BOTANICAL NAMES 113 



the plant throws up. Eng. name for Conium 

 group. The Water Hemlock belongs to the Cow- 

 bane group. 



Hemp. A.S. " Henep " (name of the plant). 



Henbane. Has nothing to do with a poison for hens. 

 It is a corruption of its A.S. name ** henne-belle," 

 i.e., hanging bell, referring to the fruit hanging 

 down like a bell. Eng. name for Hyoscyamus 

 group. , 



Henbit. Eng. name for one of the Dead Nettles. 



Heracleum (her-ak-le-um). After Hercules, who is said 

 to be the first to discover the plant was good for 

 pigs. Bot. name for Hogweed group. 



Herb. A common affix to many names of plants. Each 

 plant is given under its own letter Herb Bennet, 

 under B (Bennet) ; Herb Christopher, under C 

 (Christopher) ; and so on. 



Herbacea (her-ba-she-a). L. adj., "herb-like"; from 

 the size of the plant. 



Herminium (her-min-i-um). G. word for the foot of a 

 bed ; from the shape of the root. Bot. name Musk 

 group, Orchid family. 



Herniaria (her-ne-ar-ia). L. "Hernia" (a rupture); 

 the plant used as a remedy for. Bot. name for 

 Rupture group. 



Hesperis (hes-per-is). G. for " evening," the time 

 when the flower gives out its scent. Bot. name 

 for a group. 



Heterophyllus (het-er-o-fil-lus). G. " Hetero " (dif- 

 ferent); " phyllus " (leaf); applied to many 

 different plants whose leaves are not all of one 

 shape. A second bot. name. 



