2G FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. 



unlcnown, and so it may be information to our readers to 

 say that one of the best of the plants of this class, and 

 the one most commonly employed in Paris^ is Chrysanthe- 

 muiii fniiexceiis, which may be grown in the form of a 

 small tree, with elegantly notched leaves and charming 

 white flowers. 



The garland daisy — as, for the sake of a homely name, 

 we designate the flower before us — belongs to the ^Mar- 

 guerite series, but it is one of the least important, being 

 but an annual, although a beautiful and useful flower. It 

 grows about two and a half feet high, has leaves elegantly 

 cut, and flowers that vary from pure white to deep yellow, 

 both single and double. It is a native of the Levant, but 

 is ranked with hardy annuals, as it requires no special 

 care in its cultivation, and it flowers freely -svlien grown in 

 C(jmmon soil. 



A finer plant than this is the sub-tropical C. carinaiti.n, 

 which has leaves of a somewhat fleshy texture, finely cut 

 and somewhat curled, and flowers various in colour. This, 

 though a, somewhat tender plant, may be grown in the 

 usual waj- of a hardy annual, and will flower finely in 

 common soil, if enjoying full sunshine and the plants not 

 overcrowded in the clump. In the seed catalogues this 

 will be found entered as Ckri/saiiiliemum tricolor, and there 

 are at least half a dozen different varieties, all worth grow- 

 ing — in fact, the grower of annuals would do well to secure 

 all the sorts that are offered, and grow them with care, 

 more especially as to giving them room enough, for from 

 July to September they will afford alnuidaut entertainment 

 in the A-ariety and beauty of their flowers. 



The chrysanthemums, pyrethrums, and daisies are so 

 nearly related that many members of these families are 



