Hudsonia
(named after William Hudson, 1730-1793, a London apothecary, and author of "Flora Anglica"). ORD. Cistineae. A genus comprising three species of half-hardy evergreen shrubs, from North America. Flowers yellow, small, numerous, showy, crowded along the upper part of the branches. Leaves awl-shaped, scale-like, persistent, downy. The species thrive best in pots of welldrained peaty or sandy soil, but are rather difficult to cultivate. Propagated by layers; or by ripened cuttings, inserted in sand, under a hand glass.
H. ericoides (Heath-like).* fl. yellow; peduncles solitary, rising laterally from the leafy bud. May to July. l. filiform, awl-shaped, rather imbricated. Stems suffruticose. h. 1ft. Maine to Virginia, 1805. (L. B. C. 192; S. C. 36.) H. tomentosa (tomentose). fl. yellow, sessile or short-peduncled. May and June. l. oval or narrowly-oblong, short, close-pressed and imbricated. h. 1ft. North America, 1826. Plant hoary with down. (S. C. 57.)