BOTANICAL NAMES 115 



Hirsutus (hir-sut-us). L. adj., " rough or shaggy"; 



usually rendered *' hairy." Second bot. name 



used for many plants, 

 Hirtus (hir-tus). L. adj., " rough." Second bot. 



name. 

 Hirtifolius (hir-ti-fol-i-us). L. " Hirtus " (rough); 



" folius " (leaf); i.e., rough-leaved. Second bot. 



name. 

 Hirtueformis (hir-ti-e-for-mis). L. " Hirtus " (rough); 



" formis " (shape). Second bot. name. 

 Hispid (his-pid). A bot. term when the hairs are many 



and stiff; "hirsute" is used when the hairs are 



dense but not stiff. 

 Hispidus (his-pid-us). L. adj., " shaggy." Second 



bot. name. 

 Holcus (hol-kus). L. name for some kind of Grass, but 



now used as bot. name for a group. 

 Holly. A.S. " Holegn." Is the Eng. name for Ilex 



group. The Sea-Holly belongs to Eringyum 



group. 

 Hollyhock. Has nothing to do with the Holly. By 



one of the freaks of spelling, it has an "1 too 



many. It ought to be Holy Hock, an old name 



for the Mallow. 



Holmense (hol-men-se). G. " Oulomenos " (power- 

 ful). A second bot. name for Sand Leek. 

 Holoschoenus (hol-os-ko-en-us). G. name for some 



coarse rush used in making wicker work. Now 



used as a second bot. name. 

 Holosericea (holo-ser-ik-e). G. " Olos " (all); " seri- 



kos " (silk); from the silk-like look of the flower. 



Second bot. name. 

 Holosteum (holo-ste-um). G. " Olos " (all); " steon " 



