738 



HERBS 



5. For cut-flowers. -In the following lists 1 stands for 

 spring, 2 for summer, and 3 for autumn : 



A. Blooming in spring. 



^thionema, Omphalodes, 



Alyssum, Papaver (1-2), 



Anemone sylvestris, Peony, 



Astilbe (1-2), Phlox divancata, 



Centaurea montana. Primula, 



Doronicum, Pyrethrum hybridum 



Hesperis (1-2), (12), 



Heuchera (1-3), Pyrethrum Tchihatchewi 



Iberis, (1-3), 



Lychnis Viscaria. Ranunculus (1-2), 



Lupinus (1-2), Spiraea (1-2), 



Myosotis (1-2), Viola odorata. 



AA. Blooming in summer. 



Anthericum Liliastrum, Gypsophila, 



Aquilegia, Hemerocallis, 



Campanula, Iris, 



Centaurea Ruthenica, Lmana, 



Cheiranthus, Rudbeckia, 



Clematis, Statice, 



Delphinium, Thalictrum, 



Dianthus, Trollius, 



Eryngium, Valeriana, 



Euphorbia, Veronica. 

 AAA. Blooming in autumn. 



Achillea (2-3) , Heuchera ( 1-3) , 



Aconitum(2-3), Lilium (2-3), 



Anemone Japonica, Lychnis Flos-cuculli, 



Anthemis tinctoria (2-3), vespertina, 



Arenaria graminifolia, Phlox paniculata, 



Aster, suffruticosa, 



Boltonia, Platycodon (2-3), 



Cedronella, Polygonum affine, 



Centranthus. cuspidatum, 



Chrysanthemum maxi- p yre thrum uliginosum, 

 Salvia farinacea (2-3), 



Crocosmia, 

 Gaillardia (2-3), 

 Helenium (2-3), 

 Helianthemum (2-3), 



. 

 Senecio (2-3), 



Stokesia (2-3), 

 Viola cornuta (2-3). 



6. For bold effects. The following have striking and 

 characteristic habit, and are desirable for prominent 

 positions as single specimens or as exclusive groups. 

 Some are foliage plants, the flowers being inconspicu- 

 ous or not to be counted upon. Tall means 5 ft. or more ; 

 the others are of medium height, 2-4 ft. : 



A. Flowers incidental. 

 Acanthus, Ferula, 



Arundo (tall), Gunnera (tall), 



Bamboos, Heracleum (tall), 



Elymus (tall), Polygonum (tall). 



AA. Flowers more or less conspicuous. 



B. Tall. 



Bocconia, Erianthus, 



Cephalaria, Eulalia, 



Cimicifuga, Helianthus orgy alls, 



Crambe, Rudbeckia Golden Glow. 



BB. Medium. 



Anemone Japonica, Funkia, 



Bamboos, Ligularia, 



Clematis recta, Symphytum (variegated), 



Dictamnus, Yucca. 



7. For forcing and greenhouse decoration. The fol- 

 lowing are good subjects for potting. Helleborus and 

 Saxif raga can be forced for Christmas. Those in the first 

 list can be forced for Easter. Those in the second list 

 are desirable for indoor decoration between Easter and 

 the burst of spring outdoors: 



A. For forcing. 



Alyssum, Lychnis Flos-cuculli. 



Arabis, Lychnis Viscaria, 



Astilbe, Saxifraga, 



Cheiranthus alpinus, Peony, 



Dianthus, Polygonatum multiflo- 



Funkia (variegated), Primula, [rum, 



Heuchera sanguinea, Spiraa. 

 Iberis, 



A A. For indoor decoration. 



Acorus gramineus, Hepatica, 



Aster alpinus, Myosotis, 



Aubrietia, Phlox amoena, 



Campanula, reptans, 



Dodecatheon, ' subulata. 



J. B. KELLER. 



HERNIARIA 



HERBS, ORNAMENTAL. See Herbaceous Peren- 

 nials. 



HERBS, POT. See Greens. 



HERBS, SALAD. See Greens and Salad Plants. 



HERCULES' CLUB. Araliaspinosa. AlsoZanthoxy- 

 lum Clava-Herculis. 



HERMODACTYLUS (Greek, Mercury's fingers,- from 

 the arrangement of the tubers). Iridacece. SNAKE'S- 

 HEAD IRIS. This is a hardy tuberous plant closely allied 

 to Iris, the fls. purplish black and green, of a quaint and 

 peculiarly attractive beauty. The plant is procurable 

 from Dutch and Italian growers. The genus differs from 

 Iris only in the 1 -celled ovary with 3 parietal placen- 

 tae ; Iris" has a 3-celled ovary. 



tuberdsus, Salisb. (Iris tuberbsa, Linn. ). Tubers 2-4, 

 digitate, 1 in. long: stem 1-fld., 1 ft. or more high: Ivs. 

 2-3, glaucous, 4-angled, 1-2 ft. long: outer perianth seg- 

 ments 2 in. long, dark purple; inner ones green. Apr. 

 B.M. 531. F.S. 11:1083. G.C. II. 23: 672. 



J. N. GERARD. 



HERNANDIA (Francisco Hernandez, physician to 

 Philip II of Spain, traveled in West Indies 1593-1600, 

 and wrote on natural history of Spain). Lauracece. 

 JACK-IN-A-BOX. This includes H. oviyera, a tree from 

 Mauritius, which grows 40 ft. high, and is cult, in S. 

 Calif, by Franceschi, who says it has light green, glossy 

 Ivs. with a red spot in the center, and large, whitish, 

 egg-shaped fruits. The genus has 9 widely scattered 

 species of tropical trees: Ivs. alternate, entire, ovate or 

 peltate, 3-7-nerved: fls. in a loose panicle, the extreme 

 branches terminated by a 4-5-bracted involucre. Of 

 the 3 fls. in an involucre, the central one is pistillate 

 and sessile, the lateral ones staminate and pedicelled. 

 H. sonora, Lion., from India, is much used in Europe 

 for subtropical bedding, and produces a juice that re- 

 moves hairs from the face without pain. Its staminate 

 fls. have their parts in 3's or 4's and the filaments have 

 one gland at the base, while in H. oingera the floral 

 parts are always in 3's and there are two glands at the 

 base of each filament. H. sonora has peltate or cordate 

 Ivs. 7-12 in. long and 4-6 in. wide. 



ovigera, Linn. Lvs. 6-7 in. long, 4%-6 in. wide, ob- 

 long, acuminate, palminerved : fr. an egg-shaped drupe, 

 borne on a stalk and obscurely ribbed. 



HERNIARIA (Greek ; supposed to cure hernia or 

 rupture). Illecebracea>. HERNIARY. RUPTURE-WORT. 

 This includes a hardy herbaceous perennial plant, 

 which grows about 2 in. high and produces inconspic- 

 uous greenish fls. in summer. It makes a dense mat of 

 moss-like foliage, which turns a deep bronzy red in win- 

 ter. It is much used in carpet-bedding and to a less ex- 

 tent in rockeries and for edgings of hardy borders. 

 Recommended for covering graves. It thrives in the 

 poorest soils, makes a solid covering, and is by some 

 regarded as one of the most valuable of hardy trailers. 

 Prop, by division or seed. Grows wild in England, and 

 is kept in many large collections of hardy plants. 



The genus has 8-23 species, which are widely scat- 

 tered, but all grow in sandy places, chiefly near the sea. 

 It has no near allies of great garden value, but 2 species 

 of Paronychia are cult, for the same purpose and are 

 easily told apart by general appearance. Herniaria and 

 Paronychia are alike in their 5-parted perianth and 2 

 stigmas, but in Herniaria the segments are blunt, while 

 in Paronychia they are hooded near the apex and have a 

 horn or small sharp point on the back near the apex. 

 Herniaria is composed of annuals or perennials with 

 roots of short duration, and they are all much branched, 

 trailing plants, either glabrous or hirsute : Ivs. oppo- 

 site, alternate or clustered, small, entire: fls. minute, 

 crowded in the axils; sepals, petals and stamens 5 

 seed solitary. 



glabra, Linn. Lvs. oboyate, rareiy orbicular, glabrous 

 except a few hairs at edges, which are usually recurved: 

 fls. in a leafy spike or the lower ones at considerable 

 intervals. July, Aug. Eu., Asia. w. M. 



