ACHILLEA 



(Named for the Greek hero Achilles, who is said to h:ivc used it to heal Telephus) 

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17. Achillea Eupatorium {A. filipendulina) 

 English Name: Fern-leaved yarrow. 



THE ORIENT JULY 



IARGE, slightly convex heads often five inches across, of tiny clear 

 -/ yellow flowers, carried on erect stems four or five feet high; foliage 

 fernlike and rather inconspicuous. Of rather coarse and weedy ap- 

 pearance, and not suit- 

 able for planting in small 

 gardens, but forming con- 

 spicuous masses of a 

 beautiful brilliant lemon 

 yellow which cannot be 

 obtained with any other 

 plant. Excellent, there- 

 fore, for garden compo- 

 sitions on a large scale or 

 for naturalizing against 

 shrubbery or in barren 

 places. 



A perfectly hardy per- 

 ennial of easiest culture 

 in any soil; prefers dry, 

 sunny places; usually re- 

 quires staking. 



Propagate by cut- 

 tings, seeds, or chiefly by 

 division in spring. 



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 N. C. State College 



