This is a hardy plant, of ready growth, will bear the smoke of London better than many others; if it continues in the same spot for a great number of years, the blossoms are apt to become single.
The single sort, according to Morison, was introduced before 1699 by Lord Lemster. Ait. Kew.
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Bellis Perennis var. Major Flore Pleno. Great Double Daisy.
Class and Order.
Syngenesia Polygamia Superflua.
Generic Character.
Recept. nudum, conicum. Pappus nullus. Cal. hemisphæricus: squamis æqualibus. Sem. subovata.
Specific Character and Synonyms.