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Grevillea — continued, 



sided. L rigid, pin^te, having three to nine pairs of linear 

 segments. 1886. (B. M. 6879.) 



G. Thelemanniana splendens (splendid). Jt. crimson, larger 



than in the type ; spikes short, dense, recurved. I. bipinnatifld, 

 rigid ; segments linear. 1883. (R. H. 1882, p. ^56.) 



GTTZMANNIA BUX-IiIANA. A synonym of Cara- 

 guata angustifolia (which see), 



G'TMNOCrlLAMMI!. To the species and varieties 

 described on pp. 104-5, Vol. II., the following should now 

 be added : 



G. calomelanos chrysophylla grandioeps (large-crested). 



A tine, crested variety. 



G. farinifera (farina-bearing), can. short, sti. quadrangular, 

 channelled, blackish, minutely -white-dotted. fronds white 

 beneath, mealy above. 1886. One of the numerous varieties of 

 G. calomelanos. (I. H. 1886, 604.) 



G. Laucheana grandiceps (Lauche's, large-headed), fronds 



elongated, bipinnate, terminating in a broadly tasselled, drooping 

 apex, the under surface clothed with palish-yellow meal ; seg- 

 ments blunt at the end. 1882. A garden form of Q. calomelanos. 

 The moat striking of all the Gold Ferns. 



G, Pcarcei robusta (stout).* fronds narrower at the base and 

 more eloni;ated towards the apex than in the type, 1883. 

 Plant larger in all ita parts. 



G-7MNOT£BF£. A synonym of Tapeinantlms 



(which see). 



OTNOFOGON. A synonym of Alyxia (which see). 



HABENARIA. Stn. Sieheria. Flowers spicate 

 or racemose ; sepals sub-eqaal, free, or cohering towards 

 tlie hase ; petals of ten smaller, sometimes deeply two-Iobed; 

 lip continuous and often very shortly connate with the 

 column, having a short or long spur, and a spreading or 

 pendulous, undivided or three to five-lobed lamina, the 

 lateral lobes sometimes pectinate-fringed or ciliated; 

 column very short. To the species described on p. 107, 

 Vol. ir., the following should now be added: 



H* Incisa (cut). /. rich purple, small, fragrant, thickly set in 

 oblong, terminal racemes. .Tune. Z., cauHne ones obtusely 

 lanceolate, deep green, h, 1ft. to IJft. North America, 1826. 

 fciiW. Platanthera incisa. 



H, znacrantha (large- flowered). /., sepals and petals dark 

 brown ; lip purplish-lilac, marked with darker streaks and 

 freckled, roundish ; spike six to ten-flowered, l. sheathing, three- 

 nerved. Sierra Leone, 1886. Stove. Syn. Gymnadenia ma- 

 crantha. 



H, mllitaris (military). /., lateral sepals green, oblong, acute, 

 reflexcd and revolute; petals green, strongly adhering to the 

 groeu dorsal sepal, forming a cucullate -navicular helmet; lip 

 scnrlet, the side lobes oblon^-dolabriform, spreading, the front 

 lobe bifid ; raceme lax, I. linear, acute, 8iu. to 9ia. long, Jin. 

 brond. h. 1ft. or more. Cochin China, 1886. Stove. (\V. O. A. 

 vi. 281.) 



HABRANTHXTS. The following plant is classed as 

 a form of Hippeastrum Bagnoldi by Mr. Baker, in his 

 recent revision of the Amarijllideas, 



B. punctatns (dotted). /., perianth drooping, funnel-shaped, 

 the tube green, the segments milky-white, with beautiful red 

 dots, spreading, revolute at apex, all equal ; spathe two-leaved, 

 preen, nerbacen-ns. I, at the time of flowering none. Chili, 1885' 

 (R. G. 1163, f. 3.) 



HiEMANTHUS. To the species described on p. 108, 

 Vol. II., the following should now be added: 



H« Baueril (Bauer's). ^. white, a little shorter than the bracts ; 

 bracts white, ciliated, broadly obovate ; umbel sub-sessile between 

 the leaves. I. two, sub-orbicular, dark green. Sin. to 6in. long 

 and broad, spreading on the ground. Kaffraria, 1886. A hand^- 

 some, dwarf, greenhouse species. (B. M. 6875.) 



HiBMABflA. Sepals equal, free, the dorsal one erect, 

 connivent or coherent with the petals in a hood, the lateral 

 ones spreading ; lip affixed to the base of the short column. 

 To the species described on p. 108, Vol. H., the following 

 variety should now be added: 



H. discolor Dawsonianus (Dawson's). The correct name of 

 the plant described on p. 81, Vol, I., as Anopctochilus Daw- 



sonianttt. 



To the species described on p. 109, Vol. XL, 

 the following should now be added : 



B. laurlna (Laurel-Iifce). fi. rosy-lilac, in dense, globular, sessile, 

 axillary clusters ; pedicels about Jin. long. Summer. I. narrowly 



Hakea — continued, 



elliptic-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, long-petiolate, 4in. to 6in. 

 long, and (as well as the branches) hoary-tomentose or glabrous 

 A. 10ft. to 30ft. 1830. (G,C, U.S., XXV., p. 149.) 



HAFIiOCARFHA'(from Jiaploos^ single, and karplie, 

 chaff; in allusion to the one-rowed, chaffy pappus). Obd, 

 GompositcB, A genus comprising four species of green- 

 house or haK-hardy, almost stemlesa, perennial herbs, 

 natives of South Africa, one extending into tropical re- 

 gions. Plower-heada yellow, rather large, solitary, hetero- 

 gamous, radiate ; involucre hemispherical, the bracts in 

 many series ; receptacle flat or convex, naked or slightly 

 fimbrillif erous ; ray florets ligulate, spreading, entire or 

 minutely three-toothed; achenes turbinate. Leaves 

 radical, entire or toothed, cano-tomentose or woolly 

 beneath. H. Leichtlinii, the only species in cultivation, 

 is a showy, free-flowering plant, requiring protection 

 during the winter. It thrives in any fairly good soil. 

 From the crown are produced numerous short shoots, 

 which all flower ; and by making cuttings of these the 

 plant may bo propagated. 



H. Leichtlinii (Leichfclin's). Jt.-heads 2in, to 2Jin. in diameter ; 

 involucral scales free, the outer ones cobwebby-tomentose, the 

 inner ones tipped dull purple ; ray florets stained purple beneath, 

 the disk of a deeper yellow ; scape 1ft. long. I. 6in. to 12in. long, 

 2in. to 2Jin. broad, lyrate-pinnatisect. 1885. Sy>". Gorteria 

 acaiilis (of gardens). 



HEDERA. To the varieties of IT. Relix described on 

 pp. 120-2, Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



H. maderensis variegata (Madeira, variegated). L deep 

 green, with broad, silvery variegation. 18S8. A fine form. 



HEDYCHIUM. Plowers disposed in a terminal 

 thyrse ; calyx tubular, three-toothed ; corolla tube elon- 

 gated, the lobes narrow, equal, spreading. Stems erect, 

 leafy, ustially tall. To the species described on p. 123, 

 Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



H. peregrinnm (foreign). /., calyx IJin. long; corolla tube 

 slender, 2iin. long, the petals light yellowish-green, very narrow, 

 Hin. long, the lip white, l^^in. ion^ ; outer bracts pale brown ; 

 spike 6in. long, i., lower ones 4in. to Sin. long, elliptic, acute or 

 acuminate, rounded at base ; upper ones 1ft. to l^ft. long, 

 lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate. Stem 3ft. to 4ft, high, leafy. 

 Madagascar, 1885. 



HEDYSABUM. To the species described on p. 123, 

 VoL IL, the following should now be added: 



B. microcalyx (small-calyxed). /. bright violet-red, shortly 

 pedicellate, lin. long ; calyx small, five-toothed ; standard 

 narrowly oblong-obovate, emarginate, equalling the narrow-linear 

 wings ; racemes axillary, sometimes 1ft. long, many-flowered ; 

 peduncles very long. June. I. 1ft. long or less ; pinnse eight to 

 ten pairs, iin. to IMn. Ions, opposite, petiolulate, oblonsr or 

 ovate-oblong. Himalayas, 1887. A tall sub-shrub. (B. M. 6931.) 



B. multijuguzn (many-paired), ft. pale vermilion-pink, disposed 

 in axillary, eight to ten-flowered racemes, which are longer than 

 the leaves. ^., leaflets twenty to forty, alternate, obovate or 

 oblong, obtuse, silky-pilose beneath; petioles (and branches) 

 silky -pilose. A. 2ft. to 5ft. South Mongolia, 1883. (B. G. 1122.) 



HEXiENZTTM. To the species described on p. 124, 

 Vol, II., the following should now be added : 



B. grandiflornm (large-flowered), ft, larger, deeper in colour, 

 and possessed of a blacker disk than those of H, pumilum, which 

 the whole plant resembles. 



B. pmnilam (dwarf), fl.'heads yellow ; involucral scales spread- 

 ing, lanceolate. August. I oblong, nearly entire, h. 1ft. North 

 America. 



HEIiIANTHUS. To the species described on 

 pp. 126*7, Vol. II., the following should now be added: 



B. cucumerifolius (Cucumis-leaved). ft.-heads yellow, large, 

 radiate. Summer. I, triangular- ovate, wavy, coarsely toothed, 

 sub-cordate at base. 1883. Annual. 



B. JapoxUous (Japanese). fl,-heads gold en- yellow. Autumn. 

 Perennial. & j 



HEI.ZCOBEA PORTEANA. 

 Forteana. 



See Billbergia 



BELICONZA. To the species described on pp. 128-30, 

 Vol. II., the following should now be added: 



^,?J^®^?/^^'^'^SK ^* obliquely oblong-ovate, bright satiny- 

 green. Mexico. 1883. A small, neat specfes. 



^pTv»^^-® {^Jol^^'K i- ^i^'*- *^ 2ft. long, 6in. broad, pale green. 

 Polynesia. 1883. A fine plant, of graceful habit. 



