. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. in a fresh, rich compost. The larger bulbs often produce as many as two hundred flowers. The withered flowers should be clipped off", unless seed is desired; of those left for seed the stem will curl until the seed vessel is drawn down into the soil, where they ripen. Propagation otherwise than by seed is ordinarily impracti
. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. in a fresh, rich compost. The larger bulbs often produce as many as two hundred flowers. The withered flowers should be clipped off", unless seed is desired; of those left for seed the stem will curl until the seed vessel is drawn down into the soil, where they ripen. Propagation otherwise than by seed is ordinarily impracticable with this bulb, as its solid nature almost precludes its division, and only the skilled practitioner can hope for success. When grown from seed it takes three years to bloom, unless specially petted and fostered by some skillful hand, and therefore most amateurs prefer to purchase blooming bulbs. Their chief enemies are mice and excessive ,AISY, from the Saxon, denoting day's eye, because of its habit of opening early in the morning, is a great favorite, as indeed it has been for ages. Whether growing by the roadside, a neglected beauty, or petted and cared for by some flower-loving cottager, its praises have long been sung by the greatest among European poets. In this country the Bellis perennis, or common double European Daisy, is extensively cultivated as a choice exotic; while the whole-leaved species, or B. integrifolia, is indigenous from Kentucky southward to the Gulf of Mexico. A heavy clay soil seems to be the natural choice of these simple beauties, but they will grow in almost any soil if supplied freely with water. In shaded nooks they will retain their flowers a long time, but th? direct rays of the sun cause them to prematurely drop both flowers and leaves. The flower of the Daisy in the natural state is single, and borne on the top of a long, slender flower-stalk; but by cultivation it has become double, and has even sported into several curious
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