. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 152 BELLIS BENE BELLIS (Latin, bellus, pretty). CompSsitw. Eng- lish Daisy. The Daisy, as it grows wild in England, has a yellow center. Rnrrounded bv numerous rays in a. 220. Begonia Rex, in its original form. No. 103. (See Begonia, p. 151.) single row, but the favorite cultivated forms are double, the rays ri
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 152 BELLIS BENE BELLIS (Latin, bellus, pretty). CompSsitw. Eng- lish Daisy. The Daisy, as it grows wild in England, has a yellow center. Rnrrounded bv numerous rays in a. 220. Begonia Rex, in its original form. No. 103. (See Begonia, p. 151.) single row, but the favorite cultivated forms are double, the rays rising in tier upon tier, and frequently crowd- ing out every trace of a yellow center. The English Daisy is essentially a pink or pinkish fl. in its general effect, the tips of the rays sometimes and the under surfaces usually being pink or red. There are 27 species in the genus, only one of which is American. S. integ- rifolia is found in moist soil from Ky. and Tenn. to Ark. and Tex., but is too rare and sectional to become a general favorite. The plant that is most commonly called Daisy in America is Chrysanfheinum Leuean- fhenium. For an illustrated account of the various plants known as Daisies in America, see Daisy. Daisies are favorite border plants, and are much used In spring bedding, especially for edging. They thrive in a cool soil and moist atmosphere, and are, therefore, much better adapted to English than American gar- dens. A light mulch is desirable for winter protection. In home gardening, the plants, after flowering, are di- vided into single crowns. These are planted about 6 in. apart in good, rich garden soil. Each crown soon sends out side growths, which, in time, form new crowns. Before winter sets in the young clumps can be moved readily to any place in the garden where they are wanted to bloom. Daisies are also forced by florists for winter bloom. When Daisies are desired for edging. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images tha
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