Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum
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Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum, Linn. (Leucanthemum vulgare, Lam.). Whiteweed. Ox-eye Daisy. Fig. 937. Glabrous perennial erect weed, 1-2 ft. high: root-lvs. long-petioled, with a large, oval blade and coarse, rounded notches: st.-lvs. lanceolate, becoming narrower toward the top, serrate, with few distant and sharper teeth. (Var. pinnatifidum, Lec. & Lam., has more divided lvs.): heads terminal, showy white. June, July. Eu., N. Asia. Gn. 70, p. 176. —One of the commonest weeds in the eastern states, being characteristic of worn-out meadows. The daisies are not cult but they are often gathered for decoration, and make excellent cut-fls. The plant is very variable, and forms adapted to fl.- garden uses will probably be developed. Rayless plants are sometimes found. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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