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everything shall be just right before they will consent to 

 grow and bloom. They do not pule and whine because 

 their bread is not buttered on both sides. The wisest of 

 plants, they take the good things of life with whole- 

 hearted enjoyment when they are available, and do 

 without them when they are not. There is one sin that 

 they never commit they do not cold-shoulder any 

 earnest grower. They befriend him constantly, faithful 

 to the end. Whether he be townsman, suburbanist, or 

 countryman, he can rely on their fidelity if he give the 

 smallest proof that he deserves it. 



Large Daisies. The florists' Chrysanthemum, in the 

 various forms which we have just been considering, 

 dominates the genus so strongly that other species and 

 varieties hold but a small place. Yet the perennial Ox- 

 eye, Shasta, and Pyrenean Daisies are Chrysanthemums, 

 and very useful ones too, as they grow vigorously and 

 bloom for a long period in summer and autumn. They 

 are hardy perennials, will grow in almost any soil, 

 and are easily propagated by division. The Ox-eye 

 Daisy is Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum, which blooms 

 in early summer ; and the Pyrenean Daisy is Chrysan- 

 themum maximum. There are now several fine varieties 

 of the latter available, such as King Edward, the Mun- 

 stead variety, and Wm. Robinson. Another good hardy 

 perennial Chrysanthemum is the tali, white flowered, 

 late-flowering plant commonly grown under the name 

 of Pyrethrum uliginosum. 



Golden Feather. The reader may be surprised to 

 hear that yet another popular plant in the yellow 

 Feverfew, or Golden Feather, is a Chrysanthemum 

 (Parthenium) according to modern botanical classifica- 

 tion, although it used to be called a Pyrethrum. This 

 plant was in great demand in bygone days, when carpet 



