ACHILLE'A CLAVEN'NiE. 
SILVER-LEAVED MILFOIL. 
Class. Order. 
SYNGENESIA. POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. 
Natural Order. 
CORYMBIFERAS. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Cultivated 
Austria. 
6 inches. 
June. 
Perennial. 
in 1656. 
No. 122. 
The name of Achilles, the famous hero of Greece, 
supplied the origin of the name of this genus. He 
is said to have acquired some knowledge of botany, 
from his master Chiron; and to have used the plant 
first called Achillea, for the cure of wounds and ulcers. 
This beautiful herbaceous subject is not only va- 
luable for its delicate white corymbs of flowers, but 
also for its silvery foliage, which tends so much to 
embellish the parterre. Being a low and unobtrusive 
plant, it should be placed near to the front of the 
compartment. Or it may be planted on the summit 
of a mount ; which will not only favour the display of 
its beauty, but also, by keeping its roots dry, prove 
very conducive to its health. 
The Achillea clavennae, when growing in a situ- 
ation that is suitable to its habits, will increase ra- 
pidly, and the roots may be divided in the spring to 
promote further produce. It should be planted in a 
warm situation, and a light dry soil ; to which a little 
peat and sand might be added, as it will greatly en- 
courage its growth. It should be moulded up in the 
first autumn after planting, and taken up, divided, 
and replanted in the succeeding year. 
Hort. Kcw. 2, v. 5, 111. 
