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and produces a great number of daisy-like 
flowers with a yellow center. To preserve 
the flowers of the Acroclinium with a bright 
center, they should be gathered the first day 
they open. 
The wing-stalked Ammobium alatum is 
one of the most distinct as well as the hard¬ 
iest of the Everlastings. The plant grows 
over two feet in height, and the stem is stiff 
and angular in appearance, the pretty little 
flow T ers being of a pure white color. A new 
variety, A. alatum grandiflorum, with flow¬ 
ers twice as large as those of the original 
species, is one of the latest novelties. 
GK>mphrena. {Globe Amaranth.) 
The Globe Amarantlius, Gomphrena glo- 
bosa , and its varieties grow about two and 
a half feet in height, and are, when well 
grown, among the most handsome and 
showy Everlastings. The flowers of the 
Gomphrenas should not be cut before they 
are of full size, but they must not be left 
until the lower scales commence to drop 
off or become injured. The Gomphrenas 
are also valuable for massing on the lawn, 
and, if arranged with regard to the color of 
their flowers, present a highly attractive 
appearance. They also possess the de¬ 
sirable quality of standing our hot, dry 
summers without injury, and as the flow¬ 
ers are produced in the greatest profusion 
from June until frost, and remain in per¬ 
fection for two or three weeks, I do not 
think that more can be said in their praise. 
Helipterum Sanfordii is an extremely 
graceful and pretty species, of dwarf 
branching habit, growing about one foot 
in height, and producing its rich golden 
yellow flowers in clusters. H. corymbi- 
florum is pure white. The flowers of this 
genus require to be cut when the heads are 
about opening, as they expand during the 
drying process. They retain their color 
and brightness for years. 
HELICHRYSUM MONSTROSUM. 
The Helichrysums form exceedingly use¬ 
ful ornamental plants for the mixed bor¬ 
der. Helichrysum monstrosum floro pleno 
grows about two feet high, the double 
flowers being large and showy, and of va¬ 
rious colors—white, yellow, purple, and 
rose, with their various shades. H. elegans 
and sti'ictum grow about a foot in height; 
they are of branching habit with elegant 
silver foliage and yellow flowers, somewhat 
resembling Immortelles. 
Rhodantlie is another very graceful genus 
of compact growth, producing its neat and 
pretty flowers in the greatest profusion. 
R. Manglesii is a most beautiful and deli¬ 
cate species, but unfortunately does not 
often succeed in the flower border. R. 
maculata is a more hardy and robust spe¬ 
cies, and is perfectly at home in the flower 
border. It is of a rosy purple color, with a 
bright yellow center. R. atrosanguinea 
has dark crimson flowers with a dark violet 
center, while R. atrosanguinea alba is pure 
silvery white. 
