Herminium 



( 415 ) 



Hessea 



frequently alluded to bv travellers in tropical 

 Africa, is a tall stove shrub with yellow flowers. 

 It is a very thirsty subject in cultivation, and it is 

 well to have the pot containing it standing; 3" or 

 i" deep in water. Propagation, by seeds. Soil, 

 loam two-thirds, leaf mould one-third, and sand. 



HERMINIUM. (JIusK ORCHIS.) 



Pretty and interesting- terrestrial Orchids (ard. 

 Orchidacese), one of which, Monorchis, is found on 

 dry. chalky banks in Britain. Propagation, by 

 division of the roots before growth starts in spring. 

 The divisions do better if potted singly in small 

 pots and consigned to a cold frame for the first 

 year. They must not be coddled, for they ,re 

 quite hardy. Soil, chalky loam and leaf mould in 

 equal parts, with sand. 



Principal Species : 



Monorchis, :\" to G", Jy., hdy., grn.,yel. ; British. 



HERNANDIA. (.TACK-IN-A-BOX.) 

 Handsome stove evergreen trees (ard. Laurinese), 



widely dispersed naturally, but rarely cultivated. 



HERNIARIA. (RUPTURE WOUT.) 

 A small genus of hardy, low-growing herbs (ord. 

 Dlecebraoete), chiefly represented in gardens by 



I In- useful ghbra, which i- so much in request for 

 carpet bedding. It is this that is employed to 

 form the close, dense, green "carpet" which acts 

 as the groundwork for taller-growing subjects. 

 Being perfectly hardy, it may remain out of doors 

 all the winter, and, unless it is desired to change 

 the plan of the carpet bed, the tenderer subjects 

 may be lifted in the autumn, and a few bulbs or 

 Wallflowers introduced to (ill the vacancies. The 

 ground should in all cases be firm, for not only do 

 the plains make a better growth upon such ground, 

 but the solidity is of the greatest importance 

 where the beds are built up in terraces. Propaga- 

 tion, by divisions and cuttings in autumn. Small 

 pieces will grow if dibbled into a firmly made up 

 bed of soil. When the plants are not allowed to 

 remain in the beds all the winter, they should be 

 planted mil as early in the spring as practicable, 

 in order that they may have a good long season 

 of growth. 



Principal Species : 



glabra, 1''. stems prostrate, sum., grn., small. 



HERON'S BILL, OP CRANE'S 

 BILL. 



A popular name for some of the British species 

 of Erodium and Geranium. The name bears 

 reference to the long "beak" of the fruit, which 

 is supposed to resemble the long beak of the 

 heron. 



HERRANIA. 



A small genus of greenhouse evergreen trees 

 (nril. Siereuliacca.). rarely cultivated, and of little 

 decorative value. 



HERRERIA. 



A genus of three or four species of greenhouse 

 subjects (ord. Liliacra-), with small, fragrant 

 flowers, climbing stems, and tuberous rootstocks. 

 They are easily grown and make pretty plants for 

 the conservatory, although BonaparUlail probably 

 the only species cultivated. Propagation, by seed's 

 or cut tings in spring, in heat. They like a compost 

 of peat, loam, and sand in equal parts. 



Principal Species : 



Sarsaparilla. x'. Je., Jy., g r h., grn., yel. (si/n 

 pamflon of Botanical Magaefae 10)2). * 



HESPERANTHA. (EVENING FLOWIX.) 



There are about twenty species of these dwarf 

 bulbous plants (ord. Irideas), all natives of tropical 

 Africa and the Cape, but all thriving in a "-r< en- 

 house temperature. They answer to the game 

 cultural treatment as Ixias. to which, indeed they 

 are very closely related. The popular name 

 Evening Flower, is due to the fact that the flowers 

 expand in the evening. 



Principal Species : 



angusta, spr. , wh. pil osa nucla of Botanical 



cmnamomea, 6", Ap., Miii,,,;i,, r 1 17.)). 



My., wh. ; Cinnamon longituba, 0" to 9" red 



scented. br., wh. 



falcata, 6" to 12", Ap.,br., pilosa, (i", Ap., Mv., wh 



wh. (si/n. Ixia falcata spotted red. 



of Botanical Maijuzine raciiata, (i", Ap., Je , wh 



566 .)-. striped red, br.' (mm. 



gramimioha, 6 . Aug., Ixianuliataof liotatttcal 



hep., grn., wli. ,-//,/. Jl,i ; /,i:i,ie a~S). 



HESPERIS. (ROCKET.) 



Although there are upwards of twenty species in 

 this genus (ord. Crucifera;) only two or three of 

 them find a place in ordinary gardens. Two 

 species stand out from the rest, viz. matronalis, 

 the Damask Violet and Dame's Rocket, as it is 

 popularly called, and the fragrant Night-Scented 

 Stock, tristis. The latter species is a biennial. 

 Seed may be sown in a shaded border in July, the 

 plants being subsequently transferred to nursery 

 beds to stand the winter, and planted out in their 

 flowering quarters in spring. The Common Rocket, 

 matronalis, is a good, old-fashioned, cottage garden 

 perennial. It thrives nearly anywhere, and in 

 almost any sort of soil. There are numerous 

 varieties with flowers of different hues, and doubles 

 are^not uncommon. Propagation is by seed and 

 division of the roots in spring for the singles, and 

 by root division for the doubles. Tristis does best 

 in dry, shallow soil, and is one of the subjects that 

 may be reckoned upon for wall gardening. 



All the species named below are quite hardv. 



Principal Species : 



matronalis, 2' to 3', sum., 

 per., nowers various, 

 fragrant in the evening ; 

 flore pleuo is a pretty 

 double var. Common 

 Rocket. 



tristis, 1' to '2'. sum.. 

 Other Species : 



arabidiHora (no\v 1'airva 

 liiliuvana). 



bien.,yel., wh., or dark 

 pur. : does well on old 

 walls. Night- scented 

 Stock. 



violacen, fi" to 12", Je., 

 ann. or bien., vio. 



graiulifloni, 2' to 3', Jy., 

 bien., wh., pur. 



HESSEA (*yn. PERIPIIANKS;. 



Greenhouse bulbs (ord. AmaryllidraO. Propa<ja- 

 tion, by seeds, or offset* from the old bulbs. Soil, 

 sandy Inam. wilh a little leaf mould. Plenty of 

 water is needed when growth is being made, none 

 in the resting season. 



Principal Species : 



]ik. (//. Stnnnaria 

 irispa of JMinnfiil 

 .Mni/ii:iiii- 1363). 



gemmata. 1', Aug.. grii.. 

 ]de yel. (*//'' Strumaria 

 gemmata "t /' 

 M<"tn;ini- 1820). 



i (xi-i- Siil, ////.<). 



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