. 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. 463. Chrysanthemum coc- cineum. Thefamihar Fyrethrum roseum of the gardens. 464. Costmary or Mint Geranium— Chrysanthe- mum Balsamita, var. tanacetoides. P. hi)bridum, Sort.). Pig. 463. Glabrous, 1-2 : stem usually unbranched, rarely branched at the top : Ivs. thin, dark green, or in dried specimens dark
. 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. 463. Chrysanthemum coc- cineum. Thefamihar Fyrethrum roseum of the gardens. 464. Costmary or Mint Geranium— Chrysanthe- mum Balsamita, var. tanacetoides. P. hi)bridum, Sort.). Pig. 463. Glabrous, 1-2 : stem usually unbranched, rarely branched at the top : Ivs. thin, dark green, or in dried specimens dark brown: involucral scales with a brown margin : rays white or red in such shades as pink, carmine, rose, lilac, and crimson, and sometimes tipped yellow, but never wholly yellow. Caucasus, Persia. 9:917. Gn. 26, pp. 440, 443. Gng. 2:7 and 5:309. 1897, p. 521. Not 1080, which is G. coronopifolium. The first picture of a full double form is 1864:71. —This species is the most important and variable of all the hardy herba- ceous kinds. There have been perhaps 600 named horti- cultural varieties. There is an anemone-fld. form with a high disk. The species is also cult, in Calif, and France for insect powder. G. atrosangutneitm, Hort., is said to be a good horticultural variety with dark crim- son fls. GG. Foliage glaucous: fls. never doitble. 11. cinerariaeJdlium, Vis. Glaucous, slender, 12-15 in. nigh : stems unbranched, with a few short, scattered hairs below the fl.: Ivs. long-petioled, silky beneath, with distant segments : involucral scales scarious and whitish at the apes. Dalmatia. 6781.—The chief source of Dalmatian insect powder. Rarely cult, as a border plant. Common in botanic Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-195
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