. 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. 1101. Hutbed (or forcing-house) heated by hot water. parently with 5 petals, but actually with a short corolla tube below the lobes. The plants root in the mud or float, and the fls. are about three-fourths of an inch in diameter. Stamens 5, inserted on the tubeof the corolla: capsule subglobose, with 5 lateral
. 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. 1101. Hutbed (or forcing-house) heated by hot water. parently with 5 petals, but actually with a short corolla tube below the lobes. The plants root in the mud or float, and the fls. are about three-fourths of an inch in diameter. Stamens 5, inserted on the tubeof the corolla: capsule subglobose, with 5 lateral valves : seeds nu- merous. The American plant, H. inflata, Ell., has spongy stems and clustered peduncles, which are partly above water, inflated, jointed, the lowest joint 2-4 in. long and sometimes 1 in. thick, the others 1-3 in num- ber and successively shorter ; fls. small, in whorls of 2-10 at the joints. 2:580. Neither species is ad- vertised. Like all aquarium plants, they are interesting, but they have no horticultural value otherwise. Both plants are called Featherfoil and Water-violet; the American also Water-feather and Water-yarrow. HOULLfiTIA (after Houllet, French gardener). Or- chiditcexe. About 8 species of epiphytic, pseudobulbous orchids from South America, allied to Stanhopea, and blooming in summer. Pseudobulbs conical, 1-leaved: Ivs. lanceolate, plicate: sepals and petals usually nearly equal: labellum continuous with the clavate, arcuate column: pollinia 2, on a long caudicle. odoratissima, Linden. Sepals and petals reddish brown : labellum white, with two crimson appendages midway of its length. Colombia. II. 24:777. Var. Antioquiensis, Andr^ (B. Antioquensis, Hort.), has labellum white, tinged yellow. 17:12. Broekleliursti^na, Lindl. Fls. 5-8, about 3 in. across, brownish red, dotted with brown-purple; sepals oblong, obtuse, the lateral ones slightly united at base; petals narrower, obovate; labellum yellow, thickly dotted with brown-purp
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