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HALESIA 



are rather short-lived, except in var. Meehani. Prop, 

 most commonly by layers, also by root-cuttings in spring 

 and autumn; and by seeds, whi.li shcuil.l be kept con- 

 stantly moist, as they rar.-ly -. ri.iin.a.- until the second 

 year if allowed to dry. //. .///./. / ./ is hanly as far north 

 as Philadelphia, but of doulittui iiar.liiuss farther north, 

 though it may become accliuialized. Thrives best in a 

 cool, deep loam. Prop, by seeds, which should never be 

 allowed to dry, and by grafting on S. tetraptera. 



tetrdptera, Linn. Fig. lOlC. A small tree or shrub 

 8°-10°, whose fls. resemble those of a snowdrop. Lvs. 

 ovate or ovate-oblong, finely serrate, dark green and 

 glabrous above, pale green and stellate-pubescent be- 

 low, 2-4 in. long: fls. in lateral clusters of 2-i ; co- 

 rolla 4-lobed, 1 in. long : ovary 4-celled : drupe ellip- 

 soidal, longitudinally 4-wuiged, 1-1'.. in. luiii.-. Va. S. 

 and W. B.M. 910. Mn. 5, p. 104. S.S. d:-.",:. (ing. 

 2:247. A.G. 14:211; 18:4.18. M.D.ii. Is'ili ::;.vj-:;. Var. 

 MeShani, Sargent {fl'.jtfee/iani. Hurt. I. Kil;, lni7. Habit 

 wholly unlike that of the type, round, bushy ami more 

 upright, from a distance looking like an apple tree, 12 

 ft. high. Has thicker, rugose, dark green lvs., on young 

 plants glandular serrate, and smaller, more numerous 

 fls with short calyx-tubes and cup-shaped corollas, with- 

 out the narrow base. Seems barren, but is not a hv- 

 brid. Growth smaller. G.F. 5:535. Gng. 2:247. 



dlptera, Ellis. A small tree or shrub from the South 

 not easilv di-tin-jnii-licd from IT. tetraptera. The lvs. 

 are hir-' r. ..y ii. , ■!. . n on both sides, coarsely serrate 

 and d.iHi, . ..n long pedicels, in racemes of 



2-t, i}i..i, : ili.ise of £r. /«^i-n/)<Bm; petals 4, 



nearly ill -I in. 1, 1 in. lin^: ovary 3-celled : drupe with 

 2 large opposite wings and 2 obsolete. Early June. 

 S.S. 6:2o9.-Plant not so large as of S. tetraptera: 

 lvs. larger and fls. more showy. 



H. corymbhsa. Nieh.=Pterost5Tax corymbosa.— ff. Jilspida, 

 Mast.=Pterostyrax hispida.— if. parviflbra. Mirhx. JIucli like 

 H. tetraptera, but shrubby, with smaller fls. nud 2-winged fr, 

 Ga. and Fla. ^ Phelps Wyman. 



HALIMODflNDBON (Greek, salt tree ; referring to 

 the maritime habit of the plant). Legumiubsis. A 

 genus whose sole representative is a hardy deciduous 

 shrub 4-10 ft. high, growing in the dry, barren salt- 

 fields of Siberia. It is characterized by the small, equally 

 pinnate lvs. ending in sharp, stinging spines, and com- 

 posed of 1-2 pairs of clean Ifts., and by the rather large 

 rose-purplish fls., in 2-3-fld. lateral fascicles from the 

 old nodes at the base of the summer shoots, appearing 

 from May-July. The branches are whitish and prickly, 

 with small petiolar spines. In cultivation the shrub 

 is very hardy, enduring both drought and cold, and, 

 while it thrives in sandy soils, it succeeds, also, in 

 saline or alkaline. The rosy fls. and the airiness of 

 the fine lvs. make it very ornamental. It is propagated 

 by seeds, layers and cuttings, or may be grafted upon 

 the common Laburnum, upon Cnrntjann arbrrescens, 

 or Colutea arborescens. 



arg:§nteum, Fisch. S.m.i I ■ I.- ..mpound; Ifts. 

 spatulate or long-oval, um : ,. -leen, more or 



less pubescent: fls. ini.uu, I'.j.ni.iiac-cous; calyx 

 cup-shaped, with 5 short Urili. p. i.il.-, ul' nearly eqtial 

 length ; standard orbicular, with the sides turned back- 

 ward; keel obtuse, straight; stamens diadelphous, un- 

 equal: ovary stipitate, few-ovuled: style filiform: pod 

 inflated, ovoid, hard, depressed in the seed-bearing por- 

 tion, 6-7 in. long; seeds oval, sub-compressed. B.M. 1016. 

 R.H. 1876:30, as ff. speciosum. a. Phelps Wtman. 



HALLfiEIA (Albrecht von Haller, 1708-1777. Swiss 

 physician and naturalist, and professor at Gottingen). 

 ScrophulariAcete, About 6 species of shrubs from 

 Africa and Madagascar, one of which is cult, indoors 

 abroad and outdoors in S. Calif. H. llloida, Linn., grows 

 4-6 ft. IiiL'li, 1,,,- ..i.|,.,-ii,.. ovate, acuminate, serrate lvs., 

 andaxiIKi i.out 6 reddish, tubular fls., each 



about 111 1 -, .tre bulged on one side, with 2 



short t. Ill n|, iind 3 in the other, and sometimes 



yellowi.•^ll .a i U^ l>as,-. .s,tamens 4, didynamous, exserted. 

 B.M. 1744. -.Sometimes called African Honeysuckle. 



HALOPff?TUM. See BoplopJiytum. 



HAMAMELIS 



HAMAMfiLIS (Greek, 7iawa, together, and melon, 

 apple or fruit: fruits and flowers at the same time). 

 SamamelidAcem. Witch Hazel. Hardy ornamental 

 shrubs or small trees, with deciduous, alternate, short- 

 petioled lvs., yellow fls. in axillary clusters, appearing 

 late in fall or early in spring, and with capsular fruits. 

 Valuable on account of their blooming at a time when 

 hardly any other shrub outdoors is in flower ; well 

 adapted for shrubberies ; of compact, bushy habit and 

 with handsome foliage, turning bright vpIIow. orange or 

 purple in fall. It tlirivps bpst in s.^nl.•^^l,llt niMi.t, pc-My 



sunny positi..ii lliaii 111.. AniiTiraii, ;ni.i ■ irr- 



lOVing. l'ni|.. hy s.-...! ,, %\ hirli il.i i,,- ,:, , i.iiiil 



the second viar, or hv lavrrs; rarcTkiii.U ai-.. I. -ratt- 

 ing on seedlings of"77.' Vh-fiiniana in spring'in the 

 greenhouse. Three closely allied species : 

 Amer., China and Jap. Lvs. stipulate, 

 tate: fls. in short-peduncled, nodding, axillary, few-fld. 



clusters, perfect; calyx 4-parted; petals 4, linear, 

 crumpled ; stamens 4, very short : fr. a dehiscent, 

 woody, 2-celled capsule, with 2 shining black seeds, 

 The seeds are shot out with considerable force. Occa 

 sionally writers spell the common name Wych Hazel, 

 but there seems to be little historical reason for it, 

 Witch, as used in Witch Hazel and Witch Elm, is prob- 

 ablv allied to weak, referring to a drooping or straggling 

 habit. 



Virginiana, Linn. Fig. 1018. Shrub or small tree, 

 MttaininL' L'.i ft. : lvs. oblique and cordate at the base, 

 ol„Mat, . ,,,aiv.)\ crenate, pubescent on the veins be- 

 n. a 1 :--; petals bright yellow, K-% in. long ; 



ral i-h yellow inside : fr. surrounded by 



tli.i. il •., t, ,,,],, half. Sept., Oct. Canada to Fla., west 

 to \el>. and Tex. Em. 472. S.S. 5:198. B.M. 6684. 

 L. B.C. 6:598. A.G. 11:657 and 17:771. 



JapAnica, Sieb. and Zucc. Shrub or small tree, to 30 

 ft. : lvs. roundish to oblong-ovate or obovate, sinuately 

 crenate, prominently veined beneath, glabrous or pubes- 

 cent, 2-4 in. long: petals Jiin. long, yellow; calyx lobes 

 revolute, purplish or yellow inside: fr. only at the base 

 surrounded by the calyx. Feb.-April. Japan. — There 

 are 2 varieties. Var. arbdrea, Rehd. (H. nj-Mren, Mast.). 

 Lvs. larger, usually more roundish and of firmer tex- 

 ture: petals golden yellow; calvx deep purple inside: 

 of more vigorous growth. B.M". 6659. R.H. 1891:47?. 



