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PBAGTICAL GUIDE TO GARDEN PLANTS anthemis 



S. incana. — This is considered to be 

 a variety of the preceding, but it is quite 

 distinct from a. garden point of view, 

 being dwarfer and more compact in habit, 

 and having the stems and leaves covered 

 with a whiter down. Flowers in summer, 

 bright yellow, in heads like small golden 

 drum-sticks. 



Culture Ac. as above. 



S. rosmarinifolia. — A native of S. 

 Europe, about 2 ft. high, with linear 

 acutish denticulate leaves, the lower 

 ones tubercled on the edges. Flowers in 

 August, yellow, in roundish heads. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. viridis. — A distinct plant from 

 Southern France, 1-2^ ft. high, with deep 

 green serrated leaves. Flowers in sum- 

 mer, white tinged with yellow, roundish. 



Culture dc. as above. 



DIOTIS (Cotton Weed). — A genus 

 containing only one species : — 



D. maritima (D. candidissima). — An 

 ornamental perennial 8-10 in. high, with 

 hard, almost woody stems, covered with 

 a white or cottony wool. Leaves alter- 

 nate, oblong, sessile, fleshy, entire or 

 slightly toothed. Flowers in August and 

 September, with yellow roundish heads 

 about ^ in. in diameter, and borne in 

 small dense clusters at the tips of the 

 shoots. 



Culture and Propagation. — The 

 Cotton Weed is occasionally found on the 

 south coast, and also on the shores of the 

 Mediterranean. It is often used in the 

 rock garden, and as an edging for flower 

 borders. It likes deep sandy soil, and is 

 beat increased by cuttings in a shady 

 border, or from seeds if they ripen, sown 

 in cold frames in northern parts, or in the 

 open border in the south and west. 



ANTHEMIS (Chamomile). — This 

 genus contains as many as 80 species of 

 smooth or woolly, more or less sweet- 

 scented, annual or perennial herbs, very 

 few of which, however, are worthy of a 

 place in the flower garden. Leaves 

 alternate, once, twice, or thrice pinnately 

 cut into fine divisions. Flower-heads at 

 the ends of the branches ; ray florets 

 white or yellow, disc yellow. Achenes 

 smooth ; pappus none. Involucre 

 hemispherical or flattish. Eeceptacle 

 convex, conical, or oblong. 



Culture and Propagation. — The 

 Chamomiles are easily grown in ordinary 



soil, and are particularly useful for rather 

 dry positions. They may be increased 

 by dividing the roots in autumn or spring. 

 Seeds are often produced in abundance, 

 and plants may also be obtained from 

 these, sown either in spring or autumn in 

 the open border, afterwards thinning the 

 seedlings out 9-12 in. apart. 



A. Aizoon. — A dwarf compact free- 

 growing species, 2-4 in. high, from N. 

 Greece. Leaves more or less broadly 

 lance-shaped, deeply and sharply toothed, 

 and covered with a silvery-white down. 

 Flowers in summer, about an inch 

 across, white, with a yellow centre. 



Although the name here given is the 

 original one, and also the best known to 

 gardens, it may be mentioned that the 

 plant is now more correctly known as 

 Achillea ageratifolia. 



Culture d-c. as above. A fine plant 

 for warm sunny corners in the rockery. 



A. Biebersteini. — A pretty Caucasian 

 species 1-2 ft. high, with white silky 

 leaves, pinnately cut into linear 3-lobed 

 segments. Flowers in smnmer, white, 

 large, with yellow centres. The variety 

 marschalliana is similar in habit to the 

 type but bears bright yellow flower-heads 

 an inch or more across. 



Cultvre <(c. as above. 



A. macedonica. — A pretty Macedonian 

 Chamomile 6-8 in. high, forming a com- 

 pact bush about 18 in. through. The 

 leaves, which are of a pleasing blue-green 

 tint, are much divided, and the white 

 Daisy-like flowers, with deep yellow 

 centres, are produced throughout the 

 summer months. 



Culture dc. a,s shove. Sandy soil and 

 sunny situations suit this plant best. 



A. tinctoria {Ox-Eye Chamomile). — 

 This pretty species with angular stems 

 IJ ft. high, and tvidce pinnately cut 

 serrate leaves, downy beneath, is often 

 found on rough and waste places in 

 England. The flowers are bright yellow, 

 2-3 in. across, and borne on long stalks 

 in July and August. There are several 

 varieties or forms, Kclwayi with fine 

 yellow flowers, and pallida with pale 

 whitish-yellow flowers being most 

 distinct. 



Other kinds met with sometimes are 

 A. monfana and A. Kitaibeli, the latter 

 with pale yellow Marguerite-like flowers. 



Culture dc. as above. 



