xvi FA}[ILIAR GAIiBEX FLOWERS. 



family of composite flowers to which the daisy belougs. Its place iu the 

 vast series is with tlie erigerou or steuactis, iu which the ray florets are in. 

 several series. The seeds of the daisj' are not furnished with a downj^'sail 

 to carry them abroad, and the receptacle is conical. The botanical name, 

 JiclUs peyennls, does not need to be explained, but its appropriateness is so 

 pleasing as to have a poetical significance. It is truly a perennial beauty, 

 and it is a matter for regret that it is but rarel}' seen in its proper beauty as 

 a garden flower. p, 157. 



