ENCYCLOPZDIA OF GARDENING. 
Holboellia. — Ord. Berberidacew. Cool greenhouse flowering 
climber. Evergreen. First introduced 1846, 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part of equal proportions 
of leaf-mould & silver sand. Position, large pots or tubs, shoots 
trained up roof. Prune away weak shoots in autumn. Water freely 
during spring & summer, moderately in winter. Syringe freely when 
not in flower. Propagate by cuttings inserted in sandy soil in gentle 
heat in Sprig. 
SPEOIES OULTIVATED: H. latifolia (Syn. Stauntonia latifolia), white, fragrant, 
spring, 10 to 20 ft., Himalayas. 
Holcus (Variegated Soft Grass)—Ord. Graminacee. Hardy orn. 
peunial grass. Leaves, soft, woolly, green, variegated with silvery 
white. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, edgings to beds or borders, 
or in clumps in borders. Plant, Oct., March, or April. Propagate 
hy division of plants in Oct., March, or April. Variegated kind only 
grown in gardens. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: H. lanatus albo-variegatus, 6 to 12 in., Britain. 
Holly (Ilex aquifolium).—See Ilex. 
Holly Fern rriseaae Lonchitis).—See Aspidium. 
Hollyhock (Althza rosea).—See Althwa, 
Hoily-leaved Barberry (Berberis aquifolium).—See Ber 
eris. 
Holly-leaved Olive (Osmanthus aquifolium illicifolius)—See 
Osmanthus. 
Holly Oak (Quercus be Quercus, 
Holm Oak (Quercus ilex).—See Quercus. 
Holy Ghost-fiower (Peristeria elata)—See Peristeria. 
Holy Grass (Hierochloé borealis).—See Hierochloé. 
Holy Rose (Andromeda polifolia)—See Andromeda. 
Holy Thistle.—See Carbenia & Silybum. 
Homeria.—oOrd. Iridew. Handsome greenhouse bulb. First in- 
troduced 1793. : 
POT CULTURE: Compost, loam, leaf-mould, & sand in equal parts. 
Place bulbs lin. apart, & lin. deep in 5in. pots during Sept. & Oct. 
Stand in a cold frame, & cover with a few inches of cocoanut-fibre 
refuse till growth begins, then remove to greenhouse. Plant in pots 
near the glass. Water freely during active growth. Keep nearly dry 
after flowers fade to facilitate ripening of bulbs. Repot annually in 
autumn. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Plant bulbs 3 to 4in. deep in light, rich, 
well-drained soil in a south border between Oct. and Jan. Protect with 
bracken litter or leaves to ward off heavy rains. Propagate by offsets 
removed at i lanane time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: H. oollina (Syn. Morsa collina), red and yellow, spring, 
1 ft. 9. Africa; collina aurantiaca, orange, red and yellow, spring, 1 ft.; elegans, 
yellow, brown and orange, summer, 1 ft., S. Afrioa; lineata, red and yellow, 
spring, 1 ft., 9. Africa; miniata, red, spring, 6 to 8 in., S. Africa. 
Honesty (Lunaria biennis).—See Lunaria. 
Honey Locust (Gleditschia triacanthos),—See Gleditschia, 
Honey-plant (Hoya carnosa)—See Hoya. 
Honeysuckie.—See Lonicera. 
Honey-wort.—See Cerinthe. 
Hoodia. — Ord. Asclepiadew. Greenhouse succulent plants. 
Flowering & orn. foliage. First introduced 1874. Stems, cylindrical, 
prickly, leafless. aie 
