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grow fast, and take a good deal : indeed, if weak nranure- 

 water is given twice a week, when they have nearly reached 

 their full growth, they will be benefited. The plant looks 

 richer when not overgrown. 



H. elegaiis (elegant) ; greenhouse biennial ; 8 feet ; flowers 

 reddish-brown, in June ; New South Wales ; 1800. 



HuMULUS. Hop. [Cannabinaceffi.] Hardy perennial 

 twiner, stem herbaceous ; a useful plant for covering unsight- 

 ly objects, as it grows very rapidly, and in fruit is ornamen- 

 tal. Propagated by divisions of the root. Soil deep loam. 



H. htpidus; 15 feet ; flowers greenish-yellow, in July. A va- 

 riety has foliage striped. 



HuNNEMANiA. [Papaveraccse.] A half-hardy herbaceous 

 perennial, with the habit and appearance of Eschscholtzia. 

 Soil, rich sandy loam. Increased by seeds. 



H. fiimaricBfolia (fumitory-leaved) ; half-hardy perennial ; i 

 foot ; flowers yellow, in July ; Mexico ; 1827. 



Hyacinthus. Hyacinth. [Liliaceae.] Beautiful and 

 well-known bulbs. H. aindJiystinus is a charming little 

 hardy species, which should be planted in sandy loam. The 

 cultivated varieties of Hyacinth are the progeny of H. Ori- 

 entalis. Immense numbers of the bulbs of these odoriferous 

 and showy plants are annually imported from Holland, and, 

 after having been once bloomed, are thrown by, or planted 

 in common borders to degenerate from neglect. To grow 

 the Hyacinth properly, the soil should be composed of one- 

 half turfy loam of mellow texture, one-fourth old cow-dung, 

 or cow-dung mixed with leaf-mould, and one-fourth clean but 

 coarse sand. For beds, loam, sand, and dung, rotted to 

 mould, in equal quantities, may be used. In soil such as 

 this, the offsets of the Hyacinth will grow, till, in two or three 

 seasons, they come to full size and perfection ; and bulbs 

 thus grown annually will not degenerate. They must be 



