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HIPPEASTRUM 



HIPPOPHAE 



12. prdcerum, Lem. (Amaryllis Rdyneri, Hook. f.). 

 Bulb ovoid, with a neck 10-12 in. long, on the apex of 

 which as on a trunk the drooping, curling, buff- 

 edged Ivs. are borne (the Ivs. 16-20 in. long): scape 

 12-18 in. high, 2-edged, green, bearing 2-3 horizontal 

 pale lilac fls. 4-5 in. across; segms. oblanceolate, acute, 

 not 1 in. broad; throat without a star; stamens much 

 shorter than the perianth; stigma capitate. Brazil. 

 I.H. 11:408. F.S. 20:2077, 2078. B.M. 5883. Gn. 

 45: 350; 76, p. 93. G.C. III. 52: suppl. July 27. A.G. 

 22:713. <)ne of the most distinct of the genus. In 

 the American trade. Sometimes called "blue amaryllis" 

 and "empress of Brazil." Plant out for late summer or 

 autumn bloom, in a warm, sunny place. Keep bulb dry 

 until late spring. 



cc. Stigma markedly 8-parted. 



13. rfttiluin, Herb. Bulb nearly globular, 2-3 in. 

 diam., stoloniferous, with short neck: Ivs. 6-8, elongat- 

 ing after flowering, bright green, 1 ft. long and an inch 

 or more wide: scape as long as the Ivs., somewhat com- 

 pressed, glaucous, bearing 2-4 red fls.; perianth-tube 

 %in. long, green, with a minute crown in the throat; 

 segms. oblong, acute, crimson and green, keeled; 

 stamens shorter than the perianth, the filaments red. 

 Brazil. B.R. 23. L.B.C. 15:1449. In cult, chiefly 

 known in the yar. fulgidum, Baker (H. fulgidum, 

 Herb.), which is in all parts larger, deep crimson, the 

 fl.-segms. 3-5 in. long. B.R. 226. B.M. 1943 (as 

 Amaryllis miniata); 2475 (as H. subbarbatum) . Var. 

 crocatum, Baker (Amaryllis crocata) is as large as var. 

 fulgidum, except in its fls., which are smaller, with 

 undulate segms., saffron-colored. B.R. 38. Var. 

 citrinum, Baker, has bright yellow fls. Var. acuminatum, 

 Roem. (A. and H. pulverulentum) . Fls. pink and segms. 

 acute. B.R. 534; 1188. L.B.C. 5:484. B.M. 2273. 



14. vittatum, Herb. Figs. 1839, 1840. Bulb globular, 

 3 in. diam.: Ivs. 6-8, usually appearing after the fls., 

 bright green, 2 ft. long: scape often 3 ft. high, bearing 

 3-6 horizontal or declined striped white-edged fls. 

 4-5-in. across; tube about 1 in. long, with an obscure 

 crown or crest at the throat; segms. obovate-oblong and 

 acute, 1J^ in. or less broad, the under-color whitish 

 but overlaid with red stripes, the keel white; sta- 

 mens shorter than the limb. Peru; but once thought 

 to be S. African. B.M. 129. G.C. III. 24:119. The 

 commonest species-type in American gardens, now cult, 

 in many forms. It seems to have entered freely into 

 hybrids, and some of the forms now passing as H. vitta- 

 tum are perhaps mon- 

 grels. The double red 

 feathery stripes on 

 each side of the more 

 or less irregular-edged 

 segms. distinguish this 

 species from its con- 

 geners. 



15. J6hnsonii, Bury. 

 Fig. 1841. Fls. deep 

 dull red, each segm. 

 with a white stripe 

 down the keel. A very 

 profuse bloomer, and 

 withstands much 

 abuse. It is the most 

 popular single amaryl- 

 lid in this country, and 

 is particularly prized 

 for window-gardens. It is the oldest hybrid, having 

 been raised by one Johnson, an English watchmaker, 

 who, in 1799, crossed H. Regime with H. vittatum. Dis- 

 tinct and one of the best. Apparently not in American 

 trade, but it has been used in hybridizing. G.W. 12, 

 p. 653. 



H. ddvenum, Herb. Belongs to the narrow-lvd. section of the 

 genus: Ivs. linear, glaucous: fls. 2-6, about 2 in. long, yellow or 



red, on slender pedicels, the segms. oblong-linear and acute; 

 stigma 3-parted. Chile. B.M. 1125. B.R. 849. A form with 

 pale yellow fls. is var. pdllidus, Herb. L.B.C. 18: 1760. H. 

 aulictre, Worsley. Garden hybrid of H. aulicum and H. equestre. 

 H. iguapense, Wagn. Bulb small, ovate: Ivs. lanceolate, 6-9 in. 

 long and 2 Yi in. broad: scape about 6 in. high; fls. several, nodding, 

 white with red or lilac stripes on upper segms. S. Brazil. H. 

 Mdndevillei, Worsley. Hybrid, quaint and beautifully marked. 

 H. pratnse, Baker. Also linear-lvd. : fls. 2-4, bright scarlet, the 

 very short tube with small scales in the throat, the segms. 2 ^ in. 



1840. A flower of Hippeastrum 

 vittatum. (X 1 A) 



1841. Hippeastrum Johnsonii. ( X M) 



long; stigma capitate. Chile. B.R. 28:35. H. rdseum, Baker. 

 Lvs. narrow-linear, glaucous, 1 ft. long, with the fls.: scape 6 in. 

 high, bearing 1 or 2 small bright red fls.; stigma 3-parted. Chile. 

 H. teretifdlium, C. H. Wright. Distinguished by nearly terete 

 Ivs. : fls. rosy pink, 2 in. long, campanula te, few in an umbel. Mon- 



L. H. B. 



HIPPOCREPIS, (from the Greek for horse and shoe, in 

 reference to the shape of the pod) . Leguminbsse. Herbs, 

 subshrubs or rarely shrubs, suitable for culture in the 

 alpine garden. 



Leaves impari-pinnate; Ifts, entire, exstipellate; 

 petioles rarely spinescent, persistent: fls. yellow, nod- 

 ding, in racemes or axillary pedunculate spikes; ovary 

 sessile, 1-2-ovuled; style filiform: pod flattened, inde- 

 hiscent valves nearly horse-shoe-shaped. Twelve 

 species in Medit. region, Canary Isls., and 1 as far 

 north as S. Scotland. Of easy cult, in ordinary garden 

 soil. Prop, by division of the root or by seeds. 



comosa, Linn. Perennial, 8-24 in. high: st. herba- 

 ceous, prostrate: Ifts. 7-11, obovate, obtuse: fls. yellow, 

 in 4-8-fld. umbels. May- July. Cent, and S. Eu. 

 Grows on sunny slopes and prefers lime. L H. B. 



HIPPO MANE (Greek, horse-mania, transferred from 

 an ancient tree name). Euphorbiacese. A poisonous 

 tropical tree, rarely cult, in European gardens. Juice 

 milky: Ivs. simple, alternate: fls. monoecious; stami- 

 nate calyx 2-3-lobed, imbricate; ovules 1 in each of the 

 6-9 cells: fr. a drupe. One species. Related to Sapium 

 and Stillingia. The juice is poisonous internally 

 and externally, though some persons seem to be im- 

 mune. It was formerly supposed that even the shade of 

 the tree was poisonous. It was used by the natives for 

 arrow poison, and the like. Prop, by cuttings in sand 

 with heat. The tree needs a sandy loam soil. 



Mancinella, Linn. MANCHINEEL. MANZANILLO. A 

 much-branched tree, 20-40 ft., with thick naked twigs, 

 terminated by the thick, smooth, broad-ovate, short- 

 acuminate, minutely sharp-serrate, pear-like Ivs. and 

 thick spikes: fr. berry-like, about 1 in. thick. Coasts 

 of Cent. Amer., W. Indies and adjoining S. Amer. and 

 S. Fla. Gt. 15:510. j. B. S. NORTON. 



HIPPOPHAE (Hippophaes, ancient Greek name of a 

 spiny plant, possibly derived from hippos, horse, and 

 pheos, a spiny plant, probably Poterium spinosum). 

 Also spelled Hippophaes. Elseagnacex. SEA BUCK- 

 THORN. Ornamental woody plants grown for their 

 silvery gray foliage and the brightly colored berries. 



Deciduous shrubs or trees with spiny branches; the 



