Evening star., 1942-04-19
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ANIMALS Are
Required
Four Plants Have
Maximum Bloom
And Hardness
By Martha Pratt Hdislib

Realizing that time and effort are
precious commodities this spring,
gardeners everywhere are searching
require a minimum of attention to
produce a maximum of bloom effec-
tive outdoors as well as for cutting.
Completely filling these require
ments are four little-known ANIMALS
which deserve universal planting be-
cause of their beauty of flower, ease
of growing, sturdiness and persist
ence of bloom from late spring until
fall.
Among the most charming an
nuals in the wide list of available
species are Anodas-opalcup and
snowcup.
Snowcup is delightful flower of
the glistening, snowy white. It's cup
shaped bloom is about two inches
in diameter and is. borne IN profu-
sion on shapely conical plants 2hz
feet in height. Grown in close rows,
this snowcup forms dense little
hedge which is very attractive in
the garden. In short space of time
seed sowed where the plants are to
grow will produce a myriad Of seed
lings which demand no resetting,
only thinning to obviate the posi-
bility of spindly stock resulting from
overcrowding From early summer
until cut down by heavy frosts, this
delightful plant is dense little bush
shining with pure white bloom
whose shimmering whiteness is en-
hanced by the lively green of the
long, pointed foliage.
Opalcup grows somewhat taller
than its white Towering relative.
attaining height of four feet. It's
delicately crinkled flowers boast that
rare opalescent quality which COM
oines both pink and blue tones. Un-
der strong sunlight, the translucent
flower appears entirely blue while as
the rays of the sun decline, pink has
the aScendancy, which endows the
flower with perpetual interest
Both opalcup and snowcup keep
we'll when cut and are unusual and
striking In the garden.
Outstanding among yellow flower
ing ANIMALS are two comparatively
new species which merit great pop
ularity. The butter daisy, or Ver-
besina encelioides, to be technical, is
one of the finest and most fiorifer-
Gus daisylike flowers available. Its
bushy 40-inch plants, nicely foliaged,
will supply from early summer until
frost a continuous display of large
butter yellow daisies whose wide
petals slightly overlap ABOUT the
fluffy mounded center. Few other
flowers retain their gay colors and
freshness so long when cut; few
other ANIMALS are easier of growth
than this butter daisy. which ger
inmates in few days from seed
sown where the plants are to stand
Exceptionally we'll suited for mass
planting in front of a wall, fence
or hedge. this annual will form
colorful bank of bloom all through
the summer.
SeedSmen everywhere are enthu-
sisstic about Xanthisma texanum,
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as it is sometimes called because
of the tendency of the flowers to
remain closed until 9 or 10 o'clock
in the morning. Indifferent to dry
soil. sun and even drought, it blooms
constantly for months on end The
lS-inch plants are neatly compact,
the flowers borne on stiff. wiry stems
excellent for cutting. Approximately
inches across. the bloom is con-
Structed of many overlapping, thin.
/ pointed petals radiating from a
small center, giving. the flower an
open, rather fiat effect which is en-
4 tirely charming. In bloom, the plant
/ is dazzling. so brilliant is the quality
/ Of the shiny yellow petals. The at
/ tractive foliage also adds interest
to the flowers appeal when used in
cut flower arrangements.
Few flowers possess so many desir-
able qualifications for growing in
the victory flower garden as those
mentioned above.