In the light I have seen a luminous cloud hover over a heliotrope on a side-table, break a sprig off, and carry the sprig to a lady; and on some occasions I have seen a similar luminous cloud visibly condense to the form of a hand and carry small objects about.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
He was seventy years of age-hale, rosy, and strong; a suitable escort for the beautiful young woman who wore a bonnet made of heliotrope, and had dark-brown eyes that shone like stars.
"A Vanished Hand"
Sarah Doudney
The former moats have assumed the shape of tiny lakes, upon which swans are seen at all hours; and where death-dealing cannon were planted, lindens, rose-bushes, peonies, heliotrope, and tall white lilies now bloom and flourish.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou