. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. PLANTS. 173 H. Radula. H. recurva. H. Eeinwardti. H. reticulata. H. retusa. H. rigida. H. rugosa. H. setata. H, spiralis. H. subulata. H. siibatteuuata. H. tessellata. H. torquata. H. translucens. H. turgida. H. viscosa. Heliotropium.—The various species of plants belonging to this genus are of little importance in a decorative point of view ; there is, however, one ex- ception, and that is the popular favourite, H. Pcru- vianum, and its cultivated varieties, all of which are known to every one as " Cherry-pie ; This plant
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. PLANTS. 173 H. Radula. H. recurva. H. Eeinwardti. H. reticulata. H. retusa. H. rigida. H. rugosa. H. setata. H, spiralis. H. subulata. H. siibatteuuata. H. tessellata. H. torquata. H. translucens. H. turgida. H. viscosa. Heliotropium.—The various species of plants belonging to this genus are of little importance in a decorative point of view ; there is, however, one ex- ception, and that is the popular favourite, H. Pcru- vianum, and its cultivated varieties, all of which are known to every one as " Cherry-pie ; This plant and its varieties are extremely easy to cultivate, and from the delicious fra- grance which they emit, they are much in de- mand for bouquet mak- ing and for mixing with any other cut fiowers. Heliotropes are low, shrubby plants, with en- tire oblong leaves, which are covered more or less with long rigid hairs; the racemes are densely set with small lilac, pur- ple, or white flowers. They are frequently used for bedding purposes in the summer months. For the production of cut flowers a plant should be trained against a wall or pillar in the green-honse, A light rich loam suits them best. The following are a few of the best varieties :— S. Beauty of the Boudoir.—Purple-shaded lilac, H. Florence Nightingale.—Deep purple. JI. Souvenir de Leopold I.—Lilac. H. the Queen.—Mauve. H. Voltaireanum.—Deep purple. E. White Lady.—Pure white; especially useful for winter blooming. Hovea.—These are shrubby leguminose plants from various parts of Australia, but chiefly from the South-eastern and Western. They are plants of easy culture, but being rather straggling in habit, they require extra attention in the matter of stopping, in order to form compact bushes. For potting, a compost of three parts peat and one. Hydrangea hortensis. of light loam, with about a sixth pai't of sharp sand, suits them admirably, and the soil should bo used rough. The flowers of Hoveas are all som
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