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CHRYSANTHEMUM, L. 

 (Composites.) 



The hardy oxeye daisies or marguerites are most useful plants as they are graceful, 

 attractive in appearance, good for cutting, and have a long blooming season. The 

 well known Oxeye Daisy, 0. Leucanthemum, gives some idea of what the cultivated 

 varieties of C. maximum are like, but the flowers of the former are much smaller than 

 those of the latter. They are profuse bloomers, and on account of their great size and 

 white colour are very striking. The varieties vary much in habit of plant and 

 character of flowers, some being much more graceful than others in both respects. 

 The hardy marguerites increase rapidly by division of the plants, and best results 

 will be obtained by dividing the old clumps every two years. Seedlings are easily 

 grown, and while they may not resemble the parent variety a large proportion of them 

 may be almost or quite as good. In unfavourable winters some varieties kill out, but 

 on the whole they may be considered hardy. There are other species and varieties of 

 hardy marguerites than those mentioned, but the varieties of 0. maximum are the 

 most useful. 



The pyrethrums are, in this bulletin, included with the chrysanthemums, follow- 

 ing the Kew nomenclature. They are not nearly so hardy as the marguerites, and on 

 the whole cannot be considered more than half hardy, although some of the varieties 

 live longer than others. The named varieties of Chrysanthemum coccineum are very 

 numerous, and they are quite showy and attractive, and some of them should be found 

 in every large garden. Pyrethrums grow readily from seed, and in this way new 

 varieties are obtained. The named varieties are propagated by division. 



C. anserinaefolium, HAUSSKN. & BORN. 



Orient. 



PL, 1901. Hardy. Ht. 12 to 16 in. 

 Fl. white; June 10 to July 3. 



*C. carneum, STEUD. Caucasus. 



PL, 1901. Hardy. Ht. 14 ft. FL 



deep pink; June 16 to July 11. 



C. Clusii = C. corymlosum. 

 PL, 1908. 



*C. coccineum Achilles. 



PL, 1901. Half hardy. Ht. 14 ft. 

 FL dull crimson, double; June 3 

 to June 18. 



***C. coccineum Beauty. 



PL, 1901. Hardy. Ht. 14 to 2 ft. 

 Fl. bright crimson, double. 



C. coccineum Capt. Nares. 

 PL, 1896. Half hardy. 



***C. coccineum Mont Blanc. . 



PL, 1896. Hardy. Ht. 14 ft. FL 

 white, double; May 31 to June 27. 



**C. corymbosum, L. Europe; Caucasus, 



&c. 



Syn. C. Clusii. 



PL, 1902. Hardy. Ht. 34 ft. Fl. 

 white with golden yellow centre; 

 June 21 to Aug. 4. 



*C. lacustre, BROT. Marsh Oxeye Daisy. 



South-western Europe. 

 Syn. C. laiifolium, DC. 

 PL, 1897. Hardy. Ht. 2 to 24 ft. 

 Fl. white; July 29 to Oct. 24. 



C. lacustre grandiflorum. 

 PL, 1901. Half hardy. 



C. lacustre Miss Henshaw. 

 PL, 1905. Half hardy. 



***C. lacustre Top Sawyer. 



PL, 1901. Hardy. Ht. 2 to 3 ft. 

 FL white; July 24 to Oct. 24. 



C. lacustre Triumph. 

 PL, 1905. Tender. 



C. laiifolium, DC. = C. lacustre. 



**C. Leucanthtemum, L. Oxeye Daisy. 



Europe, &c. 



PL, 1903. Hardy. Ht. 2 ft. FL 

 pure white; June to July. 



***C. maximum Duchess of Abercorn. 



PL, 1907. Ht. 1 ft. 8 in. Fl white, 

 cut at ends of petals; July to 

 Oct. 



***C. maximum elegans. 



PL, 1901. Hardy. Ht. 34 ft.. Fl. 

 white; July 12 to Oct 17. 



