780 HUMATA 



that genns, with small, thick, deltoid Ivs., with the in- 

 dusiura tough, suborbicular or renit'onn, attached by a 

 broad base and free at the apex and sides. Some 20 spe- 

 cies are known, mostly from the East Indies. For cul- 

 ture, see DavalUa. 



TJermanni, Moore (Davdllia Tpermanni, Baker). 

 Beak's Foot Fern. Rootstock wide-creeping, densely 

 covered with linear white scales; Ivs. 4-6 in. long, del- 

 told, 3-4-pinnatifld ; lower pinnte largest, the lowest • 

 pinnules cuneate-oblong or deltoid; sori at the base of 

 the ultimate lobes less than a line broad. Central China. 

 G.C. 1871:871. L. M. Underwood. 



HUMBLE PLANT. Mir, 



: prnli, 



EtTMEA (after Lady Hume). CompdsiUe. This in- 

 cludes a half-hardy biennial Australian plant, growing 

 5 or 6 ft. high, cult, fur the grass-like beauty of its 

 large, loose, much-branched, drooping panicles. The 

 gtiius has no near allies of garden value. It belongs to 

 a fjroup of 6 Australian genera which have no pappus, 

 llumea has nothing of the typical beauty of the com- 

 mon garden composites, since it has no rays. Its lis. 

 are exclusively tubular and hermaplii'"lii< , I I m :i 

 small head. Other important generic 'i, n i i,- 



narrow involucre with scarious or pn i i 



ing bracts. Three, at any rate, of tin < 



arc slirul's, witli lis. in dense corymli- m ,: , . :i '-d 

 I,ra,-t- liuid Ml- |„taMike, whilein//. . ' • is 



HTACINTHUS 



makes an excellent arbor or screen plant. Recent Euro- 

 pean literature mentions a var. aureus, with yellow foli- 

 age. The Hop grows readily from cuttings of the shoots, 

 which spring from the crown; also by seeds, but the 

 latter do not reproduce the particular varieties or 

 strains. As a field crop, the Hop is not a horticultural 

 subject, and is not discussed here. 



AA. Plinit not bearing hops, — the pistillate catkin not 

 greatly enlarging in fruit. 

 Jap6nicu8, Sieb. & Zucc. Annual (or at least treated 

 as such): foliage very like the last, but usually moro 

 deeply cut and not less than 5-lobed: catkins not gland- 

 ular. Japan. G.C. H. 24:716.- Int. to general cult, in 

 1886, and now one of the most popular of all climbing 

 herbs. It is a very quick grower, plants 10-20 ft. long 

 coming from seed sown in early May. It is very easy of 

 cultivation, and often seeds itself. , Var. varieg4tU8, 

 Hort., is the most popular form. Gng. 1:241. A.F. 

 8:489. The foliage is variously streaked and splashed 

 with white. Seeds of this variety will give a large per- 

 centage of variegated forms, and the plants usually 

 show interesting variations. H.Japonicus is more pop- 

 ular as an ornamental vine than H. Lupulus, because it 

 grows so quickly from seeds, and also because it baa 

 such interesting variegated forms; but H. Lupulus has 

 a distinct charm in its great hanging Hops. l_ ji_ b_ 



Sept. 1. 



HUNNEMANNIA (T 

 of botany, d. 1839). r,i 

 yellow-fld. herb closel\ 

 (Esi'hsoholzia)au(loftli 



Knglish friend 

 . includes a fine 

 ilifomia Poppy 

 iir. It is treated 



feeders and growers, requiring- plrnty ..f \\:Mrr and 

 good feeding. Good plants in In in. ]i..ts air v. ry .n- 

 naraental for conservatory or piazza \v..rk. 'I'hr ynnn^' 

 plants need plenty of light and air, and sln.uld li.- ki |.t 

 nearly dry during the winter, in s|nin;; tiny sh.Mild 



be started into growth gradually, and sn' ^~i\ i ly r.-- 



potted until an 8-in. pot is needed. 'I'lny si Id n.it 



be syringed except when growing ra|ddly in uaiiii 

 weather. In June the plants can be placed in a sub- 

 tropical bed that is shielded from high winds, and staked. 

 The foliage has a peculiar and agreeable scent. 



61egans, Smith. Lower Ivs. ovate-lanccolate or oblong, 

 acuminate, stem clasping or d.-iMirr<nt, fi 1ft in. long, 

 wrinkled: fls. variously dcs-ri'd :i- I'^wnish red, 

 pink, ruby-red and rose. // . M li., is pre- 



sumably a whitish fld. forni'i I , ami should 



therefore be called var. 41bida. IMl. I iJ, pp. ;i-10 and 

 1895, p. 459. A. P. Meredith and W. M. 



HtTMULUS (old Latin name). UrIicdcerB. Hop. Two 

 or three twining vines, with rou^h, opposite, p.dniati ly 

 lobed or divided Ivs. and dicndnns lis. ni a\illari . lu -- 

 ters. Staminate fls. with 5 cr. . t ~i,nn. i .1 



calyx, in little drooping, tass. 1 hk. i . . n. 



fls. with an entire calyx or pnianth il..., |\ in\c -nn- 

 the ovary, which bears 2 long stignnis, the lis. in pair.s 

 Tinder large overlapping bracts, the whole making a 

 cone-like catkin which, when becoming very large, is 

 a "bop." 



A. Plant hearing hops, — the pistillate catkin greatli/ 

 enlarging in fruit. 



Liipulus, Linn. Common Hop. Native to Europe and 

 North America, and long cult, for the hops, which are 

 used in the brewing of beer: it is a perennial herb: 

 shoots often grow 25-30 ft. long in the season : rough- 

 hairy: Ivs. ovate or orbicular-ovate in general outline, 

 deeply 3-lobed (sometimes 5-7-lobed), or the upper 

 ones not lobed, margins strongly and uniformly den- 

 tate, petioles long: staminate fls. in panicles 2-6 in. 

 long: hops (mature pistillate catkins) oblong or ovoid, 

 loose and papery, straw-yellow, often 2 in. or more long, 

 glandular and odoriferous, —Native along rivers and in 

 thickets in the northern states, and southward in the 

 AUeghanies and Rockies. Much cultivated for Hops, and 

 extensively run wild from cultivated plants. The Hop 



iumariaBfoUa, Sweet. Lvs. triternately divided : pe- 

 duncles solitary, terminal : fls. 2 in. or more across ; 

 petals 4 ; stamens numerous. B.M. 3061. -Sold as 

 Giant Yellow Tulip Poppy. \y jj. 



In our trial grounds during 1898, this was one of the 

 showiest and most satisfactory plants in over 400 trials. 

 The seed was sown early in May, and by the middle of 

 July the plants were covered with their large yellow 

 flowers, and they were never out of flower until hard 

 frost. The plants have a bushy habit and beautiful, 

 feathery, glaucous foliage. The flowers have wavy bor- 

 ders, and at times stand up like tulips 



W. F. Dkeer. 



HUSK TOMATO. Physalis. 

 HYACINTH. See Hyacinthus 

 HYACINTH BEAN, .'-^.e DoVn 

 HYACINTH, GRAPE. Sup J/"» 

 HYACINTH, WATER. See E 



Ichho 



HYACtNTHUS (name from Greek mythology). Lili- 

 dcew. Of Hyacinths there are something over 30 spe- 

 cies, the great part South African. Others inhabit the 

 Mediterranean region, and from this source come the 

 common garden Hyacinths. From related genera, Hya- 

 cinthus is distinguished by the funnel-shaped or bell- 

 shajH-d llowai-. iln- thri-ai not constricted, the lobes 

 shortiT tlnin ?ir ,ii nio-i not nnn?h exceeding the tube, 

 the stannns aii.hlnd lo iIm- tube or throat and the 



filaments thri a 1 111, - dil;,i.d .at the base. Bulbous 



plants with onl i ' : .. .md lis. in a raceme or 



spike. The i-on: , i; , , i - H. orientilis, Linn. 



(Fig. 1108), win , :: ! I .,, ,n lvs. s-12 in. long, 

 K-l/^in. wido: - .i|. ^ i- III. i:dl. siont, bearing an 

 elongated and don.^i rai a im ; ptrnuith about 1 in. long, 

 the tube usually vuntricoso or swollen, the lobes ob- 

 long-spatulate, as long as the tube, in many colors, often 

 double incult. B.M. 995. F.S. 23:2399-2400.— The Hya- 



