GOMPHRENA, Nat. Ord. Amarantacece. 



A well known Everlasting, sometimes called English Clover. 

 Flowers should not be picked until well matured and of full size, 

 near the end of summer. The seed of the 

 Gomphrena does not germinate very well 

 in the open ground, and it is therefore 

 best to sow it in a hot-bed if possible. Set 

 i the plants about a foot apart. About eight- 

 een inches in height. Fine for the garden 



SPP^UwUI^SiM Ik as we '^ as ^ or Drying. Makes a good sum- 

 mer hedge. It the cottony coating which 

 surrounds it is removed, the seed will be more certain to grow, as in wet weather it may cause rot. 



HELICHRYSUM, Nat. Ord. Composite. 

 An exceedingly handsome class, mostly large and showy plants, 

 of great value for winter bouquets and other floral ornaments, 

 flowers are large and full, and of a good variety 

 of colors. Plants generally about two feet in 

 height. Cut just before the flowers fully expand. 

 Even the buds are handsome and make up 

 beautifully. Always save a few buds to use with 

 the flowers. Plant about a foot apart. Seeds 

 germinate readily, even in the open ground. 

 The colors are, white, yellow, and red of very 

 many brownish shades. It is the largest and 

 boldest and one of the best of the Everlastings. 



HELIPTERUM, Nat. Ord. Composite. 



Helipterum Sanfordii is one of the prettiest little everlast- 

 ting flowers that grows, as all will believe after a look at the 

 engraving, and when we inform them that it is a truthful rep- 

 resentation of a cluster of these flowers, of the natural size, 

 and that they are a deep, rich, golden, shining yellow. The 

 plant, which is about a foot in height, and branching, bears very 

 many of these clusters. They should be taken when the buds 

 are about opening, tied in bunches and 

 hung up in a shady place, and the 

 flowers will open in the drying pro- 

 cess, and will retain their brightness 

 and color for very many years. The 

 ^* Helipterum is found wild in Australia, 

 and we believe, in sections of Africa. 



RHODANTHE, Nat. Ord. Composites. 

 The Rhodanthe is one of the prettiest and most delicate of the 

 Everlastings. It has been in cultivation for many years, and we 

 have seen it in Europe in the conservato- 

 ries, where it was once much prized as a 

 pot plant, and a good specimen, bearing a 

 hundred of its pretty flowers is really a 

 beautiful object. The Rhodanthe is a 

 native of Northern Australia. Some care 

 is necessary in starting the seeds, but 

 after good plants are grown we never fail 

 to obtain flowers in abundance. The 

 flowers should be gathered before they fully 

 expand, as if allowed to grow too long, they open too much and lose their beautiful bell form. 



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