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mental than beneficial ; this, no doubt, was through the ig- 

 norance of pretenders in medicine ; from the general use it 

 is in, there can be no danger in the hands of a medical man 

 of good standing. As a vermifuge, the properties of this 

 plant are excellent, as was well known to most of the Indi- 

 ans upon the settlement of this country by the white people. 

 Setting aside its medicinal properties, this plant is cultivated 

 with no trouble in any garden soil, and is a very desirable 

 flower, and is bound to be a favorite in the garden. 



DOUBLE DAISY. 



(BELLIS PERENNIS.) 



" Thrice welcome, little English flower ! 



I'll rear thee with a trembling hand ; 

 Oh ! for the April sun and shower, 



The sweet May-dews of that fair land 

 Where daisies, thick as starlight, stand 



In every walk ! that here might shoot 

 Thy scions, and thy buds expand, 



A hundred from one root! " 



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This was once a very popular perennial herbaceous flow- 

 ering plant, and still has many admirers. A person trav- 

 elling in England would be delighted to see in what per- 

 fection the cottagers of that country manage them in a bor- 

 der of the pleasure garden ; it is truly delightful, so unpre- 

 tending the flower, yet how beautiful the appearance. 

 There are no less than six varieties ; the most common is 



