Plate 445. 

 NEW DOUBLE PYRETHRUMS. 



We have again to notice the great improvement that has taken 

 place in the double feverfew, which Mr. Salter of the Versailles 

 Nursery has already done so much to improve ; the varieties we 

 now figure being in advance of those already raised by him, and 

 in the hope of encouraging their growth, we have given a plate 

 of three of the most distinct of the newer varieties. 



The Pyr-ethrum is of very easy cultivation, as easy indeed as the 

 Chrysanthemum, which it so much resembles ; cuttings should be 

 made from strong vigorous shoots about three or four inches 

 long, and placed in a shady position out of doors, in a soil com- 

 posed of one-half light sandy loam, and one-half leaf mould and 

 sand ; water gently, and cover with a frame or hand-glass ; after 

 a little while air may be admitted, or they may be struck in a 

 gentle hotbed, at any time fi-om May to October. Should it be 

 thought desirable to winter them in pots, they should be placed 

 in a cold frame and kept free from damp during the winter, and 

 planted out along with other herbaceous plants in the spring. 

 Like the Chrysanthemum they require a good deal of water, and 

 should the weather be dry, this ought to be supplied to them 

 liberally, but they do not absolutely require to be grown thus, 

 as they are perfectly hardy, and may be planted out in October, 

 and will form thick and bushy plants by the spring. 



Of the varieties figured, Versailles Purple (fig. 1 ) is a fine 

 ranunculus-shaped flower of deep purple colour. Lutea plena 

 (fig. 2) is a yellowish white, approaching to a colour very much 



