BOTANICAL NAMES in 



The Greeks had an eye-salve called " Hierakion," 



which probably took its name from the eyes of 



hawks being- used in its making-, and as the juice 



of these plants was perhaps one of the ingredients. 



The name of the salve was also given to the plant. 

 Hawthorn. Eng-. name for Crataegus group. " Haw " 



is a corruption of A.S. " haga " (a hedge) ; so the 



word means the " hedge thorn." 

 Hastata (has-ta-ta). L. " Hasta " (a spear). A 



second bot. name. 

 Hastate (has-tate). A botanical term used for a leaf 



whose lobes or ears at the bottom of the leaf stick 



out like the points of a halbert. 

 Hastilis (has-ti-lis). L. " Hastile " (the shaft of .a 



spear). Second bot. name. 

 Hazel. Eng. name for Corylus group. Derived from 



A.S. " haesel," a baton of authority, because rods 



cut from it were used for driving slaves and cattle. 

 Heartsease. Eng. name for one of the Violets ; gets 



this name because herbalists thought it a good 



cordial. 

 Heath. A.S. " Haeth." Eng. name for Erica 



group. The Sea-heath belongs to Frankenia 



group. 



Heather. Scotch word for Heath. 

 Hedera (hed-er-a-). L. name for " Ivy." Bot. name 



of a group. 

 Hederaceae (hed-er-a-she-e). L. adj., " ivy-like"; from 



shape of leaf. A second bot. name. 

 Hederafolia (hed-er-a-fol-i-a). L. adj., " hedera " 



(ivy) ; " folia " (leaves). Second bot. name. 

 Hedypnois (hed-ip-nois). G. name for some kind of 



Dandelion (the two G. words mean " sweet- 



