SHOWY 

 FEVERFEW. 



Fyrethytun roscvin. 



ONE o£ the familiar garden 

 flowers has a better claim 

 on our regard than the rosy 

 pyrethrum. It may be pro- 

 nounced at once the best 

 flowering plant known for 

 gardens in towns, and nearly 

 one of the best for gardens 

 in the country. The rosy 

 pyrethrumj or showy fever- 

 few, as the plant is perhaps 

 more frequently called, is 

 perfectly hardy ; it is so neat 

 in growth that it is orna- 

 mental when not in flower, 

 and it will thrive in any 

 soil or situation, provided it 

 obtains a reasonable amount 

 of light. But good condi- 

 tions tend to good results, and to have a nice bloom 

 of p\rethrums a little cai'e must be taken with the 

 several preliminaries. 



First, then, for the bed or border. This should be 

 good loam deeply dug and liberally manured. The jilants 



