. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. io6 THE HKAUTIKUL FLOWER GARDEN. COSMOS over the ground or their next neighbors; this they will certainly do, after the first rain-storm, unless they are neatly fastened to slender green stakes. Of all things dainty and delicate in the garden, cer- tainly Cosmos may claim to be one of the first, and in grace it equals the lily-of-the-valley which has only the . , addit
. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. io6 THE HKAUTIKUL FLOWER GARDEN. COSMOS over the ground or their next neighbors; this they will certainly do, after the first rain-storm, unless they are neatly fastened to slender green stakes. Of all things dainty and delicate in the garden, cer- tainly Cosmos may claim to be one of the first, and in grace it equals the lily-of-the-valley which has only the . , additional ad- \/v^*'f vantage of per- ^^y- h/\ ^^'^I^ fume; certainly the latter flower is admitted a lastii. possessed a higher claim for daintiness; be that as it may, only those who are inti- mately acquainted with broad patch of pink and , hite cosmos, growing to a height of six feet or more in the fall time of the year will appreciate the exquisite daintiness and airiness of this late- blooming flower. I can only say that if the lily-of-the-valley is to be considered the crowning grace of late spring, then cosmos is the crowning grace of early autumn ! The flower has the general shape of Drummondii coreopsis, and Grace. Bright-eyed 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Fewkes, A. H. Philadelphia W. A. Burpee
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