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and the Sweet-scented with yellow flowers, are sufficiently 

 hardy to live in the open air in mild winters, if placed in 

 a sheltered situation ; but it is advisable to cover their 

 roots with straw in frosty weather ; and if very severe, they 

 must be housed. The French usually call it ^immortelle 

 jaune ; but in Languedoc*, sauveto. 



The Pearly- White Everlasting is a native of North 

 America, where it is called Life-Everlasting, because its 

 silvery leaves will long preserve their beauty unchanged. 

 It grows in extreme profusion in uncultivated fields, glades, 

 &c. and flowers from July to September. A decoction of 

 the stalks and flowers is used to foment the limbs for pains 

 and bruises. It is said this species has been found wild in 

 some parts of England ; and in Wales, where it is used to 

 adorn the graves of deceased friends in allusion to their 

 purity and immortality. The plantain-leaved is also a 

 North American, and has white flowers. These two kinds 

 will thrive in almost any soil or situation, and are easily in- 

 creased by their roots, which may be transplanted in the 

 autumn. 



There are many species from the Cape, requiring winter 

 shelter, but not artificial heat : their flowers are white, 

 purple, or yellow. The earth should be kept moderately 

 moist for all the species. 



The Eastern-Everlasting, called Golden- Flower-Gentle, 

 is one of the Cape kinds : it has been long cultivated in 

 Portugal, where, in the winter season, the churches are 

 adorned with its brilliant flowers. 



