The name, Heliotrope, is derived from the Greek, Helios, the 
Sun, and tropo, I turn. The flowers of the Heliotrope, like those 
of the Sunflower, have a slight motion during the day towards the 
-sun as it passes from east to west. 
The Heliotrope said to the sun, 
“ I love hut thee, 
And evermore 1 1 turn my face 
Where thou may’st be.” 
The sun sent down a mellow beam 
Whether it fell on stream or flower. 
Or earth so bare. 
And the sun said, “ I shine serene 
On every one, 
I love the earth and all therein, 
Love me, the sun 1” 
