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HOFF.MANXIA 



A. Fl.-cliislers on long stalks. 



discolor, Hemsl. (Campylobdtrys discolor. Hook.). 



Fig. 1071. About G in high, but lopping over the side 



of the pot or pan and making a mat, slightly hairy, the 



branches purplish: Ivs. short-petioled, oblong-obovate. 



ijMfi 



v«v 



entire, satiny gr 



beneatii ; rt-^. sii 



peduncles. .Mfx 



refiilgens, I In 



more as huj,'.-, tl 



midrib to tl'ic . 

 wine color and 

 descent shades 

 pale red. Mex. 

 most beajititul | 



pn above and rich light purple to green 

 all, rr-d. in recurving racemes, on red 



H.M. 45;i0. -Excellent little plant. 

 si. .Much like the former, but twice or 



Iv-. sessile and almost succulent, nar- 

 1 111 M' i.iir:il!f| veins running from the 

 :n I III. Ill .|.r surface pale red or 

 III .1 I .III- dull green, with iri- 



/n,jyii 



in 

 efulgens. 



-.7»,s7i (s crowded in the axils. 



Ghiesbreghtii, licnisl. Half shrubby, 3-4 ft. tall, 

 nearly glabrous: stem acutely 4-angled : Ivs. usually 1 

 ft. or'less long, oblong-lanceolate-acuminate, entire, the 

 short winged petiole somewhat decurrent, very strongly 

 veined, purple-red beneath and dark velvety green 

 above: lis. yellow, with a red spot in the center. Mex. 

 B.M. 5383 as Higginsia G/iiesbreclitii. I.H. 8:279, as a 

 Campylobotrys. — A form with handsomelv mottled Ivs. 

 is var. variegita, Hort. (I.H. 30:498). 



reg&lis, Hemsl. Shrubby, strong-growing, glabrous, 

 the branches obtusely 4-angled and somewhat fleshy: 

 Ivs. large, round-ovate and abruptly acuminate, entire, 

 plicate with arched nerves, glabrous, purple-red beneath 

 and dark rich green above : fls. yellow, sessile. Mex. 

 B.M. 5280, as a Higginsia. 



Uigginsia Razli, Hort., is described as "a very beautiful 

 new tropical plant, with dark bronzy leaves, streaked and 

 marbled with white." Saul. L. H. B. 



HOHENBfiRGIA n.crsonal iiaiii.i. 77 .Inirnv. 



Species c.iiiinniiily rrfrrri-.l \i> .r.lii' 

 monogra|ihrr (.Mrz, DC. JIdii.iirr. I'li 

 species uiidi-r this l'ciiu-. 'I'Ii.- „■■ 

 jEchmea in tecliiii<-:il il<>r,il .■Ikiiiic-, i 

 ligulate, fls. al«:i\ - -■ - i- n I -i i; 

 &na, Baker, is \<\ '>!' i . :. i -■ i i • 1 ■ 



mr, 



ilez) 



..IMS 17 



^ liring 

 L.-relU- 

 / i.irel- 

 ' a. It 

 II- Bill- 



has also been rctVni. 1 1 I.I I llT-i. -I.I. 1 



bergia-like plant, with 7-12 strong, et 



Ivs. and a simple dense spike of red fls. standing 4-7 ft 



high : floral bracts serrate. Uruguay. For H. ferru 



ginea, see ^chmea. Warmhouse. £,. H. B. 



HOLLYHOCK 



HOLBCELLIA (Frederick Louis Holba-ll, once Supt. 

 Bot. Gard., Copenhagen). Berberidiceiv. This genus 

 contains a fine shrubby climber, which is unfortunately 

 inferior in hardiness to AkeUa quinata, tbe latter being 

 one of the best of all hardy vines. Holboellia resembles 

 Akebia in having digitate Ivs., edible, oblong, indehis- 

 cent berries and an indefinite number of ovules. It dif- 

 fers in having 6 sepals and 6 minute petals, while 

 Akebia has 3 sepals and no petals. Both genera have 

 free stamens, while those of Stauntonia are raona- 

 delphous. Holboellia has only 1 species. Generic char- 

 acters are: fls. purple or greenish, monoecious; sepals 

 C, petal-like; staminate fls. with rudimentary ovaries ; 

 pistillate fls. with G very small, sterile stamens. 



Any one whowas siii|.ri-i 1 \' iili i In- "discovery" of the 

 strange purple fls. of M ; ' .■ interested in the 

 fls. of Holboellia. Tii. - . i |ih- or vary to green- 

 ish white, and the st an. 1 1... - .h appear later, are 



highly fragrant. The i.l.o.i .^l.oul.l bu tried outdoors in 

 the S'outh where an evergreen cjuick-growing climber 

 i.s desired, as it makes annual shoots 10 to 12 ft. long, 

 and the foliage is distinct and beautiful. For the cool 

 greenhouse it is too rampant and produces too few fls. 



latifdlla, Wallich. Leaflets commonly 3 or 5, but very 

 variable in form and number. Himalayas. B.R. 32:49. 

 K.H. 1890:348. Gn. 8, p. 548, and 14, p. 3G9. w. ji. 



HdLCUS (Greek, to draw out ; an old fable crediting 

 this plant with the power of drawing thorns from the 

 flesh). Gramlnea. About 8 species of annual or peren- 

 nial tufted grasses from Europe and Africa. The only 

 species cult, is a forage grass of poor quality but ca- 

 pable of growing well in dry soil. Its nearest allies of 

 garden value are Avena and 

 Deschampsia, from which it 

 JifFers as follows: spikelets 

 falling off whole, and glumes 

 with no or minute awns. 

 Avena and Deschampsia have 

 the floral glumes decidedly 

 awned and the empty glumes 

 remain on the plant when the 

 florets fall 



lanitus , Linn M e a d o \\ 

 Soft Gkass Perennial, 2-1 

 ft high Ivs downy panicle 

 greenish or tinged purple 

 En A variegated form is cult 

 abroad for ornament 



G T Hastings 



HOLLY Consult Ilex 



HOLLY SEA E>mtq 



HOLLYHOCK(J»;/aa , 



fa^olltt 

 and iss 



full 



vith 



a distmt past, and 

 onl\ the ravages of 

 a dire disease have 

 robbed it of the proud 

 position itheld among 

 garden flowers dur 

 ingthe middle of the 

 present century \ 

 plant of strong vii, 

 orous growth, noble 

 aspect, and of the 

 most ornamental 

 character, it must 

 not be neglected or 

 ignored, for we can 

 ill dispense with its 

 stately beauty. Be- 

 fore the ravages of 

 disease there were in 

 existence large col- 

 lections of named va- 

 rieties, and the Holly- 

 hock was then one of 



1072. The Hollyhock. 



