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HAMAMELIS 



HA'KEA. (Named after Baron Hake, a German patron 

 of botany. Nat. ord. Proteads [Proteaceae]. Linn. 

 ^-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen, Australian shrubs, all with 

 white flowers, except where otherwise mentioned. Cut- 

 tings of young shoots well ripened, in sand, over peat, 

 anu under a bell-glass, kept cool until a callus is formed, 

 and then placed in a mild bottom-heat ; peat two parts, 

 and one of loam, with sufficiency of sand and broken 

 freestone and pieces of charcoal, to keep the compost 

 open. Winter temp., 35 to 45. A shady place out of 

 d ors in the very height of summer. 

 H acanthophy'Ua (prickly-leaved). See H. CERATO- 



PHYLLA. 



acicula'ris (needle-leaved). 3. June. i79- 



amplexicau'lis (clasping-leaved). Australia. 



Baxte'ri (Baxter's). 1830. 



bipinnati'fida (bipinnatifid). Australia. 



ceratophy'tta (horn- leaved). 4. Brown. June. 1824. 



cine'rea (grey-leaved) 5. June. 1803. 



dava'ta (club-leaved). 5. July. 1824. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). Australia. 



crisla'ta (crested). 1837. 



cuculla'ta (hooded). 4. White, yellow. June. 1824. 



Cunningha'mii (Cunningham's). 14. May. 1824. 



cyclo'ptera (orb-winged). Australia. 



dactyloi'des (Dactylis-like). 7. July. 1790. 



dtnticula'ta (small-toothed). See H. GLABELLA. 



echina'ta (hedgehog). 3. June. 1824. 



Epiglo'ttis (windpipe-valved). 4. May. 1819. 



eucalyptoi'des (Eucalyptus-like). See H. LAURINA. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty). 4. June. 1824. 



fte'xilis (pliant). 4. 1824. 



flo'rida (flowery). 5. 1803. 



gibbo'sa (swollen-fruited). 7. May. 1790. 



glabe'tta, (smoothish). 1837. 



ilicifo'lia (holly-leaved). See H. VARIA. 



Lambe'rti (Lambert's). 4. 1825. 



lani'gera (woolly). See H. GIBBOSA. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 4. 1825. 



lauri'na (laurel-like). Rosy-lilac. 1885. 



leuco'ptera (white-winged). Australia. 



linea'ris (narrow-leaved). 4. May. 1824. 



longifp'lia (long-leaved). 3. 1825. 



margina'ta (bordered). 4. July. 1824. 



microca'rpa (small-fruited). Australia. 



mi'xta (mixed). See H. TRIFURCATA. 



myricafo'lia (gale-leaved). See H. CERATOPHYLLA. 



myrtoi'des (myrtle-leaved), ij. Red. February. 



Swan River. 



ni'tida (glossy). 5. June. 1803. 

 nodo'sa (knotted). 1824. 

 o'M'qua (unequal-flowered). 6. May. 1803. 

 oleifo'lia (olive- leaved). 5. June. 1794. 

 pectina'ta (comb-like). See H. SUAVEOLENS. 

 platyspe'rma (broad-seeded). Australia. 

 propi'nqua (related). June. Australia. 

 pugionifo'rmis (dagger-formed). 6. 1796. 

 pulche'Ua (pretty). Australia. 

 repa'nda (wavy-leaved). See H. FERRUGINEA. 

 rostra'ta (beaked). Australia. 

 ruscifo'lia (Ruscus- leaved). 4. July. 1824. 

 sali'gna (willow-leaved). 7. April. 1791. 

 scopa'ria (broom- like). See H. SULCATA. 

 suave'olens (sweet-smelling). 4. 1803. 

 subula'ta ( awl-shape d-leaved). 4. May. 1820. 

 sulca'ta (iurrovred-leaved). 4. May. " 1820. 

 trifo'rmis (three-form). See H. AMPLEXICAULIS. 

 trifurca'ta (three-forked). 5. June. 1824. 

 titbercula'ta (knotted). See H. VARIA. 

 ulici'na (furze-like). 4. 1844. 

 uligino'sa (marsh). Australia. 

 undula'ta (wavy-leaved). 3. June. 1808. 

 va'ria (variable). 3. July. 1825. 

 Victo'rice (Queen Victoria's). See. H. CUCULLATA. 



HALETHA. (Derivation not obvious. Nat. ord. 

 Gentianaceae.) 



Hardy annual or biennial plants. Seeds. Peaty, 

 rather wet soil. 



H. dffte'xa (deflexed). . Green, yellow. July. N. 



Amer. 1824. Biennial. 



sibfrica (Siberian). J. Pale green. August. Siberia. 

 1817. Annual. 



HALE SIA. Snowdrop-tree. (Named after Dr. Hales, 

 author of Vegetable Statics. Nat. ord. Storaxworts 

 [Styracaceae]. Linn. u-Dodecandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy deciduous shrubs ; by seed in spring, by layers, 

 and cuttings of the roots in spring and autumn ; require 

 a deep, sandy, moist soil to grow them to a large, healthy 

 size. 



H. corymbo'sa (corymb-flowered). White. Japan. 

 di'ptera (two-winged). 6. White. April. N. Amer. 



1758. 

 hi'spida (roughly-hairy). 8-10. White. China 



and Japan. 1884. " Asagara." 

 parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 8. White. May. 



Georgia and Florida. 1822. 



tetra'ptera (four- winged). 10. White. May. W. 

 Virginia to Florida. 1756. " Snowdrop or Silver- 

 bell Tree." 

 dialype'tala (free-petaled). Corolla cut into four 



petals. 1907. 

 Meeha'ni (Meehan's). Rowers smaller. 1892. 



HALF-HARDY PLANTS are those which require partial 

 shelter, as in a cold pit or frame, during the winter. 

 Here some attention is required to exclude from them 

 dampness and frost, but especially the first. 



HALIMODE NDRON. Salt-tree. (From halimos, sea- 

 coast, and dendron, a tree ; referring to its native 

 habitat. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae], 

 Linn. ij-Diadelphia, 4-Decandria. Allied to Colutea.) 



Hardy deciduous shrubs, natives of Siberia. Grafted 

 standard high on the Laburnum it forms one of the 

 most graceful drooping trees that can adorn a lawn. 

 Seeds, cuttings, and layers of the roots ; common soil ; 

 if sandy and open all the better. 

 H. arge'nteum (silvery). 6. Pink. May. 1779- 



,, brachyse'ma (short-standarded). 6. Pink. June. 



ii flo're purpu'reo (purple-flowered). Purple. 



specio'sum (showy). Flowers dark. Leaves 

 larger. 1875. 



subvire' scens (pale-greenish). 6. Pink. May. 

 HALLE'RIA. (Named after Dr. Holler, a botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophulariaceae]. Linn. i^-Didy- 

 namia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Collinsia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from South Africa. 

 Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, under a bell- 

 glass ; rich, sandy loam. Summer temp., 60 to 70 ; 

 winter, 35 to 45, with plenty of ventilation at both 

 seasons. 

 H. etti'ptica (oval). 6. Scarlet. May. 1816. 



lu'cida (shining-leaved). 6. Scarlet. May. 1752. 



HA LLIA. (Named in compliment to Bergen Martin 

 Hall, a pupil of Linnaeus. Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



Greenhouse perennial herbs. Seeds, divisions, or cut- 

 tings. Light loam and leaf-soil. 

 H. corda'ta (heart-shaped), i. Purple. S. Africa. 

 ,, imbrica'ta (overlapping), ij. Purple. S. Africa. 



1812. 



HALO XYLON. (From hols, hales, salt, and xulon, 

 wood ; the plant grows in brackish sand. Nat. ord. 

 Chenopodiaceae. ) 



Half-hardy, shrubby evergreen. Cuttings hi sandy 

 soil. Well-drained, light soil. 



H. Ammode'ndron (sand- tree). Yellow. Turkestan. 

 1888. 



HALTICA. See BLACK FLEA. 



HAMAME'US. Witch Hazel. (From hama, together 

 with, and mela, fruit ; referring to the flowers and fruit 

 being on this tree at the same time. Nat. ord. Witch 

 Hazels [Hamamelidaceae]. Linn. ^-Tetrandria, z-Digynia.) 

 Hardy deciduous shrubs which produce their yellow 

 flowers during the winter, after the leaves have fallen. 

 Cuttings of the roots, layers, and seeds, the latter generally 

 requiring two years to vegetate ; soil sandy and moist ; 

 male and female flowers generally on separate plants ; 

 the female flowers are the most attractive. 

 H. arbo'rea (tree). 10-15. Bright yellow, purple. 



Whiter. Japan. 1881. " Mansak." 

 japo'nica (Japanese). 12-20. Light yellow, claret. 



Winter. Japan. 1862. 



,, zuccarinia'na (Zuccarinian). Lemon. Winter. 

 macrophy'Ila (large-leaved). See H. VIRGINICA. 



