THE 



VOL. v.] 



FEBRUARY, 1882. 



[No. 2. 



EYERLASTING FLOWERS. 



The beautiful colored plate which is 

 given to our readers in this number 

 will shew them how abundant are our 

 floral resources, and though we may not 

 be able to have a green-house or con- 

 servatory from which we can gather 

 flowers during the bleak winter days, 



open, else the centre is apt to be dis- 

 colored. There is also a pure white 

 variety. The Helichrysum flowers are 

 also conspicuous, the one brownish-red, 

 and the other dark-red, with purplish 

 shade. These are easily grown from 

 seed in the open border and attain a 



yet we need not be without our bou- height of about two feet. Their colors 



quet for table or mantel decoration. 

 These brightly- colored flowers can be 

 grown in summer, and gathered at the 

 projier time, laid away in a drawer, 

 where they will retain all their fresh- 

 ness of coloring, until wanted to en- 

 liven the rooms whence the perishing 

 beauties of flora have vanished. 



Those of our readere who are fa-' 

 miliar with these everlasting flowers 

 will readily recognize each flower in 

 this charming bouquet. That beauti- 

 ful Acroclinium Roseum, with pink 

 margined petals shading to white at 

 the base, is a tender annual that should 

 be started in a pot or box in the house 

 to secure quick germination of the 

 seed. It will grow to about eighteen 

 inches in height, and yields a large 

 number of its pretty daisy-like flowers. 

 These should be gathered the first day 

 they open, or even before they are fully 



are white, yellow, and various sliades 

 of brownish-red. The flowers should 

 be cut just before they are fully ex- 

 panded. The Xeranthemum is also 

 easily grown ; it flowers abundantly in 

 colors of purple, blue and white, grow- 

 ing hardly a foot in height. Just above 

 that white Helichrysum, and a little 

 to the left, will be seen that old-time 

 friend, the Globe Amaranth. It is 

 best to sow the seed of this in a pot 

 in the house, or in a hot bed, as it 

 does not germinate freely in the open 

 ground. They are pure white, flesh- 

 colored and purplish-crimson. These 

 should be gathered in the autumn after 

 the flowers are fully developed. Just 

 above this are the yellow and purple 

 Statice, which, though not everlastings, . 

 are easily dried, and retain their color 

 when in that condition. At the top of 

 the bouquet are the white and rose— 



