ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: H. bullata, purplish rose, summer, 18 in. 
Hemerocallis (Day Lily).—Ord. Liliacer. Hardy herbaceous 
perennials. First introduced 1496 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary deep rich. Position, moist borders, 
open or slightly shady. Plant, Oct., Nov., March, or April; singly 
or in groups. Lift & replant only when they become unhealthy. 
Mulch established clumps with decayed manure in April or May. 
Propagate by division of roots, Oct., Nov., or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: H. aurantiaca major (Japanese Day Lily), apricot, 
summer, 3 ft., Japan; Dumortierii, orange-yellow, July, 2 ft., Japan; flava, orange- 
yellow, fragrant, July, 2 to 3 ft., 8. Europe; fulva, yellow, June, 2 to 3 ft., 
Europe and Japan; fulva angustifolia, narrow-leaved; fulva crocea, yellow; fulva 
disticha, yellow and red; fulva kwanso fl. pl., double flowered; Middendorffia, 
golden yellow, summer, 2 ft., Siberia ond Japan; minor (Syn. H. graminea), 
ee fragrant, 8 in., Siberia and Japan; Thunbergii, yellow, July, fragrant, 
2 ft, apan. . 
Hemionites (Ivy-leaved Fern).—Ord. Filices. Greenhouse ever- 
green ferns. First introduced 1793. Fronds, heart or hand shaped. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts peat & one of sand. Position, small 
well-drained pots in shade. Pot, Feb. or March. Water moderately 
March to Sept., occasionally other times. Syringing not required. 
Temp., March to Sept. 60° to 70°; Sept. to March 55° to 60°. Propa- 
gate by spores sown on surface of pans of sandy peat under bell-glass 
in temp. 65° to 75° at any time. 
' ara ES CULTIVATED: H. cordata, 6 in., Ceylon, etc.; palmata, 8 in., West 
ndies. 
Hemitelia (Smith’s Tree Fern).—Ord. Filices. Stove & green- 
house evergreen tree ferns. First introduced 1824. Fronds, feather- 
shaped, 1 to 10 ft. long. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, & sand. Position, well- 
drained pots or tubs in shade. Pot, March. Water freely March to 
Sept., moderately afterwards. Syringe trunks daily March to Sept. 
Temp., Sept. to March 55° to 65°, March to Sept. 65° to 75° for stove 
species; Sept. to March 45° to 55°, March to Sept. 55° to 65° for green- 
house species. Propagate by a sown at any time on surface of 
finely sifted loam & peat in shallow well-drained pans under bell-glass 
in moist, shady position in temp. 75° to 85°. 
STOVE SPECIES: H. horrida, 6 to 10 ft., W. Indies; Walkere; 4 to 6 ft. 
GREENHOUSE SPEOIES: H. capensis, 6 to 10 ft., 8. Africa; Smithii, 10 to 12 ft., 
New Zealand. 
Hemlock Spruce Fir (Picea alba).—See Picea, 
Hemp Agrimony.—see Eupatorium. 
Hemp-seed (Cannabis sativa).—See Cannabis. 
Hen and Chickens Daisy (Bellis perennis prolifera).—See 
Bellis. 
Hen-and-Chickens House-leek (Sempervivum  globi 
ferum).—See Sempervivum. 
Hepatica.—sSee Anemone. 
Heracleum (Giant Cow Parsnip; Cartwheel Flower) —Ord. Um- 
bellifere. Hardy perennial herbs. Orn. foliage. Leaves, large, 
feather-shaped, green. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, open or sheltered shrubberies, 
borders, margins of ponds, lakes, etc. Plant, Oct. or Nov. Remove 
flower stems immediately they appear early in June if fine, healthy 
foliage is desired. Propagate by seeds sown 4 in. deep in ordinary soil 
outdoors, March or ota division of roots, Oct. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATE. H. villosum (Syn, H. giganteum), white and yellow, 
summer, 6 to 10 ft., Caucasus, 
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