PLANTING LIST 339 



Godetia, or Satin Flower: So called from its satiny flowers in 

 delicate shades of white and the reds ; it is useful in borders, and 

 for filling shady places. The flowers are excellent for the house; 

 they bloom from early summer till frost. Varieties are dwarf and 

 tall, single and double, and are best all treated as tender an- 

 nuals. Sow under glass in April, outdoors after the middle of May, 

 and thin to about a foot apart in light and rather poor soil. The 

 plants spring again from self-sown seed, and transplant easily. 

 Freshly ripe seed sown in August will give plants that may be carried 

 through a favorable winter under a mulch of leaves, and will blossom 

 especially early next year. 



Golden Glow : One of the Rudbeckia family, a tall hardy peren- 

 nial which is very useful as a background or screen, and makes 

 fine handsome clumps of yellow flowers. While it can be raised 

 from seed, it is quickest grown from root-divisions, which multiply 

 very rapidly, so that in a few years a single root will, by division, 

 make a fine show. The plants grow six or seven feet tall, and should 

 be set three feet or more apart. The flowers bloom through August. 

 If the stalks are then cut to the ground, a new crop of flowers, borne 

 on short stems, will appear in late fall. The flowers of Golden 

 Glow keep well in water. 



Gumbo, see Okra. 

 Heartsease, see Pansy. 



Helenium : A plant much like Golden Glow, but with smaller 

 and more handsome yellow flowers, and following it in season, 

 the plants sometimes lasting to the chrysanthemum time. It is 

 best grown from root-divisions, which will rapidly increase. Set 

 the clumps about three feet apart. The stems grow to about six 

 feet in height, bearing the flowers in large heads. 



Helianthus, see Sunflower. 



Heliotrope : A plant of very pleasing scent, and good for bedding 

 or cut flowers, is not easily grown from seed except in the green- 

 house. It can be grown from cuttings, or the plants may be bought. 

 As they spread rapidly when in deep, moist soil, they should be 



