ACOB^'A (ita 

 Astera'cese). 



ord. 



This name has been 

 assigned by seedsmen to 

 a variety of Scnecio, gene- 

 rally known as " American 

 Groundsel." The annuals so called from 

 a useful and exceedingly showy class of 

 gay-coloured, profuse-blooming plants, re- 

 markably effective in beds or ribbons. 

 They delight in a light rich soil. The 

 Jacobaea is of many colours, chiefly blue, 

 crimson, and purple. It may be raised 

 from cuttings, as verbenas, &c. All the 

 sorts grow freely from seeds. 



Jaeobse'a Lily (nat. ord. Amaryl- 

 li'dese). 



" First came old JANUARY, wrapped well 

 In many weeds to keep the cold away 

 \f,H HI he K <3 uake , and q"iver, like to quell (die), 

 And blow his nails to warm them if he may, ' 

 tor they were numbed with holding all the dav 

 A hatchet keen, with which he felleci wood 

 And from the trees did lop the needless spray. 



-. SPENSER. 







Lily is sometimes given is one of the genus 

 Hippeastrum, which is composed of about 

 fifty species of bulbous plants.. They must 



The flower to which the name of Jacobasa 



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JACOB^EA. DOUBLE VARIETY. 



be grown in pots within doors, in well 

 drained, rich, and heavy loam, to which 

 bone dust and charcoal should be freely 



