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HELIOTROPE, OR TURNSOLE. 



(^Heliotropium.) 



This beautiful little plant, a native of Peru, flowers 

 in May ; but in the greenhouse continues in bloom 

 nearly all the year. It is said to turn to the sun, 

 and thereby has acquired its name; but should a 

 cloud obscure the sky, it droops its head. Its flowers 

 are much esteemed for their beautiful simplicity and 

 fragrance. 



Class, Pentandria. Order, Monogynia. 



