. The school garden book. School gardens. CHINA ASTERS 43 flowers upon long stems, while the Dwarf Comets are but half as highj with the flowers on shorter stems. A rather new form of the China Comet is the single-flowered one, in which the ray petals are long and slender. New varieties of these Comet types are continually being added to the florists' lists. Aster types are not so clearly defined and wide- ly recognized by standard names as are the leading dahlia forms, so the names and descriptions of asters in the seed cat- alogues may puzzle you. For this reason your note- book sketches and
. The school garden book. School gardens. CHINA ASTERS 43 flowers upon long stems, while the Dwarf Comets are but half as highj with the flowers on shorter stems. A rather new form of the China Comet is the single-flowered one, in which the ray petals are long and slender. New varieties of these Comet types are continually being added to the florists' lists. Aster types are not so clearly defined and wide- ly recognized by standard names as are the leading dahlia forms, so the names and descriptions of asters in the seed cat- alogues may puzzle you. For this reason your note- book sketches and de- scriptions of the best illustrations of each standard type grown in your community, accom- panied by records of the trade names of the seeds sown, will enable you to order just the sorts you prefer another spring. While studying the aster, plan to preserve seeds of the best varieties of each type. The best seed is home grown, be- cause freshest, and taken with such care in selection as is hardly possible commercially. When cutting flowers for the house, leave the earliest and best blossoms to mature. When the seeds are ripe, the flower heads should be cut and dried; then the seed should be separated, cleaned, and placed. Dwarf Comet 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 Weed, Clarence Moores, 1864-1947; Emerson, Philip, 1865-. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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