Helichrysum. - Some splendid varieties or species of this beautiful immortal have appeared from Germany, viz. :

H. bracteatum nanum, yellow and white, dwarf varieties. H. compositum monstrosum nanum (dwarf). H. brachyrhync-hum (new), and if there is anything in a name, it ought to be fine.

H. borrusorum rex, H. robustum niveum, H. macanthrum, white and yellow varieties, tipped with purple, and the varieties approaching purple are very fine.