320 GARDEN PLANTS. PART II. 



Rhodanthe. 



1 R. Manglesii. A very lovely little pot-plant, deserving all 

 possible care that can be bestowed in the cultivation of it ; bears 

 numerous small, delicate-looking, rose-coloured, everlasting 

 flowers. It has been observed that "few plants brought to 

 Covent Garden Market charm the visitor so much as the silvery 

 rose-tinted flowers of the Khodanthe." Sow the seed in October 

 in a light leaf-mould soil, and prick out the plants into small 

 pots. Shift several times as the plants increase in size, using 

 at the last decayed manure abundantly. All cultivators insist 

 on the great advantage of frequent shiftings of this plant. To 

 me, however, the plants appear far more effective when several 

 are grown in one pot or pan. 2. R. maculata is a more robust 

 species with dark ring round the disk. Podolepis gracilis. In 

 all respects very like, and bears pale Lilac flowers. 



Acroclinium. 



A. roseum. Bears dry or everlasting flowers, very similar] to 

 those of the preceding, but very much larger ; grows to about 

 three feet high, and is a very ornamental object when in full 

 bloom, as it usually is by the beginning of February. Sow the 

 seeds in October, and put out the plants in the border in a 

 good soil. 



Helichrysum. 



EVERLASTINGS. 



Curious for the rather large, dry, husky flowers they bear, but 

 of no very ornamental character in the garden. The flowers 

 remain unchanged for many months, and are often used as an 

 indoor ornament. The plants grow to two or three feet high, 

 and require no particular care in their cultivation. There are 

 varieties with white, yellow, and rose-coloured flowers. Sow in 

 October. 



Cineraria. 



The plants of this genus, of which there are many varieties, 

 are perennial, but as they will not bear the heat of this country 

 can only be treated as annuals. They bear daisy-like, fragrant 

 flowers of lovely hues of colour, and if the seed be sown early in 

 October, plants may be raised which will often be advanced 



