Sept. 8—Michaelmas daisies have commenced io make their annual display. This common name waz obviously given to the aster owing to the fact that most of the species are Autumn blooming and many are in flower on September 29, The plant is also known as Starwort and this would appear to be a more appropriate name for it. The plant is an easily grown perential and as some of the species thrive in shade, it is extremely useful. Furthermore, our stock of herbaceous perennials is very limited and the plant is seen under cultivation more often here than in America, where it grows wild. In Europe, much attention. is given to the plant. The different species vary considerably in height; one, Aster himalaicus, is only a few inches high while Aster tartaricus, a native of China and Siberia, will grow to a height of 7 feet. The latter species has large leaves, very unlike an aster, and it spreads
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