Do not try all of the varieties named, but select from the descriptions the one or two which would be most pleasing to you.
| Common Name. | Different Varieties. | Height. |
Everlasting Flowers or “Imortelles” (pronouncedim-mor-tél). | A-cro-lin-i-um. Pretty white and rosy-pink while in the bud state. | 15 inches. |
Hel-i-chry-sum (Strawflower). One of the 30 inches.best “Everlasting” flowers. Plant 12 inchesapart. Mixed colors. Xer-an-the-um. One of the prettiest of“Everlastings.” Purple, white, rose. | 30 inches. | |
Globe Am-a-ranth (Bachelor’s Buttons).Resemble clover heads in white and purple. | 12 inches. |
* If garden space is small, select only the names marked with a star.
In drying “Everlasting” Flowers, make a paper flower holder in the following manner:
Paper Flower Holder
1. Cut a large square from a heavy piece of paper. Eight inches is a good size.
2. Fold the paper across four times, as shown by the dotted lines in figures 1, 2, 3, 4.