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viz. : brown, orange and brown, white-yellow, purple, 

 carmine, and rich rose, variously shaded and tipped. 



H. nanum atrosanguineum, A beautiful everlasting 

 plant, with brilliant deep crimson flowers, very constant ; 

 one and one-half foot high. 



HELIOTROPITTM. HELIOTROPE. 



[The name was given by Linnaeus, from Helios, the sun, and trope, a turn ; 

 in allusion to the flowers being turned to the sun.) 



If Clio tro pi Hill Peruvianum, Peruvian or Sweet Helio- 

 trope, Peruvian Turnsole. A native of Peru, whence it 

 was introduced in 1757. It is an elegant and delicate 

 plant, but not showy ; it is chiefly admired for its fra- 

 grance. The blossom is very small, of a pale blue, often 

 inclining to white ; with varieties of a dark-purplish blue. 

 It sheds an almond-like perfume, which has gained great 

 favor. It will not stand severe weather, and must be housed 

 as soon as there is an appearance of frost. Notwith- 

 standing the tenderness of the plant, it is valuable for mas- 

 sing in beds. It produces an abundance of bloom through 

 the summer months, and will repay any care that may be 

 requisite for its treatment. Plants may be obtained from 

 nurserymen in the spring, and may be preserved through 

 the winter to plant out the following summer. When 

 they have done flowering, the plants should be taken up 

 and potted, and placed in the house, in a cool room, trim- 

 ming off the young soft wood ; before freezing weather, 

 they must be removed to the sitting room where they will 

 soon begin to throw out new leaves, and by February or 

 March, produce flowers. When planted out in June, they 

 should be cut down again, so as to form thick bushy 

 plants. Young plants may be easily raised from cuttings, 

 but as a general rule, it will be found more economical to 



