CHAPTER VI. 
* ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL FLOWERING PLANTS. 
African Golden Daisy. Dimorphotheca aurantiaca .— 
Annual. A very attractive plant with bright, daisy-like 
flowers the size of a silver dollar. Petals are a golden 
yellow with a dark center. The plant is a native of South¬ 
western Africa. It does well in hot, sunny situations, and 
endures drought. Will bloom up to frost if the flowers 
are cut when they commence to fade. Grown from seed. 
Height 12 to 18 inches. 
Amaranthus.—Hardy annuals grown for their richly 
colored foliage. Height 3 to 5 feet. Will grow in poor soil 
and hot dry locations. Require full sunlight. Grown from 
seed. 
Varieties: Caudatus. (Love Lies Bleeding)—Blood red foliage, 
height 3 feet. 
Sunrise —Foliage brilliant bronze crimson. 
Tricolor —Joseph’s Coat. Leaves red, yellow and 
green. 
Ageratum.—Pretty little annuals growing from 6 to 
12 inches tall with deep blue flowers. Plants are a sheet of 
blue from early summer until frost. The “Rlue Perfec¬ 
tion” variety is one of the best. Grown from seed. 
* Annuals are plants which attain full growth from seed, and 
flower and die in one year. 
Perennials last for several years. They generally start bloom¬ 
ing the second year from seed. 
