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to the need of also yearly division and fresh enriah- 

 ment of the earth. Of the Sunflower, there are six 

 kinds that I think most worthy, namely, Helianthus 

 decapetalus, IT. Icetiflorus, two varieties of ff. multijiorus 

 (the tall single and the shorter double Soleil dor), H. 

 rigidiis, and its giant variety Miss Mellish. The good 

 kinds of Michaelmas Daisy, a family that has of late 

 years been much improved, are now so numerous that 

 an attempt at a detailed description w^ould be too 

 lengthy, but any of the good nurseries would send a 

 selection of kinds if the buyer stated his wishes, such 

 as for tall or short, early or late varieties. I always 

 group with the Michaelmas Daisies the handsome 

 tall white Daisy. Pyrethrum uliginosum. Though it is 

 a plant of a different family, it is of Daisy form and 

 flowers with the Asters ; and as there is as yet no very 

 large white flowered Aster, it answers to the need in 

 an admirable manner. Indeed I am not at all sure 

 that it will not always keep its place as the most suit- 

 able companion to the Michaelmas Daisies, for it must 

 of necessity be a long time before a white Aster can 

 be evolved that oan come into successful competition 

 with its hardy nature and bounty of large white 

 bloom. This fine plant also needs yearly division, 

 and therefore is one of the best for the camp garden. 



The whole family of autumn-blooming Phlox is 

 impatient of drought and hot sunshine. They should 

 therefore be planted where they are shaded from the 

 longest and fiercest of sun-heat, and in as cool a place 



