ENCYCLOPZDIA OF GARDENING. 
Propagate stove species by seeds sown 1-16 in. deep in well-drained 
pots of sandy peat under bell-glass in temp. 75° in March, by cuttings 
of firm shoots inserted in sandy peat under bell-glass in temp: 75° in 
spring or summer, by grafting in March; perennial species by seeds 
sown outdoors in April, or division of root in March; annual species 
by seeds sown as directed above; shrubby species by cuttings inserted 
in sandy peat in cold frame in summer, or grafting in March. 
STOVE SPECIES: H. Cameroni, rose, July, 4 to 5 ft., Madagascar; cocoineus, 
scarlet, summer, 6 ft., America; esculentus (Okra or Gombo), yellow, summer, 
4 ft., annual, Tropics; marmoratus, white and rose, spring, 3 ft., Mexico; rosa- 
sinensis (Blacking Plant), crimson, summer, 10 ft., Tropics. 
ahh” SPEOIES (Hardy): H. Trionum, yellow and purple, summer, 2 ft., 
rica. 
PERENNIAL SPECIES (Hardy): H. militaris, rose, summer, 3 to 4 ft., U. States; 
Moscheutos, white and rose, summer, 3 to 5 ft., N. America; rosea, rose and 
purple, summer, 4 to 6 ft., N. America. 
HARDY SHRUBBY SPECIES: H. syriacus (Rose of Sharon or Althxa frutex), 
various colours, late summer, 6 to 8 ft., deciduous, Syria. There are several 
varieties of this species. 
HALF-HARDY SPECIES: H. Manihot, yellow and purple, summer, 6 to 8 ft., 
Tropics. Rear from seed in heat in spring and plant out in June in sunny borders. 
Hickory (Carya alba).—See Carya. ; 
Hidalgoa (Climbing Dahlia). — Ord. Compositw. Half-hardy 
climbing perennial. First introduced 1898. . : 
_ OUTDOOR CULTURE: Raise plants from seed or cuttings in heat 
in spring, and plant out against a sunny trellis or arch late in May. 
Water freely, and feed with liquid manure when plants begin to bloom. 
Cut down shoots in Sept., lift roots, and place them in pots in a heated 
house to furnish cuttings in spring. _ 
GREENHOUSE CULTURE: Grow in equal parts loam and leaf- 
mould, with plenty of sand. Water freely in spring and summer; 
little at other seasons. Train shoots up roof. Propagate by cuttings 
of young shoots in spring: 
Ge me CULTIVATED: H. Wercklei, scarlet and yellow, summer, 12 to 15 ft., 
Osta hica, 
Hieracium (Golden Mouse-ear; Hawk-weed).—Ord. Composite. 
Hardy perennial herbs. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny banks or elevated 
borders.: Plant, Oct. or March. Propagate by seeds sown 1-16in. 
decp outdoors in March or April; division of roots any time in spring. 
aa aed CULTIVATED: H. aurantiaca, orange red, summer, 12 to 18 in., N. 
urope. 
Hierochloe (Holy Grass). — Ord. Graminex. Hardy orn. 
perennial grasses. Inflorescence, chestnut-coloured, fragrant, borne 
in panicles; May to July. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, damp, shady borders, or 
margins of ponds. Plant, March or April, Propagate by seeds sown 
in damp position outdoors in spring; division of plants in March. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: H. borealis, I to 2 ft., Europe (Britain). 
Himalayan Honeysuckle (Leycesteria formosa).—See Ley- 
cesteria. 
Himalayan Hound’s-tongue (Lindelofia spectabilis)— 
See Lindelofia. 
Himalayan Lung-wort (Lindelofia spectabilis)—See Lin- 
delofia. 
Himalayan May Apple (Podophyllum Emodi).—See Podo- 
hyllum. 
F Himalayan Poppy (Meconopsis. Wallichi).—See Meconopais. 
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