DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FLOWERS. 137 



BELLIS— Daisy. 



[The name is derived from the Latin word bellus, handsome. The word 

 Daisy is a compound of day and eye, Day's-eye, in wliicii way it is written by 

 Ben Johnson.] 



Brills perennis. — The Common Daisy. — No flower 

 has been more frequently celebrated, by English poets 

 than this. Burns' address to the Mountain Daisy will un- 

 doubtedly be remembered by many, beginning 



" Wee mo'iest crimson tipped flower." 



A native of England and Scotland, a well-known peren- 

 nial, in bloom most of the season, in a cool sheltered 

 place, but will not succeed in a warm sunny spot. 

 There are several varieties in the improved cultivated 

 sorts, as the double red, white, blush, red-quilled, white- 

 quilled, variegated, etc. 



This beautiful little flower will not stand our winters 

 without protection. It is best kept in a frame, where it 

 can be j^reserved from the extreme cold weather, but will 

 require air in pleasant weather. 



Daisies may be propagated abundantly, by dividing 

 the roots ; also from seed, which is imported from Europe. 

 If seed from double flowers is sown, the product will be 

 single, semi-double, and a few full double sorts, with a 

 variety of colors and shades. 



The seed should be sown in the green-house or in a 

 hot-bed, with very little bottom heat ; the young plants 

 must be very carefully attended to, or all the labor will 

 be lost. 



