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Gypsophila—continued., —8 — 
G. paniculata (panicled).* f. whitish, small, very numerous, 
panicled; peduncles smooth, filiform, divaricating. June to 
August. J. few, linear-lanceolate, scabrous, acute. h. 2ft. to 3ft. 
aoe —F A very elegant, light, and graceful perennial. 
—— Verbs 
G. perfoliata (perfoliate). M. pink, panicled; panicles dicho- 
tomous, clammy. July. l. lanceolate, half stem-clasping, acute, 
smooth. h. 14ft, to 3ft. South-western Europe, 1817, 
G. prostrata (prostrate). A synonym of G. repens. 
G. repens (creeping), fl. white or pale rose-coloured. July to 
September. Z. linear, glabrous. Stems somewhat panicled, few- 
flowered. h,6in. Alps of Europe, 1774. SYN. G. prostrata. 
G. Stevenii (Steven’s).* f. white, panicled; petals broad-linear, 
obtuse, entire. July. J. linear-lanceolate, keeled, grey. Stem 
diffuse. h. lft. to 2ft. Caucasus, 1818. 
GYRANDRA. See Erythreza. 
GYROCARPEZ. A sub-order of Combretacee. 
GYROSE. Bent backwards and forwards, like the 
anthers of cucurbits. 
HABENARIA (from habena, a thong or strap; spur 
long, strap-shaped). Syn. Sieberia. ORD. Orchideæ. A 
genus of about 400 species of terrestrial stove, greenhouse, 
or hardy plants with the habit of Orchis, many of which 
are highly ornamental, and well worthy of a place in any 
garden.. They are found in almost all temperate and 
warm regions. Among the numerous genera which are 
now included under Habenaria are: Celoglossum, Gymna- 
denia, Phyllostachya, and Platanthera. The species de- 
scribed below are hardy, except where stated otherwise, 
and form very pretty plants for boggy places, or other 
situations, in moist, peaty soil. For culture of stove 
species—of which few are now grown—see Bletia. 
Fic. 165. FLOWER OF HABENARIA BIFOLIA CHLORANTHA. 
H. bifolia (two-leaved). Butterfly Orchis. fl. white, numerous; 
lip lanceolate, entire, about hali the length of the very long, 
iform spur, June. Stem angular, lft. high. Britain. Accord- 
ing to Bentham, this — varies much in the breadth of the 
leaves as well as of the parts of the flower, and the extreme 
forms have been distinguished as species, the name of H, chlo- 
rantha (see Fig. 165) being given to those in which the flowers 
are large, and the anther cells much more broadly diverging at 
the base. Darwin, however, regarded H. chlorantha and H. bifolia 
as distinct species, and states that they require different species 
of moths to fertilise them. Be Sigg tec ol 
H. phariglottis (fringed-tongued).* . white, beautifully 
Í — in spikes. — and June. North America, 1820. 
(L. B C. 925.) 
H. candida (white). M. white ; spike few-flowered; sepals ovate- 
acute, — sae — one horizontal; petals undivided, 
faleate, obtuse ; lip entire, ensiform ; spur pendulous, twice as 
jong as ovary, two-lobed at apex. August. h. lft. Sierra Leone, 
. Stove, 
Habenaria—continued. 
H. ciliaris —— orange-yellow, arranged in dense clusters; 
lip beautifully frin Stems or- spikes very showy, lift. to 2ft. 
1688) North Aen ee 1796. An elegant, AEN rare, ike (B. M. 
H. cristata (crested),* fl. golden-yellow, cro ded, individ 
much smaller than thone ot A. art. li — — pre 
spring. Stem lft. high. North America, "206. (L. B, C. 1661.) 
H. dilatata (widened). f. white, densely arranged on slender 
spikes. Summer. Stem lft. to 2ft. high. North America, 1823, 
Very showy and rare. 
H. fimbriata (fimbriated).* ji. lilac-purple, large, and prettily 
fringed, arranged on a long spike. Summer. Stem lft. Uft. 
high. North America, 1789. (B. R. 405.) 
H. gigantea (gigantic). fl. greenish-white, la e, about 4in. - 
across, very fragrant ; racemes four to six-flowered. July. Stem 
about 4ft. high. India, 1834. Stove. (B. M. 3374.) 
H. Helleborina (Helleborine): * jl. green, flesh-colour, sessile, 
distant, horizontal; lip much larger than the sepals or petals ; 
limb semicircular; column short, broad, concealed under the 
dorsal sepals and petals. September. l. oblong-lanceolate, sub- 
acute, not plaited, five-nerved, deep green. Sierra Leone, 1870. 
Stove.. SYN. Eulophia Helleborina. (B. M. 5875.) 
H. Hookerii (Hooker’s) fl. greenish-white, Spikes slender, 
twenty to thirty-flowered, 6in. to 12in. high. June. North 
America, 1822. 
H. orbiculata (spherical). M. greenish-white, in loose spikes. 
l. very large, silvery-white yka prostrate upon the ground. 
h. 1ft. to 2ft. North Ametica. A distinct and very large species. 
(L. B. C. 1623.) i 
H. psycodes (fragrant).* f. varying from rose to crimson, 
very fragrant, faaan spikes sin. to 10in. long. June. North 
America, 1826. A very showy species, allied to H. fimbriata, but 
with smaller flowers. 
H. rhodochila (red-lipped).* fl., scape 9in. long; raceme about 
twelve-flowered ; sepals green, united into a hood-like process ; 
lip large, bright cinnabar-red. August. North China, 1884. 
Greenhouse, 
H. rotundifolia (round-leaved.) A. rosy-purple ; lip white, 
spotted with purple; spikes large and compact. Summer. h. lift. 
to 3ft. North America. 
salaccensis (Salakian). fl., raceme ovate, Sin. to 6in. long ; 
pedicels short, clothed with two or three narrow-lanceolate bracts ; 
sepals spreading, green; petals reddish, very narrow; lip elon- 
gated, tripartite; spur refiexed, narrow, tipped with orange ; 
column short. ‘April, l., lower ones 4in. to 5in. long, lanceolate, 
acuminate, striated ; superior ones becoming dually smaller, 
bractiform. Stem 12in, to 14in. high, — y clothed at the 
base with two or three sheathing scales, leafy upwards. Roota 
tuber, and three or four thick fleshy fibres. Mount Salak, Java. 
Stove. (B. M. 5196,) 
HABERLEA (named after Karl Konstantin Haberle, 
Professor of Botany at Pesth, died 1881). ORD. Gesne- 
racee. A monotypic genus. The species is an elegant 
little hardy herbaceous perennial, not unlike a miniature 
Gloxinia, and with a tufted habit. For culture, see 
Ramondia. — 
drooping; coro! € 
to five-flowered. April i all radical, and recutyed, 
ghovateoblong, obtuse. h. 4in. to bin. — 1880. (B. M. 
HABIT. The general appearance of a plant; its 
manner of growth. 
HABITAT. Habitation; native country. 
HABLITZIA (named in honour of C. von Hablitz, 
a distinguished Prussian author and traveller). ORD. 
Chenopodiacew. A monotypic genus, the species being 
a tall, hardy, climbing herb. It thrives in any ordinary 
garden soil. Increased by divisions, or by seeds. 
‘amnus-like).* jl. green, small, in b 
— ee ee, oe 
jaming a en Aag nerved. Cancasns, WM 
(from habros, delicate, and anthos, 
a flower). ORD. Amaryllidee. The plants formerly 
included in this genus are now referred, by Baker and 
the authors of the “Genera Plantarum,” to Hippeas- 
trum and Zephyranthes (which see). 
H. Andersonii. ‘cc Zephyranthes Andersonii, 
H, bifidus. See Hippeastrum bifidum. 
H. gracilifolius. Sce Zephyranthes gracilifolius. 
H. miniatus. See Hippeastrum advenum. 
H. versicolor, See Zephyranthes versicolor. 
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