. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. COREOPSIS if there is to be a satisfactory production of bloom, and to keep a bed in hand requires continual cutting of heads. A full bed in bloom is a beautiful sight; the flowers seem some way to embody the joy of living; on their long stems they ride with the wind at the same time that they glow in the sun. As the seeds begin to ripen the inner circle of bracts hug tight about their treasures, and the heads become cone- shaped. When mature the tiny akenes are rounde
. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. COREOPSIS if there is to be a satisfactory production of bloom, and to keep a bed in hand requires continual cutting of heads. A full bed in bloom is a beautiful sight; the flowers seem some way to embody the joy of living; on their long stems they ride with the wind at the same time that they glow in the sun. As the seeds begin to ripen the inner circle of bracts hug tight about their treasures, and the heads become cone- shaped. When mature the tiny akenes are rounded at the back, flat beneath, winged at the side with two little projections of pappus; altogether their appearance, perhaps, justifies the name— like a bug—Coreopsis. Pos- sibly it is just as well to use the name without thinking what it means. The name Calliopsis began as a misnomer, but now seems to have become fixed upon certain garden forms; nevertheless it should be understood that every horticultural calliopsis is a botanical coreopsis. Coreopsis tinctoria is the annual species most in cultivation. It is tall, the stem branches only at the summit, the leaves are pinnatifid with long, narrow divisions. The flower-heads are radiate, the broad rays brownish-red or partly yellow. A very satisfactory Coreopsis. Coreopsis lanceolata 48s. 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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