Hepatica 



(412) 



Heracleum 



observed in the Zonal Pelargonium, the wild Rib- 

 wort Plantain, the Tuberous Begonia, and occa- 

 sionally in the Rose. 



HEPATICA (see ANEMONE). 



greenish white flowers. They will grow nearly 

 anywhere, but are far too coarse for the herbaceous 

 garden, and should only be tolerated in the wild 

 garden, where they are at home by the borders of 

 streams or lakes. ' They will also thrive in shrub- 



l-Hoto: Hiss ifary Ilest, Aiiilover. 



HEPTAPLKURUM. 



A large genus, but horticultural^ an unimportant 

 one (ord. Araliacejc), of tall shrubs and trees 

 faratropia and Sciadophyllum are synonyms. 



HERACLEUM. 



Tiill coarse-growing, annual or perennial herbs 

 (ora. Umbclhferre), with huge umbels of white or 



A BEAfUPl-L HEUIIACEOrs J10UDEK (sec p. 413). 



beries, where less robust subjects would die. 

 Propagation, by seed for the annuals, and by seeds 

 and root division for the perennials. Any soil. 

 Upward* of seventy species have been described, 

 most of them valueless. 

 Principal Species : 



flavescens, yel., per. villosum, 10' to 12' (syn. 



giganteum). 



