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18. Diffusus. — Height 4 feet ; branching, spreading habit ; leaves 

 9 inches long, rather thin, lanceolate, serrated, those on the flowering 

 branches very small ; flowers small, white, touched with purplish violet. 

 Early. North America, 1777. 



19. Diffusus horizontalis, x x x 1892 (as a rock-garden plant). — A 

 useful variety for the rockery, as it is of dense, spreading habit, and rarely 

 exceeds 2 feet high ; stems dark and leaves bronze-tinted ; exceptionally 

 free-flowering ; flowers small, brownish red and white. Later than the 

 type. 



20. Diffusus pendulus (syn. Nondescript), x x 1892. — A tall, slender- 

 growing variety, with wiry, arching stems ; leaves small and bronze- 

 tinted ; flowers small, white, borne in long racemes. Late. 



21. Drummondii, x x x 1892 (Dobbie). — Height 5 feet ; stems 

 purple, much branched ; leaves lanceolate ; very free-flowering ; flowers 

 small, lavender. Late. North America. 



22. Drummondii Cora, x x 1892. — A free-growing variety, of erect 

 habit ; very free-flowering ; flowers h an inch in diameter, pale pink. 

 Earlier than the type. 



23. Dumosus. — Height 11 inches; very dense, bushy habit; leaves 

 small, linear ; free-flowering ; flowers small, white, touched with pink. 

 Early. North America, 1734. 



24. Eminens. — Height 18 inches ; very bushy, spreading habit ; stems 

 purple and wiry : leaves small, linear-lanceolate ; free-flowering ; flowers 

 small, light blue. Early. North America. 



25. Ericoides, x x 1892 (Beckett). — Height 3 feet 6 inches ; close, 

 compact habit, with long ascending branches clothed with small, linear, 

 bright green leaves ; flowers small, white, borne in great profusion in 

 long, much-branched racemes. This is one of the most attractive of 

 small-flowered Michaelmas Daisies. Late. North America, 1758. 



26. Ericoides Clio, x x 1892. — Not quite so tall as the type ; bushy 

 habit ; leaves linear, pale green ; free-flowering ; flowers f of an inch in 

 diameter, pale pink. 



27. Ericoides Hon. Edith Gibbs, A.M. October 9, 1900 (Beckett).— A 

 free-growing, graceful variety, with great numbers of dainty pale lavender 

 flowers. 



28. Ericoides Ophir, A.M. October 1, 1902 (Beckett).— Habit similar, 

 but flowers larger than those of No. 25, and tinged with pink. 



29. Ericoides Sensation, A.M. October 1, 1902 (Beckett). — An im- 

 provement on No. 25. 



30. La>vis, x x x 1892. — Height 4 feet 6 inches ; slender, graceful 

 habit ; leaves 4 to 5 inches long, clasping the purple stems, firm, oblong 

 acute, bright green; free-flowering; flowers 1 to l£ inch in diameter; 

 bright blue. Late. North America, 1758. 



31. Linosyris, x x 1892. — Height 2 feet; erect habit; leaves 

 crowded, linear, pale green ; flowers deep yellow. Late. Europe. 



32. Macrophyllus. — Height 3 feet ; diffuse habit ; leaves large, 8 

 inches long, thick, cordate-ovate, serrated, deep green ; shy-flowering ; 

 flowers pale lilac, borne in loose panicles. Early. North America, 

 1739. 



33. Multifiorus, x x x 1892. — Height 4 feet; diffuse habit; leaves 



