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HOFPJIAXNIA 



HOLLYHOCK 



A. Fl. -clusters on long stalks. 



discolor, Hemsl. {Camptjlobdtrys discolor. Hook.). 



Pig. 1(171. About 6 in high, but lopping over the side 



of the pot or pan and making a mat, slightlj' hairy, the 



branches purplish: Its. short-petioled, oblong-obovate. 



1071. Hoi'imannia discolor (X %). 

 A loose-growing sprig. 



entire, satiny green above and rich light purple to green 

 beneath ; fls. small, red, in recurving racemes, on red 

 peduncles. Mex. B.M. 4530. — Excellent little plant. 



refiilgens, Hemsl. Much like the former, but twice or 

 more as large, the ]vs. sessile and almost succulent, nar- 

 row-obovate, with many parallel veins running from the 

 midrib to the margin, the under surface pale red or 

 wine color and the upper surface dull green, with iri- 

 descent shades of purple and brown: fls. 1 in. across, 

 pale red. Mex. B.M. 5MG as Hlgginsia refulgens.~A 

 most beautiful plant. 



A.\. Fl.-cliisters crowded in the axils. 



GM^sbreghtii, Hemsl. Half shrubby, 2-1 ft. t.ill, 

 nearly glabrous: stem acutely 4-angled : Ivs. usually 1 

 ft. or less long, oblong-lanceolate-acuminate, entire, the 

 short winged petiole somewhat decurrent, very strongly 

 veined, purple-red beneath and dark velvety green 

 above; fls. yellow, with a red spot in the center, Mex. 

 B.M. 538.S as Higginsiii Ghiesbrechtii. I.H. 8:279, as a 

 Campylobotrys.— A form with handsomely mottled Ivs. 

 is var'. Tarieg4ta, Hort. (I.H. 30:498). 



regalis, Hemsl. Shrubby, strong-growing, glabrous, 

 the br:inches obtusely 4-angled and somewhat fleshy: 

 Ivs. large, round-ovate and abruptly acuminate, entire, 

 plicate with arched nerves, glabrous, purple-red beneath 

 and dark rich green above : fls. yellow, sessile. Mex. 

 B.M. 5280, as a Higginsia. 



Hitjginsia Rtrzli, Hort., is described as "a very beautiful 

 new tropical plant, with dark bronzy leaves, streaked and 

 marbled with white." Saul. L^ U^ g_ 



HOHENBERGIA (personal name). BromeliAcerc. 

 Speoirs coniiiHinly referred to ^^chuiea, but the latest 

 mou<i^'ra|ihir ( Mez, DC. Monogr. Phaner. 9) retains 17 

 species under this genus. The genus dift'ers from 

 .ffichmea in technical floral characters, the petals being 

 ligulate, fls. always sessile and small, etc. H. Legrelli- 

 &na, Baker, is by Mez referred to .Echmea {^. Lagrel- 

 iidnn, Mez) and by Bentham & Hooker to Portea. It 

 has also been referred to Ortgiesia. It is a strong Bill- 

 bergia-like plant, with 7-12 strong, entire, brown-scaly 

 Ivs. and a simple dense spike of red fls. standing 4-7 ft. 

 high : floral bracts serrate. Uruguay. For H. fcrru- 

 ginea, see .^chmea. Warmhouse. l_ jj_ g^ 



HOLBCELLIA (Frederick Louis Holbo-ll, once Supt. 

 B<it. tiaitt.. (_'<,], enhagen). Bcrberidacew. This genus 

 contains a tine shrubby climber, which is unfortunately 

 inferior in hardiness to Akebia quinatii, the latter being 

 one of the best of all hardy vines. Holboellia resembles 

 Akebia in having digitate Ivs., edible, oblong, indehis- 

 cent berries and an indefinite number of ovules. It dif- 

 fers in having 6 sepals and 6 minute petals, while 

 Akebia has 3 sepals and no petals. Both genera have 

 free stamens, while those of Stauntonia are mona- 

 delphous. Holbcellia has only 1 species. Generic char- 

 acters are: fls. purple or greenish, monoecious; .sepals 

 (>, petal-like; staminate fls. with rudimentary ovaries ; 

 pistillate fls. with 6 very small, sterile stamens. 



Any one who was surprised with the "discovery" of the 

 strange purple fls. of Akebia will be interested in the 

 fls. of Holboellia. These are also purple or vary to green- 

 ish white, and the staminate fls., which appear hater, are 

 highly fragrant. The plant should be tried outdoors in 

 the South where an evergreen quick-growing climber 

 is desired, as it makes annual shoots 10 to 12 ft. long, 

 and the foliage is distinct and beautiful. For the cool 

 greenhouse it is too rampant and produces too few fls. 



latifdlia, Wallich. Leaflets commonly 3 or 5, but very 

 variable in form and number. Himalayas. B.R. 32:49. 

 R.H. 1890:348. Un. 8, p. 548, and 14, p."369. W. M. 



HdLCUS ( Greek, to draw out ; an old fable crediting 

 this plant with the power of drawing thorns from the 

 fleshl. Graminece. About 8 species of annual or peren- 

 nial tufted grasses from Etirope and Africa. The only 

 species cult, is a forage grass of poor quality but ca- 

 pable of growing well in dry soil. Its nearest allies of 

 garden value are Avena and 

 Deschanipsia, from which it 

 JilFers as follows: spikelets 

 falling off whole, and glumes 

 with no or minute awns. 

 Avena and Deschampsia have 

 the floral glumes decidedly 

 awned and the empty glumes 

 remain on the plant when the 

 florets fall. 



lanituB, Linn. Meadow 

 Soft Grass. Perennial, 2-3 

 ft, high: Ivs. downy: panicle 

 greenish or tinged purple. 

 Eu. A variegated form is cult, 

 abroad for ornament, 



G. T. Hastings. 



HOLLY. Consult Ilex. 



HOLLY, SEA. Eryngium. 



H0LLYH0CK(4Z«iora rosea 

 which see). Pigs. 1072-4 The 

 Hollyhock is an old garden 

 favorite, full of sentiment 

 and association with 

 a distant past, and -^ 

 only the ravages of 

 a dire disease have .-.«„^ 

 robbed it of the proud £i^^i 

 position itheldamong £t, 

 garden flowers dur 

 ing the middle of the 

 present century. A 

 plant of strong, vig 

 orous growth, noble 

 aspect, and of the 

 most ornamental 

 character, it must 

 not be neglected or 

 ignored, for we can 

 ill dispense with its 

 stately beauty. Be 

 fore the ravages of 

 disease there were in 

 existence large col- 

 lections of named va- 

 rieties, and the Holly- 

 hock was then one of 1072. The Hollyhock, 



