1 88 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



HELIANTHEMUM. [Cistineas.] A large family of orna- 

 mental trailing plants. A few of the herbaceous perennials 

 are hardy. The annuals should be sown from seed in 

 spring in the open border. 



ANNUALS. H, ^Egyptiacum (Egyptian) ; 9 inches; flowers 

 white, in June ; Egypt ; 1764. H. eriocaulon (woolly-stemmed); 

 9 inches ; flowers yellow ; Spain ; 1817. H. guttatum (spotted); 

 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in June ; England. H. ledifoliuin 

 (ledum-leaved) ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in June ; England. 

 H. Niloticum (Nile) ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in June ; south 

 of Europe 51817. H. Niloticum majus (larger) ; i foot ; flowers 

 yellow; Europe; 1817. H. plantagineum (plantain-like); 6 

 inches ; flowers yellow, in June ; south of Europe ; 1823. H. 

 punctatum (dotted) ; 6 inches, flowers yellow, in July ; south of 

 France; 1816. H, salicifolium (willow-leaved) ; 6 inches; flow- 

 ers yellow, in July ; south of Europe ; 1759. H. sanguineum 

 (bloody) ; 3 inches ; flowers yellow, in July ; Spain ; 1826. H. 

 villosum (shaggy) ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in July ; Spain ; 

 1823. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. H. Canadense (Canadian) ; i 

 foot ; flowers yellow, in June ; North America ; 1799. H. Caro- 

 liniamtm (Carolina) ; I foot ; flowers yellow, in July ; Carolina ; 

 1823. H. rosmarinifolium (rosemary-leaved) ; I foot ; flowers 

 pale-yellow, in June ; Canada ; 1823. 



HELJANTHUS. Sun-flower. [Composite.] These tall- 

 growing, coarse-flowered perennials are well adapted for 

 shrubberies. The annual species are showy, and should be 

 cultivated where there is room. 



H. antiuns (annual) ; hardy annual ; 6 feet ; flowers yellow, in 

 August; South America; 1596. H. ludicus (Indian); hardy 

 annual ; 6 feet ; flowers yellow, in July ; Egypt ; 1785. H. mul- 

 tiflorus (many-flowered) ; hardy perennial ; 5 feet ; flowers yel- 

 low, single, or double, in August; North America ; 1597. ff- 

 titberosum is the Jerusalem Artichoke. 



There are some thirty other species. 



