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DORONICUM 



(A Latinized Arabic name) 

 Compoiita 



Doronicum plantagineum, var. excelsum (D. excfhum 

 " Harper Crezve ") 



English Name: Leopard's bane. 



EUROPE MID-APRIL THROUGH MAY 



NUMEROUS yellow daisylike flowers, sometimes three inclies 

 across, borne terminally on sturdy hairy stems one and a half to 

 three feet high. Foliage mostl\ in a crown at the base of the plant. 

 Good in masses in the 

 herbaceous border and ex- 

 cellent for cutting. A 

 very valuable plant for 

 border compositions on 

 account of its early sea- 

 son of bloom; daisylike 

 flowers being exceedingly 

 rare before late May. 



A hardy perennial of 

 easiest culture in ordinary 

 soil though it thrives best 

 in rich loam, with full 

 exposure to the sun. 



Propagate by division. 



