Sunflower, corona solis . This plant is different from heliotrope and tournesol. See Heliotrope. It is divided into two varieties. The first grows to about five or six feet, and forms a straight stem with very large and jagged leaves. At its summit, there sprouts a large radiated flower. Its crown shaped disk is composed of several yellow florets. Between these are semi-florets separated by folded and grooved leaves inside a chalice that houses seeds, larger than those of a melon. This plant always turns toward the sun from which it takes its name. It comes from a seed that flourishes in the summer, that needs open air, a rich soil, and ample sunlight. The second variety is shorter and divides into several shoots, each forming a tuft and carrying a flower. This flower is smaller than that of the first variety.

These soleils [suns] are perennial, and propagate themselves through their roots. They thrive in in all sorts of soil, and nature itself looks after them. They are only suitable in vegetable gardens and between isolated trees lining a great walkway in a park. They are rarely used in fancy gardens, save to be put out of sight. They can be trimmed into bushes by pruning their branches.