A FEW OF MY FAVOMJITE 



ELIZABETH DENNISON 



WONDER if you are acquainted with Elizabeth, or 

 if she is a friend of yours? But I know she will be 

 when you know her. I met her first in a friend's 

 garden while we were discussing her brother, Cente- 

 fleur, a most excellent heliotrope, until Elizabeth 

 made her debut at the Panama Exposition and was 

 awarded the medal of honor over every known va- 

 riety; up to that time Centefleur was considered su- 

 preme. Now to the facts. The flowerheads of both 

 are superb. The only difference that I found was 

 that Elizabeth's foliage was much finer and more 

 delicate and the flower stems more slender and the 

 plant more dwarf than Centefleur. Both are identi- 

 cal in color, and both varieties may be planted together, using 

 Elizabeth as a border and Centefleur as a background planting. 

 All through the Herbaceous Garden plant heliotrope with Calen- 

 dula, Lemon Queen and all the Salpiglossis, and you will have 

 an unfailing supply of flowers for cutting, that is, if you keep 

 cutting them. 



If after cutting heliotrope you keep it in a dark room for two 

 or three hours in water, you will find it will keep for several days 



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