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stem is branched above, and bears numerous umbels of the 

 most brilliant orange flowers in summer. 



The asphodels were always favorite plants with the 

 ancients in the earliest days of gardening. They have 



YELLOW CHAMOMILE. 



(ANTHEMIS TINCTORIA.) 



received deserved attention within a few years, after having 

 been wellnigh lost to gardening. They come from South- 

 ern Europe, have fleshy bundled roots, narrow leaves, and 

 tall, simple, or branching stems which bear a great number 

 of white or yellow lily-like flowers. A., luteus is one of the 



