Chrysanthemums last long in Water 
follow bedding plants they must wait till October 
or November. In any case they must not be 
allowed to grow large and rank before they are 
put in the places where they are to bloom. 
Chenopodium Atriplicis purpurascens or 
Atriplex hortensis. — A red-leaved plant, allied 
to Beet, useful for growing in borders, where 
colour arrangements are considered, among 
any bold plants with red flowers, such as 
Dahlias and Hollyhocks. If let alone it will 
grow seven or more feet high, but it is much 
improved in habit by frequent pinchings to 
make it branch and assume a bushy form. It 
must be sown in place as it will not transplant. 
Chrysanthemum ; h.a. — These annual 
Daisies, 2 to 3 feet high, are not only fine in 
garden decoration, but are among the most 
satisfactory of annuals for cutting, lasting long 
in water. The North African C. carinatum, 
garden var. Morning Star, a beautiful pale 
yellow flower, is perhaps the best of all. C. 
carinatum Burridgeanum is handsomely banded 
with a red- brown ring near the centre, on 
a nearly white ground. C. inodorum plenum 
is a much dwarfer plant with finely divided 
dark green foliage and a rather spreading habit. 
The double pure white flowers of the variety 
Bridal Robe are good both in the garden and for 
cutting. 
Clarkia elegans and C. pulchella ; h.a. ; 
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