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Fio. 443. CHRYSANTHEMUM CARINATUM LORD BEACONSFIELD. 



C. oarlnatmn (keeled).* fl.-headg white, purple ; scales of in- 

 volucre keeled. August. I. bipinnate, fleshy, smooth. A. 2ft. 

 Barbary, 1796. SYN. C. tricolor. See Fig. 441. Of this hardy 

 annual, there are numerous varieties: BURRIDGEANUM (see 

 Fig. 442) is an especially good one, as is also LORD BEACONS- 

 FIELD (see Fig. 443, for which we are indebted to Messrs. Can- 

 nell and Sons). 



C. Catananche (Catananche). fl.-heads solitary, IJin. to 2in. 

 across, pale yellow ; the rays of a purplish hue outside towards 

 the tip, and blood-red within at the very base ; disk of a darker 

 yellow. Spring. I. tufted, stalked, irregularly cut into linear 

 acute lobes. Root-stock stout, branched, h. 4in. to 6in. 1871. 

 One of the most beautiful plants of the Greater Atlas. Suitable 

 for a well-drained spot in the rockery. (B. M. 6107.) 



C. coronarlum (garland).* /. -heads yellow. July to September. 

 1. bipinnatifld, acute, broadest externally, stem branched, h. 4ft 

 South Europe, 1629- Hardy annual. See Fig. 444. (S. F. G. 877.) 



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FIG. 445. CHRYSANTHEMUM FRUTESCENS (MARGUERITE OR PARIS 

 DAISIES). 



C. frutesoens (shrubby). Under the popular name of Paris 

 Daisies, the flowers of this species, and others of a similar 

 description, are very largely used for decoration. The plants 

 also form very useful subjects for flowering in greenhouses, or 

 in the open ground in summer. The variety ETOILE D'OR is 

 of a pale yellow colour, and very popular. See Fig. 445, for 

 which we are indebted to Messrs. Cannell and Sons. See also 

 Pyrethrum frutescens. 



