192 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



hardy perennial ; i foot; flowers pinkish-white, in May; India; 

 1840. H. ariefttaiis {Y^diStern) ', hardy perennial ; i foot ; flow- 

 ery purplish, in May; India; 1839, H. purj)tcrasce7is {^my- 

 plish) ; hardy perennial ; 18 inches; flowers purplish, in May ; 

 Hungary; 181 7. H. vernalis (spring); hardy perennial; 6 

 inches ; flowers white, in May; Austria ; 1596. 



Heloxias. [Liliaceas.] Hardy herbaceous perennials. 

 Soil, peat, and a damp shady situation. Increased by di- 

 vision. 



H. aligns tifolia (narow-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; 

 flowers white, in May; North America; 1823. H. bidlata 

 (bossed) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers purple, in April ; 

 North America; 1758. H. erythrospenna {rtd-sttdtdi) ; hardy 

 perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers white, in June ; North America ; 

 1770. 



Hemerocallis. Day-lily. [Liliaceae.] Hardy, coarse- 

 looking, but gay, herbaceous perennials, producing sho\vy 

 flowers that last but one day ; hence the common name. 

 They are of the simplest culture, growing readily in ordi- 

 nary garden soil, and are propagated by dividing the plants. 

 The flowers are prett}^, and freely produced from June to 

 August. 



H. disticha (two-rowed) ; half-hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flow- 

 ers orange, in summer ; China ; 1798. H. fiava (yellow) ; hardy 

 perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers yellow, in May. 



Hemlock. See Abies. 



Hemp, See Cannabis. 



Henbane. See Hyoscyamus. 



Hepatica. [Ranunculace^.] Pretty dwarf hardy herba- 

 ceous perennials. The common Hepatica ( H. triloba) is 

 one of the earliest of the spring flowers. These plants require 

 a well-drained border, — sandy loam with one-third peat is 

 preferable, — and never succeed well in soil where there is 



