HEB 



fessor Hebenstreit, of Leipsic. Nat. ord 

 Selagids [Selaginacese]. Linn., 14-D 

 na-mia 2-Anyiospermia. Allied to Selago. 



Most of the Cape Selagids are well adapted fo 

 planting out in summer, in mixed borders. Green 

 house evergreen shrubs, except H. denta'ta, whic 

 is an annual ; all from the Cape of Good Hop 

 and all white-flowered. Short young shoots i 

 sandy peat, in spring, under a bell-glass ; sand\ 

 fibry loam, and a little peat. Summer temp., 50 

 to 75; winter, 38 to 45. Denta'ta b.y seed in 

 early spring. 



H. albiflo'ra (white-flowered). 1. July. 1822. 



captfa'ta (headed-cowered). 1. June. 1823 



chamcedrifo'lia (germander-leaved). 2. 1822 



cilia'ta (hair-fringed). 1. June. 1815. 



corda'ta (he&rt-leaved). 1. July. 1774. 



denta'ta (toothed). 1. July. 1739. 



erinoi'des (erinus-like). 1. May. 1816. 

 frutico'sa (shrubby). l. August. 18l6. 



integrifo'lia (entire-leaved). 1. May. 1/92 



sca'bra (rough). 1. June. 1824. 



HEDARO'HA. (From hedys, sweet, anc 

 aroma, perfume. Nat. ord., Myrtleblooms 

 [Myrtaceae]. Linn., IQ-Monadelphia 8- 

 Polyandria.) 



Evergreen stove trees, all purple-blossomed 

 and from Swan River. For culture, see MT'KTUS 

 H. latifo'lia (broad-leaved). May. 



pinifo'lia (pine-leaved). May. 



thymoi'des (thyme-like). May. 



HEDE'OMA. (From hedeoma, the Greek 

 name of mint. Nat. ord., Labiates or 

 Lipworts [Lamiacese], Linn., 2-Diandria 

 1-Monogynia. Allied to Cunila.) 



Hardy annuals. Seed in early spring; light, 

 rich garden-soil. 



H. pulegioi'des (pennyroyal- like). J. Blue. July. 

 N, Amer. 



thymoi'des (thyme-like). }, Red. July. 



France. 



HE'DEBA. The Ivy. (Hedra is the 

 Celtic word for cord, alluding to the Ivy's 

 stems. Nat. ord., Ivy worts [Araliacese]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria I-Monogynia.) 



The common ivy (H. he'lix} may be propagated 

 by seeds, but in all its varieties is quickest propa- 

 gated by slips, inserted in a north border, in sandy 

 soil, kept moist in the autumn. This is a far better 

 plan than inserting it at once where it is intended 

 to remain. Deep, rich soil suits the common 

 ivy ; the tender kinds should have lighter soil. 

 For clothing dead trees, covering open fences, 

 giving an air of antiquity, security, and warmth 

 and dryness to buildings, and even producing ar- 



ntectural effects, and covering the ground in 

 shady places with a green carpet, where scarcely 

 anything else would grow, the ivy is invaluable. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 

 H.aculea'ta (prickly). White. Nepaul. 1816. 

 fra'grans (fragrant). White. Nepaul. 1816. 



macropWll a (large-leaved). White. N. HoL 



STOVE EVERGBEEN SHRUBS. 

 JT. capita'ta (headed-^otecred). Green. August. 

 W. lad. 1779. 



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HED 



H. digita'ta (finger-team*). White. March. E, 

 Ind. 1818. 



emargina'ta (end-notched). Green. 1848. 

 ferrugi'nea (rusty). White. W. Ind. J820. 



glomerula'ta (glomerulated). 7. Yellow. 



April. Java. 1847. 



pefndula (weeping). Green. Jamaica. 1824. 



umbraculi'fera (umbrella- leaved). White. 



March. E. Ind. 1818. 



Xalape'nsis (Xalapan). White. Mexico. 1824. 



HARDY EVERGREEN CLIMBERS. 



H. Jie'lix (common). 40. Green. September. 

 Britain. 



arbore'scens (tree-like). 8. Green. Britain. 



Canarie'nsis (Canary. Irish). 20. Green. 



October. Canaries. 



chrysoca'rpa (yellow-berried). 30. Green. 



October. India. 



digita'ta (finger-leaved). 20. Greeflu 



October. Britain. Shrub. 



fo'liis arge'nteis (silver-sfriped-leaved). 



20. Green. October. Britain. 



fo'liis au'reis (gold-striped- leaved). 2. 



Green. October. Britain. 



Tau'rica (Taurian). Green. October. 



Tauria. 1841. 

 vulga'ris (common). Green. Britain. 



HEDGE properly includes every kind of 

 ence ; but the present details apply, for 

 ,he most part, to growing fences. Aber- 

 crombie says, that all outward hedges 

 designed as fences should have a ditck 

 >n the outside, three or four feet wide at 

 x>p, three deep, sloping to one wide at 

 jottom, raising a low bank on the inside 

 n which to plant the hedge. Having 

 ined out the width of the ditch, then 

 Jong the inner edge lay a row of square 

 pit turves, grass side downwards, to form 

 he beginning of the bank, backing it up 

 with spits of earths from the formation 

 f the ditch, and top it with a little of 

 tie fine mould or crumbs ; and then upon 

 "lis proceed to lay the first row of plants, 

 'irst let the sets be headed to about five 

 r six inches, and the roots trimmed; then 

 ,y them upon the bed of turf with their 

 ops outward, in an upward direction, 

 bout ten or twelve inches asunder, 

 overing their roots with mould, also out 

 f the ditch ; and then lay another row 



turf along upon the necks of tha 

 [ants, and more mould from the ditck 

 pon and behind the turf; and when the 

 ink is thus raised a foot above the row 

 ' sets, plant another row in the same 

 anner, placing each set against the 

 jaces of those of the first row, so covering 

 lem with more earth from the ditch to 

 le depth of three feet, sloping each side 

 i one foot width at bottom, and trim up 

 1 remaining earth, throwing a sufficiency 

 jhind the top of the banking to bank 

 p the whole even. But in planting for 



