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HEDYSARUM 



HELENIUM 



with red, fragrant lis., crowded in axillary spike.s or 

 racemes: Its. with 3-7 pairs of elliptic or roundisii, 

 somewhat pubescent Ifts. Eu. Var. Alburn, Hort., has 

 white fls. 



AA. Fls. normuU if purple [varying to white). 



multijtigum, JIaxiiu Hardy perennial of angular, 

 straggling growth. 2-5 ft. high, very showy, and worthy 

 of general cult. Fls. violet or puiplish magenta, with 

 yellow blotches, in racemes 8-18 in. long, all summer: 

 Ivs. 4-6 in. long, containing 6-12 pairs of grayish green 

 oval, small Ifts. Mongolia. Gn. 53:1170. G.C. III. 18:8, 

 1'. — Of recent introduction. Very fine forrockwork. 



boretlle, Nutt. {H. Ameriednum, Britt.). Erect or 

 half-decumbent herb, simply or nearly so, 1-3 ft. : Ifts. 

 5-10 pairs, glabrous, oblong or oblanceolate : fls. violet- 

 purple, varying to white, the calyx teeth ovate-acute and 

 shorter than the tube. Labrador and northern N. Eng- 

 land across the continent. 



MackSnzii, Richards. Much like the last, but some- 

 what pubescent: fls. larger, calyx teeth awl-like and 

 acuminate, and longer than the tube. Colo. N. and W. 



L. H. B. 



HEDYSCfiPE (Greek, sweet covering). Palnutcece. 

 Umbrella P.\lm. This includes one of the many palms 

 known to the trade as a Kentia, and resembles that 

 genus in habit and foliage, but is distinct in flower. In 

 Kentia the fls. are arranged in 4 ranks, and the ovule is 

 fastened at the bottom of the cell, while in Hedyscepe 

 (and its cultivated allies, Kentiopsis, Veitchia, Nenga, 

 Archoutophoenix, Rhopalostylis and Dictyosperma) the 

 fls. are spirally arranged in the branches of the spadix, 

 and the ovule is fastened at the side. Prom the allies 

 above mentioned Hedyscepe is distinguished by the 

 following characters : staminate fls. with narrowly lan- 

 ceolate sepals, 9-12 stamens, with long filaments ; pis- 

 tillate fls. with petals like the sepals and valvate at the 

 apex. As a house plant, N. Canterhuryana is dwarfer 

 and more spreading than the two Howeas, and has a 

 lighter shade of green. 



B . Ciinlerbnrytinit. a very handsome palm, is the only 

 species belonging to the genus, and, like the important 

 Howeas (or Kentias of commercial horticulture), is only 

 -known in a wild state on Lord Howe's Island, where it 





1024, Hedyscepe Canterhuryana. 



is known as the "Umbrella Palm" from the recurving 

 habit of its foliage. It grows at a greater altitude than 

 the Howeas, not appearing below the 900-feet level, and 

 from this it may be inferred that a slightly lower tempera- 

 ture is more suitable for this palm ; but in a general way 

 the same conditions as those required by the so-called 

 Kentias will give good results with this subject, namely, 

 a night temperature of 60° to 62" F., moderate shading 

 throughout nearly the whole year, plenty of water, and 

 a rich and rather heavy soil. These palms respond 

 freely to generous treatment. As a commercial palm, H. 

 Canterhuryana is not very popular as yet, partly owing 



to the higher cost of seeds and the frequently low per- 

 centage of germination, and partly from the fact that in 

 a young state this palm is by no means a rapid grower. 

 In regard to hardiness of foliage, it is fully equal to the 

 Kentias, and for gracefulness and symmetry of growth 

 will compare favorably with any of the commercial 

 species. In S. Calif, it is cult, outdoors. 



Canterburyina, H. Wendl. & Drude {K(ntia Canter- 

 6Hi-!^d»i«,F. Muell.). Umbrella Palm. Fig. 1024. Tall, 

 spineless palm, with a thick, stout caudex: Ivs. termi- 

 nal, dense, equally pinnatisect, the numerous segments 

 linear-lanceolate, acuminate, the lower nerves recurved 

 at the base, rather remote from the margin; rachis 

 arched, recurving: spaaix with a short peduncle, and 

 thickened, flexuose branches; areoIjB lax: fls. medium: 

 fr. ovoid, large. R.H. 1873, p. 218. F.R.1:85. The illus- 

 tration (Fig. 1024) is adapted from Martius. 



Jaeed G. Smith and W. H. Taplin. 



H££RIA (commemorative of Oswald Heer, Swiss 

 botanist). Mtlusttniidenf. lnQ\\iAes Heteroeentron. Ac- 

 cording to the latest monographer (Coguiaux, DC. 

 Monogr. Phaner. 7), the genus has 6 Mexican and Cen- 

 tral American species. They are herbs or shrubs, erect 

 or prostrate, with opposite membranaceous pinnately 

 nerved (rarely 3-nerved) entire Ivs., and white, rose or 

 purple irregular fls. in panicles or rarely solitary. Not 

 to be confounded with Centradenia. which has winged 

 stems, unequal-sided Ivs. and calyx teeth small and 

 much shorter than the calyx tube. Stamens 8, very un- 

 equal, the 4 larger ones with long appendages or connec- 

 tions : ovary loculed : petals 4. — Warmhouse plants, 

 requiring the culture of Centradenia, but grown chiefly 

 for the fls., whereas C"'ntradenias are grown also for 

 foliage. H. rosea, Triaiia (Heteroc^iitron Jtlexieitnuni, 

 Naud.,i?. rdsiUm, Br. & Boueh^) is the only species 

 in general cult. A foot or more high, with 4-angled 

 (but not winged) stem: Ivs. elliptic, obtuse or acute, 

 pinnate-nerved : fls. bright rose, in a large, terminal 

 panicle, showy. B.M. 5166. I. H. 3:97. Var. Alba, Hook., 

 is a white-fld. form. L H B 



HELENI6PSIS. See Heloniopsis. 



HELfiNIDM (possibly the author had in mind Helenus, 

 the son of Priam, but he left no record of the application 

 of this name). Compisitw. Sneeze Weed. About 25 

 species of hardy annual and perennial herbs, bearing 

 yellow fls. from early summer to late autumn. Only the 

 perennials are in cultivation. Stem erect, usually 

 brandling above: Ivs. alternate, narrowly to broadly 

 lanceolate, entire or toothed, glandular-dotted ; petiole 

 and stem sometimes winged: heads solitary or corym- 

 bose, yellow or brownish. 



The genus closely resembles Helianthus, but differs 

 in having elongated, often top-shaped fruits, which are 

 never compressed and are usually silky villose; while 

 the fruits of Helianthus are generally more or less 4- 

 sided and are smooth. In Helenium the receptacle is 

 naked: in Helianthus it bears paleaceous bracts, which 

 subtend the florets. 



Heleniuras thrive best in a rich, moist soil, with a 

 sunny aspect, and are propagated by seeds, cuttings or 

 division. All the species are very easily grown, the only 

 serious difficulty being a white aphis which sometimes 

 attacks the roots. If plants look unhealthy they should 

 be lifted, washed with an insecticide and reset in a new 

 place. The commonest species in cult, is H. antumnale, 

 but perhaps the most valuable species for general plant- 

 ing is Z/. ffoopesii, which is one of our earliest blooming 

 composites, and is also desirable for the border or for 

 cut-flowers. H. Honpesii. Bolanderii and antumnale 

 will give bloom in succession from May-Get. The first 

 two are also attractive when grown in pots, but they do 

 not flower from seed the first year, either in pots or in 

 the open. 



A. Stem and branches winged. 

 B. Disk yellow. 



autumnile, Linn. (IT. grandiflbmm, Nutt.). Fig.1025. 

 Stem 2-6 ft. high, roughish, leafy: Ivs. mostly toothed, 

 smooth: heads l-l'^ in. across, numerous, borne at the 

 end of short, very leafy stalks: rays drooping, 3-cleft, 

 lemon-yellow to rich orange ; disk yellow. July-Oct. 



