WINGED AMMOBIUM 



florets. This genus is separated from GnapMlium, the Fragrant 

 Everlasting, by the fact that each little flower-head is dicecious; 

 that is, possesses separate pistillate and staminate flowers. 



The Sweet Everlasting, Gnaphalium oUusifdlium, is the common 

 fragrant Everlasting found upon dry hill-sides and pasture lands 

 throughout the North. It is not cultivated; first, because it is so 

 abundant in the fields, and second, because there are better Ever- 

 lastings in the garden. The plant is interesting, could be well 

 utilized by the landscape gardener seeking color effects, and its 

 fragrance pervades the air in its chosen home. 



WINGED AMMOBIUM 



Ammobium alatum. 



Ammobium, Greek, living in the sand. 



A perennial, sun -loving plant, native to New South Wales; brought to 

 England in 1823 by Mr. Robert Brown. 



Stem. — One to three feet high, cottony, 

 winged, rather weak. 



Root-leaves. — Oblong and tapering down- 

 ward into a petiole. Stem-leaves small and 

 extended down the branches in the form of 

 leafy wings. 



Flower-heads. — One -half to one inch 

 across, discoid, solitary, or two or three near 

 together; disk florets tubular, yellow. 



Involucre. — Several rows of pearly-white 

 bracts, closely surrounding the discoid head; 

 chaffy scales on the receptacle; akenes flattish. 



Ammobium alatum is a sprawling plant 

 with gray-green, cottony, winged stems 

 and terminal flowers. The flower-heads 

 are little white balls with yeflow centres, 



about an inch across, not unlike our native everlastings. Planted 

 in warm but light, sandy soil, with not much water, since moisture 

 is its enemy, it is readily raised from seed. It iS more interesting 

 than beautiful. 



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Winged Ammobium. 

 Ammbbium alatum 



