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root - leaves on long - stalks ; stem- 

 leaves more deeply lobed, and on 



shorter stalks. North America. 



See cultural remarks, etc. on follow- 

 ing kind. 



Heuchera ribifolia (Currant-leaved 

 H.} Panicle oblong-conoidal ; limb of 

 calyx oblique, lobes nearly triangular ; 

 petals obtuse, and about as long as the 

 calyx. Leaves, obtuse, 5 -lobed, smooth 

 above ; leaf-stalks smooth, polished ; 

 stems rough, with very short muri- 

 cated points, 1- to 3-leaved. North 



America. Borders, and as edgings, 



the peculiarly dark tone of its leaves 

 making it of some value for the last- 

 named use. In bloom, the Heucheras 

 are not attractive ; they thrive on any 

 soil, and are readily increased by di- 

 vision. 



Hibiscus militaris (Showy H.)A 

 splendid perennial, 3 to 4 ft. high. 

 Flowers, in summer ; rose with a darker 

 centre ; in a lengthened few-flowered 

 raceme ; corolla about 2^ in. long, 

 hairy on the outside near the base. 

 Leaves, smooth, hastate-lobed, some- 

 what heart-shaped, tapering to a point, 

 serrate, 3 to 5 in. long. North Ame- 

 rica. Borders, groups of tall peren- 

 nials, or as isolated specimens in the 

 subtropical garden or pleasure-ground, 

 in deep sandy loam, and in warm and 

 sheltered positions. Division. 



Hibiscus Moscheutos (Mallow Rose). 

 A vigorous perennial with stems 

 3 to 5 ft. high. Flowers, late in sum- 

 mer ; light rose-colour, sometimes 

 nearly white, with a crimson centre ; as 

 large as those of the common Holly- 

 hock ; petals inverted-ovate, the tips 

 slightly hollowed, style projecting. 

 Leaves, about 5 in. long and 3 wide, 

 ovate, tapering to a point, usually 

 5-nerved, serrate, clothed with whitish 

 down beneath and rough pubescence 

 above, somewhat remarkable from the 

 flower often springing from the leaf- 

 stalk. United States, by the borders 



of marshes. Moist borders, among 



bog-plants, or in isolated tufts by the 

 sides of lakes, in ordinary soil. Divi- 

 sion or seed. 



Hibiscus palustris (Marsh H.) 

 This plant has often been confounded 

 with H. Moscheutos, but is quite dis- 

 tinct ; grows 3 to 5 ft. high. Flowers, 

 late in summer; large, purple, on 

 long axillary stalks. Leaves, broadly - 

 ovate, obtusely serrated, faintly 3- 

 lobed, 3- nerved, downy and whitish 

 underneath. Swamps and marshes 



from Canada to Virginia. Similar 



positions and treatment to those di- 

 rected for H. Moscheutos. Seed or 

 division. 



Hibiscus roseus (Rosy IT.) Another 

 very attractive kind, 4 to 6 ft. high. 

 Flowers, late in summer; showy rose, 

 4 in. across; petals with straight 

 deeply -coloured veins; pedicels axil- 

 lary, 1-flowered, jointed about the 

 middle. Leaves, heart-shaped, toothed, 

 somewhat 3-lobed, clothed with down 

 beneath. France, on the banks of the 



river Adour. See cultural remarks, 



etc., for H. Moscheutos. 



Hieracium aurantiacum (Orange H.) 

 A pleasing and easily grown peren- 

 nial, distinct among dwarf composite 

 plants from its deep orange colour ; 

 1 to 1| ft. high. Flowers, in early 

 summer ; orange-red, 8 or 10 borne in 

 a panicle ; pedicels short. Leaves, 

 grass- green, obovate-lanceolate, quite 

 entire, obtuse, narrowing into the 

 stalk ; those of the stem sessile; stem 

 simple, bearded with slender hairs, 

 which are black in the upper part. 



Western Europe. Borders, in any 



soil. Division. 



Hippocrepis comosB,(fforse-shoe Vetch). 

 A minute, prostrate, Coronilla-like 

 British evergreen herb, about 6 in. high. 

 Flowers, in spring and summer; yel- 

 low, 5 to 8 being borne together in 

 a crown, and resembling those of 

 the common Bird's-foot Trefoil, but 

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