HELIPTERUM 121 



Helio'phila — continued. 



Pretty little annuals from S. Africa, but not of 

 much value for making any display. They are also 

 rather short-lived, but may be flowered from June 

 to September by successive sowings. Suitable for 

 the margin of the mixed border when massed 

 together. 



H. araboi'des. The blue racemes of Forget-me-not 

 flowers grow about 1 ft. to 18 ins. high. The 

 foliage is hairy and of a grey -green shade, the 

 leaves forming like a miniatm^e three-fingered 

 glove. 1768. Syn., H. pilo'sa inci'sa. 



H. pilo'sa. About 12 ins. high. Very similar to 

 the above, but the blue flowers are said to be 

 about a month later in appearing. 1768. 



Sow the seeds iV in. deep in the open ground 

 in April in a sunny spot and thin to 6 ins. apart. 

 Make a sowing again in May and another in June 

 to keep up a succession of flowers. 



Heli'pterum — Australian Emrlasting, Immortelle- 

 Flower (from Gr. helios, the sun, and pteron, a 

 feather). Nat. Ord. Composite. 



H. Humholdtia'num. Australian half-hardy annuals, 

 papery looking like the Helichrysum, and 

 lasting a long time after it is cut and dried, 

 though it loses its bright golden colour and 

 turns a metallic green. It is a good pot plant, 

 but when grown in this way requires a very 

 rich compost, half sandy loam and half cow- 

 manm^e, 9 ins. high. Syn., H. Sandford'ii. 



