BELLIS

(from bell us, pretty, in reference to the flowers). Daisy. O RD. Compos itæ. A genus of hardy herbaceous perennials, distinguished from allied genera in having conical receptacles and an absence of pappus. They grow well in all loamy soils. The garden varieties are increased by division after flowering, each crown making a separate plant. The soil must be pre ed about them moderately firm. Seeds may also be sown in March, but the plants thus obtained are seldom of sufficient floricultural merit to perpetuate. IMG:7081556231692414330_i_179b.jpg: F IG . 239. B ELLIS PERENNIS FLORE - PLENO . IMG:7081556231692414330_i_179c.jpg: F IG . 240. H EN AND C HICKENS D AISY (B ELLIS PERENNIS PRO LIFER A ).