On waste and woodiand, rock and plain, 
Its humble buds unheeded rise ; 
The Rose has but a summer’s reign, 
The Daisy never dies.” — J. Montgomery. 
Root somewhat creeping, throwing out many fibres. Leaves 
numerous, mostly radical, inversely egg-shaped, blunt, crenate 
(notched), more or less hairy, tapering at the base. Flower-stalks 
several, radical, 3 or 4 inches high, ascending, simple, round, solid 
at the bottom, hollow upwards, hairy, each bearing a solitary flower. 
Calyx dark green, spreading; scales or bracteas, in two rows. 
Florets of the disk yellow, numerous ; those of the ray white, often 
beautifully tinged with crimson on the outside, especially towards 
their tips. The Receptacle is hollow (fig. 6.), and remarkably con- 
vex, or pointed. Seeds somewhat inversely egg-shaped, flat, some- 
times fringed at the sides^f. 
This plant varies very much in size, according to the nature of 
the soil on which it grows ; in poor land it is often little more than 
an inch high, with a wiry stalk and a small flower ; but in rich soil 
it will rise to the height of from 4 to 6 inches, with all its parts 
proportionably large. The accompanying engraving, with the excep- 
tion of the sections, was made from a drawing by Miss Saunders, 
by whom it was kindly communicated to the Editor. Many va- 
rieties of the Daisy are cultivated in gardens, as the double red, the 
double white, or speckled, and the proliferous, or Hen and Chicken 
Daisy. 
“ The Daisy,” says Mr. Phillips, “ has been made the emblem of Inno- 
cence, because it contributes more than any other flower to infantine amusement 
and the joys of childhood.” — “ In the days of chivalry it was the emblem of 
fidelity in love, and was frequently borne at tournaments, both by ladies and by 
knights.” — This little, “ modest, crimson-tipped flower,” appears ever to have 
been a general favourite. — “ Who,” says Miss Kent, “ can see, or hear the 
name of the Daisy, the common Field Daisy, without a thousand pleasurable 
associations 1 It is connected with the sports of childhood and with the plea- 
sures of youth. W e walk abroad to seek it ; yet it is the very emblem of home. 
It is a favourite with man, woman, and child : it is the robin of flowers. Turn 
it all ways, and on every side you will find new beauty. You are attracted by 
the snowy white leaves (florets of the ray), contrasted by the golden tuft in the 
centre (florets of the disk), as it rears its head above the green grass: pluck it, 
and you will find it backed by a delicate star of green (involucrum), and tipped 
with a blush-colour, or a bright crimson. 
‘ Daisies with their pinky lashes’ 
are among the first darlings of Spring. — They are in flower almost all the year; 
closing in the evening and in wet weather, and opening on the return of the sun.” 
— Flora Domestica. 
“ Star of the mead ! sweet daughter of the day, 
Whose opening flower invites the morning ray, 
Oft have I watched thy closing buds at eve, 
Which for the parting sun-beams seemed to grieve; 
And, when gay morning gilt the dew-bright plain, 
Seen them unclasp their folded leaves again.” — Leyden. 
take in gathering these flowers. Withering. — The French call it Marguerite, 
the name of a woman, expressive of beauty, from margarita, a pearl. Dr. 
Hooker. 
The leaves of the Daisy are slightly acrid ; and the roots have a penetrat- 
ing pungency. Withering. — In some parts of Germany it is said to be boiled 
and eaten with meat, as a pot-herb; but it does not seem to promise much, 
either as physic or food, for man. Curtis. — Horses, sheep, and cows refuse it 
Linnaeus, 
