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160 BRECK’S NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS. 
C. Parthénium.—Fever-few.—A plant much resembling 
Chamomile in appearance, having a stroug, unpleasant 
smell and a bitter taste. The double variety of this plant, 
known as the Double Fever-few, is a halfhardy perennial, 
which gives a succession of double pure white flowers, re- 
sembling Daisies, from June to November; two feet high. 
It can hardly be kept through the winter except in frames,* 
or as is most common in the green-house or conservatory. 
It is raised from cuttings very readily, or from divisions 
of the root. When raised from seed, most of the plants 
will be worthless, not much better than weeds, as there is 
no beauty in the single flowers. 
¢. carneum,—This is also called Pyrethrum roseum, 
but we follow the best authorities and place it with Chry- 
santhemum. Within a few years we have received from 
France a number of varieties of this species with double 
flowers, which are perfectly hardy. One variety has car- 
mine, one rose, another with white flowers. There are 
also a number of named varieties, all hardy perennials, 
propagated by divisions of the root; in flower most of the 
summer; about two feet high. The flowers are as large 
and of the shape of that pest of the farmer, the White 
Weed, and related to that nuisance, at least as near as 
second cousin, but I have not noticed that it has any pro- 
pensity to intrude itself upon good society as that plant 
has. When propagated from seed, most of the plants 
will be single and worthless. Like the Double Fever-few, 
the plant has a strong, unpleasant smell, 
* In the winter of 1864-5 it stood without protection. 
