H^MANTHUS 



in. tall, compressed, mottled : bracts large and thick, 

 ascending and forming a cup, in which the red fls. are 

 borne: fls. 1 in. long, with linear segments and a short 

 tube. S. Africa. B.M. 1075. L.B.C. 3:240. Var. coarc- 

 tatus, Baker, has smaller Ivs. and shorter bracts. B.R. 

 a:181.-Odd plants. 



tigrinus, Jacq. Lvs. ciliate on the margins, 1 ft. or 

 less kni!;. spotted on the lower part of the back; scape 

 (1 iu.. rt-d-spotted: umbel dense, 2 in. or less in diam. : 

 linirts shorter than in the last (not over 2 in. long), 

 l>rif;lit red: fls. 1 in. or less long, with very short tube. 

 S. Africa. B.M. 1705. L. H. B. 



HffiMAEIA (Greek, referring to the blood-red under 

 surface of the Its.). OrchidAcece. A genus of 4 species 

 of terrestrial orchids, known to the trade chiefly as 

 Goodyera. They are really dwarf stove foliage plants, 

 and arc to be cult, like Anoectochilus. In Hffimaria the 

 lower lij) is swelled above its base into a wide claw and 

 is provided with a pouch-like sac at base, and a blade of 

 2 divergent lobes; in Goodyera the blade of the lip is 

 small and not clawed Both genera belong to a large 

 group in which the lip either has no spur or sac, or if 

 the latter is present, it is included between the sepals; 

 while in Anoectochilus the lip has a prominent sac or 

 spur projecting between the lateral sepals. 



The leaves of S. discolor are green above and red be- 

 low. It is, however, not nearly so brilliant as Hirmaria 

 Dawsoniana, which has the same red color beneath, and 

 is beautifully netted above with red or yellow. In both 

 species a dozen or more small fls., chiefly white, are 

 borne on a densely hairy scape. Alfred Rehder writes 

 that these plants seem much easier to cultivate than 

 Anoectochilus. He has succeeded in growing Anoecto- 

 chilus only under hand glasses, but has grown Haema- 

 ria without a hand glass in large, shallow pans, with 

 the rhizomes creeping in sphagnum. 



A. Zis. I'"' ..-."'-' '■' '■".! above. 



discolor, Lindl. i (. '"/-, Ker.). Blade of 



lvs. oblong, 3 in. li.n: , . . i liina (Brazil, accord- 



ing to Loddiges). I,.l;,i .L';l(.-. l;.M.205. B.R. 4:271. 

 —John Saul's plants had white longitudinal markings. 

 AA. Jyvs. hrilUanily neiied-veined above. 



Dawsoniana, (G. Ddwsonii, Boxall. AnactochXlus 

 Dawsonidnus, Low). Blade of lvs. elliptic, 3 in. long, 

 Vi in. wide. Burma, Philippines. B. M. 748G (veins of 

 2 lvs. blood-red; of the other almost wholly yellow).— 

 John Saul says "golden purple" veins. 



H. Hasselbking. 



HALESIA 



709 



iKin friend of 

 ili.in shrubs, 

 ill S. Calif. 

 M It ant to be 

 < IIS are fully 

 key in Flora 



HAKEA (after Baron von Ihi 

 botany). ProUtiee(€. A ^^i-im- 

 sliglitly cult, indoors abro:nl 

 The genus is too polymoriili' 

 described at length here. Nin- i 

 described in English, with an t 

 Australiensis 5:489 (1870). 



A. Length of lvs. 1-2 inches. 



pugionifarmis, Cav. Height usually 2-4, rarely 8 ft. : 

 lvs. all entire, terete, smooth, rigid, 1-2 in. long: fls. 

 few, in axillary, sessile clusters. L.B.C. 4:353.— 

 Franeeschi says it is an odd plant, which at a dis- 

 tance looks like a pine and has whitish fls. 



an oblong raceme which is 1-3 in. long. G.C. III. 19:85. 

 -Int. in 1899 by Mrs. T. B. Shepherd, who says that 

 there are 5 or more racemes in a bunch. 

 BE. Serves few, IS. 

 C. Fls. red, in globular heads. 

 laurina, R. Br. Tall shrub, attaining 10 ft. : 

 iu. long, 3- or 5-nerved, 

 often sickle-shaped 

 long petioles : fls. 

 globular head, IH- 

 thick, from which 



stigmas project 

 more in every d 

 Blooms in the 



CC. Fls. pink, in lo / 



ulicina, R. Br. Lv 



usually linear-lanceolate 

 or linear, pungent, 4-8 

 in. long, prominently 1 

 3-nerved beneath: pen 

 anth and pedicels gla 

 brous : f r. rarely above ' 

 in. long, with a short 

 straight beak. -The f I 

 age resembles the Eur 

 pean furze. ■^. jj 



HALfiSIA (Ste 

 Hale, 1077-1761, author 

 of a famous work on 

 '" Vegetable Statics ) 

 Syn., Mohrodendion 

 Slyrac&cece. 



Bell. Snowdrop Tree 

 The common Snowdrop 

 Tree {ff. tetrdi)tera) is a 

 fine, hardy, small-size 1 

 tree, which is covei 1 

 with a bewildering 

 cloudy mass of small 

 snowy white flov 

 borne about the middle 

 of May, before the foil 

 age of the tree appears. 

 The genus has only 4 

 species, and is exclu- 

 sively North Americ 

 if we place the Japanese 

 IT. his/.i,!,, inth.- t-euus 

 Ptcro^tM-ax l.yr,.,..inof 

 the suit. riiiiiLil iiiilcrescence and smaller and fleshitr 

 fruit. SuiiiU trtr^ anil shrubs, more or less stellate pu- 

 bescent: lvs. rather large, membranous, ovate-oblong, 

 acuminate, more or less denticulate, slender-petioled, 

 deciduous, light green: inflorescence lateral: fls. snow- 

 white, bell-shaped, drooping, on slender pedicels, in 

 fascicles or short racemes along the whole length 

 of the branches, borne iu the axils of lvs. of the 

 preceding year ; calyx obconical, slightly 4-8- 

 toothed, adnate to the 3-4-celled ovary ; corolla bell- 

 shaped, epigynous, 4-5 cleft or parted 

 nearly to the base; stamens 8-lG : ovary 

 2-4-celled, 4 ovules in e.ach cell: fr. a 

 drupe, dry, oblong, longitudinally 2-4- 

 winged, tipped with the style and minute 



calv 



eeth. 



1016. Halesia tetraptera 



AA. Length of lvs. 4-S in. 



B. JS-erves many. 



multilineata, Meissn. Tree or tall shrub : lvs. flat, 



6-S in. long, with many very flue nerves: fls. pink, in 



he common Snowdrop Tree, H. tetrap- 

 tera, is found in woods and along streams, 

 but thrives in almost any good soil. 

 Its habit is rnund-headed, irregular and 

 hat pendulous, rather li;;lit and twiggy. It is 

 adapted to shrubberies and lawns in almost any position, 

 but prefers a somewhat slieltereil jiltice and a well- 

 drained, rich soil. It is easily transplanted. It often 

 grows in bush form, but may be grown as a tree when 

 cut to one shoot and given ample room. The flowers 



