. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 728 HELWINGIA der North. It seems to grow in any soil that is some- what moist. Prop, by ^'reenwood cuttings under glass. Two species in Jap. and Hima]. FJs. dia^cious, short- pedicelled, with obsolete calyx, 3-5 petals and stamens and 3-4-celIed ovary: fr. a berry-like, 3-4-seeded drupe. Jap6nica, A. Dletr. [B
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 728 HELWINGIA der North. It seems to grow in any soil that is some- what moist. Prop, by ^'reenwood cuttings under glass. Two species in Jap. and Hima]. FJs. dia^cious, short- pedicelled, with obsolete calyx, 3-5 petals and stamens and 3-4-celIed ovary: fr. a berry-like, 3-4-seeded drupe. Jap6nica, A. Dletr. [B. rii^cifldra, Willd.). Bushy shrub, 3-5 ft. high: I vs. petioled, ovate or elliptic-ovate, acuminate, serrate, stipulate, lM-3iu. long: tls. in June, the sturainate generally with 3, the pistillate with 4 petals. Jap. 86. 13:8. A. Phelps Wyman. HEMEROCALLIS (Greek, heautiful hijday: I^ecause the blossoms close at night), Lilidcecp. Yellow Day Lilies. This genus includes the Lemon Lily (If. fla ra ), which is one of the hardiest and most delightful of all herbaceous perennial plants. It easily ranks among the 50 most popular plants for the home garden. All the blue and white Day Lilies belong to the genus Funkia: all the yellow and orange Day Lilies belong to Hemero- catlis. The Yellow Day Lilies have narrow, grass-like foliage, and their flowers have wider funnels. The blue and white Day Lilies have very broad foliage, which is not at all grass-like. The flowers of Funkia are borne in racemes; of Hemerocallis in corymb-like panicles. Hemerocallis has only 7 species, all of which are culti- vated. The plants are all remarkably free from enemies. and need no protection of any kind, even in the severest winters. The roots are bundles of tieshy tubers, and are sometimes classed with bulbs in catalogues of nursery- men. Small plants will flower freely the first year. Clumps can often be left undivided for 4 or 5 years without a loss in size or number of flowers, but as a.
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