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or October, and transplanted into separate pots in March ; 

 it will be necessary to shelter these young shoots in frosty 

 weather, and to keep the earth moist. 



The Garden Chrysanthemum, sometimes called the 

 Cretan, or Cretan Corn Mary gold, is yellow ; it flowers in 

 June. This is an annual plant, and generally raised in a hot- 

 bed. It is not, however, very tender ; and cuttings planted 

 in autumn, and kept in the house in the winter, will, if in a 

 tolerably warm situation, take root, and flower well in the 

 summer. 



The common Ox-eye, likewise called Ox-eye Daisy, 

 Maudlin-wort, and Moon-flower, is a perennial plant, very 

 common in dry pastures, corn-fields, &c. It is called in 

 French, la marguerite grande [great daisy]; la grande 

 paquette ; I'oeil de bosuf [ox eye] ; I'ceil de bouc [goat's eye] : 

 and in Italian, leucantemo [white flower] ; la margheritina 

 maggiore [great daisy] ; Yocchio di bue [ox eye]. The 

 flower is white, with a yellow eye. It has been much re- 

 commended for its medicinal virtues, but does not appear 

 to have established its reputation in this respect: the 

 young leaves are eaten in salads; and it is said are, in 

 Padua, much esteemed for this purpose. It continues in 

 blossom from May till July ; will live in the open air ; and 

 should, as well as all the other kinds, be kept moist. 



There are several other species, which generally re- 

 quire the same treatment ; that is, moderate watering, and 

 winter shelter. 



The common Corn Marygold, which belongs to this 

 genus, known in France by the name of la marguerite 

 jaune [yellow daisy] ; souci des champs [field marygold] ; 

 souci des bles [corn marygold] ; and in Italy, by those of 

 crisantemo [gold flower] ; and margherita gialla [yellow 

 daisy] ; is seldom grown in gardens : it is very common 

 in corn-fields; and, as Linnaeus observes, though their 



