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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Helmholtzia—coniinued. 
laberrima (ve Jabrous). M. white, panicled. May. 1. 
a — m atA geuitent, lin: broad. h. 3ft. 1873. (B. M. 
6056, under name of Philydrum glaberrimum.) 
HELMIA (named after C. Helm, a German eccle- 
siastic). ORD. Dioscoreace. A stove evergreen climber, 
now included under Dioscorea (which see for culture). 
H. racemosa (raceme-fiowered). fi. yellow, purple; male ra- 
ceme axillary, solitary. J. scattered, cordate-ovate, acuminate, 
a at base. Roots tuberous. h. 8ft. Central 
America, 1850. 
HELMINTHOSTACHYS (from helmins, helmin- 
thos, a little worm, and stachys, a spike; in allusion to the 
arrangement of the sporangia). ORD. Filices. A curious 
and handsome stove fern, closely allied to Botrychiwm. 
Capsules in small crested clusters, which form a long loose 
spike. For culture, see Ferns. 
H. dulcis (sweet). A synonym of H. zeylanica. 
zeylanica (Cingalese). rhiz. thick, creeping. sti. often lft. 
long. fronds, barren segments palmato-pinnate, often in three 
principal divisions, which are stalked and again forked or pinnate, 
the ultimate divisions linear-oblong, 3in. to 4in. long, nearly 
lin. broad; fertile spike solitary, arising from the base of the 
barren segments, Sin. to 4in. long, fin. broad. Himalaya to 
Queensland, 1861. Syn. H. dulcis. (H. G. F. 28 
HELONIAS (from helos, a marsh; habitat of species). 
ORD. Liliacee. A monotypic genus, the species being 
a pretty hardy herbaceous perennial, from North America. 
It thrives in a sandy fibry loam and peat compost, and 
in a moist, shaded situation. Increased slowly by di- 
visions of the roots, or by seed. 
bullata (bullate), M. purplish-rose, small; lower ones with 
linear-lanceolate bracts ; spike oval. Summer. Z. radical, oblong- 
lanceolate, acute, veined, shorter than the flower stems. A. lf 
to lift. 1758. SYN. H. latifolia. (B. M. 747.) 
H. latifolia (broad-leaved). A synonym of H. bullata, 
HELWINGIA (named in honour of Georg. A. Hel- 
wing, a writer on the botany of Prussia). ORD. Araliacee. 
A genus consisting of but two species, one Himalayan 
and the other Japanese. They are glabrous trees, 
more curious than beautiful, and scarcely worth culti- 
vating, except in botanical collections. 
H. ruscifolia (Ruscus-leaved). /l. small, clustered on the midrib 
of the leaves; perianth three to four. , With ovate spreading 
ents. fr. drupaceous. J, alternate, petiolate, acuminate, 
ulate. Japan. A low tree, The young leaves are used i 
Saban aba vegetable (E A F I0 3 
HELWINGIACEZ. A tribe of Araliaceœ. 
HEMEROCALLES. A tribe of Liliacee. 
HEMEROCALLIS (oid Greek name used by Theo- 
phrastus, from hemero, a day, and kallos, beauty; in 
reference to its short-lived splendour). Day Lily. Orp. 
Liliacee. Very ornamental hardy herbaceous perennials. 
_ Flowers corymbose; segments of the perianth united at 
the base into a narrow tube, inclosing the free ovary. 
_ Leaves long, narrow, radical. Ail the species are of easy 
~ culture in ordinary garden soil, and are admirably adapted 
_ for shrubberies, or for clumps. The flowers are some- 
what ephemeral, but they are produced successively and 
in abundance. Increased by divisions. 
H. alba (white). A synonym of Funkia subcordata. 
H. cærulea (blue). A synonym of Funkia ovata. 
H. cordata (heart-shaped). A synonym of Funkia subcordata, 
-4 disticha (two-ranked). A synonym of H. fulva. ; 
brown on the outside, large, abont Zin, lone; scape erect, two. to 
four-flowered. Summer, long, narrow, tapering, 1ft. to 1ift. 
long. h. lft. to lift. Japan and Eastern Siberia. Very closely 
sited to H. minor, SYNS. H. rutilans and H. Sieboldii. (Ref. B. 
gments fiat, veinless. Summer’ £ Pumac oeol Perianth 
—— a South Europe to Western 
H. fulva (tawny).* Jl. large, about 4in. wide, inodorous, few in a 
cluster ; ents venous and wavy. Summer, J. broad, 
. to 4ft. South Europe to Japan, 1596. 
See Fig. (B. M. 64.) H. Kwanso is a 
Hemerocallis—continued. 
Fic. 216. HEMEROCALLIS FULVA. 
variety with large double bronzy orange-coloured flowers (R. G. 
500); of this form, there is also a sub-variety, with handsome 
variegated foliage. 
`H. graminea (grass-like). A synonym of H. minor. 
H. japonica (Japanese). A synonym of Funkia subcordata. 
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Fic. 217. HEMEROCALLIS MIDDENDORFII, showing Habit and 
detached Head of Flowers. 
H. Middendorfii (Middendorf’s). fl. deep golden-yellow, — 
or four in a terminal head; perianth segments flat, with branc 
veins. Summer. l. long, rather broad, h. 2ft. to 3ft. Eastern 
Siberia to Japan. See Fig. 217. (R. G. 522.) 
H. minor (lesser). fl. yellow, slightly tinged with green, rather 
small, and slightly fragrant; th — perianth segments 
wavy. Summer. i vory narrow, keeled, pointed. 4 4in. mar 
iberia, Northern Chi and Japan, 1759. Syn. H. graminea. 
(A. B. R. 244.) ay "3 
H. plantaginea (Plantain-like). A synonym of Funkia subcor- 
H. rutilans (ruddy). A synonym of H. Dumortieri. 
H. Sieboldii (Siebold’s), A synonym of H. Dumortieri. 
