HEDERA 



dull dark green. Var. variegata, Hort. Lvs. lighter 

 green, edged and blotched yellowish white. 



Cfilchica, C. Koch (H. Bcerjiwriihia, Hort. IT. rm-idca, 

 Hibberdl. High climbing, but usually less high tliiiii 

 the common Ivy. Lvs large, broadly ovate, cordate, 

 almost entire, rarely slightly a-lobed, bright green, of 



loug-ov:it.. : . 1 , . I [ i;iiigular-uvatf, coii~|.irii.uis; 



golden vclli,'. -. ih- ii. hlai-k. W. Asia. \'ar. den- 

 tikta, Hibl..ci.i ,/7. „,„,'„,',(, liort.). Lvs. with remote 

 small teeth, of somewhat thinner texture. G.M. 30: 388. 

 Var. purpiirea, Hibberd. Lvs. purplish. 



Alfred Rehdek. 

 HEDGES. Living green fences an- •■:■.■ 1 f "i- iv <. .li-i- 

 tinct purposes — defense and ornaiii- ' ■ : u mal 



Hedges may be rendered defensive ii> ' ' MIy 



Ilr 1l'( . ^'.i [■ ir . no plant has yet been tested that meets 

 all !■ ■ itriits of the farmer for a truly impass- 



al : I hough the Osage orange (jl/«r;»ra 011- 



<". ' i' fs more recommendable features than 



auy 'jLiiii li.a.ij tree. This tree, however, is not hardy 

 in the northernmost states. Next to this, perhaps, ranlis 

 the honey locust {Gleditscliia trineanthos), with many 

 warm admirers and advocates. The hawthorn of Europe 

 {Cratiegiis Oj-}iacanthn) may not be planted in this 

 country with any chance of success, owing to fungous 

 enemies, and ail of the large-sized thorny shrubs fail in 

 important characters. A perfect thorn Hedge requires 

 unremitting care, and must conform to an established 

 rule, the most important being entire freedom from 

 weeds and a systematic pruning. The preparation of 

 the soil for a Hedge consists in thoroughly plowing and 

 cultivating an area 6 feet wide and the length the Hedge 

 is proposed to extend. If this space should be fertilized 

 and cropped the year previous to planting, vegetation 

 will be greatly accelerated. The plants must be short- 

 ened, both top and root, and set 9 inches apart in a 

 single row. The double row, as formerly advised by 

 some growers, is now practically obsolete, and justly 

 so, being difficult to cultivate and preserve free from 

 weeds. A trench or furrow is opened through the center 

 of the cultivated strip of a suflicient depth to admit the 

 roots withiMU beniliug In setting, the soil must be 

 made firm with the aid of a rammer, a practice unex- 

 celli'd for aiding growth, and, indeed, preserving plant- 

 lite after removal. Pruning is simply an annual neces- 

 sity from the tir^t, excepting when the Hedge is in- 

 tended to l>e i^Iaslieil, and even in such cases, after the 

 ]a\ing process, pruning must never be omitted during 

 summer. This work is greatly accelerated and conse- 

 quently cheappned by shearing when the plants are 

 young and tender, say during the month of July. As to 

 the best outline, a plain triangle, or what may be more 

 sightly, the curvilinear or Gothic arch, is desirable, and 

 a flat top is to be discouraged, as a body of snow lodged 

 on the latter invariably iniui-( -ih ■ luni. ir\ and beauty 

 ot any Hedge, The oriiani. ,, ■ |i, r may be 



California privet (Ln/ii^l, h w .. ■ i aie united. 



lEDYSAKUM 



ll7 



both . 



ilmos 



although fo 

 common hei 

 available de 



irway spruce 

 1 . For a com- 

 be American 

 [ilaced next, 

 ^upf lant the 

 e nimlerof 

 t I Hf Ig 



^arv. Flowering ' i ,i m ', ■ u i f r 



ce, and suchaftrarin,.sp, n, sas . 



II/-III srahrir, home of the spin,, 

 ly be employed with good effect. ^|. 

 3 occasionally used with marked ^n , . 



3 purple-leaved variety, although i.nh. i i 

 arai'ter. The most serious annoyance to the lie l,^c 

 awer is the presence of unwelcome woody vines, such 



ptdson ivy (EJnis Tnxiroilciujron), Japan evergreen 



honeysuckle (Lonlcera Jupoyiica), etc, aud the only 

 remedy is to persistently remove them by liand as soon 

 as disco>-ered. The aiiarl,^ of in . ,n may bo treated 

 similaiiv to those wli: ii i ' ■ . ■ ■ ■ nn-s and shrubs. 

 The cbariiiing little 1: ,„ is a model of 



beauty and utilitv,..«-i,m ;., i„,. ,.:„,,:oil autumnal tints 

 of its foliage aud abuudaiu 010,,., .,t seailet fruit. Other 

 good plants for special uses are Russian mulberry, 

 Rhamnus, and Ligustrum Ihota. JosiAH HooPES. 



HEDf CHIUM (Greek, sicee* siiOH',- the large white fls. 

 are sweet scented), i^citamiiu'tcete. Buttehfly Lily. 

 Ginger Lilt. Gakland Flower. Something like 25 

 tropical Asian erect, leafy, rhizomatous herbs allied to 

 canna and ginger. Fls. in a terminal spike or thyrse; 

 stamen 1, with a 2 loculed anther surrounding the style; 

 st.aminodia sometimes present ; flower-tube slender, with 

 six divisions, one of which is enlarged and lip-like. 

 Hedychiums are strong-growing plants, very orna- 

 mental, both in foliage and in flower. They are essen- 

 tially fall bloomers, although they may be made to 

 bloom more or less continuously under glass. After 

 blooming, gradually dry off the rhizomes, and let them 

 rest for a time. Pot them up in spring or early sum- 

 mer, and give them rich soil and plenty of water and 

 an occasional supply of liquid manure. The rhizomes 

 may be divided every two or three years. They need 

 an abundance of water. In fact, the pots mav be set 

 half their depth in water, and IT. coronarhtm 'is often 

 immersed until only the crown is emersed. The com- 

 mon white-flowered species is Z7. coronnWion. This re- 

 quires warmhouse treatment for best results, although 

 it often flowers well when plunged in a warm, half- 

 shady place in the open. The species do not stand frost, 

 but they may be left out in the South if well protected. 

 The flowers are very fragrant; in fact, their odor may 

 be too heavy for a small room. 



A. Fls. white. 



coronirium, Kcenig. Three to 5 ft. : lvs. canna-like, 

 green, pointed: fls. very large (3-4 in. across), long- 

 tubed, pure white or the lip sometimes blotched green, 

 the 3 outer segments narrow, the lip large and erect 

 and more or less lobed. India. B.M. 708. L. B.C. 6:507. 

 — Handsome and worthy. Needs warm quarters. Said 

 to have been sold as Miirosma carncefoHa, but that 

 name belongs to a wholly different plant. 

 AA. Fls. yellow or red. 



flAvum, Roxbg. Fls. large, orange; corolla tube cylin- 

 drical, 2;-2 in. long; segments spreading, the outer "ones 

 linear, acute and an inch or so long, the lip very large 

 and rounded, refuse ; stamen not exserted. India. 

 B.M. 3039 (and 2378?). 



Gardnerianum, Roscoc , l',:!: 1!,. n-ht yellow, odd, 



short-stalked in the tei i.i;i 1 lie reil lilanient 



long-pro,iected beyond 1 : ' ; I : p oval and short 



3-toothed, the other s. niin n.irow: fr. red and 

 showy. India. B.M. bill. i. b.K,!i:?74. J. H. HI. 32:239 

 (in fruit). G. C. III. 11:170 (plate erroneously labeled 

 n. coi;,i,iirhnn).-The best of the genus, and hardier 

 thani/, oronariiim. 



coccineum, Bucb.-Ham. Fls. rather small, scarlet, the 

 filament long-projected; lip nearly or quite entire: fl.- 

 bracts conspicuous. India. L. Li. (_'. 8:705. L. H. B. 



HED'S'SAEUM (Greek for swc,:t smell]. Leguminosa. 



Two or 3 North American herbs, and aljout 60 in the Old 



World. Perennial herbs or subshrubs, with odd pinnate 



lvs., and often showy racemes of red, purple or white, 



small pea like fls cahsScleft the teeth neaily equ il. 



Stmdaid obcjidateor obo\ ate keel neailj stiaightand 



longei than the v\mgs stamens and 1 fr a fl ittened 



jointed pod 'S cry closely allic 1 to Desmodinm but the 



latter gen is h \s i foliate h s Many of the He I5 sarums 



1 o I 31 lerpUnts Tl ey are of easiest culture 



1 open well drained soil Give a sunny 



1 1 rop 1 y division and seeds For the 



etimes known as iT" OnobiijcJns see Ono- 



K II normall/ ted {lanjmg to uJute} 



coronanum Linn French Honeysuckle Perennial 



or biennial, 2—1 ft. tall, branchy. An old garden plant 



