. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 114 ASTER of the cyanic seriesâshades of blue, red, pink and pur- ple. The modern evolution of the plant is in the direc- tion of habit, and form of flower. Some type variesâ generally rather suddenly and without apparent causeâ into some novel form, still retaining its accustomed color. The florist fixes the v
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 114 ASTER of the cyanic seriesâshades of blue, red, pink and pur- ple. The modern evolution of the plant is in the direc- tion of habit, and form of flower. Some type variesâ generally rather suddenly and without apparent causeâ into some novel form, still retaining its accustomed color. The florist fixes the variation by breeding from the best and most stable pl-mt.;. <c,ân otln-r colors appear, until he finally i In .minmnL. "i ..ilor in the species. So it li^i ' â nious well marked races or ty]H â - tiill and independent range of .-I r I i ,. w nh ASTER .. Flat-raved Asters,; florets open. B. Incurved or ballshiiped. BB. Spreading or reriext-ii. .. Tubular or quiUed A-trrs. in all, or all but the2or3 outer rows of florets, luive prominently tubular corollas. B. Inner florets short, outer ones longer and flat. Repre- sented by the German Quilled. BB. All the florets and quilled. In 1893, 250 varieties of Asters were offered by Amer. e<lsnuii. Fur t,'rowinj< in borders, perhaps the best with a flower ' pink tended to the color an u next appeared, cla ifv the ^ IMignon; and Queen of the Market. The last is com- mended for earliness and graceful, open habit, and classify them upon liiiliit (.1-Nt^iiiin .. |; . .: i of the best t\ ih-< ]'iin ihim i . ^ . â ,i forms. Vilmoriu. lio\\<-\, still ilrniâ iii. .mii!. - into two groups, the pyramidal gi-owers, and the non- pyramidal growers. The most elaborate classiticatiou is that proposed by Barron, from a study of exten- sive tests made at Chiswick, Eng. Barron has li sec- tions, but they are not coordinate, and they are really little more than an enumeration of
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