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HESPERIS 



H disermcefo'lia (hedgehog- leaved). April. 1794. 

 fascicula'ta (bundled). See H. LINEARIFOLIA. 

 fla'mmea (frame-flowered). 3. Orange. December. 



1794. 



fro,' grans (fragrant). See H. ALTH^EIFOLIA. 

 glandulo'sa (glandular). 2. June. 1822. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See MAHERNIA GRANDI- 



FLORA. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). 3. April. 1789. 



hispi'dula (slightly-bristled). March. 1824. 



holoseri'cea (velvet-leaved). 2. June. 1792. 



hyssopifo'lia (hyssop- leaved). 7. Straw. May. 1725- 



inci'sa (cut-leaved). 2. June. 1816. 



infla'ta (swollen). 3. Tawny. September. Mexico. 



1829. 



involucra'ta (involucred). See H. SALVIFOLIA. 

 latifo'lia (broad- leaved). See H. SALVIFOLIA. 

 lavandul&fo'lia (lavender-leaved), i. June. i73 2 - 

 linearifo'lia (linear-leaved). Wine-coloured. 1869. 

 mi' cans (glittering). See H. SALVIFOLIA. 

 multiflo'ra (many-flowered). See H. CUNEIFOLIA. 

 odora'ta (sweet-scented). See H. LAVANDUL-*:FOLIA. 

 plica' ta (plaited-leaved). See H. ALTH^IFOLIA. 

 procu'mbens (lying-down), ij. May. 1792. 

 pulvera'ta (powdered). 2. June. 1820. 

 salvifo'lia (Salvia-leaved). 2. May. 1790. 

 sca'bra (rough-leaved). See H. HIRSUTA. 

 scopa'ria (broom). Creamy- white. 1870. 

 tenuifp'lia (slender-leaved). 2. June. 

 trifolia'ta (three-leaved). 2. 1752. 

 trifu'rca (three-forked). 3. Purple. May. 1789. 

 triphy'lla (three-leaved). 2. June. 1819. 

 HERMAPHRODITE. Flowers containing both stamens 

 and pistil, that is, both sexes. 



HERMINIE RA. (From hermin or hermis, herminos, 



the foot of a bed ; in allusion to the shape of the stem. 



Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



A fast-growing shrub requiring moist stove treatment, 



with the base of the pot immersed in the water of a 



tank or saucer. Seeds. Any light soil. 



H. daphro'xylon (light-wood). 3-6. Yellow. Trop. 

 Africa. " Pith Tree." The wood is as light as 

 pith, and used for making floats by the natives 

 when swimming across the Nile. 



HERMI NIUM. (Derivation not explained. Nat. ord. 

 Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. so-Gynandria, i-Monandria. 

 Allied to Gymnadenia.) 



Terrestrial orchids, inhabiting dry, chalky banks. 

 Divisions of the roots ; chalky loam and fibrous peat ; 

 some hardy enough for a shady border, and others re- 

 quiring the greenhouse. 



H. alpi'num (alpine). White. May. Switzerland. 1824. 

 corda'tum (heart-leaved). See HABENARIA CORDATA. 

 conge' stum (crowded- flowered). Green. November. 



Madeira. 

 Mono'rchis (one-bulbed). Green. June. England. 



HERMODA'CTYLUS. (From hermos, solitary, and 

 daktulos, a ringer ; in allusion to the tuberous root. Nat. 

 ord. Iridaceas.) 



Hardy, tuberous-rooted plant, closely allied to Iris 

 and often named 7. tuberosa. Seeds and offsets. Light, 

 sandy, but rich soil. 



H. tubero'sus (tuberous), i. Green, black. Spring. 

 Mediterranean region. 1597. 



HERNA'NDIA. Jack-in-a-box. (Named after F. 

 Hernandez, M.D., a Spanish botanist. Nat. ord. Laurels 

 [Lauraceae]. Linn. 2i-Moncecia, %-Triandria. Allied to 

 Cassytha.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of ripe shoots in sand, 

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

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

 H guiane'nsis (Guiana). 50. Guiana. 1820. 



mcerenhoutia'na (Moerenhoutian). Pale yellow. 



Tahiti Islands. 1869. 

 ovi'gera (egg-bearing). 50. W. Ind. 

 peUa'ta (peltate). Tropics. 

 sono'ra (sounding). 50. E. Ind. 1693. 



HERNIA RI A. (From hernia, rupture, which, at one 



time, it was supposed to cure. Nat. ord. Illecebraceae.) 



Creeping, evergreen herbs, valued chiefly for ground- 



work in carpet bedding. Division. Any good garden 



soil. 



H. alpi'na (alpine). Green. July. Europe. 



,, cilia' ta (eye-lashed). Green. July, August. England. 



gla'bra (smooth). Green. July. England. The best 

 for carpet bedding. 



,, hirsu'ta (hairy). Green. July. England. 



HERON'S BILL. Ero'dium. 



HERPE'STIS. (From herpesies, a creeping thing ; in 

 reference to the creeping stems. Nat. ord. Figworts 

 [Scrophulariaceae]. Linn. i^-Didynamia,2-Angiospermia. 

 Allied to Gratiola.) 



Aquatic perennials. Seeds and divisions ; rich, loamy 

 soil. H. Monnie'ria is hardy ; the other one requires 

 pans or tubs of water in a stove. 

 H. cuneifo'lia (wedge-leaved). See H. MONNIERIA. 

 Monnie'ria (Monnier's). . Light blue. August. 



S. Amer. 1772. 



polya'ntha (many-flowered). See H. STRICTA. 

 ,, refle'xa (reflexed). See MYRIOPHYLLUM PROSERPINA- 



COIDES. 

 ,, stri'cta (erect), i. Blue. August. Brazil. 1824. 



HERPETOSPE'RMUM. (From herpetos, creeping, and 

 sperma, a seed ; the compressed, three-lobed seeds being 

 like some creeping animal. Nat. ord. Cucurbitacea?.) 



Climbing, annual herb for open-air culture. Seeds. 

 Ordinary soil. 



H. "randifto'rum (large-flowered). Yellow. Fruit 

 greenish, 7 to 8 ribbed. Central China. 1906. 



HERRA'NIA. (Named in compliment to General 

 Herran, some time president of Colombia. Nat. ord. 

 Sterculiaceaj.) 



Evergreen tree requiring stove treatment. Seeds ; 

 cuttings of half-ripe wood in sand, with bottom-heat, in a 

 close case. Loam, with a little peat and sand. 

 H. albifto'ra (white-flowered). White. Colombia. 

 ,, palma'ta (hand-shaped). Australia. 1866. This is 

 a species of Dendropanax. 



HERRE'RIA. (Commemorative of Gabriel de Herrera, 

 a Spaniard. Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 



Warm greenhouse climber. Seeds, layers. Fibrous 

 loam and peat, with sand. 



H. Salsapari'lha (Salsaparilha). 10. Green, yellow. 

 Brazil. 1824. 



HESPERA LOE. (From hespera, the west, and Aloe. 

 Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 



Greenhouse plants, having a striking resemblance to a 

 Yucca, with channelled, dry leaves, thready at the 

 margins. Seeds or suckers. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, 

 and a free admixture of finely broken bricks. 

 H. Da'vyi (Davy's). 12. Green and white. California. 



1898. 



,, yucceefo'lia (Yucca-leaved). 3-4. Reddish. Texas. 

 1882. 



HESPERA'NTHA. Evening Flower. (From hespera, 

 the evening, and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord. Irids 

 [Iridaceee]. Linn. 3-Triandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Ixia.) 



Small bulbs, from South Africa. Offsets ; sandy loam 

 and peat ; requiring the protection of a cold pit in 

 winter. 



H. angu'sta (narrow-leaved). . White. May. 1825. 

 ,, cinnamo'mea (cinnamon). \. Violet. April. 1787. 

 ,, ere' eta (erect). See GEISSORHIZA ERECTA. 

 ,, falca'ta (sickle-leaved). . Violet. May. 1787. 

 ,, graminifo'lia (grass-leaved). . Greenish-white. 



August. 1808. 

 longitu'ba (long-tubed), i. White, tinted red-brown. 



1877. 

 ,, pilo'sa (thinly hairy). White, spotted with red on the 



back. 1811. 



,, ,, nu'da (naked). See H. GRAMINI FOLIA. 

 radia'ta (radiated). . Violet. May. 1794. 

 Woo'dii (Wood's). White. Natal. 



HESPERIS. Rocket. (From hesperos, the evening 

 star ; rockets being sweeter towards the evening. Nat. 

 ord. Crucifers [Crucifera?]. Linn. i^-Tetradynamia.) 



Annuals and biennials, sow in open border, in March 

 and April ; perennials, division of the root, and giving 



