176 BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS 



Heliotrope. -The "Cherry Pie" of our forebears is too familiar 

 to need any description. Its delicious perfume endears it to 

 every one. It is quite an easy plant to grow, and no one who 

 has a warm greenhouse or intermediate house need pass it by 

 if he wishes to have it. Many grow it out of doors during the 

 summer, and those who do so can propagate it by means of cut- 

 tings, which may be taken in September or October from growing 

 shoots. It also comes readily from seed, which may be sown in 

 spring. The normal soil suits it. To get nice, bushy plants it 

 is advisable to stop the shoots once or twice, as in the case of 

 Fuchsias. One sometimes meets with old plants of Cherry Pie 

 planted out in large conservatories, and covering a considerable 

 expanse of wall. When in full bloom they fill the house with 

 delicious odours, and may be cut from freely. Miss Nightingale, 

 White Lady, and Adele are three charming varieties which may 

 be increased by cuttings. Seed is procurable of the old light 

 blue species peruvianum, which is deliciously sweet. 



Hyacinth. See Bulb section. 



Hydrangea. A somewhat stiff and formal plant this, and 

 yet a popular market favourite. Its large, rounded head of pink 

 blossom makes it very conspicuous. The one so largely grown for 

 market is hortensis, and there are several varieties of it, notably 

 the white one called Thomas Hogg. It thrives in the normal soil. 

 Propagation is by cuttings, which may be taken from growing 

 shoots in spring, or from growths with flower buds in autumn 

 The former may be grown in a frame in summer, potted in August, 

 and kept out of doors until the end of September, when they may 

 be put in the greenhouse. If early bloom is wanted, they may be 

 subjected to gentle forcing in spring. 



Jasmine. Several of the Jasmines are flower garden plants, but 

 all are not hardy in fact, one or two of the most beautiful require 

 a stove-house. The species gracillimum is a case in point ; this is 

 a beautiful white Jasmine. Grandiflorum, also white, thrives in a 



