ANTENNARIA TRIPLINER'VIS. 
THREE-NERVED ANTENNARIA. 
Class. 
SYNGENESIA. 
Order. 
SUPERFLUA. 
Natural Order. 
COMPOSITE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Nepal. 
6 inches. 
August. 
Perennial. 
in 1823. 
No. 504. 
The name of this genus, Antennaria, is deduced 
from antennae, in reference to the similiarity which 
exists between the seed down of the plant and the 
antennae, or feelers, of an insect. T riplinervis al- 
ludes to the three nerves of the leaf, which unite 
above its base. 
The Antennaria triplinervis is a desirable bor- 
der plant. Its cinereous aspect distinguishes it from 
others in the parterre, whence a variety of tint is 
afforded, a circumstance which should not be disre- 
garded. The landscape gardener well knows the 
importance of blending and varying foliage tints in 
the shrubbery and distant scenery — the science of 
a Brown and a Repton. And if this be so impor- 
tant, on the broad scale, why should not the botanist 
and florist, in his minor arrangements, keep such 
principles in view. He should not merely regard 
the colour of his blossoms, and aim solely at produ- 
cing strong contrasts, but studying the value of fo- 
liage tints and floral tints in connexion, endeavour 
to exhibit on a reduced scale the principles of plant- 
ation scenery within the miniature limits of his 
flower garden. When for a moment considered. 
