ACHILLEA 



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

 Compos ila 



89. Achillea Ptarmica, var. flore pleno, "The Pearl" 



English Names: Double Sneezewort, Sneezewort yarrow, White tansy, Goose 

 tongue, Wild pellitory. Fair Maids of France, Seven-years' love. 



HORTICULTURAL VARIETY, 

 TYPE FROM N. TEMPERATE ZONE 



MID-MAY 

 TO MID-OCTOBER 



DOUBLE flowers in small, round, snow^-white balls, profusely borne 

 on branching leafy stems, forming a mass of bloom one to two feet 

 high. Foliage small and narrow, persistent, but rather inconspicuous. 

 Good for the herbaceous 

 border on account of its 

 profusion of bloom; and 

 for naturalizing by the 

 waterside. Excellent also 

 for cutting. The flowers 

 should be picked con- 

 stantly, for when past 

 their first bloom they 

 turn brown and present 

 an unsightly rusty ap- 

 pearance. 



A perfectly hardy per- 

 ennial of easiest culture 

 in any good garden soil. 

 Thrives best in well- 

 watered rich soil though 

 it will stand a consider- 

 able amount of drought. 

 Prefers sun. 



Propagate by cut- 

 tings or by division. 



