FLOWER GARDEN

Dicentra or dielytra, popularly termed Bleeding Heart, is a herbaceous perennial, hardy except in the most exposed situations, and makes a bush nearly 3 ft. high. The pink flowers are borne on long arching stems, and are nearly an inch across, heart shaped, and particularly graceful in effect. Propagation is by division when dormant. It is frequently grown in pots and forced in the greenhouse. It is almost impossible to give the plants too much water while they are in full growth. After flowering the plants can be divided, watered for a few weeks, and then allowed to rest until the autumn.