

 nearly all the year) . The great white flowers stand 

 up, each on a separate stalk, two to three feet long, 

 making splendid cut-flowers, and remain fresh for 

 two weeks after cutting. The petals have the peculiar 

 whiteness and luster of the Japanese parent. More- 

 over, the plants are perennial and bear more and more 

 abundantly each season. 



Not content with mere increase in size and pro- 

 ductiveness, the originator, Mr. Bnrbank, endeavored 

 to obtain new forms 

 of rays (or petals) . 

 Among the hybrids 

 which appeared were 

 such forms as an^ 

 illustrated in Fig. 

 241. By selection of 

 these a number of 

 diffei'ent kinds of ex- 

 ceeding beauty and 

 interest have been 

 secured, comparable -*'^- oouWe sna.ta D^sy. 



to the forms of Chrysanthemums. By continued selec- 

 tion the double form shown in Fig. 242 was obtained. 



