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HELIOPHILA 



H. ri'gidum (stifi-leaved) . See H. SXRIATUM. 

 rosmarimfo'lium (rosemary-leaved). i. White. 

 July. Tasmania and Victoria. 1822. "Snow in 

 Summer." Hardy. 



sero'tinum (late), i. South-western Europe. Hardy. 

 serpylli folium (thyme- leaved), i. White. July. 



S. Africa. 1774. 

 sesamoi'des (Sesamum-like). 2. Purple, yellow. S. 



Africa. 1799. 



,, album (white). 2. White. S. Africa. 1799. 

 ,, ru'brum (red). 2. Red. S. Africa. 1799- 

 ,, specio'sum (showy). See H. HUMILE. 

 sple'ndens (splendid). See H. SQUAMOSUM. 

 ,, squamo'sum (scaly). S. Africa. 

 stria'tum (striped), i|. White. July. S. Africa. 



1801. 

 vestftum (clothed). 2. White. August. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1774. 

 Volke'nsii (Volkens's). Bright rose, whitish. German 



E. Africa. 1902. 



HELICODEA ZEBRTNA. See BILLBERGIA ZEBRINA. 

 HELICODI CEROS. (From helix, a spiral, di, duplica- 

 tion, and keras, a horn ; in reference to the twisted, 

 erect, and horn-like lateral segments of the leaf. Nat. 

 ord. Araceas.) 



Tuberous perennial, which succeeds best in a cool 

 greenhouse, though it may be grown outside in light 

 sandy soil with protection in winter. Offsets. Loam, 

 leaf-mould, and plenty of sand. 

 H. crini'tus (bristly), i*. Deep purple-brown. April. 



Corsica. 1777. 



HELICO NIA. (From helicon, a hill, consecrated to 

 the Muses ; in reference to the affinity of this genus to 

 Musa. Nat. ord. Musads [Scitaminacece]. Linn. $-Pen- 

 tandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The fleshy roots of H. psittaco'rum are eatable. Stove 

 herbaceous perennials. Division of the roots ; strong, 

 rich, loamy soil. Summer temp., 60 to 90, with plenty 

 of moisture ; winter, 50 to 60. 

 //. angtistifo'lia (narrow- leaved). 3. White, crimson. 



Brazil. 1828. 

 auranti' oca (orange). 2. Orange, pale yellow. 



Mexico. 1862. 

 au'reo-stria'ta (golden-lined). Leaves with yellow 



midrib and veins. New Britain. 1881. 

 ,, bi 'color (two-coloured). See H. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 

 Bi'hai (Bihai). 12. Red. W. Ind. and S. Amer. 



1786. 

 brasilie'nsis( Brazilian). 8. Scarlet. August. Brazil. 



1820. 



,, brevispa iha (short-spathed). See H. AURANTIACA. 

 caribce'a (Caribaean). See H. BIHAI. 

 ,, choconia'na (Choconian). 3-4. Yellowish ; spathes 



scarlet. Guatemala. 1888. 

 ,, dealba'ta (whited). 3. 

 densiflo'ra (dense-flowered). 2. Orange-yellow ; 



bracts red. Guiana. 1869. 



,, di'scolor (two-coloured). See PHRVNIUM VARIANS. 

 Edu-a'rdus Re'x (King Edward). Leaves crimson. 



1902. 

 glau'ca (sea-green). 3. Green ; bracts red. S. Amer. 



1869. 



hirsu'ta (hairy-flowered). 5. Orange. S. Amer. 1800. 

 hu'milis (humble). 3. Green, scarlet. S. Amer. 1867. 

 iUu'stris (remarkable). Leaves rose-red, with rose- 

 pink veins. South Sea Islands. 1893. 

 rubricou'lis (red-stemmed). Leaf-stalks ver- 

 milion-red. 1895. 

 i'ndica (Indian). See H. BIHAI. 

 meta'Uica (metallic). Veins and lower surface of 



leaves bronzy-red. Brazil. 

 Micholi'tzii (Micholitz's) 2-3. Dusky brown ; 



bracts edged pink. New Ireland. 1908. 

 ni'tens (shining). 2. Leaves satiny green. Mexico. 



1883. 

 ,, psittaco'rum (parrot-beaked). 4. Orange. August. 



W. Ind. 1797- 

 pulverule'nta (dusted-Ieaved). 2. Greenish-scarlet. 



July. S. Amer. 1830. 

 Scmde'ri (Sander's). Leaves marbled rose-red. New 



Guinea. 1899. 



specta'bilis (showy). Leaves with red midrib, purple 

 beneath. Trop. Amer. 1892. 



H. swartzia'na (Swartz's). See H. HIRSUTA. 

 ,, triu'mphans (triumphant). Leaves with dark brown 



primary veins. Sumatra. 1882. 

 vino'sa (claret-coloured). Colombia. 1871. 

 ,, vi'ridis (green). Polynesia. 



HELICOPHYXLUM. (Derived fiom helix, a spiral, 

 and phullon, a leaf. Nat. ord. Araceas.) 



Hardy perennials. Offsets. Light soil in a little shade. 

 H. Albe'rti (Albert's). Spathe green without, purple- 

 brown within. Turkestan. 1887. 

 Auche'ri (Aucher's). See H. RAUWOLFFI. 

 Rauwo'lffi (Rauwolff's). Green and purple-brown. 

 Syria. 



HELICTERES. (Derived from helikter, anything 

 wound round or coiled ; the fruits fceing twisted. Nat. 

 ord. Sterculiaceae.) 



Trees or shrubs for the stove. Cuttings with a heel, 

 inserted in sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. 

 Fibrous loam and peat, with sand. 

 H. Iso'ra (Isora). 6. Scarlet. Trop. Asia. 

 jamaice'nsis (Jamaican). White, September. W 



Ind. 1757. 



,, ova'ta (egg-shaped). Brownish-red. Brazil. 

 ,, verbascifo'lia (Verbascum-leaved). See H. OVATA. 



HE LINUS. (Derived from helinos, a bough or tendril 

 Xat. ord. Rhamnaceae.) 



Woody, stove and greenhouse cumbers. Seeds ; cut- 

 tings getting firm at the base, in sand, kept close, with 

 gentle heat. Fibrous loam and sand. 

 H. Mystacinus (Mystacinus). 13. White, green 



November. Trop. Africa. 1775. Stove. 

 ova'tus (egg-shaped). Pale green. S. Africa. 1862. 

 ,, sca'ndens (climbing). See H. MYSTACINUS. 



HELIOCA'RPUS. (From helios, the sun, and karpos, 

 a fruit; in reference to the fringes on the cells, or 

 carpels, of the fruit. Nat. ord. Lindenblooms [Tiliaceae]. 

 Linn. n-Dodecandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Spar- 

 mannia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 in summer, in sand, under a bell-glass, and in heat ; 

 sandy loam and fibrous peat. Summer temp., 60 to 

 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



H. america'nus (American). 16. Purple. Vera Cruz. 

 1733- 



HELIO'MERIS. See GYMNOLOMIA. 



HELIO PHILA. " Cape Stock/' (From helios, the 

 sun, and phileo, to love ; referring to the sunny aspect 

 where they delight to grow. Nat. ord. Cncifers [Cruci- 

 ferae]. Linn. i^-Tetradynamia.) 



All from South Africa. Annuals, by seed in a warm, 

 dry border, in April, or, better still, in a slight hotbed, 

 under a glass, in March, and transplant in May. The 

 under-shrubs require the greenhouse, or cold, dry pit, 

 to winter them in, and are propagated by cuttings of 

 young shoots in sandy soil, under a hand-glass. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



H. callo'sa (beautiful), i. Yellow. July. 1802. 

 cleomoi'des (Cleome-like). See H. CALLOSA. 

 linear ifo'lia, (narrow-leaved), i. Blue. June. 1819. 

 platysi'liqua (broad-podded), i. Purple. July. 1774. 

 ,, sca'ndens (climbing). White, or tinted with rose. 



1887. Twiner. 



,, scopa'ria (broom-like), i. Red. June. 1802. 

 succule'nta (succulent). See H. PLATYSILIQUA. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 H. amplexicau'lis (stem-clasping). |. White, purple. 



July. 1774- 



araboi'des (Arabis-like). See H. PILOSA. 

 ,, coronopifolia (buckhorn-leaved). i. Violet. July. 



1778. 

 ,, crithmifo'lia (samphire-leaved), i. Violet. July. 



1816. 



diffu'sa (spreading). J. White. June. 1818. 

 digita'ta (finger-leaved). See H. PILOSA. 

 disse'cta, (deeply-cut), i. Blue. June. 1792. 

 pinna'ta (leafleted). i. White. June. 1792. 

 foenicula'cea (fennel-like), ij. Purple. June. 1774. 



