

Of Xeranthemum's flowers everlasting, 



Weave a chaplet of pale immortelles ; 

 And o'er it some fragrance be casting, 



By aid of tall Yucca's white bells. 

 To the garland bright colour be lending 



By Zinnia's gay blooms ; and this said, 

 Flora's Alphabet's brought to an ending, 



By this jingla in rhyme ex w' 



head.' 

 ANON. 



fANTHORHI'ZA 



(nat. ord. Ranuncula'cese). 



An American shrub, 

 Xanthorhiza apifolia, so 

 called from its yellow 

 root. It is perfectly 

 hardy, and will grow in any common 

 garden soil, and may be increased by 

 suckers. It bears racemes of small dark 

 purple flowers. 



Xeran'themum (nat. ord. com- 



pos'itse). ,* 



A showy class of Everlastings, better 

 known as "Immortelles" ; the flowers of 

 which, when gathered young, are valu- 

 able for winter bouquets. They require a 



rich soil. The best known are Xeranthe- 



XERANTHEMUM ANNUUM PURPLE AND WHITE. 



mum annuum, an annual bearing purple 



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