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BEAUTIFUL GAEDEN FLOWEES. 
The perennial Sunflowers all bear bright yellow 
blooms, and are easily increased by division in the 
spring. They flourish in any soil, and are excellent 
for cutting. The following kinds are likely to give 
general satisfaction : — H. angustifolius, 2 to 5 feet high, 
with narrow glossy green leaves ; if. decajoetalus, 4 feet 
high; H. giganteus, 10 to 12 feet high, likes moist soil ; 
H. mollis, 3 to 5 feet high, with ovate soft hairy leaves 
of a greyish tint ; H. multiflorus, a fine Sunflower, 3 to 
5 feet high, with ovate heart-shaped leaves. There are 
several varieties of it, the best being, Bouquet cl’ or, flore 
pleno, grandiplenus or Soleil d’or, all fine double- 
flowered forms, to which the simple forms major and 
maximus may be added. H. orgyalis is an extraordinary 
looking Sunflower, 6 to 10 feet high, with narrow 
drooping willow-like leaves, and deep golden-yellow 
flowers. A graceful plant in bold masses. H. rigidus 
(. Harpalium ) grows 3 to 5 feet high, having rougliish 
purple stems, and variable leaves. There are several 
varieties, amongst which Miss Mellish, with large leaves 
and flowers, and D. Deivar may be regarded as the 
best. The kinds mentioned above usually flower 
during August and September, and even later. 
HELLEBORUS (Hellebore). — 1 These perennials are 
easily recognised by their short tliickish rootstocks, 
lobed leaves, and flowers in which the five sepals are 
larger and more conspicuous than the small, tubular, 
honey-secreting petals. The kinds mentioned below 
like a rich moist loamy soil, and rather shaded spots. 
They are most easily increased by division after the 
flowers have faded. Seeds may also be sown under glass 
when ripe, but it takes a long time to produce flower- 
