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HELIANTHEMUM 



H lasioca'rpum (hairy-podded). See H. NEGLECTUM. 

 latifo'lium (broad-leaved). See DESMODIUM LATI- 



FOLIUM. 

 Macke'mii (Mackenzie's). Rose-purple. N. Amer. 



1878. 

 microca'lyx (small-calyxed). 2. Bright purple. N.W. 



Himalayas. 1888. 

 multi'jugum (many-pair-leaved). 2-5. Pink to 



rosy-purple. S. Mongolia. 

 apicula'tum (hard-pointed). Leaves with fewer 



leaflets. 



murica'tum (warted). See ADESMIA MURICATA. 

 negle'ctum (neglected). 2. Purple. June. Siberia. 



1798. 



pedicda're (long-stalked). Purple. June. Siberia. 

 obscu'rum (obscure), i. Purple. July. Alps. 1640. 

 pi'ctum (painted). See URARIA PICTA. 

 polymo'rphum (many-formed). Rose. June. Altaia. 



1818. 



ro'seum (roseate). See H. TAURICUM. 

 rutidoca'rpum (wrinkled-podded). See H. POLY- 



MORPHUM. 

 sibi'ricum (Siberian). 2. Purple. June. Siberia. 



1798. 



spinosi'ssimum (very-spiny). Mediterranean region. 

 sple'ndens (shining), i- Cream. July. Siberia. 



1819. 

 taufricum (Taurian). \. Pale purple. July. Tauria. 



1804. 

 umbella' 'turn (umbelled). This is Desmodium umbella' 



turn. 



uncina'tum (hooked). This is Desmodium uncinatum. 

 va'rium (variable), i. White. July. S. Europe. 



1820. 



venu'stum (lovely). See H. POLYMORPHUM. 

 vespertilio'nis (bat's). See LOUREA VESPERTILIONIS. 



HEDY'SCEPE. (Derived from hedus, sweet, and skepe, 

 a wrapper. Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



Stove Palm. Seeds. Fibrous loam, peat, leaf-mould, 

 and sand. 



H. canterbury a' na (Canterburyan). 20-32. Pale yellow. 

 Lord Howe's Island. 



HEEL. When a cutting is taken off with a small 

 portion of the older wood from which it sprang, that 

 older portion is called the heel. 



HEELING-IN. Trees and shrubs that cannot be 

 planted immediately, cuttings that cannot be inserted, 

 and grafts to be kept till grafting time, are heeled-in, or 

 laid temporarily in a trench, and the roots or base covered 

 with soil. Kitchen-garden crops are sometimes treated 

 in a similar way in a cool or shady situation to prolong 

 the supply. 



HEE RIA. (In compliment to Oswald Heer, a Swiss 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Melastomaceae.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of moderately firm 

 shoots in peat and sand in a close, warm case. Loam 

 and peat, both fibrous with sand to make it porous. 

 H. ro'sea (rosy). 2. Pink. June. Mexico. 

 subtripline'rvia (three-nerved). 2. White. June. 

 Mexico. 1824. 



HETMIA. (Named after Dr. Heim, a German. Nat. 

 ord. Loosestrifes [Lythracea?]. Linn. u-Dodecandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Allied to Lythrum.) See NES^EA. 



HEI'NSIA. (Named after M. Heinsius. Nat. ord. 

 Cinckonads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. $~Pentandria, i-Monan- 

 dria. Allied to Gardenia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young shoots in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, and in a brisk bottom-heat ; 

 fibrous peat and sandy loam, with a little dried leaf- 

 mould. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 48 to 53. 

 H. jasminiflo'ra (jasmine-flowered). 4. White. March. 

 Sierra Leone. 1824. 



HEI'NTZIA. (Complimentary to M. Heintz. Nat. 

 ord. Gesneraceae.) 

 H. hsri'na (tiger-spotted). See ALLOPLECTUS TIGRINUS. 



HEISTE'RIA. Bois Perdrix. (Named after L. Heister, 

 a Swedish botanist. Nat. ord. Olacads [Olacaceae]. 

 Linn. lo-Decandna, i-Monogynia. Allied to Olax.) 



This is the source of the Partridge-pea of Martinique, 

 but not of the Partridge-wood, as has been erroneously 



asserted. Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of firm young 

 snoots in a brisk heat ; sandy loam and a dash of peat. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 H. cocci' nea (scarlet). 20. Scarlet. Martinique. 1822. 



HE LCIA. (From helcium, a horse-collar ; in refer- 

 ence to the curious formation of the flowers. Nat. ord. 

 Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. zo-Gynandria, I'Monogynia. 

 United to Trichopilia.) 



H. sanguinole'nta (bloody). See TRICHOPILIA SANGUINEO- 

 LENTA. 



HELETNIUM. (Named after the beautiful Helena, 

 cause of the Trojan war. Nat. ord. Composites [Com- 

 posite]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, z-Superfiua.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, with yellow flowers. 

 By division of the plant in spring ; common garden-soil. 

 There are some annuals and biennials, but not deserving 

 cultivation. 



H. atropurpu'reum (dark purple). See H. NUDIFLORUM. 

 autumna'le (autumnal). 3. September. N. Amer. 



1729. 

 atropurpu'reum (dark purple). Almost crimson. 



1902. 



cu'preum (copper). 3. Coppery-red. 

 pu'milum (dwarf), i. Flowers larger, yellow. 



1818. 



ru'brum (red). Crimson and orange. 1912. 

 ,, stria'tum (striped). Striped coppery-red. 

 Bigelo'vti (Bigelow's). Yellow. California. 1897. 

 BolandSri (Bolander's). 2. Yellow, with dark brown 



disc. California. 1891. 



califo'rnicum (Calif ornian). See H. PUBERULUM. 

 ,, canalicula' turn (channelled). See H. AUTUMN ALE. 

 ,, grandice'phalum stria'tum (large-headed-striped). See 



H. AUTUMNALE STRIATUM. 



Hoope'sii (Hoopes's). 2. Orange. July, August. 

 N.W. Amer. 



mezica'num (Mexican). 3. August. Mexico. 1825. 



nudtfio'rum (naked-flowered). 3. Scarlet, with 

 blackish-purple disc. Texas. 1845. 



nudiflo'rum (naked-flowered) of gardens. See H. 

 autumnale stnatum. 



pube'rulum (finely-downy). Yellow. California. 



pube'scens (downy). See H. AUTUMNALE. 



,, pu'milum (dwarf). See H. AUTUMNALE PUMILUM. 



,, quadridenta' turn (four-toothed). Yellow. May. N. 

 Amer. 1790. 



,, seti'gerum (bristle-bearing). Yellow. Texas. 



tenuiflo'rum (slender-flowered), i. Yellow. 1883. 



tenuifo'lium (slender-leaved), i. Small, rayless, 

 greenish-yellow. N. Amer. 



undula'tum (vra.ved-leaved). 3. September. Cali- 

 fornia. 1830. 



BELLA MPHORA. (Derived from helios, the sun, and 

 amphora, a pitcher. Nat. ord. Sarracemacea;.) 



Greenhouse herb, with the habit of Sarracenia. Seeds ; 

 divisions in spring. Fibrous peat, sphagnum, and broken 

 potsherds. 



H. nu'tans (nodding), i. White ; stamens yellow. 

 British Guiana. 1883. 



HELJA'NTHEMUM. Sun Rose. (From helios, the 

 sun, and anthemon, a flower. Nat. ord. Rock-roses 

 [Cistaceae]. Linn. i$-Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



If gardeners would turn their attention to these Rock- 

 roses, and cross them judiciously, they might expect in 

 time to produce a race which would rival the Verbenas. 

 Annuals, by seeds in the open border, in Apnl. A few 

 of the best shrubby ones are rather tender, and young 

 plants might be saved in a cold pit. Shrubby ever- 

 greens, by inserting little pieces of ripened and half- 

 ripened shoots with the leaves attached, in June, in 

 sandy soil, in a shady place, under a hand-light. Few 

 things can surpass the beauty of these plants when 

 trailing over stones, and banks, and rock-works, in spring 

 and summer. In such positions, the tenderest merely 

 require, at times, an evergreen branch placed over them 

 in winter ; sandy loam, with a little peat, suits them 

 well. 



ANNUALS. 



H. agypti'acum (Egyptian). |. White. June. Egypt. 



1764. 

 eriocau'lon (woolly-stemmed). See H. GUTTATUM. 



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