GRAMMANTHES loi 



elegans, i\ foot ; Hordiumjubatum, i| foot ; Lagurus ovatus, i| 

 foot ; Panicunt capillare, i\ foot ; P. oryzinum^ 2 feet ; Paspaluni 

 elegans, 3 feet ; Pennisetum longistylum, 2 feet ; Stipa pejinata, 

 2 feet ; and Tricholaena rosea, 2 feet. These are Hardy Annuals, 

 and in most cases do well either sown in Spring or Autumn, 

 but they are often treated as Half-hardy and raised under glass 

 or in a frame in the early Spring, the seedlings being planted 

 out in a warm situation in May. 



GRAMMANTHES 



A little plant growing not more than 3 or 4 inches high, 

 and with succulent leafage and inch-broad, yellow flowers 

 that turn reddish when fully opened, is Gramnianthes gen- 

 tianoides [CrassulacecB). For a warm place in the Rock garden 

 it is charming, and as it is easily raised in gentle heat in Spring 

 it deserves attention. It is a South African Half-hardy plant 

 of considerable merit. 



HEBENSTREITIA 



Although Hebenstreitia coinosa {Selaginacece) was brought 

 into prominent notice by Messrs. Sutton & Sons about 1902, 

 the species was fairly well known in botanic gardens many 

 years previously. It is an interesting plant with erect, Mig- 

 nonette-like spikes of whitish, red-marked flowers, the chief 

 merit of which lies in the fragrance they emit in the evenings. 

 H. comosa is a Half-hardy Annual from the Cape ; it grows i| 

 foot high, and is best raised in gentle heat in Spring and 

 planted out in May or June. 



HELIOPHILA 



" Cape Stock" 



The Heliophilas {Cruciferce) form a fairly large family of 

 South African plants, several of which are Half-hardy Annuals 

 that can be raised under glass in Spring, or out-of-doors in 



