DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FLOWERS. 187 
BELLIS,—Datsy. 
[The name is derived from the Latin word bellus, handsome. The word 
Daisy is a compound of day and eye, Day’s-eye, in which way it is written by 
Ben Johnson.] 
Béllis perénnis, —The Common Daisy.—No flower 
has been more frequently celebrated by English poets 
than this. Burns’ address to the Mountain Daisy will un- 
doubtedly be remembered by many, beginning 
“ Wee modest crimson tipped flower.” 
A native of England and Scotland, a well-known peren- 
nial, in bloom most of the season, in a cool sheltered 
place, but will not succeed in a warm sunny spot. 
There are several varieties in the improved cultivated 
sorts, as the double red, white, blush, red-quilled, white- 
quilled, variegated, ete. 
This beautiful little flower will not stand our winters 
without protection. It is best kept in a frame, where it 
can be preserved from the extreme cold weather, but will 
require air in pleasant weather. 
Daisies may be propagated abundantly, by dividing 
the roots; also from seed, which is imported from Europe. 
If seed from double flowers is sown, the product will be 
single, semi-double, and a few full double sorts, with a 
variety of colors and shades. 
The seed should be sown in the green-house or in a 
hot-bed, with very little bottom heat; the young plants 
must be very carefully attended to, or all the labor will 
be lost. 
