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DAHLIA — continued. 



Bedding and Bouquet Varieties — 



Bird of Paradise. B. Little Beauty. B. 



Burning Coal. B. Little Bird of Kostritz. B. 



Butterfly. B. Little Dear. B. 



Child of Faith. B. Little Prince. B. 



Crimson Beauty. B. Little Wonder. B. 



Emotion. B. Mdlle. Valentine. B. 



German Favourite. B. Faconet. B. 



German Ruby Hose. B. North Light. B. 



German Youth. B. Prince of Lilliputians. B. 



Little Arthur. B. White Aster. B. 



BIDENS, Linn. 



pilosa, Linn. ; Cobblers' -pegs ; an. ; Australia, &c. A.B. 



GLOSSOGYNE, Cass. 



tenuifolia, Cass. ; her. per. ; Australia. A.B. 



GALINSOGA, Ruiz et Pav. 



parviflora, Cav. ; an. ; America and Australia. A.B. 



Teibe Helenioide.e. 

 TAGETES, Linn. 



patula, Linn. ; Dwarf French Marigold ; an. ; Mexico. A.B. 



GAILLARDIA, Fouger. 



picta, Don. ; her. per. ; America. A.B. 



Teibe Anthemide.^. 

 ACHILLEA, Linn. 



Millefolium, Linn. ; Yarrow or Millfoil ; her. per. ; Europe. A.B. 

 var. rubrum ; Europe. A.B. 

 A medicinal herb. 



ANTHEMIS, Linn. 



nobilis, Linn. ; Chamomile Plant ; her. per. ; Europe. A.B. 



This plant furnishes an excellent tonic. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM, Linn, (including Pyrethrum.) 

 aureum ; Golden Feverfew. B. 

 chrysantha. B. 



cinerarisefolium ; Dalmatian Insect Powder Plants; her. per. B. 

 parthenifolium. B. 

 sinense, Sabine ; her. per. ; China and Japan. B. 



COTULA, Linn. 



australis, Hoolc.f. ; an.; Australia. A.B. 



MATRICARIA, Linn. 



Chamomilla, Linn. ; an. ; Europe. B. 



Once largely used in domestic medicine in disorders of females, whence the generic name — 

 llatricaire (French), Mutterkraut (German), and Matricaria (Italian). It is said that " Chamomilla" 

 is from the Greek of " dwarf-apple," on account of the plant being supposed to resemble the apple 

 or quince in scent. 



CENTIPEDA, Lour. 



orbicularis, Lour. ; an. ; Australia. A.B. 



SOLIYA, Ruiz et Pav. 



anthemifolia, R. Br. ; an. ; Eastern Australia. A.B. 



