118 HELIANTHUS 



Helian'thus — continued. 



H. cucumerifol'ius. A miniature Sunflower with 

 many garden varieties about 3 ft. high, with 

 purple mottling on the stems and much 

 branched. Yellow with dark centre, 3 ins. 

 across. From Texas. 



H, Damman'ni. A hybrid between H. annuus and 

 H. argophyllus. There is a variety of this, 

 H. d. sulphureus, paler in colour. 



H. exi'lis. 2 ft. high. A slender species with 

 yellow flowers, 2 ins. across and narrow 

 leaves. N. California. 



H. lenticula'ris. Same as H. annuus. 



H. macrocar'pus. Same as H. annuus. 



H. ova'tus. Same as H. annuus. 



H. petiola'ris. 3 ft. high. Yellow flowers 4 ins. 

 across, the leaves covered with hard hairs. 

 Rather a rare plant. A variety called H. p. 

 canes'cens is covered with white hairs. From 

 Arkansas, 1826. 



H. scaher'rimus, deep yellow flowers, branching 

 stems, and broad oval-toothed leaves. From 

 California. 



H. Stel'la. A garden variety, very like H. cucumeri- 

 folius, 8 ft. high with large flowers. There is 

 a variety of this with pale yellow flowers, called 

 Primrose Stella in the catalogues. 



Seed may be sown 2 ins. deep for the H. annuus^ 



