CHAPTER Vni 



Some Garden Favorites and How 

 to Grow Them 



Asters — Cannas — Campanulas — Coleus — Columbines — Dahlias 

 Chrysanthemums and Daisies — Delphiniums — Foxglove — 

 Geraniums — Gladioli — Hibiscus — Irises — Lathyrus — Lilies 

 — Marigold — Pansies — Peonies — Petunias — Phlox — Pinks 

 —Poppy- -Salvia — Snapdragons — Sweet Peas — Sweet William — 

 Tritomas — Tuberous Begonias — Zinnias 



THE ASTERS 



ASTERS as they are recognized today are what have resulted from 

 . the development and improvement of the China Aster. The 

 real Asters are small, Daisy-like flowers, resembling the single- 

 flowered China Aster and known in England as Michaelmas Daisies. 



There are all sorts of types 

 of China Asters, all of which 

 have been improved from one 

 single-flowered sort. They are 

 annuals, easy of culture, and 

 with their profusion of bloom 

 and color make a brilliant gar- 

 den display, particularly in the 

 Autumn. The best types to 

 grow are the Branching, with 

 long, strong stems; the Crego, 

 HohenzoUern, and Comet, all 

 of which are flat-flowered; the 

 King, which has long needle- 

 like petals, and the ball-like 

 sorts, as Victorias, Trufl'aut, 

 and Peony-flowered Perfection. 

 There are early, medium and 

 late kinds. The later flowering 

 sorts are most successful with^ 

 the home gardener. 



The seeds of the earlier va- 

 rieties may be started in the 

 hotbed or window in March. 

 For late Summer and Autumn 



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China *'Comet Asters 

 To be had in all sorts of types and a 

 multiplicity of colors 



