GARDEN FLOWERS. 63 



Bell-Flower. See Campanula. 



Bellwort. See Uvularia. 



Bellidiastrum. [Compositae.] Dwarf hardy perennials, 

 with daisy-hke flowers. Soil, loam and peat. Increased by 

 division. 



B. Michelii (Micheli's) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers 

 white, in June ; Austria ; 1570. 



Requires protection in the Northern States, 

 Bellis. [Compositae.] A genus of very pretty half-hardy 

 perennials, growing in common garden soil, and increased 

 by division. The usual mode is to plant them in a frame, 

 and bring them into the house to bloom, or to bloom them 

 in the frame. The flowers are double and single, of various 

 colors. Some have variegated foliage. 



B. hybrida (hybrid) ; half-hardy perennial ; 3 inches ; flowers 

 white, in spring ; Italy; 1824. B. integrifolia (entire-leaved); 

 half-hardy perennial ; 3 inches ; flowers white and pink, in July ; 

 Texas ; 1801. B. perennis (perennial) ; half-hardy perennial ; 

 flewers white, in June ; the common Daisy of England. Variety 

 hortejisis^ the garden double red Daisy ; variety Jistulosa, the 

 garden double red quilled Daisy ; variety prolifera, the garden 

 variety, pink and white, with small flower-heads round the larger 

 one. B. sylvestris (wood) ; half-hardy perennial ; 3 inches ; 

 flowers w^hite, in June ; Portugal; 1797. 



This plant offers a wide field for improvement by careful 

 hybridization. All the species require to be shaded from 

 our summer's sun. 



Bellium. [Compositae.] x\ genus of small prett}' half- 

 hardy herbaceous perennials, with daisy-like flowers, and 

 grown in sandy peat : the perennials increased by division ; 

 the annuals, by seed. 



B. bellidioides (daisy-like) ; hardy annual ; 3 inches ; flowers 

 white, in June; Italy; 1796. B. crassifolium (thick-leaved); 

 half-hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers white, in June ; Sar- 



