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blooms in mid-April to mid-June and grows to a 

 height of three to six inches. The daisy must be 

 protected in the winter. It is most desirable for 

 borders and makes a charming edging. 



DIAN'S BUD, Art erne sia, or wormwood, is a 

 bushy foliage plant of small globe-shaped, drooping 

 flowers of whitish yellow. The leaves are finely di- 

 vided. Propagate by division. This grows in a 

 poor soil and likes sunshine. 



FENNEL, though regarded as a weed, can be 

 utilized so that it makes a decorative appearance, 

 for its foliage is light and a brilliant green. The 

 tiny flowers are yellow and grow in flat-tipped clus- 

 ters on branching stalks. They blossom in July. 

 The plant rises to a good height and prefers rich, 

 deep, open soil and plenty of sunlight. Plant fresh 

 seeds and make the plants grow in bold groups. 



FERNS are effective planted in pots, jars, or tubs, 

 and look well at the sides of the steps and on the 

 newel-posts of the steps. They look well in a rock- 

 garden. 



FLOWER-DE-LUCE (fleur-de-lis}. There are 

 many native American flags, or irises ; but the plants 

 nearest to those described by Parkinson are the Iris 

 florentina, the Iris pseudacorus, and the great purple 

 Turkey flag. 



