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economisttribune thursday july 17 1997 p 17 cosmos bright colors heavenly fragrances the township of uxbridge recently chose the cosmos as its floral emblem cosmos like other warm weather annuals such as dahlias and marigolds originated in mexico and south america spanish priests grew cosmos in their mission gardens in mexico the evenly placed petals led them to christen the flower cosmos the greek word for harmony in 1897 the cos mos was taken into the united states where it became known as the mexi can aster only two annu al species of cosmos are well- known cosmos s u i phureus has long leaves with narrow lobes and hairy mar gins the flowers are always shades of yel low orange or red the varieties dia blo bright lights and the sunny series belong to this group cosmos bipinnatus has leaves that are fine ly cut into threadlike segments giving a ferny appearance e ven more amazing was the flowers fragrance also pure chocolate the flowers are white or shades of pink to dark rose the popular sensa tion series grow to four feet tall slightly shorter is the variety called seashells which has an unusual flower form each petal is rolled to form a tube the sonata and versailles series which grow only two feet high are suited to smaller gardens and contain ers cos mos are easy to grow and make an excellent plant for young gar- deners but there is a cos mos which is rather more chal lenging i saw cosmos atrosan- guineus in the royal horticul tural soci etys garden at wisley on my first trip to eng land in 1985 i was amazed at the flowers rich chocolate- brown color even more amazing was its fragrance also pure chocolate this cosmos develops a tuberous root and is a perennial in england i was able to get it to sur vive one winter in my garden by covering it truckload sale 4 trailers of new merchandise from national chain computer accessories sale now on i 1 thousands of computer accessories including ergonomic keyboards wrist padssurge suppressors cables of ball types pen mouse systems for pc mac trackballs and glare filters multimedia cases diskette holders keyboard dust q covers printer stands other items too many to mention household items 6 head vcrs massagers cordless drills sanders hedge trimmers vacuum cleaners luggage sets etc i i i i i i i 3066 off everything mouse pads from 45 cables from 200 everything to be sold to the bare walls free gift to the first 500 customers surplus traders sale hours monfri 11 00 am 800 pm sat sun 11 00 am 400 pm directions warden 1 block north of steeles left on denison right on hood second street left on bentley 151bentlyst13markham 9400144 lets get growing marjorie mason hogue with a foot of leaves last summer i grew it in a large pot and then stored it dor mant during the winter in a cool dark place in march i brought the pot to light and warmth added water and it grew back very well now it is part of my potscap- ing a collection of unusual plants in pots new plants are propagated from cuttings and are an exciting plant to try to grow next week ill report on my garden tour of france and eng land dont forget to send in your letters to the box of bulbs con test the draw will be made on oct 1 two lucky winners will each receive a box of more than 100 flower bulbs donated by the international flowerbulb inforr mation centre send your questions or com ments to lets get growing co the tribune 88 brock st west uxbridge on l9p 1r4 attn marjorie mason hogue great selection exterior semigloss latex 7100 excellent durability 100s of colors carpet choose from a large selection of first quality wallpaper no seconds patterns will vary from those shown 378l our alter sale price 2796 lowest carpet prcesguaranteed over 1000 patterns and colors quality and urabyguaranteecl shop mm lomepor carpet 18002999940 5261 highway 7 2947835 ffthhgs prices guaranteed until july 27 1997 not all items may be available at all stores dealers may sell for less franchise opportonities available call 18003877311