ENCYCLOP.EDIA OF GARDENING. 
CULTURE OF H. MANGLESII AND ROSEUM: Soil, ordinary. 
Position, sunny beds or borders. Sow seeds din. deep in light sandy 
soil in temp. 55° to 65° in March or April, harden off in May, & aap 
out in June. Gather blooms when fully grown, & dry thoroughly in 
summer for winter decorations. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, equal parts sandy peat, leaf-mould, 
loam, & decayed cow-manure. Sow seeds thinly in shallow pan or 
box in temp. 55° to 65° in Sept. for spring flowering, & in March for 
summer blooming. Transplant when three leaves have formed, several 
lin. apart in a 5-in. pot. Grow on shelf near glass. Water mode- 
rately at first; freely later on. Apply weak stimulants once 4 week 
when seedlings are Gin. high. Support with neat stakes when 3 to 
6in. high. No shade required. Winter temp., 45° to 55°. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: H. humboldtianum (Syn. H. Sandfordi), yellow, sum- 
mer, 1 ft., Australia; Manglesii (Syn. Rhodanthe Manglesii), rosy pink and yellow, 
summer, 12 to 18 in., Australia; rcseum (Syn. Acroclineum roseum), rose, summer, 
2 ft. Australia; roseum album, white. 
Hellebore (Helleborus niger).—See Helleborus. ’ 
Helleborine (Cephalanthera grandiflora and Epipactus lati- 
folia).—See Cephalanthera and Epipactus. 
Helleborus (Hellebore; Christmas Rose; Lenten Rose).—Ord. 
Ranunculaceex. ardy perennials. Evergreen & deciduous. Nat. 
Europe (Britain), Asia. rd 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, rich loamy. Position, shady well- 
drained east border. Plant, Oct., Nov., & March, 12 in. apart. Mulch 
with well-decayed manure in April. Water freely in dry weather. 
Apply liquid manure occasionally May to Sept. Litt & replant every 
five or six years. Protect with hand-lights, cloches, or frames, or cover 
surface of bed with moss when in bloom. Manure soil freely prior to 
planting. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibry loam, one part decayed 
manure. Position, cold frame, or greenhouse heated to temp. 40” to 
50°. Pot, Oct. Lift fresh plants annually for pot culture, replanting 
old ones outdoors in April or May. Water moderately. Size of pot 
for single plants, G to 8in. Propagate by seeds sown jin. deep in 
shallow boxes of sandy soil in cold frame Oct. or March, transplanting 
seedlings outdoors when a year old; by division of roots in July. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: H. abschasicus, purplish green, Jan. to March, 1 ft., 
Caucasus; atrorubens, purple, March and April, 18 in., 8. Europe, Caucasus; 
vaucasicus punctatus, reddish purple; colchicus, deep purple, Jan. to March, 18in., 
Asia Minor; foetidus (Stinking Hellebore), green and purple, Feb., 2 to 3 ft., 
Britain; lividus, green, March, 18 in., Corsica; nee (Christmas Rose), white 
winter, 6 to 15 in., Europe, and its varieties altifolius or maximus (white and 
purple), augustifolius (white), and major (white); odorus (Fragrant ellebore), 
green, March, 18 in., Hungary; olympicus, purple, Feb. to April, 1 to 2 ft., 
Greece; orientalis (Lenten Rose), rose, Feb. to May, 1 to 2 ft., Greece; and its 
varieties, guttatus (white), and sub-punctatus (white and green), viridis (Green 
Hellebore), green, March, 18 in., Europe. Many varieties will be found in trade 
lists. 
Helmet-flower.—See Aconitum and Scutellaria. 
Helmet Orchid.—See Coryanthes. 
Helonias (Stud-flower). — Ord. Liliaceew. Hardy herbaceous 
perennial. Nat. N. America. First introduced 1758. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy loam & peat. Position, moist, shady bor- 
ders or margins of lakes or ponds. Plant, Oct., March, or April. 
Propagate by seeds sown 1-16 in. deep in a well-drained pan of sandy 
fen in cold shady ffame in March or April; division of roots, Oct. or 
arch. 
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