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960. HARDENBERGIAjBenth. Victorian Lilac. Papiliouaceae. 



Named for Countess Hardenberg, sister of Baron Hugel. 

 Woody climbers. Three known species, Australia. 



a. H. monophylla Benth. Australia. Victorian Lilac, Australian 

 Sarsaparilla, Spurious or Native Sarsaparilla. Root, a substi- 

 tute for Sarsaparilla. 



951. HARPAECARPUS, Nutt Harpsecarpus. Composiiae. 



Syn. Madia, Hemizonella, in part. Herbs, closely related to 

 Madia. Three species, western U. S. 



952. HARPAGONELLA, Gray. Harpagonella. Boraginaceae. 



Dim. of Latin harpugo, a "grappling hook". Insignificant 

 annual. One species, California lo Arizona. 



953. HARPAGOPHYTUM, DC. Grapple-plant. Pedaliaceae. 



From Greek, "grapjjle plant", the fruits furnished with sharp 

 hooks. Syn. Uncaria, in part. Hoary procumbent herbs. 

 Four species, Africa; (a) H. prociiuibens DC. (U. procumbens 

 Burch. ) is the Grapple plant, Grapnel plant or Wait-a-bit 

 Thorn of South Africa. 



954. HARTMANNIA, Spach. Primrose. Onagraceae. 



Named for Emanuf 1 Hartman ol Louisiana. Syn. Oenothera, 

 in part. Herbs with diurnal flowers, red, white or purple. 

 About 10 species. New World; 3 in U. S. 



955. HARTWRIGHTIA, Gray. Hartwrightia. Compositae. 



Herb. One species in southern U. S. 



956. HASTINGSIA, S. Wats. Hastingsia. Liliaceae. 

 Herbs closely related to Schoenolirion. Two species, Cali- 

 fornia. 



957. HAZARDIA, Greene. Hazardia. Compositae. 



Syn. Aplopappus, in part. Herbs. Six species in south- 

 western U. S. 



958. HECASTOCLEIS, Gray. Hecastocleis. Compositae. 



From Gret'k, "each shut in", each flower having an involu- 

 cre of its own. Low shrub with prickly leaves. One species, 

 Nevada. 



959. HECHTIA, Klotsch. Hechtia. Bromeliaceae. 



Her OS with spiny-toothed leaves. About 6 species, mostly 

 of Mexico; 1 in Texas. 



960. HEDE6MA, Pers. Pennyroyal, etc. Labiatae. 

 From Greek, "sweet smelling^'. Syn. Melissa, Cunila, 



Ziziphora, in part. Aromatic herbs. About 15 species. New 

 World; 12 in U. S. 



a. H. pulegeoides (L. ) Pers. (M. pulegeoides L. 1753, C. pulegeoi- 

 des L. 17t)2, Z. pulegeoides Desf.). Canada to Florida and 

 west to Nebraska. Pennyroyal, American or Mock Pennyroyal, 

 Squaw Mint, Hck-weed, Stinking Balm; Ger. Amerikanischer 

 Polei; Fr. Pouliot Americain. Leaves and tops, Hedeoma, 

 U. S. P.; aromatic, carminative, emmenagogue; source of oil of 

 Pennyroyal ; also used lo drive away mosquitoes. 



