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| | |the racemes." | | | H. diptera |South-eastern |White; |Not a common species, and |United States |late |dwarfer than H. tetraptera. | |Spring |The flowers are white, | | |Snowdrop-like, and are | | |borne on slender pendulous | | |stalks as in H. tetraptera; | | |they differ, however, in | | |having the corolla almost | | |lobed to the base. Very | | |distinctive is the | | |seed-vessel, which has but | | |two prominent wings, the | | |other two being only | | |rudimentary. Whilst not | | |perhaps equal in merit to | | |H. tetraptera this species | | |appears to have been | | |undeservedly neglected. Its | | |dwarf bushy habit will also | | |render it more suitable for | | |some positions; it loves | | |abundant moisture at the | | |root. It blossoms rather | | |later than H. tetraptera. | | | H. hispida |China and Japan.|White |This belongs to the Asiatic |Introduced about| |group of Halesias, and is |1870 | |very distinct from the | | |American species. It is a | | |vigorous shrub, a small | | |tree with large oblong | | |leaves, and small flowers, | | |
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