. 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. HESI'EKOCIIIKON' 709 HESPERANTHA (Grock, en-iiuuj fluiver). Iridiicea-. Twenty-six spocius of Capt' bull)s, 3 of which ai-e pro- cLirablo from Diitc-h i^^rowors. They belong to the Ixia tribe and are much inferior to Ixias for general cultiva- tion, but have fragrant flowers, opening at evening. T
. 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. HESI'EKOCIIIKON' 709 HESPERANTHA (Grock, en-iiuuj fluiver). Iridiicea-. Twenty-six spocius of Capt' bull)s, 3 of which ai-e pro- cLirablo from Diitc-h i^^rowors. They belong to the Ixia tribe and are much inferior to Ixias for general cultiva- tion, but have fragrant flowers, opening at evening. The genus is still nuu'e closely allied to Geissorhiza, and differs only in ha\'ing longer style-hranclies and spathe- valves always green instead of sometimes brownish above. The corms are ^^ in. thick or less: Ivs. 2-5: fls. 'J-10 in a lax, distichous sxiike; inner segments white; outer ones red outside. F(*rculture, see/j'/« and_Z>?(/&s. i\[on. by Baker in lridea>, 18'J2, and in Flora ('apensis, vol. G, 189(i-7. A. I\>lut(/e liainj. pildsa, Ker. Corm gloliose : Ivs. '1, linear, erect, strongly ribbed, 3-0 in. long: nutei- segments claret-red. 1475 (outer segments speckled with color). AA. Folitt/ji' itti/ hith-]j. B. Li'H. spn'tlilltK/, .:-:! in. hnnj. falcita, Ker. Corm coTiic: l\s, "2â4. lanceolate; outer segments claret-reil. ."iiiij, as jxnt fatcati/. rl, /- (. J'>llfJ. ^aminifdlia, D. Don. Corm gli>bose: Ivs. '?,-'>, linear: cuter segmeiits reddish brown. H. M. }'2~t7i, as Orisso- HESPEKIS (Greek, eveiiiiig, same root as vesper ; flowers more fragrant at evening). Crucifera'. This in- cludes the Dame's Kocket, a vigorous, hardy her- baceous perennial plant, forming clumps 2-:J ft. high, branched from the base, and covered with showy termi- nal pyramidal spikes of 4-i)etaled flowers, resembling stocks. The colors range from white through lilac and pink to purple. The douljle forms are most popular. Kockets bloom from June to
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