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C. Parthenium, Fever-few. A plant much resembling 

 Chamomile in appearance, having a strong, unpleasant 

 smell and a bitter taste. The double variety of this plant, 

 known as the Double Fever-few, is a half-hardy perennial, 

 which gives a succession of double pure white flowers, re- 

 sembling Daisies, from June to November; two feet high. 

 It can hardly be kept through the winter except in frames,* 

 or as is most common in the green-house or conservatory. 

 It is raised from cuttings very readily, or from divisions 

 of the root. When raised from seed, most of the plants 

 will be worthless, not much better than weeds, as there is 

 no beauty in the single flowers. 



C. Ciimeum, This is also called Pyrethrum roseum, 

 but we follow the best authorities and place it with Chry- 

 santhemum,. Within a few years we have received from 

 France a number of varieties of this species with double 

 flowers, which are perfectly hardy. One variety has car- 

 mine, one rose, another with white flowers. There are 

 also a number of named varieties, all hardy perennials, 

 propagated by divisions of the root; in flower most of the 

 summer ; about two feet high. The flowers are as large 

 and of the shape of that pest of the farmer, the White 

 Weed, and related to that nuisance, at least as near as 

 second cousin, but I have not noticed that it has any pro- 

 pensity to intrude itself upon good society as that plant 

 has. When propagated from seed, most of the plants 

 will be single and worthless. Like the Double Fever-few, 

 the plant has a strong, unpleasant smell. 



* In the winter of 1864-5 it stood without protection. 



