SHASTA DAISIES. 
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them have flowers quite four inches or more across. 
The latest flowering of all, however, is the Great Ox- 
Eye Daisy ( G . serotinum or Pyrethrum uliginosum ) 
which not only often reaches a height of about 6 feet, 
but produces a profusion of its large pnre white flowers 
from September to November. Other perennial 
Chrysanthemums worth growing are G. Balsamita, 
yellow, and C. lacustre, and 0. nipponicum — both white. 
What are known as “ Shasta Daisies ” are considered 
to be hybrid combinations of C. Leucanthemum, G. 
maximum, and G. nipponicum. They possess all the 
best characters of these species, and appear to be 
much more profuse in blossom. All the hardy peren- 
nials are easily increased by division in spring. 
There are several varieties of the Chinese and 
Japanese Chrysanthemum ( G. indicum ) that make the 
garden lovely in the autumn. Such kinds as Mdme. 
Desgranges (white and yellow forms), Marie Masse, 
(pink and bronze forms), Harvest Home, Source d’or, 
Nellie Brown (bronze forms), and many others, make a 
delightful display. They are raised from cuttings or 
suckers from the old rootstocks in January or earlier, 
and are grown in greenhouses or frames until about 
the end of May before being placed in the open ground. 
The plants should be about two and a half feet apart, 
and have a stake placed to each of them, so that the 
side shoots may be tied up from time to time during 
the season. The flowers are excellent for cutting:. 
CIMICIFUGA {Bug wort). — These ornamental plants 
have divided leaves, and long, erect racemes of rather 
strong-smelling white or yellowish flowers borne in 
great profusion. They all grow freely in ordinary 
