New Asters Perhaps the biggest advance made in any old
flower is in the aster. The newer single-flowered branching asters are as lovely as the old annual aster was thick and stubby and formless. Their popularity is immense and gardeners have learned how to grow them. -A mixed bed of pink and mauve shades is an addition to any garden. It is an advantage that these asters flower a good deal earlier than their pre- decessors and continue long in blossom. Each plant is so far an individual, with its demand for a place in the sun, that it should not be nearer its neighbour than two feet, and yet at that distance they compose a mass of colour. The little gold centre sets the final flourish on their charm. They are being -varied and improved each year ; and the competition between the many professional growers is very keen. All the new sinensis type are good for.the house ; and in a vase one notices especially the new beauty of the individual petals. SoNring time is arriving.
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