110 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Halesia— continued. 
fascicle, ing, somewhat resembling those of the Snowdrop. 
Spring. fr. four-winged, lin. to 2in. long, J. ovate-lanceolate, 
acuminated, sharply serrated. h. 15ft. to 20ft. North America, 
1756. (B. M. 910; L. B. C. 1173.) 
Fic. 166, FLOWERING BRANCH AND DETACHED FLOWERS oF 
HALESIA HISPIDA., 
— 
Fic. 167. PORTION oF FRUITING BRANCH OF HALESIA HISPIDA. 
HALIMIUM. Included under Cistus. 
HALIMODENDRON (from halimos, maritim 
dendron, a tree; the plant grows in dry, — = 
fields, in Siberia). Salt-tree, ORD. Leguminose. A 
Halimodendron— continued. 
monotypic genus. The species is a very pretty, silky, 
hardy deciduous shrub, forming a handsome plant when 
grafted upon the Laburnum as a standard. It thrives 
in a sandy soil, and may be increased freely by seeds, 
by cuttings, or by layers. 
H. argenteum (silvery).* f. purplish, rather large, umbellate, 
axillary, or fascicled on the old nodes. May to July. J. hoary, 
abruptly pinnate, with two pairs of leaflets. h. 4ft, to 6ft. 
Siatic Russia, 1 (B. M. 1016, under name of Robinia 
Hatlimodendron.) 
HALLERIA (named after Albert Haller, 1708-1777, 
author of ‘“ Stirpes Helvetice,’ and other botanical 
works). ORD. Scrophularinee. A genus containing about 
five species of ornamental greenhouse evergreen glabrous 
shrubs, of which one is from Abyssinia, another from 
Madagascar, and the rest from the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers scarlet; cymes terminal, few-flowered ; calyx cup- 
like, bell-shaped, with three to five broad, short lobes; 
corolla tubular, widening upwards, with an oblique, shortly 
five-lobed limb. Leaves ovate or oblong. Hallerias thrive 
in light, rich soil. Propagated by cuttings, which will 
root freely under a glass. Plenty of water is needed 
during summer, and a well-ventilated spot is at all times 
necessary. The species described below is the one usually 
seen in cultivation. 
H. lucida (shining). Afri oneysuckle. fl. reddish, large, 
— yoo aati oe * por pit i oa 
rated. h, 4ft. to 6ft. Cape of Good Hope, 1752. (B. M. 1744.) 
HALLIA (named in honour of Bergen Martin Hall, a 
pupil of Linneus). ORD. Leguminose. A genus contain- 
ing six species of erect or decumbent greenhouse peren- 
nial herbs or sub-shrubs, all natives of South Africa. 
Flowers purple, small, axillary, solitary. Leaves alter- 
nate, simple, very entire, often black-dotted, two-stipuled. 
The best-known species is H. imbricata. For culture, 
see i 
H. imbricata (imbri brite i ile. t. 
i cordate-ovate, convolute, imbricated he iit 1612, (E ML 
1850, 2596.) 
HALORAGEZ. An order of herbs or under-shrubs, 
rarely annual, aquatic, or terrestrial. Flowers often axil- 
lary, solitary, or aggregate, sometimes whorled in a 
spike, rarely pedicelled, sometimes panicled. Leaves 
usually opposite or whorled, simple, entire or toothed, 
the submerged ones usually pectinate, rarely entire; 
stipules none, or (in Gunnera) adnate to the petiole. The 
Species are sparingly dispersed throughout the world, 
and may be found in damp places, ditches, and small 
streams, sometimes submerged. There are nine genera 
and eighty species. Well-known examples are: Gunnera | 
and Hippuris. 
HALTICA 
— 4 CONCINHA and H, NEMORUM 
LIDEZ. A small order of shrubs or 
small or large trees, inhabiting temperate and sub-tro- 
pical Asia, South Africa, and North America. Calyx 
four-partite, more or less adnate to the ovary ; limb trun- 
cate or five-lobed; lobes yalvate or imbricate. Leaves 
alternate, petioled, simple, penninerved ; stipules deci- 
duous. There are about fifteen genera and thirty species. 
Examples: Bucklandi ; : a 
Liquidambar. ta, Corylopsis, Hamamelis, an 
h AMAMELIS (from hama, with, and melon, fruit; 
e fruit accompanies the flower). Witch-hazel. ORD. 
Hamamelidee. A genus containing three species of hardy 
deciduous shrubs or small trees, one from the United 
States, the others from Japan. Flowers yellow, two to 
three bracteolate, glomerate. Leaves alternate, sub-ro- 
tundate, unequal at the base, crenate-dentate. H. vir- 
ginica, the species best known in gardens, thrives in a 
moist sandy soil, and may be propagated by layers. 
During autumn and winter, the plant is profusely covered 
with its fine rich yellow flowers, which begin to expand 
