Hsemanthus 



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Halesia 



slow growing, and likes to be planted in a sheltered 

 nook in the rock garden, and left undisturbed. 

 Propagation, by division of the roots before growth 

 starts in spring, but only strong clumps should he 

 touched, or division will be fatal. Soil, sandy 

 loa m. 



Only Species : 



Epipaetis, ;i" to 6", spr., yel., Ivs. yel., grn. (syn. 

 Dondia Epipaetis). 



HvEMANTHUS. 



Description. Remarkably fine bulbous plants 

 (urd. Amaryllide;e), all natives of Africa, and 

 requiring for the must part a stove or warm green- 

 house temperature. Some of the species have 

 (lowers of great beauty, and several beautiful 

 hybrids have been raised on the Continent. The 

 huge umbels of flower are nearly spherical in 

 shape, and have quite a feathery appearance. 



Propagation. Vigorous bulbs throw off numbers 

 of offsets, and these, if carefully separated from 

 the parent plants and potted separately, will grow 

 into flowering bulbs in two or three years. , The 

 offsets should be removed just at the expiration 

 of the period of rest. 



Soil. Sandy loam and fibrous peat in equal 

 parts, with sand. 



Other Cultural Points. Potting should not be 

 very linn, and drainage must be perfect. Plenty of 

 water is required during the growing season, which 

 may be made to coincide with our summer. 

 Similarly the resting period may answer to our 

 winter. Once in every three or four years is quite 

 often enough to repot, but an annual top-dressing 

 mav be given with advantage. 



Principal Species, Hybrids, and Variety : 

 alivssiuicus (sec inulti- multiflorus, 1', Ap.,st.,8c. 



florus). (.vi/^.v. ahysshiicas and 



cinnabarinus, 1', Ap., st. , Kaibreyeri). 



red. superbus, improved 



coccineus, 1' to IV, Sep., form. 



sc. nataleusis, Feb., grh.. 



fascinator, 1', spr., st.,sc.; flowers grn., bracts 



hybrid. pur., anthers yel. ; close 



Kaibreyeri (nee multi- to insignis, but finer. 



floras). Queen Alexandra, l',spr., 



Kathariuae, 1' to U', spr., at., or., sc. 



warm grh., deep red. 

 mirabilis, 1', spr., st., 



blush pk. ; hybrid. 



Other Species : 

 albiflos, 1', Jy., warm magnifieus, warm grh., 



grh., wh. (.11/11. vires- or., sc. (//. insignia). 



ceiis). Mannii, l',spr. , st.,crim., 



albo-maculatus, 6", Dec., sc. 



warm grh., wh. puuiceus, 1', Je., grh., or., 



deformis, 3", Mch., warm sc. 



grh., wh. sanguineus, grh., sc. 



hirsutus, warm grh., wh. tigrimis, 1', Ap., warm 

 insignis (sec uiagnih'cus). grh., crim. 



HJEMARIA. 



A small genus of terrestrial Orchids (ord. 

 Orrhidaeea>)- Propagation, by cuttings, each 

 taken with a piece of the root attached and kept 

 close with bottom heat until they start into 

 e'rowtli. Soil, two-thirds peat, one-third fibrous 

 loam, and sand. 



Principal Species : 



discolor, Nov., st., wh. 



H-iEMATOXYLON. (THE CAMPEACHY 

 WOOD.) 



Stove evergreen trees (ord. LeguminosiE), unim- 

 portant from a decorative standpoint, but of great 

 value economically. The principal species 

 eampechianum, 20' to 40', yellow yields the 

 logwood of commerce, so much used by calico 

 printers and dyers. The Logwood is furnished by 

 the sapwood of the tree. Propagation, by cuttings 

 of the ripened shoots, rooted in spring in sandy 

 soil in heat. Soil, peat and sand. 



HJJEMODORUM. (BLOOD ROOT.) 



Greenhouse perennials (ord. Hremodoraceaej. 

 They are of little value to British horticulture, but 

 the roots are eaten as food by the aborigines of 

 Australia. Propagation, by division of the root in 

 spring. Soil, peat and loam, with a little grit. 



Principal Species : 



planifolium,'2'to3',Aug., teretifolium, like plani- 



livid par., grn. at base, folium ; Ivs. shorter and 



lower Ivs. Grass-like. cylindrical. 



HA-HA, OP HAW-HAW. 



A boundary fence placed below the ground line 

 so as to afford the desired division without in any 

 way obstructing the view. As a rule, the " ditch " 

 forming the ha-ha is between 5' and G' deep, one 

 side being cut straight down, and bounded by a 

 stout brick or stone wall. The other side may or 

 may not present a surface sloping upwards and 

 outwards. 



HAKEA (*yn. CO.NCHIUM). 

 Greenhouse evergreen shrubs or small trees (ord. 

 Proteacea:), more curious than pretty, and rarely 

 seen outside botanic establishments. Propagation, 

 by cuttings of the matured shoots under a bell- 

 glass in spring. Soil, two parts peat and one part 

 loam, with sand. 



Principal Species : 



cucullata, 4', Je., red, nitida, 6' to 8', Je., wh. , 

 Ivs. small, milky grn. Ivs. prickly. 



(m/ns. couchifolia ami suaveoleus, 4', sum., wh., 

 Victoriae). fragrant (//. pectin- 



dactyloides, 7', Jy., wh. ata). 

 (S//M. Concilium dactyl- 

 oides). 



HALESIA. (SILVER BELL or SNOWDROP 

 TUBE.) 



A small genus of hardy deciduous small trees, 

 with very ornamental flowers (ord. Styracece). 

 They are seen at their best as specimens upon 

 lawns, as their drooping flowers are then dis- 

 played to advantage. What pruning is necessary 

 to keep them within bounds should be given after 

 flowering is over. Propagation, by cuttings of the 

 roots, taken in spring or autumn, dibbled into a 

 cold frame, in sandy soil, and kept fairly close 

 until they start ; also by layers, cuttings of half- 

 ripe wood, or seeds. Soil, sandy, friable loam. 

 Plenty of moisture and a sheltered position are 

 the conditions that Halesias best like; and if 

 they are planted in naturally dry s]>ts, such as the 

 overdrained soil of a suburban garden, they must 

 be kept well watered if they are to do even 

 moderately well. 



(see Itumea). 

 Ilicmattlctyun (sec Prcstonla). 



f/agberry (sec ('cram* 



Jfag Taper (see Verbeucum Thaj>tu). 



Ilair Grots (ice Aim). 



