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HEMIZON1A 



H Middendo'rfii ma'jor (greater). Flowers larger. 

 , mi'nor (lesser), i. Light yellow. June. China and 



Japan. 1759. 

 pi'cta (painted). 1868. 



plantagi'nea (plantain-like). See FUNKIA SUBCORDATA. 

 pu'mila (dwarf). See H. MINOR. 

 ru'tilans (red). See H. DUMORTIERII. 

 Siebo'ldii (Siebold's). See H. DUMORTIERII SIEBOLDII. 

 specio'sa (showy). See HYMENOCALLIS SPECIOSA. 

 Thunbe'rgii (Thunberg's). 2. Deep yellow. July, 



August. Japan. 



HEMIA'NDRA. (From hemi, half, and aner, a man ; 

 in reference to the absence of the two upper stamens, 

 being half their number. Nat. ord. Labiates or Lipworts 

 [Labiatae]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, i-Gymnospermia. Allied 

 to Prostanthera.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub, from Australia. Cuttings 

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

 April ; loam and peat, lightened with sand and pieces 

 of charcoal. Summer temp., 55 to 75 ; winter, 38 

 to 45- 

 H. brevifo'lia (short-leaved). See H. PUNGENS. 



,, emargina'ta (notch-ended). See H. PUNGENS. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). See H. PUNGENS. 



pu'ngens (sharp-pointed). White, purple. May. 

 1837. 



rupe'stris (rock). See H. PUNGENS. 



HEMICHTE'NA. (Derived from hemi, half, and chaino, 

 to gape, to open ; in allusion to the form of the flowers. 

 Nat. ord. Scrophulariaceae.) 



A showy, stove shrub, with two-lipped, gaping flowers. 

 Cuttings of half-ripe wood in sand, and placed in a close 

 case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam and peat, with 

 sand. 

 H. frutico'sa (shrubby). 3-5. Yellow. Mexico. 1873. 



EEMICLI'DIA BAXTE'RI. See DRYANDRA FALCATA. 



HEMIDI'CTYON. (From hemi, half, and diktuon, a 

 net. Nat. ord. Polypods [Polypodiaceae]. Linn. 24- 

 Cryptogamia, i-FUices. United to Asplenium.) 



A stove Fern. Division in spring ; peat and loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 H. margina'tum (bordered). See ASPLENIUM MARGINA- 



TUM. 



HEHUGE'NIA. (From hemi, half, and genca, generation ; 

 referring to the absence of the two upper stamens, being 

 half their number. Nat. ord. Labiates [Labiatae]. Linn. 

 H-Didynamia, i-Gymnospermia. Allied to Hemiandra.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of short young 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass ; peat and loam. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 45 ; requires good drainage. 

 H. inca'na (hoary). 2-3. Purple. Australia. 

 purpu'rea (purple-flowered). Purple. April. N. S. 

 Wales. 1824. 



HEMIGO'NIUM. (From hemi, half, and gonos, angle. 

 Nat. ord. ferns [Filices]. Linn. z^Cryptogamia, i- 

 Filices.) 



Herbaceous stove Fern. Divisions in spring ; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 45 

 to 55. 

 H. cadu'cum (naked). Brown, yellow. May. W. Ind. 



HEMIGRA'PmS. (Derived from hemi, half, and 

 grapko, to write. Nat. ord. Acanthaceae.) 



Perennial stove plants. Cuttings of young shoots in- 

 serted in sand, and given bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, 

 leaf-mould, and sand. 

 H. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). Java. 

 austra'lis (southern). See RUELLIA AUSTRALIS. 

 color a' ta (coloured). White. Leaves silvery-grey 



above, purple beneath. Java. 1885. 

 e'legans (elegant). 2. Blue, purple. Burma. 1834. 

 ,, hi'rta (hairy). E. Ind. 

 repa'nda (scolloped). Java. 

 stenophy'lla (narrow-leaved). Java. 



HEMIGYKO'SA. (From hemi, half, and guros, twisted 

 or curved ; in allusion to the one-sided character of all 

 parts of the flower and fruit. Nat. ord. Sapindaceas.) 



A stove tree with silky branches and pinnate leaves. 

 Cuttings of half-ripe wood, in sand, placed in a close 



case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, a little peat 



and sand. 



H. cane'scens (hoary). 16. Ceylon. 1818. 



IIS. (From hemi, half, and meris, a part ; 



referring to the appearance of the flowers as if in twc 

 halves. Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophulariaceae]. Linn. 

 z-Diandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Alonsoa.) 



Stove herbaceous perennial. Cuttings of young shoots 

 in sandy soil, and in bottom-heat ; sandy loam and a 

 little peat. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 48 

 to 55. 

 H. monta'na (mountain). $. July. S. Africa. 1816. 



HEMIONI'TIS. (From hemionos, a mule ; supposed 

 to be barren. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 24- 

 Cryptogamia, i-Filices.) 



Stove herbaceous perennials. Dividing the roots ; 

 sandy loam and peat. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; 

 winter, 45 to 55. 

 H. corda'ta (heart-leaved). Brown, yellow. July. E. Ind. 



palma'ta (hand-leaved). J. July. W. Ind. 1793. 



,, peda'ta (pedate). See PTERIS PEDATA. 



pinna'ta (leafleted). Brown, yellow. July. E. Ind. 



HEMIO'RCHIS. (From hemi, half, and Orchis; the 

 flowers resemble those of an Orchid. Nat. ord. Scita- 

 minaceae.) 



A fast-growing perennial herb for the stove. Divisions 

 of the thin rhizomes. Fibrous loam and peat, with plenty 

 of sand to ensure porosity. 



H. burma'nica (Burman). r. Purple and yellow. 

 Burma. 



HEMIPHRA'GMA. (From hemi, half, and phragma, 

 the wall of an enclosure ; in allusion to the dividing 

 wall of the seed-vessel. Nat. ord. Scrophulariaceae.) 



A half-hardy perennial herb. Divisions or cuttings 

 in sand under a bell-glass in summer. Light soil. 

 H. heterpphy'llum (various- leaved). J. Pink. Summer. 

 Himalaya. 



HEMIPILIA. (From hemi, half, and pilos, a cap. 

 Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Terrestrial Orchid for the East Indian house. See 

 ORCHIDS FOR CULTURE. 

 H. amethysti'na (amethyst), f. White and purple. 



Burma. 1897. 



,, calophy'lla (beautiful-leaved). White, green, rich 

 purple. Burma. 1887. 



HEMIPTELEA DAVI'DH. See ZELKOVA DAVI'DII. 

 HEMISTEMMA. See HIBBERTIA. 



HEMITE LJA. (From hemi, half, and mitella, a mitre ; 

 shape of root-stock. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 

 z^-Cryptogamia, i-Fthces.) 



Stove Tree Ferns, except H. capensis and H. Smiihii, 

 which require greenhouse treatment. 

 H. cape'nsis (Cape). Fronds twice or thrice pinnate. 



S. Africa, Brazil, &c. 

 grandifo'lia (large-leaved). Arborescent. W. Ind., 



Guiana, &c. 1852. 

 guiane'nsis Para'dce (Parada). More robust than the 



type, arborescent. Colombia. 1877. 

 ho'rrida (prickly). 20. Brown, yellow. W. Ind. ; 



Colombia. 1843. 

 harstenia'na (Karstenian). Frond ample, pinnate. 



Caracas. 



Linde'ni (Linden's). 2. Fronds large. Brazil (?). 1894. 

 multifto'ra (many-flowered). Brown, yellow. W. Ind. 



1824. 

 seto'sa (bristly). Stem prickly. Frond bipinnate. 



Brazil. 

 ,, Smi'thii (Smith's). 25. Arborescent, smooth 



stemmed. New Zealand. 1860. 

 specio'sa (showy). 20-24. Stem tuber cled. Colombia. 



HEMIZO'NIA. (From hemi, half, and zone, a zone 

 in reference to the shape of the flowers. Nat. ord. 

 Compositae.) 



One is a fast-growing shrub, with white branches and 

 spiny leaves, the other an annual herb. Seeds ; cuttings 

 of young wood in a gentle heat. Loam, leaf-mould, 

 and sand. 



