Growing Flowers 73 



Heliotrope 



The old-fashioned little heliotrope is a delicate 

 little flower and should be given a fairly rich, well- 

 drained soil. It makes a pretty border plant, and 

 if all dead flowers are clipped off it will bloom until 

 frost cuts it down. 



The tall heliotrope grows to be three or four feet 

 in height and is most effective when planted with 

 the shorter variety at its base. It may be propa- 

 gated by cuttings in the early spring or in the fall 

 after the flowers have ceased, though spring cut- 

 tings will be much easier to root. 



Hibiscus 



The hibiscus thrives best in the South and when 

 grown in the North should be planted in large 

 wooden tubs that they may be taketfindoors in the 

 winter. The soil should be rich and friable and the 

 plants should be frequently watered. 



The hibiscus is remarkable for its large, brilliantly 

 colored flowers of great variety. The leaves, too, 

 are beautiful, and the foliage would be worth cul- 

 tivating if there were no flowers. 



