ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
purplish, or variegated with yellow & white. Berries, purplish black, 
reddish orange, golden; winter. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, ordinary rich. Position, green-leaved 
kinds against walls of all aspects, railings, tree stumps, arbours, 
trellises, on banks & under shade of trees; variegated kinds against 
south or west walls or fences. Plant, Sept., Oct., Nov., Feb., March, 
or April. _ Peg shoots to surface of soil when first planted in any 
tee Prune April, cutting off old leaves & straggling shoots. 
¥ < freely in dry weather. Apply stimulants if vigorous growth is 
esired. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part leaf-mould or 
decayed manure & sand. Position, well-drained pots in unheated 
greenhouse, balconies or windows. Pot, Oct. or March. Water 
moderately Oct. to March, freely afterwards. Prune into shape, April. 
Apply stimulants to established plants in summer only. 
HANGING BASKETS: Compost, same as above. Plant, Oct. or 
March. Position, unheated greenhouses, balconies or windows. Water 
moderately Sept. to April, freely afterwards. 
SCREENS IN ROOMS: Compost as above. Position, boxes, well- 
drained, with shoots trained to wire or wood trellis. Plant, Oct. or 
March. Water moderately March to Oct., occasionally other times. 
Propagate by cuttings of firm shoots 6 to 8in. long inserted in ordi- 
nary soil at base of north wall or fence, Sept. to Nov., in well-drained 
pots in cold frame in Oct., or in temp. 55° to 65°, Sept. to Nov.; tree 
& variegated kinds by cleft grafting on common species in temp. 55° in 
Feb. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: H. Helix (ivy), green, Europe, N. Africa and N. Asia. 
VARIETIES CULTIVATED: H. Helix algeriensis, green; arborescens (Tree Ivy), 
green and variegated forms; canariensis (Irish Ivy), green chrysocarpa, green; 
conglomerata, green; cuspidata minor, purplish green; deltoides, purple bronze; 
digitata, dark green; donerailensis, purplish brown; gracilis, purplish bronze; 
lobata major, deep green; lucida, green and yellow; marginata, white and reddish 
pink; marginata rubra, green and rosy red; marmorata, creamy white; palmata, 
green; purpurea, purplish; regneriana (Giant Ivy), deep green, large; rhombea, 
green and white; saggittefolia, green and bronze; variegata, green and white; 
maderensis variegata, silvery. 
Hedge-hog Cactus.—See Echinocactus. 
Hedgehog Holly (Ilex aquifolium ferox).—Sce Ilex. 
Hedge Pink laser officinalis).—See Saponaria. 
Hedychium (Fragrant Garland-fiower). — Ord. Scitaminaces», 
Stove & greenhouse herbaceous perennials. First introduced 1791. 
Flowers fragrant. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts peat, one of loam & one of sand. 
Position, well-drained pots, tubs or boxes, or planted in beds in stove 
or warm greenhouse. Pot plants may be stood outdoors July to Aug. 
Pot, March or April. Water freely April to Nov., occasionally other 
times. Apply liquid manure twice a week to plants in flower. Temp., 
stove species, March to Nov. 60° to 70°, Nov. to March 50° to 55°; 
greenhouse species, March to Nov. 63” to 75°, Nov. to March 45° to 
50°. Cut down flower stems immediately after flowering. H. 
ardnerianum adapted for outdoor culture in summer. Plant, May, 
in rich soil. Water freely in dry weather. Apply liquid manure when 
in flower. Lift roots in Oct. & store in frost-proof place till planting 
poe Propagate by division of rhizomes (creeping stems) in ark or 
April. 
STOVE SPECIES: H. coronarium, white, summer, 5 ft., India; coronarium 
flavum, yellow, summer, 3 ft, 
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