bronze foliage and scarlet flowers of William Saunders Canna and 

 the dwarf, small leaved Caladiums in red and copper bronze and 

 green. In all the foreground spaces Mandarin Eschscholtzia 

 (orange red) grew, adding with its fine foliage and vividly colored 

 flowers the finish to this bold and colorful planting which was 

 strangely harmonious, for all its vividness. 



It is a far cry from all this copper red splendor to the Gerbera 

 hybrids (Transvaal Daisy) which are so marvelously lovely, so 

 graceful and so easily grown from seed. The colors are exquisitely 

 delicate, yet they cover a wide range of tints, such as buff, pale 

 salmon rose, salmon, a pure rose, cerise, violet, ruby, mauve of the 

 sunset hue, flesh pink and pearl white. The round flower on its 

 long stem sways and blows most charmingly. Few flowers if any 

 excel Gerbera for cutting and lasting qualities. The Jameson Gi- 

 gantes Gerbera variety is the truest, clearest scarlet. The commer- 

 cial growers have been sending to the retail florist this kind during 

 the past tv/o V/inters. I hope you v/ill ask to see them if you do not 

 know Gerbera. There is one bit of cultural information I wish to 

 give you concerning the planting of Gerbera seed. Take each 

 seed with a tweezer and press it into the soil of the seed flat with 

 the pointed end projecting just above the surface, allow an inch 

 betv/een each seed. This manner of sowing Gerbera seed is quite 

 worth the trouble. Should a seed not germinate, remove and insert 

 another. 



There is a new Cimicifuga, Simplex, it is perfect as a cut 

 flower with the graceful tassels of the new Buddleia Veitchia; this 

 latest Buddleia is a unique contribution to the family with whom 

 we are now all such good friends. 



I have seen some remarkable plants of the new rose Ophelia 

 Supreme; while I refuse to admit that it is an improvement over 

 Ophelia I found more uniformity of color and a deeper gold at 

 the base of the petals. Perhaps you have noticed that in a vase 

 holding a dozen or more Ophelia roses, hardly two of 

 them will be identical in color. I do not know of a 

 rose grown to such perfection under glass that may be grown 



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