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POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



HELICHRYSUM. (Yellow Everlasting.) 



Gen. Char. (Syngenesia P. Superfiua.) Florets of the disc 

 having both stamens and pistils, — of the ray, pistils only ; re- 

 ceptacle naked ; pappus hairy or feathery ; involucre imbricated, 

 radiated ; ray coloured. 



Named from the sun and gold, from the colour of the 

 flowers. H. hracbeatmm and arenarium, the Yellow Ever- 

 lastings, grow in our gardens, and there are others equally 

 hardy ; the following, principally from the Cape, require the 

 shelter of the greenhouse : — H. eriecefolmm, paniculatnm, 

 grandiflorum, slellatum, argenteum, and many others, have 

 white flowers ; fulgidwn, odoratissimtim, rutilans, and many 

 more, have yellow flowers ; these are all " Everlastings." 

 Some also have red flowers, and as they often remain on the 

 plant six months without decaying, they are a valuable ad- 

 dition to a collection. The soil should be sandy. 



GNAPHALIUM. (Common Everlasting.) 



Gen. Char. (Syngenesia P. Superfiua.) Florets of the disc with 

 both stamens and pistils, — of the ray, pistils only ; receptacle 

 naked ; pappus hairy or feathery ; involucre imbricated, marginal 

 scales round, membranous and dry, coloured. 



