PYRE THRUM 



: RANUNCULUS. 



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which are to be winter blooming should be pinched 

 off through the fall. In September pot, shade and 

 scantily water them for a few days before brinsrinp* 

 into the house. They are half-hardy and will en- 

 dure considerable frost. Old plants may be taken 

 up with plenty of earth, shorn of foliage and 

 wintered in the cellar, though this is not necessary 

 in mild latitudes. 



Pyrethrum Golden Ge??i, a novelty, fine for bedding out, large 

 double white flowers, continued throughout the summer. The 

 color of the foliage is much brighter than that of the old Golden 

 Feather. 



P. partkemfolium aureum* Golden Feather, prized for its }'eilow 

 foliage. 



P. Parthenium flore-pleno, the double Feverfew. 



RANUNCULUS. 



This plant is named from rana, a frog ; many of 

 the species are found in moist places frequented 

 by that reptile. It is an extensive genus, mostly 

 native of Europe and North America, embracing 

 the common field Butter-cup or Crowfoot. A few 

 varieties bear a profusion of elegant and diversely 

 colored flow-ers, remarkable for symmetry and com- 

 pactness, nearly as large as roses and valuable for 

 the window garden. 



SOIL, WATERING AND GENERAL TREATMENT. 



The Ranunculus thrives in fresh loam enriched 

 with well rotted manure. 



It requires a moderate supply of water, slightly 



