
108 Richard Frotscher’s Almanac end Garden Manual 


Gypsophila paniculata. Gypsophila. <A graceful plant with 
white flowers, which can be used’for bouquets. One foot high; from 
December to April. | 
Heliotropium Mixed varieties with dark and light shaded 
flowers. A well known plant, esteemed for the fragrance of its flowers ; 
which are produced during the whole summer in great profusion. 
This plant is generally propagated by cuttings, but can also be raised 
from seed. Should be sown in a hot-bed if sown early. 
Helichrysum meonstrosum album. White Everlasting 
Flower. Very showy double flowers. One anda half feet high. 
Helichrysum momstrosum rubrum. Red Everlasting 
Flower. Very ornamental. One and a half feet high. December 
till April. Does not transplant well. 
Helianthus fi. pl. Double Flowering Sunfiower. A well known 
plant, with showy yellow flowers. The double is often cultivated in 
the flower garden. The single varieties are cultivated mostly for the 
seed. They aresaid to be anti-malarious. Fourfeet high. February 
till May. - 
Iberis amara. White candytuft. A well known plant raised a 
good deal by florists for bouquets. Can be sown at different times to 
have a succession of flowers. One foot high. ; 
Iberis umbelata rosea. Purple candytult. One foot. QOcto- 
ber till April. ) i 
Linum gram@dimiovwum rubrum. Scarlet Flax. A very pretty | 
plant for masses or borders, with bright scarlet flowers, dark in the 
centre. One foot. January till April. 










Lobelia erinus. Mathiola annua. 
Lobelia erimus. Lobelia. A very graceful plant, with white | 
and blue flowers, well adapted for hanging baskets or border. Half I 
foot. October till March. | 




