THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Helichrysum—continued. 
H. buphthalmoides (Buphthalmum-like). A synonym of H. 
scorpioides. i 
FIG. 202. HELICHRYSUM BRACTEATUM AUREUM, showing 
Habit and detached Flower-head. 
Fig, 203. FLOWER-HEADS OF HELICHRYSUM BRACTEATUM 
COMPOSITUM. : 
H. ericzefolium (Heath-leaved). fl.-heads, outer involucre rough ; 
inner flesh-coloured. March to August. l. sessile, linear. h. 14ft. 
Cape of Good Hope, 1774. Greenhouse shrub. (B. M. 436, under 
name of Gnaphalium ericoides.) 
Fig, 204. HELICHRYSUM For 
a, Bingle Fiaa showing — and detached 
H. felinum (feline). fl.-heads purple. May and June. L 
lanceolate, sessile, ti naked above, Woolly beneath. 
Helichrysum—continued. 
h. 3ft. Cape of Good Hope, 1791. Greenhouse shrub. (B. R. 243, 
under name of Gnaphalium congestum.) 
H. footidum (fetid). M. hedds light yellow. June to Sep- 
tember. i. amplexicaul, entire, acute, downy beneath. Stem 
branched. h. 2ft. Cape of Good Hope, 1692. Greenhouse herb, 
See Fig. 204. (B. M. 1987, under name of Gnaphalium fætidum.) 
H. frigidum (frigid). j.-heads silvery white, about in. in 
diameter. May. J. — silky-hairy, h. 3in. Corsica, 1879. 
Plant elegant with decumbent branches. Half-hardy. (B. M. 
6515.) 
H. TÈ, hepp sg veg (large-flowered). fl.-heads white; corymb 
ked ; involucre cylindrical. June to August. l. amplexicaul, 
ovate-oblong, three-nerved, woolly above. h. 3ft. Cape of Good 
Hope, 1731. Greenhouse sub-shrub. (A. B. R. 489, under name 
of Gnaphalium grandiflorum.) 
H. graveolens (strong-scented). fl.-heads yellow, small, disposed 
in clusters. l. linear, sessile. Tauria, 1877. Plant woolly, half- 
hardy, herbaceous. (R. G. 889.) 
H. Gunnii (Gunn’s). A synonym of H. scorpioides. 
H. Mannii (Mann’s). fl. globose, lin. across, numerous, disposed 
in a large convex umbel, 6in. to Sin. across, at the summit of the 
stem; involucre white, of numerous closely imbricated scales ; 
disk-florets innumerable, bright yellow; pappus hairs slightly 
thickened upwards. September. J. close placed, spreading, 
lanceolate, acuminate, slightly tortuose. Stem brown, woody, 
naked below, becoming gradually herbaceous, and clothed with 
leaves upwards. h. 2ft. or more (in cultivation), _ Fernando 
Po and Cameroons, 1863. Greenhouse shrub. (B. M. 5431.) 
H. plicatum (folded). j.-heads white, corymbose, large. 
l. narrow, tapering into a long stalk. Macedonia, 1877. Plant 
woolly, forming prostrate, spreading, greyish tufts. An excellent 
hardy herbaceous plant for clothing dry, stony banks, (R. G. 889.) 
H. scorpioides (scorpion-like). fl.-heads, involucre broadly 
hemispherical ; bracts very numerous, the outer ones short, often 
tinged with brown, passing into the intermediate ones, of a bright 
yellow, usually narrow. JU. from oblong-spathulate to linear, 
mostly acute, glabrous or scabrous above, loosely woolly under- 
neath, the upper ones few and small. Stem ascending or erect, 
usually simple, often exceeding 1ft., and rather weak. Australia, 
1838. Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. SYNS. H. buphthal- 
moides, H. Gunnii. ; 
H. Steechas. Goldy-locks. — yellow, corymbose, crowded, 
shortly stalked. Summer. /. sessile, linear, obtuse, silvery under- 
neath. Stems pene prending, covered with silvery down. 
h. 1ft. South Europe, . Hardy evergreen sub-shrub. 
HELICODEA ZEBRINA. A synonym of Bill- 
bergia zebrina (which see). 
HELICODICEROS (from helix, helikos, spiral, dis, 
twice, and keras, a horn; in allusion to the basal divisions 
of the leaf twisting and standing erect, and thus some- 
what resembling horns). ORD. Aroidew (Aracew). A 
-hardy tuberous perennial herb, allied to Arum. It re- 
quires the protection of a frame in severe weather. For 
culture, see Arum. : 
crinitus (hairy-spathed).* ‘dark purple-brown; spadix 
cylindrical, shorter than the — flat, —— spathe, — is 
hairy inside. April. J. pedate; lobes entire. h. 1ft. to 13ft. 
Corsica, 1777. SYN. Arum crinitum. See Fig. 205. 
HELICOID. Twisted, like a snail’s shell. 
| HELICONIA (from Helicon, a mountain in Greece, 
consecrated to the Muses). Orp. Scitaminee. A genus 
allied to Musa, containing about twenty-five species, all 
of which are natives of the tropical regions of the 
Western hemisphere. They are ornamental, but rarely- 
grown, stove herbaceous perennials, with inconspicuous 
flowers, borne on short spathes, and handsome foliage. 
Helicofiias may be propagated from seed, but the best 
method is by division of the root-stock when growth 
commences in spring: Separate pieces may be inserted 
in Sin. pots, and grown on rapidly in a moist stove tem- 
perature, repotting into larger sizes as becomes requisite ; 
or they may be planted out in the stove, if desired. 
rich, loamy, open soil is best, and plenty of water should 
be applied during the growing season, withholding it when 
the plants die down, in winter. Shade must be given in 
summer, to prevent the sun injuring the foliage. 
aureo-striata -striped).* 1. , with the 
course of the ras setae pic arty EO — — to the margin 
out by yellow lines; elongate-ovate, cordate at the base. 
Stems striated with d yellow. 1881, A noble plant. 
(LH. n. §. 464,) green and yellow. p 
