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HALESIA 



are rather short-lived, except iu var. Meehanl. Prop, 

 most commonly by layers, also by root-cuttings in spring 

 and autumn; and by seeds, which should be kept con- 

 stantly moist, as they rarely germinate until the second 

 year if allowed to dry. E. diptera is hardy as far north 

 us Philadelphia, but of doubtful hardiness farther north, 

 though it may become acclimatized. Thrives best in a 

 cool, deep loam. Prop, by seeds, which should never bo 

 allowed to dry, and by grafting on II. tetniptera. 



tetrdptera, Linn. Fig. lOlG. A small tree or shrub 

 8°-10', whose Hs. resemble those of a snowdrop. Lvs. 

 ovate or ovate-oblong, finely serrate, dark green ami 

 glabrous above, pale green and stellate-pulx^scent be- 

 low, 2-4 in. long: fls. in lateral clusters of 2^; co- 

 rolla 4-lobed, 1 in. long: ovary 4-celled: drupe ellip- 

 soidal, longitudinally 4-winged, l-lja in. long. Va. S. 

 and W. B.M. 910. Mu. 5, p. 194. S.S. 6:257. C4ng. 

 2:247. A.G. 14:211; 18:438. M.D.G. 1899:352-3. Var. 

 MeShani, Sargent {ir.l/tv;(OHi,Hort.). Fig. 1017. Habit 

 wholly unlike that of the type, round, bushy and more 

 upright, from a distance looking like an apple tree, 12 

 ft. high. Has thicker, rugose, dark green lvs., on young 

 plants glandular serrate, and smaller, more numerous 

 fls with short calyx-tubes and cup-shaped corollas, with- 

 out the narrow base. Seems barren, but is not a hy- 

 brid. Growth smaller. G.F. 5:535. Gng. 2:247. 



diptera, Ellis. A small tree or shnib from the South 

 not easily distinguished from S. tetraptera. The lvs. 

 are larger, ovate, green on both sides, coarsely serrate 

 and downy: fls. white, on long pedicels, in racemes of 

 2-4, more showy than those of 11. tetraptera ; petals 4, 

 nearly distinct, 1 in. long : ovary 3-celled : drupe with 

 2 large opposite wings and 2 obsolete. Early June. 

 S.S. C:259.— Plant not so large as of H. tetniptera: 

 lvs. larger and fls. more showy. 



S. connnbbsa, Nicli.— Pterostyrax coryTnbos:i.— H". hispido, 

 Mast.=PterostyTax liispida.— J/, ■parviilbra, i\Iiclix. Much like 

 H. tetr.aptera, but slirubby, with smaller tls. and 2.winged fr. 

 Ga. and Fla. A. Phelps Wyman. 



HALIM0D£NDE0N (Greek, salt tree ; referring to 

 the maritime habit of the plant). Legumindaa^. A 

 genus whose sole representative is a hardy deciduous 

 shrub 4-10 ft. high, growing in the dry, barren salt- 

 tields of Siberia. It is characterized by the small, equally 

 pinnate lvs. ending in sharp, stinging spines, and com- 

 posed of 1-2 pairs of clean Ifts., and by the rather large 

 rose-purplish fls., in 2-3-fld. lateral fascicles from the 

 old nodes at the base of the summer shoots, appearing 

 from May-July. The branches are whitish and prickly, 

 with small petiolar spines. In cultivation the shrub 

 is very hardy, enduring both drought and cold, and, 

 while it thrives in sandy soils, it succeeds, also, in 

 saline or alkaline. The rosy fls. and the airiness of 

 the fine lvs. make it very ornamental. It is propagated 

 by seeds, layers and cuttings, or may be grafted upon 

 the cominon Ijaburnum, upon Caragava arberescens, 

 or Colutca arhorescens. 



argfeteum, Fisch. Salt Tree. Lvs compound; Ifts. 

 spatulate or long-ovul, mucronate, blue-green, more or 

 less pubescent: fls. irregular, papilionaceous; calyx 

 cup-shaped, with 5 short teeth; petals of nearly equal 

 length; standard orbicular, with the sides turned back- 

 ward; Iteel obtuse, straight; stamens diadelphous, un- 

 equal: ovary stipitate, few-ovuled: style filiform: pod 

 inflated, ovoid, hard, depressed in the seed-bearing por- 

 tion, G-7in. long; seeds oval, sub-compressed. B.M. 1016. 

 R.H. 1870:30, as II. speciosum. ^, Phelps Wyman, 



HALLfiEIA (Albrecbt v.m Haller, 1708-1777. Swiss 

 physician and naturalist, iiiid professor at Gdttingen). 

 Scropkalarideetr. About sjjecies of shrubs from 

 Africa and Madagascar, one of which is cult, indoors 

 abroad and outdoors in ,S. C'alif. H. liicida, Linn., grows 

 4-6 ft. high, has op[>osite, ovate, acuminate, st'rrate lvs., 

 and axillary clusters of about 6 reddish, tubular fls., each 

 about I in. long. The fls. are bulged on one side, with 2 

 short teeth in one lip and 3 in the ()ther, and sometimes 

 yellowish at the base. Stamens 4. didynamous, exserted. 

 B.M. 1744. — Sometimes called African Honeysuckle. 



HALOPHtTUM. See rf„pl„i,Iii)f,n,i. 



HAMAMELIS 



HAMAMfiLIS (Greek, liama , together, and m.elor\ , 

 apple or fruit : fruits and flowers at the same time). 

 Ilamanieliddceo!. Witch Hazel. Hardy ornamental 

 shrubs or small trees, with deciduous, alternate, short- 

 petioled lvs., yellow lis. in axillary clusters, appearing 

 late in fall or early in spring, and with capsular fruits. 

 Valuable on account of their blooming at a time when 

 hardly any other shrub outdoors is in flower ; well 

 adapted for shrubberies ; of compact, bushy habit and 

 with handsome foliage, turning bright yellow, orange or 

 purple in fall. It thrives best in somewhat moist, peaty 

 and sandy soil. The Japanese species likes a more 

 sunny position than the American, and is less moisture- 

 loving. Prop, by seeds, which do not germinate until 

 the second year, or by layers; rarer kinds also by graft- 

 ing on seedlings of R. Tirfiiniana in spring in the 

 greenhouse. Three closely allied species in eastern N. 

 Amer. , Cliina and Jap. Lvs. stipulate, crenate-den- 

 tate; fls. in short-peduncled, nodding, axillary, few-fld. 



1018. Witch Hazel, Hamamelis Vire;iniana. 



Showing flowers and friiits. Natural size. 



clusters, perfect ; calys 4-parted; petals 4, linear, 

 crumpled ; stamens 4, very short : fr. a dehiscent, 

 woody, 2-celled capsule, with 2 shining black seeds. 

 The seeds are shot out with considerable force. Occa- 

 sionally writers spell the common name Wych Hazel, 

 but there seems to be little historical reason for it. 

 Witch, as used in Witch Hazel and Witch Elm, is prob- 

 ably allied to weak, referring to a drooping or straggling 

 habit. 



Virginiina, Linn. Fig. 1018. Shrub or small tree, 

 attaining 25 ft, : lvs. oblique and cordate at the base, 

 obovate, coarsely crenate, pubescent on the veins be- 

 neath, 4-0 in. long; petals bright yellow, K-% in. long ; 

 calyx dull brownish yellow inside : fr. surrounded by 

 the calyx to one-half. " Sept., Oct. Canada to Fla., west 

 to Neb', and Tex. Em. 472. S.S. 5:198. B.Bl. 0G84. 

 L.B.C. G:.')98. A.G. 11:657 and 17:771. 



Jap6mca, Sieb. and Zucc. Shrub or small tree, to 30 

 ft.: lvs. roundish to oblong-ovate or obovate, sinnately 

 crenate, prominently veined beneath, glabrous or pubes- 

 cent, 2-4 in. long: petals :'.iin. long, yellow; calyx lobes 

 revolute, puirplish or yellow inside: fr. only at the base 

 surrounded by the calyx. Feb.-April. Japan. -There 

 are 2varieties. Var. arb6rea, liebd. { II. arhorea , Mast.). 

 Lvs. larger, usually more roundish and of firmer tex- 

 ture: peVals golden yellow; calyx deep purple inside^: 

 of more vigorous growth. B.M. 6659. K.H. 1891:472. 



