. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. SUMMER CHRYSANTHEMUM. the corn-fields," is an annual species with golden rays, cultivated and sometimes forced, but really not worthy of the trouble. It is native to Great Britain and the Con- t; tment. Golden Feather, Chrysanthemum prm- dltum var. aureum, horticulturally Pyr&- thrum aiireum, is the low-growing form with yellowish foliage, commonly used for carpet bedding. Sometimes the foli- age is very yellow, and so remains through- out the season; it is ve
. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. SUMMER CHRYSANTHEMUM. the corn-fields," is an annual species with golden rays, cultivated and sometimes forced, but really not worthy of the trouble. It is native to Great Britain and the Con- t; tment. Golden Feather, Chrysanthemum prm- dltum var. aureum, horticulturally Pyr&- thrum aiireum, is the low-growing form with yellowish foliage, commonly used for carpet bedding. Sometimes the foli- age is very yellow, and so remains through- out the season; it is very likely to become greener as the summer advances, especially if flowers are allowed to form. There is a dwarf variety, aurhum crispum, with foli- age curled like parsley, and another, costmary. Chn,sdnthem«m glaucum, with dusty white foliage. This bais&mUa species is not considered by botanical authorities distinct from Feverfew, Chrysanthemum parthhnium. The Marguerite, or Paris Daisy, Chrysanthemum frutescens, is the well-known perennial greenhouse plant, shrubby at base, branching abundantly at the top. Native to the Canary Islands, it has been the especial care of the French gardeners, and its extensive cultivation has resulted in many varieties. The variety chrys&ster has yellow rays and is known as the yellow Marguerite. Giant Daisy, Chrysanthemum uliginbsum, becomes a stout, erect bush four to five feet high, per- ennial, but blooming the first year from seed. The blossoms look like particularly fine ox-eye dai- sies, two to three inches across. Though native to the swamps 473. 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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