BELLIS perennis scapo nudo. Linn. Syst. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 770.
BELLIS hortensis flore pleno. Bauh. Pin. p. 261.
BELLIS minor hortensis flore pleno. Double Garden Daisy. Park. Parad. p. 322.
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The daisy, a plant common to Europe, in its wild state delights in open situations, which are moderately moist, its root is perennial, and increases greatly; the usual colour of its flowers is white, the florets are sometimes tipt with red, but more frequently red on the under side.
When double, the daisy becomes much more ornamental, and in this state many varieties of it have long been cultivated, very generally in gardens; those principally found in our nurseries are
The large double daisy with florets of a deep red colour on the under side, figured on the plate; the flowers of this sort will sometimes expand nearly to the size of a half-crown piece, and are the most shewy of any that we have seen; the foliage of this sort is also proportionably larger.
The pale red double daisy, more delicate in its appearance, but smaller, varying in its shades of colour.
The pure white double daisy.