HOP'F-MAXXIA 



HOLLYHOCK 



A. Fl. -clusters on loiuj atalks. 



discolor, Hemsl. iCiimpijlobdfrys (liimlnr, Hook.), 



Fig. 107L A)jout 6 in high, but lopping over the side 



of the pot or pan and making a mat, slightly hairy, the 



branches purplish: Its. short-petioled, oblong-oliovate. 



1071, Hoiimannia discolor (a ';i). 

 A loose-growing sprig. 



entire, satiny green above and rich li^ht imrple to ^reen 

 Iicnratli : lis. small, red, in recurving racemes, on red 

 peduucies. Mex. B..M. 4r.;!0.— Excellent little plant. 



reMIg"ens, Hemsl. Much like the former, but twice or 

 more as large, the Ivs. sessile and almost succulent, n;ir- 

 niw-obovate, with many parallel veins rnnniug from the 

 midrib to tlie margin, the under surface pale red or 

 wine color and the upper surface dull green, with iri- 

 <lescent sha<les of purple and brown: lis. 1 in. across, 

 pale re<l. I\Iex. B.M. 3;UfJ as Uujg'in^ia refKfijots. — X 

 most beautiful plant. 



AA. 7'7.-c/;/,s7er.s- cnxvJcd In tin- nxil^. 



Ghiesbreghtii, Hemsl. Half shrnbhy, 2-4 ft. tall, 

 nearly glabrdus: stem acutely 4-angled ; Ivs. usually 1 

 tt. or less long, oldong-lanceolate-acuminate, entire, the 

 short winged petiole somewhat (h.M-iirrent, very strong] v 

 veined, pui'ph'-red ben eat li and dark velvety green 

 above: lis. V(dlow, with a rrd s)M.t in the center. Mex. 

 B.M. b:\><-A as Uifjuiusnt O'Jnrshnrht i i . l.H. ,S:279. as a 

 Campyiobotrys.— A form with liiindsonu'ly mottled Ivs. 

 i.H var. varieg^ta, Hort. (l.ll. :.;0;41)S(. 



reg^lis, Hemsl. Shrubby, strong-growing, glabrous, 

 (lie branches obtusely 4-angled and somewhat fleshy: 

 ivs. large, round-ovale and abruidly acuminate, entire, 

 plicate with arched nerves, glabrous, purple-red beneath 

 and dark rich green aliove ; Ms. vellow, sessile. Mex. 

 H.M. .VJ80, as a Higginsia. 



Kimii'isia liivzll, Hr.rt., is <les<"rilied as "a very lieautiful 

 MH\Y tr(ipic;d iihnit, witli diirk lironzy leaves. stre;d;,>(l .-ind 

 ijiarlili.'d with white." ><niil. 1 TT P 



HOHENB^RGIA (personal name). nro„><'r><)r„v. 

 Specie.s commonly referred to .■Echniea, but the latest 

 monographer (Mez, DC. Mouogr. Phauer. 9) retains 17 

 species under this genus. The genus differs from 

 .Echmea in technical Moral characters, the jietals )it.-iMir 

 (igulate, lis. always scssil(^ :ind small, etc. H. Legrelli- 

 ana, Baker, is by Mez retVrr.'d to ,T^]clnnea {^E. Latjrv/- 

 lio.na, Mez) and by Benthani A; Hooker to l^ortea". it 

 has also been referred to Ortgiesia. It is a stmng Bill- 

 bergiadike plant, with 7-112 strong, entire, brown-scaly 

 Ivs. ;ind a simple dense spike of red fls. standing 4-7 ft. 

 bigh : Moral bracts serrate. L^rngnay. For IT. frrni- 

 tjiiivii. s'-e ^-Ji^\-]i mea . Warinhouse. i tt i_. 



HOLBCELLIA (Frederick Louis Holboell, once Supt. 

 I>ot. '.-iard.. (Jopi.-nbageu) . Bcrheridufcn'. This genua 

 contains a tine shrubby clirul>er, which is uufoi-tunately 

 inferior in hardiness to Akehia quinata, the latter being 

 <tne of the best of all hardy vines. Holbcellia resembles 

 Akebia in having digitate Ivs., edible, oblong, indebis- 

 cent berries and an indefinite number of ovules. It dif- 

 fers in having 6 sepals and 6 minute petals, while 

 Akebia has 3 sepals and no petals. Both genera have 

 free stamens, while those of Stauntonia are mona- 

 delphous. Holbcellia has only ] species. Generic char- 

 acters are: fls. purple or greenish, mono?cious; sepals 

 (i, petal-like; staminate fis. with rudimentary ovaries ; 

 pistillate fls. with 6 very small, sterile stamens. 



Any one who was surprised with the "discovery" of the 

 strange imrple fls. of Akebia will be interested in the 

 Hs. of tlolbceiiia. These are also purple or vary to green- 

 ish white, and the staminate fls., which appear later, are 

 highly fragrant. The plant should be tried outdoors in 

 the South where an evergreen quick-growing climber 

 is desired, as it makes annual shoots 10 to 12 ft. long, 

 and the foliage is distinct and beautiful. For the cool 

 greenhouse it is too rampant and produces too few fls. 



Iatif61ia, "Wallich. Leaflets commonly 3 or .^, but very 

 variable in form and number. Himalaya.s. B.R. 32:49. 

 K.H. iyilO:r!4S. On. 8, p. 54S, and 14, y':w:). y^ jj-_ 



HOLCUS (Greek, io draw out ; an old fable crediting 

 this plant with the power of drawing thorns from the 

 flesh). Gramhtece. About 8 species of annual or peren- 

 nial tufted grasses from Europe and Africa. The only 

 species cult, is a forage grass of poor quality but ca- 

 pable of growing well in dry soil. Its nonrest allies of 

 garden value are Avena and 

 Deschampsia, from which it 

 differs as follows: spikelets 

 falling oft' whole, and glumes 

 with no or minute awns. 

 Avena and Deschampsia have 

 the floral glumes decidedly 

 awned and the empty glumes 

 i-emaiu on the plant when the 

 florets fall. 



laii&.tus, Linn. Meadow 

 Soft Gkass. Perennial, 2-.'l 

 ft. high: Ivs. downy: panicle 

 greenish or tinged purple. 

 Eu. A variegated form is cult. 

 abroad for ornament. 



G. T. Hastings. 



HOLLY. Consult Ilex. 



HOLLY, SEA. £]r>jngium. 



H0LLYH0CK(.4Z///a'a rosea 

 which see). Figs. lU72-i. The 

 Hollyhock is an old garden 

 favorite, full of sentiment 

 and association with 

 a distant past, and 

 only the ravages of 

 a dire disease have 

 robbed it of the proud 

 l)Osition itheldaniong 

 garden flowers dur- 

 ing the middle of the 

 present century. A 

 plant of strong, vig- 

 orous growth, noble 

 aspect, and of the 

 most o r n a m e n t a 1 

 rharactov, it must 

 not be neglected or 

 ignored, for we can 

 ill dispense with its 

 stately beauty. Be- 

 fore the ravages of 

 disease there were in 

 existence large col- 

 lections of named va- 

 rieties. and tlie Holly- 

 lio<d^ was then one <d" io72. The Hollyhock. 



