HNCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
Herb-Christopher (Actza spicata).—See Actza. 
Herb.-Lily (Alstromeria aurea).—See Alstromeria. 
Herb-Louisa (Lippia citriodora).—See Lippia. 
Herb-of-Grace (Ruta graveolens).—See Ruta. 
Herb-of-Repentance (Ruta graveolens).—Sce Ruta. 
Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia).—See Paris. 
Herb Patience (Rumex patienta).—See Rumex. 
Herb-Twopence (Lysimachia nummularia).—See Lysimachia. 
Herminium (Musk Orchis).—Ord. Orchidacee. Hardy terres- 
trial orchid with musk-scented flowers. 
CULTURE: Soil, light turfy loam with plenty of chalk or old mortar 
and leaf-mould added. Position, sunny rockeries; or in pots in cold 
frame. Plant wild roots directly flowers have faded; pot roots in 
early spring. Propagate by division in spring. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: H. monorchis, green and yellow, July, 6 in., Britain. 
Herniaria (Rupture-wort)—Ord. Illicebracex. Hardy peren- 
nial trailing herb. Ornamental-leaved. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny or shady rockeries, or 
as edgings to carpet-beds, or for carpeting surface of beds containing 
choice bulbs. Plant, Oct., Nov., March to June. Propagate by seeds 
sown 1-16in. deep in light sandy soil outdoors, March or April; divi- 
sion of -fleute, Oct., Nov., March, April or May. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: H. glabra, leaves dark green, 1 in., Europe (Britain); 
glabra aurea, leaves golden. 
Heron’s-bill (Erodium petrwum).—See Erodium. 
Herring-bone Fern (Lomaria Spicant)—See Lomaria. 
Herring-bone Thistle (Cnicus Casabonz).—See Cnicus, 
Hesperantha (Evening-flower). — Ord. Iridacew. Greenhouse 
bulbous flowering plants. Deciduous. Nat. 8. Africa. First intro- 
duced 1787. Flowers fragant, opening in the evening. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy soil, one part leaf-mould or 
decayed cow manure, & little sand. Position, well-drained pots in cold 
frame, cool greenhouse or window till growth begins, then remove to 
temp. 45° to 55°, Pot, Nov., placing five bulbs 3in. deep in a 5-in. 
pot. Cover pots with cocoanut-fibre refuse or cinder ashes till growth 
begins. Water moderately from time growth commences till flowers 
fade, then gradually withhold, keeping bulbs quite dry from Sept. to 
Jan. Repot annually. Propagate by offsets treated as advised for 
ulbs. 
POKES CULTIVATED: H. cinnamomea, white, April and May, 6 in.; falcata, 
brown and white, May, 10 in.; pilosa, white and red, April, 6 in.; radiata, white 
and red, May, 6 in. 
Hesperis (Sweet Rocket; Dame’s Violet; Dame’s Rocket; Double 
Rocket).—Ord. Crucifere. Hardy perennial herbs. First introduced 
1597. Flowers, fragrant. 
CULTURE OF PERENNIAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary rich moist. 
Position, sunny beds or borders. Plant, Oct., Nov., March or April. 
Mulch with decayed manure in May. Apply liquid manure  occa- 
sionally in summer to double varieties. but down flower stems in 
Oct. Lift & replant double kinds every second year. Propagate 
single kinds by seeds sown }in. deep in sunny position outdoors in 
April, transplanting seedlings in June or July; double kinds by cut- 
tings of young shoots 3 in. ons inserted in sandy soil in shady position 
outdoors, July to Sept., or under hand-light or in cold frame, Sept. or 
Oct., transplanting in March; also by division of roots, Oct. or March. 
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