HELIOTROPIUM, HEMEROGALLIS 



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dcg. in order to root quickly. Rooted cuttings potted up by April 

 first will grow into 4-in. pot plants and be in full bloom by the end 

 of May. If you have trouble with your plants making enormous 

 growth but not flowering enough during the Summer, try this: 

 Enlarge the hole in the bottom of the 4-in. pot the plant is in to 

 about the size of a quarter, and instead of setting out the plants, 

 leave them in the pots, or rather, plant pot and all. 



HEMEROGALLIS 

 (YELLOW DAY LILY) 



It isn't everybody who cares for this plant, yet wherever hardy 

 plants are made use of, we usually find a few specimens. Sometimes, 

 when given a chance, they have spread over a great area. They are 

 really very showy planted in a mass when in full bloom. 



Fig. 178.— HEMEROGALLIS FLAVA. While not much of a florist's flower,, this has 

 always been a favorite hardy border plant. Masses are needed to create a real effect 



