HESPERANTHA 



HESPEEANTHA (Greek, evening flower). Irirli)re<T. 

 Twenty-sis species of Cape bulbs, 3 of wliicl! are i>r"- 

 curable from Dutch growers. They beloug tn tin- \\\:\ 

 tribe and are much inferior to Ixias for geufr;il cultn a- 

 tion, but have fragrant tlowers, opening at c\ .111111.'. 

 The genus is still more closely allied to Geissoiliiza. and 

 differs only in having longer style-branches and sjiathe- 

 Talves always green instead of sometimes brownish 

 above. The corms are J^ in. thick or less: Ivs. 2-5: fls. 

 2-10 in a lax, distichous spike; inner segments white; 

 outer ones red outside. For culture, see Ixia and Bulbs. 

 Mon. by Baker in Irideie, 1892, and in Flora Capensis, 

 vol. G, 189G-7. 



A. Foliage hairy. 



pildsa, Ker. Corm globose : Ivs. 2, linear, erect, 

 strongly ribbed, 3-G in. long: outer segments claret-red. 

 B.M. 1475 (outer segments speckled with color). 



AA. Foliage not hairy. 

 B. Lvs. spreading, S-.3 in. long. 

 faloita, Ker. Corm conic: Ivs. 2-4, lanceolate : outer 

 segments claret-red. B.M. 566, as Jxia falcala. 



BB. Lvs. erect, i-6 in. long. 

 graminifdlia, D. Don. Corm globose: lvs. 3-5, linear: 

 outer segments reddish brown. B. M. 1255, as Geisso- 

 rhiza setacea. 



H£SF£RIS (Greek, evening, same root as vesper; 

 flowers more fragrant at evening). Cruciferm. This in- 

 cludes the Dame's Rocket, a vigorous, hardy her- 

 baceous perennial plant, forming clumps 2-3 ft. high, 

 branched from the base, and covered with showy termi- 

 nal pyramidal spikes of 4-petaled flowers, resembling 

 stocks. The colors range from white through lilac and 

 pink to purple. The double forms are most popular. 

 Rockets bloom from June to Aug., and have long been 

 cult, in cottage gardens. J. B. Keller writes: "The ordi- 

 nary single forms are not worth growing in the border, 

 but may be used in wild gardens. The double Rockets 

 are considered amongst the best hardy plants, being 

 very productive of bloom and 

 cutting." 



The genus has abimt lln vi„ , i, - 

 and Siberia. Herbs. In. im!,, . 

 ennial at the bast-, ]'il..s. , i . 

 glandular: stem-lvs. ii-uall', -|. 

 entire, dentate or lyrate : Us. ii 

 fragrant; petals 4, long-clawed: pods long, linear, cylin- 

 drical : seeds numerous, winged or not. The genus is 

 allied to the stocks, but has a somewhat different habit 

 and the bypocotyl incumbent not accumbent. 



matronAlis, Linn. Rocket. Sweet Rocket. Dame's 

 Violet. Damask Violet. Fig. 1053. Lvs. ovate-lanceo- 

 late, 2-3 in. long, toothed: pods 2-4 in. long, straight, 

 much contracted between the seeds. Eu., N. Asia. 

 Escaped from gardens in Eng. Gn. 53, p. 293 and 49, p. 

 339 (a lovely garden view). \y^ jj 



HESPEKOCALLIS (Greek, evening beauty). Lili- 

 dceie. This genus of only one species belongs to the 

 group of desert plants of the Lily family, of which the 

 common i'ucca filamentosa is the best hardy type. It is 

 a native of Colorado, and is also said to grow in Calif, 

 and Mex. Franceschi writes that the large, waxy white 

 or greenish Us. are very fragrant, and that the bulb 

 should be deeply planted in perfectly drained soil. 

 This genus, like Yucca and Cordyline, has an indefinite 

 number of ovules iu ea.jh e.-II. while in I>rac»na the 

 ovules are solitary aii.l in I)a^\ liri..n :'. in each cell. 

 Hesperocallis bears irs li-. jn an mil. ran. 'lied raceme, 

 while the other gim-ra naini.l licrt- l.i'ar their fls. in 

 panicles. All have woody stems. Other important 

 generic characters of Hesperocallis are the funnel- 

 shaped perianth and the loculicidal dehiscence of the 

 capsule. 



unduiata, Gray. Bulb large, corm-Iike : stem stout, 

 1-2 ft. high, 5-8-fld. : lvs. linear, fleshy, keeled, 3-6 lines 

 wide, wavy margined : fls. lK-2 in. long; segments 5-7- 

 nerved. 



ely useful for 



isia Minor 



forked or 



cemes, often 



HESPEROCHIRON 1 39 



HESFEBOCHlBON (Greek, hesperos, originally even- 

 ing, but here western, i. e., in the direction of the setting 

 sun, and Chiron, a centaur distinguished for his knowl- 

 ...Itre of plants; hence "Western Centaury," these plants 

 I. .lug at first placed in the Gentian family). Hydro- 

 pliyUctcete. A genus of 3 species of northwest American 

 tufted perennial herbs with scapes bearing solitary, 

 rather large whitish fls. The nearest allied genera of 

 garden value are Phacelia and Emmenanthe, which are 



very distinct in color of fls., general appearance and 

 cymose inflorescence. It is still doubtful whether Hes- 

 perochiron is in the right order. Dwarf, stemless per- 

 ennials or possibly biennials : lvs. entire, spatulate or 

 oblong : fls. purplish or nearly white, with parts nor- 

 mally in 5's, rarely in 6's to 7's; style 2-cut; capsule 1- 

 celled, loculicidal, 15-20-seeded: seeds minutely netted 

 or wrinkled. Procurable through Califomian specialists 

 and collectors. 



A. Corolla lobes shorter than the tube. 



Calildmicus, Wats. Lvs. numerous: corolla somewhat 

 oblong, bell-shaped. Hills and meadows. B.R. 10:833 

 (as Nicotiana nana). 



AA. Corolla lobes longer than the tube. 



pilmilus, T. C. Porter. Lvs. fewer : corolla nearly 

 wheel-shaped; tube densely bearded within. Springy 

 and marshy grounds in mountains. "v^. ji. 



