n6 BOTANICAL NAMES 



(bone). Was the name for some Greek plant, but 



now used as bot. name for a group ; and also as 



a second bot. name. 

 Holosteumoides (holo-ste-um-oi-des). G. " Holo- 



steum " ; " oides " (like). A second bot. name. 

 Holy Grass. Eng. translation of Heirochloe (which 



see). 

 Homophyllus (homo-fil-lus). G. " Omos " (same); 



" phyllus " (leaf) ; i.e., all the leaves alike. Second 



bot. name. 

 Honchenya. After German botanist Honcheny, who 



died 1805. A synonym used by some for Arenaria. 

 Honewort. One of the Eng. names for Common 



Trmia. 

 Honeysuckle. Eng. name for the Honeydew found on 



the leaves of Lonicera group, Honeysuckle family. 

 Hookeri. After Hooker, the botanist. Second bot. 



name for a variety Narrow Smallreed, found only 



at Lough Neagh, Ireland. 

 Hop. L. " Hupa " (hop plant). Bot. name for 



Humulus group. 

 Horedeum (hor-de-um). L. name for Barley. Bot. 



name for group Grass family. 

 Hordeaceus (hor-de-a-she-us). L. " Hordeum " ; 



" aceous " (like); i.e., Barley-like. A second bot. 



name. 

 Horehound. Eng. name for Marrubium group. 



" Hore " is a corruption of A.S. " har " (grey), 



from the grey-like woolly down on the stems ; 



11 hound " has nothing to do with the dog; it is a 



corruption of A.S. " hune " (a strong smell), which 



the plant has. Besides this one, there is another 



Horehound, belonging to Ballota group, having 



