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sprouts, but plant them in a seed-bed and use cuttings 

 to make the plantation. Against leaf-spot, and white 

 or leaf-mold, Bordeaux. 



Pests. Against beetles use arsenites, against cut- 

 worms poisoned baits (see under Cabbage). 



TAGETES LUCIDA. See under Tarragon. 



TANSY, sometimes called Buttons, is Tanacetum 

 vulgare, a hardy herbaceous perennial formerly used in 

 domestic medicine and in seasoning puddings and ome- 

 lettes. It is tall and rank-growing, persistent and likely 

 to spread ; as it exhausts the soil, it should be replanted 

 elsewhere, every few years ; a few plants are all that are 

 necessary in any garden, except for the showy effect 

 when in bloom. There are two varieties, the Common 

 and the Curled; the latter is preferable, and is hand- 

 some for garnishing. 



Soil. Any good earth, if well drained. 



Distances. Rows two feet apart; plants in the row 

 twelve to eighteen inches. 



Sow when the ground is fit. Thin when growing 

 well, at three or four inches. 



Depth of seed, one-half to one inch. Of roots or slips, 

 as before. 



Set root -divisions in spring. 



Take cuttings in summer, and water till established. 

 Transplant in fall or spring. 



