754 



Homeria differs 

 the ends of the 

 equal perianth sc 

 into ii cup. Mon< 

 IrideiB, 1»U2, and 

 lowing character: 

 the other 5 si.eci. 



n. ciiiiu, d 



by him in tli 

 collina, V( 



1-4 chi-sters of H«. : p 

 typically bright red, 

 Var. aurantlaca has a i 

 bright red segments 



petaloid stigmatose crests at 

 ui.lu-s. Homeria has nearly 



. Iiir li at the base are united 

 ■ r, , in Handbook of the 



', -'■ aS9G-7). The fol- 



i. iiMit H. colllmi from 



i!ii. ■ -mints not blotched in 



In airil like Ixia, as described 



•tlVina, Thunb.). Corm tuni- 

 ;: the only long leaf is linear, 

 jpping the lis. : stem bearing 

 th segments \%-\% in. long, 

 n B.M. 1033; G.C. III.4: 103. 



which the spicic x i^ .ultixa 



H0M0C£LIIS, a na]iie ii 

 spelling of Ilomoiocellis. I 

 seeds of Bomocvllis Jiiponi 

 years ago by Gen. Wm. Hi 

 the Georgia State Universif 

 in Georgia by the severe ci' 

 soner writes that it is a lii 

 appearance of a 

 top. It has not flowered in 



Momoioceltis as/i, ,<i . I.l 

 (which see), and tlii- i 

 Some, at least, of tlh 

 sometimes called aU" i . '- 

 nsperii. In Aphananllii-, ihi 

 and end the teeth of the Iv; 

 and for 



B.JI. ir,I2. Var. ochroleClca has 



:uid |i:tlr yellow fls. B.M. 1103. 

 . •iiiriti,il,n<i is the only form in 



; along the margin 



trn.lr, is a mis- 

 1" writes that 

 I.l' d some 20 

 ; iniessor at 

 I - i.N I iL- injured 

 ;iry. IS'JO. Kea- 



I .\ I'lniiia lithe aspera 



I I iiiiiii ■Ills in .Japan. 



I- //. ./.i/Hiiiica (and 



^'i.i.'iini I is AplKinanthe 

 •iiclary veins are straight 

 . Celtis, they are curved 



HONESTY. Lmi 



HOOKEEA. A part of BrodU 



HOP. See ZTumiilus. 



HOP HORNBEAM. S,e rtw, i 



HOPLOPHtTUM. 



itly 



for Hoplop] 



Hop, Wild, Bryonia 



iL-liads liiive been de- 

 sptfies are now re- 

 I; one trade catalogue 



H6RDEUM (Latin, A<'oi-i// because barley bread is 

 heavy and firm). Gmmineit. This genus includes the 

 Barley [B. sativum) and the Squirrel Tail Grass (B. 

 jubatum) , ih& latter a meadow weed obnoxious in the 

 West, but sometimes cult, for ornament in the East and 

 abroad. Its head of long spreading awns is ornamental, 

 but the spikelets separate too readily to make the grass 

 particularly desirable. Hordeums are erect, annual or 

 perennial grasses, spikelets in 3's, sessile on opposite 

 sidi'^- if till liiit.ilii il iM.li-, , ri-i]itT flumes narrow and 

 l"ii;i I 11,11' I II- '■,.1,- I M.I the spikelets. In 

 111' I I I- and Asprella, but 



il ■ I I .11 I ' .11. ... 1 1 1 that each spikelet 



is Inii 1 i!il.. v.liik .11 lilt nilii r.-, ilii .s|iikelets are 2-many 

 (Id. !see BarUu. 



jubitum, Linn. Squirrel-tail Grass. Wild Barley. 

 Erect, simple, usually smooth and glabrous, 10 in. to 

 2 ft. higli: Ivs. 1-.5 in. long, only the central spikelet in 

 each cluster perfect; awns of empty glumes \-iyi in. 

 long, spreading. In dry soil, northern U. S. and Canada. 

 B.B. 1:229. R.H. 1890, p. 488 (poor). 



G. T. Hastings. 



HOEEHOUND, See Murrubium. 



HOEMlKUM. See Salvia. 



HORSE-RADISH 



HORNBEAM. Consult Curpinus. 



HOENED POPPY. Glaucimn. 



HOBSE, in combination with other names of plants, 

 usually signifies something large and coarse, not neces- 

 sarily eaten by horses. 



HORSE BALM. Collinsouia. 



HORSE BEAN. See Hcla Faba. 



HORSE CHESTNUT. See yBsntliis 



HORSE MINT. See ifonardn. 



(Tig. lUT.'ii.tlie well-known condi- 

 with roast l.i-.f and oysters, is a 

 memljiri.f th.- natural fauiiU iruc-ifL-ra-, to which belong 

 cabbage, turnip, walllli.w.r. stuck, charlock, mustard, 

 and many other vegetables, flowers and weeds. It 

 comes to us from Great Britain, where it is thought to 

 have been naturalized from some more eastern Euro- 

 country. It is often found growing wild in moist 



I woods 

 otably in the 

 weed. For 



and damp nu-. 

 state of New 

 botanical des. 



The root is pii i nni J, il. -li , . \., in! i-li i-\tcmallv, pure 

 white within, conical at the toj., cylindrical, and.'unlike 

 the tap-roots of parsnips, is abniptly branched below. 

 When bruised, it emits a volatile oil of strong, pungent 

 odor and hot, biting taste. If eaten before this oil 

 evaporates, it "is highly stimulant, exciting the stom- 

 ach when swallowed, and promoting the secretions, es- 

 pecially that of urine. Externally, it is i-ubefacient. Its 

 chief use is as a condiment to promote appetite and in- 

 vigorate digestion; but it is also occasionally employed 

 in medicine." (U.S. Dispensatory.) As a table relish, 

 the consumption of Horse-radish is increasing, and 

 greater attention is being paid to its cultivation than 

 formerly. Under the old methods, 

 profitable returns were often obtained, 

 but under the new, profits are gener- 

 ally highly satisfactory where enemies 

 are not very troublesome. The sea- 

 son of fresh-grated Hors. ra.lish runs 

 almost parallel to that ol ii\-i,r-. witli 

 which the root is most fn mui in l\ < a tin 

 in this country. UnKiatnl nmis are, 

 however, kept in i-ol.l stoia^i- tor 

 summer use, since i is (!,:[; at that 



Horse-radish will do well u|ion al- 

 most any soil e.scept the liulilcst sand 

 and the heaviest clay, but a dcci, loam 

 of medium texture and nimli rate rich- 

 ness, well supplied with Iniiinis and 

 moisture, will produce rt.otsof tin- best 

 quality and the largest size. In dry 

 soils the roots will be small, woody and 

 deficient in pungency; in wet, small, 

 succulent, strong-tasling. Dridnage is 

 essential, and ^n U n f.iiilv i i-.n sub- 

 soil. Hard si.li I -i ' : . . •..essive 



branching of 1 1 .iiHnisof 



nitrogenous mni . . . i i rather 



light ninieri, :i I . i ri, 1, in 



Ifs 



1 



ing 



illei 



m /^i 



pounfis 



application l)roadcast 

 plowed under, it is believed, would 

 give better results, since the shaft of 

 the root is less likely to become un- 

 duly branched when the food is below ,(,75 qooj ^01 

 instead of above and around it. espe- „; Horseradish, 

 cially when the sets are placed hori- 

 zontally. A weeder should be used after the harrow 

 periodically until the plants are an inch or so tall. 

 Thorough preparation of the soil is essential. 

 Since Horse-radish rarely produces seeds, cuttings 



