poppies will self-sow ever-after, supplying you 

 with all and more plants than you can possibly 

 use. Don't attempt to grow fraxinella from seed, 

 it takes too long. Order fine clumps and don't 

 disturb them after planting. They are very gay, 

 handsome, perennials blooming in June and July. 

 ^ There are two new ever-blooming Scabioses 

 that are taller and with much larger flowers than 

 the old perennial sorts. Besides having quaintly 

 fringed and waved petals, they are both of the 

 loveliest blue and are excellent for cutting right 

 through from July to killing fro^. 

 ^ Of the new marvelous pyrethrums unfortunate- 

 ly we cannot obtain seed, but we can order fine 

 strong plants for cuttings. Queen Mary is all 

 pink and gold with a fringe of graceful outer 

 petals that grow lighter near the center of the 

 flower which is filled with delicate little petals 

 and fringes of soft pink, and there is Purity, 

 a perfect flower of its kind, and Cactus, and it 

 really might be a miniature cactus dahlia so like it 

 is with quilled and twisted petals of deep clear 

 rose. Sylvia, Pink Beauty and Delight are all of 

 the delicate pink tints and are exquisite. Not 

 one of these six new pyrethrums has even a trace 

 of the old magenta, which might have been a de- 

 sirable color near pale blue and deep porcelain 

 blue, but we simply could not make magenta at 

 home, that is why the hybridisers have tried to 

 eliminate the color entirely and they have suc- 

 ceeded with these new and charming pyrethrums. 

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