. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. COMPOSITE FAMILY snows of November before half its buds have opened. The efforts of the gardeners are turned toward developing plants with a shorter season and lower, better foli- aged stems. The primitive flower of Cosmos hipinnatus is stellate; that is, it has open spaces feetween its rays. These rays in cultivation have broadened and rounded in outline and have overlapped, so that the new forms do not show any vacant spaces be- tween the rays, but present an unbroke
. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. COMPOSITE FAMILY snows of November before half its buds have opened. The efforts of the gardeners are turned toward developing plants with a shorter season and lower, better foli- aged stems. The primitive flower of Cosmos hipinnatus is stellate; that is, it has open spaces feetween its rays. These rays in cultivation have broadened and rounded in outline and have overlapped, so that the new forms do not show any vacant spaces be- tween the rays, but present an unbroken face. This same tendency has prevailed in the garden evolution of many other flowers, notably dahlias, coreopsis, and geraniums. Gardeners seem to abhor a space between the petals of a The size of the primitive flower. Cosmos. Cosmos hipinnatus flower as Nature does a vacuum. is about an inch across, but the best varieties are now three inches and even more. The primitive stock was killed by the first frosts, but the race now bears considerable cold. Unquestionably, Cos- mos, beautiful as it is, has possibilities of much greater beauty. GOLDEN-ROD Solidhgo. Name from solidare, to join or make whole; in allusion to reputed healing qualities. Perennial herbs with wand-like stems, sessile or nearly sessile stem- leaves, and yellow flowers. Flower-heads.—Small, radiate, few to many-flowered; either racemed or clustered. 496. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Keeler, Harriet L. (Harriet Louise), 1846-1921. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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