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small yellow flowers in panicles. There is also a variety with
white flowers.
836. Pyrethrum, Jap. Q-giku ; a perennial garden herb
of the order Composite There are two .
varieties, the summer and
the autumn crysanthemums. The one here mentioned is the
autumn variety. It grows to a height of 2-4 fts., and in early
autumn it
opens flowers with diverse colours, red, yellow, white,
orange, etc. Some of the flowers are several inches in diameter.
Their petals are also various, flat, tubular, etc.
They are the best
of the autumnal flowers.
837. Pyrethrum, Jap. Natsu-gikti ; a perennial garden
herb of the order Compositas, growing to a height of 2-3 fts. In
summer it bears flowers of several colours and forms.
838. Pyrethrum, Jap. Ko-gikii ; a perennial garden herb
In late
of the order Composite, growing to a height of about 1 ft.
autumn its divided branches bear flowers of yellow, white, or red
colours and of different sizes.
They are mostly
Iwa-giku.
derived from
v
838. b. Pyrethrum, Jap. Kan-giku ; a variety
preceding, bearing small yellowish flowers in late autumn.
of the
839. Leucanthemum nipponicum, Fr. et Sav., Jap.
Hama-gikzi ; a perennial herb of the order Compositse, growing
wild on sea-coasts and also planted in gardens. Its stems do not
die through the year, growing about 2 fts. high. In late autumn
it bears white flowers with a yellow centre at the tops of the
branches.
840. Leucanthemum arcticum, DC., Jap. Ko-hamagiku
; a perennial herb of the order Composite, growing on the
sea-coasts of northern provinces. It grows to a height of about
1 ft., and in late autumn it
produces white flowers which turn
purplish pink when old.
841. Callistephus chinensis, Nees., Jap. Ezo-giku,
Satsuma-kon-giku ; a biennial garden plant of the order Com-