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ing clumps from them. Of all tlie Hellebores, the 
“ Christmas Rose ” {II. niger ) is the best known. Its 
beautiful pure white blossoms appear about Christmas 
time and look particularly effective. 
The “ Lenten Rose ” {H. oriental is) is another 
very fine species with much-divided leaves and large 
rose-coloured flowers from February to May. Some 
fine forms, spotted and unspotted (see Plate 12), 
have been secured between this species and the Christ- 
mas Rose, and the sweet-scented Hellebore {H. odorus), 
the latter having green or purple fragrant flowers. 
Other kinds worthy of mention are abschasicus, with 
green or purplish flowers from January to March ; 
H. atrorubens, deep purple, March and April ; II. Cau- 
casians, pale green, January to April; the variety 
punctatus has pale-red flowers spotted with purple ; 
H. colchicus , bright purple, January to March ; 
H. foetidus, a fine dark-looking species with green 
flowers tipped with purple in February and March ; 
H. livid, us, pale green, March ; H. olympians, purple, 
F ebruary to April ; and II. viridis, the Green Hellebore 
or Bear’s Foot, with green blossoms, in March. 
HEMEROC ALLIS {Day Lily). — These ornamental 
plants of the lily family enjoy partially shaded posi- 
tions and a rich and moist loamy soil ; but they will 
flourish in any good garden soil, and may be increased 
by division. The flowers are bright yellow or orange, 
anti although the individual blossoms only last a day or 
so, they succeed each other so quickly in summer that 
the plants always appear to be in bloom. The best kinds 
are: — II. aurantiaca major, with flowers of a rich apricot 
colour (Plate 33, fig. 90) ; H. Dumortieri, with narrow 
