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HERITIERA (of Gmelin). <A synonym of Lach- 
nanthes (which see). 
HERITIERA (of Retzius). This is now considered 
to be synonymous with Alpinia (which see). 
HERMANNIA. 1'o the species deseribed on p. 137, 
Vol. IL., the following should be added : 
H. argentea (silvery). /l. orange and yellow; calyx shortly 
campanulate; peduncles racemose, one-flowered. May. 1. bi- 
pinnatifid, covered with stellate scales; lobes decurrent. h. 2ft. 
South Africa, 1820, 
H. aurea (golden). A synonym of H. althcwifolia. 
H. conglomerata (conglomerate). jl. yellow, small, sub- 
capitate, crowded at the ends of the branches. J. 4in. to Jin. 
long, petiolate, cuneate-ovate or nearly round, very obtuse, 
crenate or incised, plaited and undulated, hairy beneath. 
h. lft. to 2ft. South Africa, 1872. A spreading, hispid shrub. 
(Ref. B. 217.) 
H. cristata (crested).* /. of a bright brick-red, solitary in the 
axils of the upper leaves; calyx jin. long; petals lin. long, 
with an incurved claw and an orbicular, recurved limb. 
Autumn. 2. lin. to sin. long, sessile or shortly petiolate, 
linear-oblong, acute, crenate-serrate or toothed. Stems as- 
tending, lft. to 1sft. high. Transvaal, 1890. (B. M. 7173.) 
H, denudata (naked). jl. yellow, small; peduncles racemose- 
paniculate, one- to three-flowered. 7. shortly petiolate or sub- 
sessile, lanceolate, acute, lin. to 2in. long, coarsely toothed 
above the middle. h. 2ft. to 3ft. South Africa, A glabrous, 
straggling shrub. 
H. fasciculata (fascicled), A synonym of ZH, linearifolia. 
H. linearifolia (linear-leaved). . purplish; peduncles race- 
mose, drooping, one-flowered, shorter than the leaves. J, lin. 
long, one line broad, obtuse, glabrous and slightly viscid. 
Branches glabrous, divaricate. South Africa, 1869. A stout, 
serubby bush. Syn. H. fasciculata (Ref. B. 289). 
H. scoparia (Broom-like).  /. bright yellow, pendulous, in 
secund racemes. ?/. mostly linear, lin. long, sub-sessile, scat- 
tered; lower ones linear-cuneate, often three-toothed at apex. 
Branches erect. Stems several from the same crown, trailing, 
arin slatt long, shrubby at base. South Africa, 1870. (Ref. 
HERMINIUM. Including Chamorchis. Aopla 
(referred to this genus by Bentham and Hooker) is now 
included under Habenaria (which see). To the species 
deseribed on p. 188, Vol. II., the following shonld be 
added : ; 
H. alpinum (alpine). . white; lip ovate, repand, twice as 
large as the acute petals; spike few-flowered, shorter than 
the leaves. May. J. linear, Grass-like. Mountains of Europe, 
1824. (B. R. 1499.) 
H. reniforme (kidney-shaped). 
reniformis. 
HERMIONE. 
see). 
HERMODACTYLUS TUBEROSUS. According 
to J. G. Baker, this is the correct name of the plant 
described on p. 198, Vol. II., as Iris tuberosa. 
HERNANDIA. Hertelia is synonymous with this 
genus, 
HERNANDIEZ. A tribe of Laurinez (which see). 
HERPESTIS. Syns. Anisocalyx, Bramia, Caconapea, 
Calytripler, Cardiolophus, Heptas, Mecardonia, Mella, 
Monniera (of P. Brown), Ranaria, Septas (of Loureiro). 
Calyx five-parted; corolla with a cylindrical tube and 
spreading lobes; stamens four, included. 
H. cuneifolia (cuneate-leaved). A synonym of H. Monniera. 
HERPOTRICHA NIGRA. ‘ce under Juniperus 
—Diseases. 
HERRERA. A synonym of Erithalis (which see). 
HERRERIA. According to the “Index Kewensis,” 
H. Salsaparilha is the correct spelling of the name of 
the species described on p. 138, Vol. IT. 
HERTELIA. A synonym of Hernandia (which see), 
HESIODIA. A synonym of Sideritis (which see). 
HESPERALOE (from hesperos, Western, and Aloe; 
alluding to the aspect of the plant and its native habitat). 
Orv. Iiliacee. A genus embracing only a couple of species 
of very striking and interesting, greenhouse plants, having 
a leafy stem or a very short caudex, natives of North 
A synonym of Habenaria 
Ineluded under Narcissus (which 
Hesperaloe—continued. 
America, and closely allied to Yucca, Perianth straight, 
cylindrical; segments narrow, nearly equal. Leaves 
clustered, linear, channelled, rigid, filamentose on the 
margins. For culture, see Yucca. 
H. Davyi (Davy’s). . green and white, lin, long; panicle 12ft. 
high, copiously branched, the branches lft. to 2ft. long. 2. 4ft. 
long, broader than in H, yucecefolia, with brown marginal fibres. 
California (?), 1898. 
H. Engelmanni (lngelmann’s). A synonym of HW. yucecfolia. 
H. yucceefolia (Yucca-leaved). /l. pale rose-coloured, fascicled 
at the sides of the this or branches of the loose racemes ; 
perianth cylindrical, straight, the segments narrow, sub-equal ; 
stamens six; pedunele or scape leafless, 3ft. to 4ft. high, 
simple or with a few straight branches. J. clustered, linear, 
channelled, d, the margins white-filamentose. Texas, 1882. 
(G. C. 1882, xvili., p. 199, f. 34.) Syn. H. Engelmanni. 
HESPERANTHA. 'I'o the species deseribed on 
p. 188, Vol. IL., the following should be added : 
H. longituba (long-tubed). ll. three to eight; inner segments 
white, outer ones tinged with reddish-brown, sin. to gin. long ; 
spathe valves tinged with red; scape lft. high. J. two or three, 
distichous, glabrous, grass-like, 6in. to Qin. long, with a 
reduced one clasping the scape below the middle. i877. 
HESPERIS. Siliquas elongated, nearly terete or 
tetragonal. ‘To the species described on p. 139, Vol. IT., 
the following should be added. A few species formerly 
included hereunder are now referred to Malcolmia. 
H. arabidiflora (Arabis-flowered). 
Linneana. 
H. violacea (violet).* #. violet; claw of the petals included, 
the lamina obovate; pedicels about equalling the calyx ; raceme 
almost paniculate. jr., siliquas 2sin. to Jin. long. June. 
1., radical ones oblong, entire or repand, rarely almost runcinate ; 
cauline ones lanceolate, acute, almost entire. A. 6in. to 12in. 
Asia Minor. A pretty annual or biennial. 
HESPEROCALLIS (from hesperos, Western, and 
kallos, beauty; in allusion to the habitat of the plant, 
Hemerocallis, to which the present genus bears some 
resemblance, being an Hastern one). Orp. Liliacew, A 
monotypic genus. The species is a greenhouse or half- 
hardy plant, with a short, woody caudex, allied to Hemero- 
callis. For eulture, see Yucca. 
H. undulata (waved). /l. whitish, sweet-scented, large, shortly 
pedicellate, in a simple raceme; perianth funnel-shaped, the 
tube cylindrical, the lobes oblong-spathulate, longer than the 
tube, erecto-patent; stamens six; bracts under the pedicels 
scariose, sometimes a few leafy ones below the inflorescence ; 
scape erect, simple. February and March. J. radical, linear, 
elongated, undulated, rather thick, broadly edged with white. 
California, 1882. 
HESPEROCHIRON (from hesperus, evening, used 
for Western, and Chiron, a Centaur distinguished for his 
knowledge of plants, i.e., Western Centanry; the plants 
were formerly supposed to belong to the Gentian Family). 
Orv. Hydrophyllacee. A small genus (two or three 
species) of nearly or quite hardy, perennial rock-plants, 
natives of North America. Flowers solitary, on axillary 
peduncles; corolla purplish or nearly white; parts of the 
flower occasionally in sixes or sevens. Leayes entire, 
spathulate or oblong, on mostly elongated, margined 
petioles, crowning the caudex or rootstock. The plants 
thrive in any ordinary soil. Good drainage must be 
afforded. 
H. californicus (Californian). l. white, with dark stripes; 
corolla oblong-campanulate, 4in. to Zin. long. July, JZ. copious 
in a radical rosette, lin. to 2in. long. California, &e., 1823. 
Syn. Nicotiana nana (B. R. 833). 
H. pumilus (dwarf). jl. white, veined with violet and with a 
yellow base, nearly rotate ; lobes longer than the tube, which is 
set within. - 2. all radical, 2in. to 24in. long, sin. to Zin. broad, 
spathulate, hairy beneath. Idaho to Oregon, 1888, Hardy 
alpine, with tuberous rootstock. Syn, Villarsia pumila. 
HESPEROCLES. A synonym of Nothoscordum 
(which see), 
A synonym of Parrya 
HESPEROSCORDUM. Included under Brodiea 
(which see). 
HESSEA. Eight species are referred to this genus 
by J. G. Baker. Flowers pink, small; perianth cut down 
nearly or quite to the ovary, the segments spreading ; 
stamens inserted at the base of the segments. To the 
