HYPERICUM 



HYPOLYTRUM 



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B.M. 137. — H. canariense, Linn. Allied to H. floribundum. 

 Shrub, to 15 ft.: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, narrowed at the base, 2-3 

 in.: fls. 1-1^-3 in. across, in panicles; sepals ovate, acute, ciUate. 

 L.B.C. 10:953. — H. cdris, Linn. Procumbent subshrub, 6-8 in. 

 high: Ivs narrowly linear, revolute on the margin, abuut 1 in. long, 

 in whorls of 4-6: fls. ?4in. across, in few-fid. loose cymes; styles 3. 

 Cent, and S. Eu. B.M. 6563. — H. cuneatum. Poir. Low diffuse 

 Bubshrub, J2~l ft- high: Ivs. obovate, ^^-Jgin. long: fls. ^^in. 

 across, axillary, slender-stalked, forming leafy racemes. Asia Minor. 

 — H. Dawsoninnum, Rehd. (H. lobocarpum X H. prohficum). Differs 

 from H. prolificum in the more numerous fls. and the 3-5-celled, 

 furrowed caps. Originated at the Arnold Arboretum. — H. (tola- 

 bri/drme, Vent. Procumbent perennial, with ascending sts. 6-20 

 in. high; Ivs. linear-lanceolate, ?2-l'2 in- long: fls. 1 in. across, in 

 terminal leafy corymbs. Ky. and Tenn. B.B. (ed. 2) 2:532. — • 

 //. elegans, Steph. Upright perennial, }2~1 ft. high.: Ivs. ovate- 

 lanceolate, ^i-\ in. long: fls. ^4-1 in. across, in terminal panicles; 

 sepals ovate-lanceolate, glandular-ciliate. Cent. Eu. to Altai Mts. 

 R.F.G. 6:350 (5190).—//. dddes, Hud3.=H. helodes, Linn.— 

 H. empelrifdlium, Willd. Upright shrub, to 1 ft.: Ivs. linear, revolute 

 on the margin, V2~/4in- long, in whorls of 3: fls. .?2-?4in. across, 

 in 3-5-fld. cymes forming panicles; sepals broadly oblong. S. E. Eu., 

 Asia Minor. B.M. 6764. Gn. 30, p. 221.—// fasciculiitum. Lam. 

 Allied to G. gaiioides. Shrub, to 6 ft.: Ivs. Unear, thick, '2-^4 in. 

 long: fls. }i- ' 2 in. across, in narrow panicles. N. C. to Fla. and 

 Texas. — H. fragile, Heldr. & Sart. Dwarf subshrub: Ivs. ovate, 

 imbricate, ^ein. long, glaucescent-fls. large, in 3- to many-fld. cjTnes; 

 sepals linear-lanceolate. Greece. — //. helddes, Linn. Procumbent 

 perennial, with orbicular-ovate, villous Ivs. \i-^^\n. long: fls. pale 

 yellow, about 3 gin. across; in few-fld. terminal cymes. Eu. R.F.G. 

 6:342 (5182). Suitable for boggy places. — //. inoddrum, Willd. 

 (H. ramosissimum, Ledeb.). Allied to H. hircinum, but without the 

 goat-Uke odor. Arching shrub, with strongly 2-edged branchlets: 

 Ivs. ovate to ovate-oblong, 1 ^ 2~2 in. long: fls. 1 in. across, in few- 

 fid, dense corymbs. Caucasus. — //. japonicum, Thunb. Decum- 

 bent perennial, with ovate or oval 3-nerved Ivs. and 4-angled sts.: 

 fls. ^4in. across, with petals equaling the lanceolate sepals, in 

 terminal cjTnea. E. Asia to Austral. Scarcely ornamental. — H. 

 lysimachioides. Wall. Slender shrub, with slightly angular arch- 

 ing branchlets: Ivs. ovate to ovate-oblong, acute, 1-1^2 in- long: 

 fls. 1 in. across in loose leafy cymes; sepals linear-lanceolate; styles 

 5. Himalayas. V.F. 25. — //. montdnum, Linn, Perennial: lower 

 Ivs. larger, ovate, glabrous: fla. in close compact cymes, often 

 reduced to a head. Cent, and S. Eu. — H. napaulense, Choisy (H. 

 nepalensis, Hort.). Traihng subshrub with ovate to ovate-lanceo- 

 late Ivs. )2~^4in. long: fls. ^jin. acro.ss in few-fld. loose cymes. 

 Himalayas. — For H. nepalense, Hort., see also No. 6. — H. nothum, 

 Rehd. (H. densiflorum x H. Kalraianum). Similar to H. densi- 

 florum, but fls. less numerous, Ivs. narrower and caps. 3-5-celled, 

 slightly furrowed. Originated at the Arnold Arboretum. — H. 

 nummularium, Linn. Diffuse ascending subshrub: Ivs. roundish, 

 l-i-^-zin. long: fls. ?4in. across, in terminal cymes; sepals glandular- 

 ciliate. Pj-renees. R.F.G. 6:346 (51S4). — //. olympicum, Linn. 

 Upright or ascending subshrub, 1 ft.: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, grayish 

 green, 1 2-I ' 2 in. long: fls. golden yellow, 1 } 2-2 } 2 in. across, in ter- 

 minal few-fld. cor^'mbs; sepals large, pointed; petals oblong-obovate. 

 S.E. Eu., Asia Minor. B.M. 1867. Gn. 31 : 302.— //. opdcum, Torr. 

 & Gray. AlUed to H. sphaerocarpum. Subshrub, 1-3 ft.; Ivs. 

 oblong-lanceolate, '2~1 in. long; fls. Jgin. across, in open cor>-mbs; 

 sepals obtuse: caps, ovoid. S. C. to Fla. and Miss. G.F. 5:305. — 

 H. orientdle, Linn. Upright perennial, ?2-l ft.: Ivs. obovate-oblong 

 to linear-oblong, obtuse, glandular-ciliate, ?^2~1 in. long: fls. i in. 

 across, in small terminal cymes. Asia Minor. — //. poly phy Hum, 

 Boiss. Perennial with ascending sts.: Ivs. elliptic-hnear, glaucous, 

 Js-'a in. long: fls. 1 H-2 in. across, in dense terminal cymes. Cili- 

 cia. — H. pulchrum, Linn. Allied to H. perforatum. Sts. terete: 

 Ivs. ovate, clasping, '3-^2in. long: fls. '2-^4in. across, in terminal 

 panicles; sepals glandular-ciliate. Cent. Eu. R.F.G. 6:347 {51S5J. — 

 H. ramoslssimuTn, Ledeb. =H. inodorum. — //. repens, Linn. Per- 

 ennial, with prostrate sts.: Ivs. oblong or Unear-oblong, li-^in. 

 long: fls. golden yellow, 1 in. across in few-fld. terminal cymes. 

 S. E. Eu., Asia Minor. S.F.G. 8:775.—//. rep/ans. Hook. f. & 

 Thoms. Prostrate shrub, with rooting sts.: Ivs. elhptic-oblong, li- 

 Hin. long: fls. cup-shaped, solitary', terminal, 1 ?4in. across; petals 

 broadly obovate; styles 5. Himalayas. Gn. 24, p. 267; 30, p. 221. 

 — //. salicifdlium, Sieb. & Zucc. Allied to H. chinense, but distin- 

 guished by the narrower acute Ivs., many-fld. corj'mbs and acute 

 sepals. Japan. — //. splendens. Small. Alhed to H. aureum. Shrub, 

 to 5 ft.: ivs. oblong, ^i~l in. long: fls. pedicelled, 1 ^2 in. across, in 

 several- to many-fld. cymes; stamens orange-colored: caps, with 3 

 narrow^ wings. Ga. Seems not yet in cult.; very desirable. — //. 

 tomentdsum, Linn. Perennial with ascending sts.: Ivs. ovate, woolly, 

 J^-?4in. long; Qs. l2~^4in. across, in many-fld. corj-mbs; sepals 

 cihate, acute. Eu. R.F.G. 6:346 (5183). — //. turoidtun. Small. 

 AlUed to H. sph^rocarpum. Shrub, 1-2 ft.: Ivs. hncar-oblanceo- 

 late, '2-1 in. long: fls. 1 in. across in several-fld. cymes; sepals 

 ovate to elliptic: caps, subglobose, broadest at the top. Ala. 



Alfred Rehder.j 

 HYPHiENE (Greek, to entwine; referring to the 

 fibers of the fruit). Palmace^, tribe Bordsseae. Fan- 

 leaved unarmed pahns of moderate or tall stature 

 from tropical Africa and Madaga^scar. 



Caudex robust, cylindrical, ventricose or pear- 

 shaped, simple or forkinp;ly branchetl: Ivs. terminal, 

 orbicular, palmate-flabelliform, plicate-multifid; sep;m.s. 

 ensiform, acute or 2-fid, margins induplicate with 

 fibers interposed; rachis short; petiole strongly bicon- 



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vex or a trifle flatter above; margins minutely spiny; 

 ligule short, rotund; sheath short, open: fls. dioecious, 

 in relatively deep pits, on the infl., which is partly 

 hidden by the Ivs. — About 10 species from Trop. Afr. 

 The Borassus tribe of palms consists of Borassus, 

 Lodoicea, Latania and Hypha^ne. In the first two the 

 staminate fls. in the pits of the spadix are numerous; 

 in the last two they are solitary. In the first and 

 fourth there are few stamens; in the second and third 

 the stamens are numerous. 



crinita, Gaertn. {H. natalensis, Kunze). Young 

 fronds 1 to ly? ft. long, lanceolate, bi- or trifid at the 

 apex, bright green, clothed on both sides with a white 

 bloom which soon vanishes, plicate, scabrous on the 

 margins and nerves above; petiole sheathed for 1 or 2 

 in., deeply channelled above, rough on the margins: 

 frs. obovate, 2^2 in. long, smooth. S. Afr. — Cult, out- 

 doors in S. Fla. Does not look at all hke Latania. It 

 has long, thick seed-lvs., and, it is said, has withstood 

 the cold in Fla. better than any other palm. It is 

 extremely slow of growth, and cannot be desirable as a 

 house plant. It is probably cult, more in northern con- 

 servatories than in the S. 



H. Thebaica, Mart. A showy palm with striking yellow-orange 

 frs. ia probably a Corypha. It is little cult, in N. Amer. F.S. 21 : 2152- 

 3. — H.veyitricdsa, Kirk, is a showy blue-green palm with an immense 

 cluster of Ivs. and a bulging trunk. Congo. Not in cult, in Amer. 

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HYPOCHCERIS (old name, of doubtful origin). 

 Conipdsit3e. Sometimes WTitten with the digraph as. 

 Perhaps 50 herbs, of the Medit. region, N. Asia and 

 the southern part of S. Amer., alhed to Leontodon, 

 scarcely cult. They are annual or perennial, more or 

 less branched, yellow-fid.: Ivs mostly radical: involucre 

 campanulate, the scales marginless; receptacle with 

 narrow bracts: achenes 10-ribbed, some or all tapering 

 into a beak; pappus of many fine plumose bristles; 

 heads homogamous, the florets ligulate. H. unifiora, 

 ViU. {Achyrophorus helveticus, Scop. & Less.), has been 

 offered in N. Amer.: perennial: radical Ivs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, dentate, hirsute; cauhne Ivs. 1-2: st. simple, 

 1-headed or sometimes 2-.3-hoaded under cult.: invo- 

 lucre very hairy: achenes beaked. Mountains of Eu., 

 and useful in alpine- and rock-gardening, l H. B. 



HYPOCYRTA (name refers to the gibbous or curved 

 beneath corolla-tube). Gesneriacese . Shrubby, erect, 

 creeping or chmbing, natives of tropical America of 

 perhaps ten species. They are httle known in cultiva- 

 tion; require the handUng of Gesneria and similar 

 plants. H. gracilis, Mast.=Codonan.the gracilis. 



HYPOLEPIS (Greek, a scale underneath). Polypo- 

 didcea^. Tropical glasshouse ferns of both hemispheres 

 rarely cult. Allied to Cheilanthes: rhizomes long 

 and creeping, the fronds herbaceous: distinguished 

 particularly by the marginal sori, placed in the 

 sinuses of the If., and covered with the membranous 

 If.-margin. — Ten or more species are known. (See p. 

 1215.) 



repens, Presl. Lf.-stalks straw-colored, more or less 

 prickly; If .-blades .3-4 ft. long, quadripinnatifid; lower 

 pinnae 1-2 ft. long, 6-12 in. wide, ovate-acuminate; 

 sori 2-6 to a segm. W. Indies to Brazil. — A rather 

 coarse fern, of ea.sy cult., with the general appearance 

 of a cyathea. Like all strong-growing ferns, it requires 

 a large percentage of loam. It Ukes shade and moisture 

 at all times, and is readily prop, by spores, which it 

 Ijroduces in great quantity, being often self-sown. It 

 requires a stove or intermediate temperature. 



H. callfornica. Hook. See Cheilanthes caUfornica. — //. meifdlia^ 



Baker. See Cheilanthes meifolia. 



L. M. Underwood. 



HYPOLYTRUM (from the Greek for beneath and a 

 sheath; in reference to the 2 or 3 scales found under the 

 true scale). Cyperdcese. Perennial herbs with leafy sts., 



