CANDYTUFT. 
93 
Zabeliana, rich rosy crimson. Other kinds are ameri- 
cana, reddish purple ; brizoides , soft pink ; erubescens, 
white, Unshed with rose, and a fine plant bnt not yet 
well-known; Richctrdsoni, with whitish flowers and 
dark green leaves that turn bronzy in autumn ; and 
micrantha, with greenish-white flowers, and bronzy- 
purple leaves, particularly attractive in spring. They 
may be increased by division or raised from seeds. 
HUMULUS (Bop).— The Japanese species (H. 
japonicus) is an ornamental annual with strong climb- 
ing hairy stems that attain a length of 15 to 20 feet 
and are furnished with 5 to 7 lobed leaves rather 
larger than those of the common Hop. There is a 
beautiful variety in which the green leaves are blotched 
and streaked with various shades of yellow. Plants 
are raised from seeds sown in heat in March, and 
planted out in warm sunny spots in May or June. 
H. Lupulus, the ordinary British Hop, is a perennial 
of no little value for covering trellises, arbours, 
&c. It flourishes in rich loamy soil, and may be raised 
from seeds, but is more readily increased by division. 
HUNNEMANNIA fumariasfolia. — A graceful Cali- 
fornian plant with deeply divided glaucous-green 
leaves and large yellow cup-shaped flowers in August 
and September. It is best raised annually from seeds. 
IBERIS ( Candytuft ). — The common Candytuft 
(I. amara ) is a native animal 6 to 12 inches high, with 
clusters of white flowers in summer. It cannot, how- 
ever, compare with the varieties of the white-flowered 
I. coronaria and the purple I. umbellata, of which there 
are now forms having rosy, crimson, carmine, and lilac 
shades. Seeds may be sown in March, April and May. 
