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HIERACIUM 



Carso'ni (Carson's). Trop. Africa. 

 chrysa'nthus (golden-flowered). See H. CALYCINUS. 

 Colle'rii (Coller's). See H. ROSA-SINENSIS COLLERI. 

 colli'nus (hill-inhabiting). 4. Yellow, brown. 



January. India. 1836. 



Coope'ri (Cooper's). See H. ROSA-SINENSIS COOPERI. 

 Coulte'ri (Coulter's). Mexico. 

 crini'tus (long- haired). 3. Yellow, red. September. 



India. 1828. Herbaceous perennial. 

 cu'preus (copper). Purple, with carmine blotch at 



base. Probably Ceylon. 1907. 

 diver sifo'lius (various- leaved). 6. Yellow. June. 



E. Ind. 1798. 



ela'tus (tall). 50. Red. W. Ind. 1790. " Cuba Bast." 

 fe'rox (fierce-stinging). 5. Yellow. May. New 



Grenada. 1844. 



ferrugi'neus (rusty). 15. Scarlet. Madagascar. 1824. 

 ficifo'lius (fig-leaved). See H. ESCULENTUS. 

 ficulneoi'des (fig-like). 4-5. Yellow, purple. Trop. 



Asia. 

 ficu'lneus (fig-like). 4. Yellow, purple. June. 



Ceylon. 1732. 

 furca'tus (iorked-calyxed) 2. Yellow. August. E. 



Ind. 1816. Herbaceous perennial. 

 fu'scus (brown). See H. GOSSYPINUS. 

 hi'rtus (hairy). 2. Scarlet. August. India. 

 insi'gnis (remarkable). 3. Yellow, with red zone 



above the base. 

 jerroldia'nus (Mr. Jerrold's). 6. Crimson. July. 



Brazil. 1843. Herbaceous perennial. 

 La'mpas (lamp). See THFSPESIA LAMPAS. 

 lilaci'nus (lil&c-flowered). See FUGOSIA HAKE/EFOLIA. 

 liliiflo'rus (lily-flowered). 10. Scarlet. July. 



Mauritius. 1828. 



Li'ndleyi (Lindley's). See H. RADIATUS LINDLEI. 

 Ludwi'gii (Ludwig's). S. Africa. 

 lunariifo'lius (Lunaria-leaved). Trop. Asia and 



Africa. 



madeaya'nus (MacLeay's). See H. BANCROFTIANUS. 

 Ma'nihot (Manihot). 3. Yellow. July. E. Ind. 



1712. Herbaceous perennial. 

 ,, disse'cta (cut). Leaves cut nearly to the petiole. 



1902. 

 micra'nthus (small-flowered). India and Trop. Africa. 



ro'seus (rosy). Rose. Abyssinia. 1895. 

 moscha'tus (musk). See H. ABELMOSCHUS. 

 muta'bilis (changeable). 10-15. White. Autumn. 



China. 1690. 

 pandurcsfo'rmis (fiddle-formed). 2-6. Yellow or 



white. July. Tropics of Old World. 1796. 

 Paterso'nii (Paterson's). See LAGUNARIA PATER- 



SONII. 

 pentaspe'rmus (five-seeded). See KOSTELETZKYA 



PENTASPERMA. 



phceni'ceus (purple-flowered). 8. Purple. July. E. 



Ind. 1796. 



phceni'ceus (purple) of Willdenow. See H. HIRTUS. 

 pulche'llus (beautiful). 3. July. E. Ind. 1820. 

 pu'ngens (prickly). Himalaya. 

 racemo'sus (racemed). See H. LUNARIIFOLIUS. 

 radia'tus (rayed). 5-8. Yellow, with deep crimson 

 base. India. 



flo're purpu'reo (purple-flowered). Rose-purple. 



Li'ndlei (Lindley's). 3. Deep purple. 



December. 



4. Purple. July. 



India. 1828. 

 rhombifo'lius (diamond-leaved). 



E. Ind. 1823. 

 Ro'sa-malaba'rica (Malabar-rose). See H. HIRTUS. 

 Ro'sa-sine'nsis (Chinese-rose). 10. Red. July. E. 



Ind. 1731. 

 Bapti'stii (Baptist's). Crimson-scarlet, double. 



Polynesia. 1880. 

 brillianti'ssimus (most brilliant). Crimson-scarlet, 



flushed orange. 1876. 

 ca'rneus ple'nus (double-flesh). 10. Flesh. July. 



E. Ind. 1731. 

 Colle'rii (Coller's). Yellow, deep red, double. 



Polynesia. 

 Coope'ri (Cooper's). Scarlet. Leaves splashed 



with cream and crimson. 

 fla'vus (yellow). Yellow. 

 fla'vus ple'nus (double-yellowish). 10. Yellow. 



July. E. Ind. 

 lu'teus (double-yellow). 10. Yellow. July. E. 



Ind. 1823. 



H. Ro'sa-sine'nsis magni'ficus (magnificent). Magenta, 



crimson, maroon blotch. 



,, ,, meta'llicus (metallic). Leaves metallic purple. 

 ,, ,, minia'tus se'mi-ple'nus (semi-double vermilion). 

 ,, ,, ru'ber ple'nus (double-red). 10. Red. July. 



E. Ind. 

 ,, variega'tus ple'nus (double-variegated). 10. 



Striped. July. E. Ind. 

 vi'vicans (lively). Crimson-scarlet. 

 ,, zebri'nus (zebra-striped). Double, creamy-yellow, 



flaked scarlet. 1879. 

 Sabdari'ffa (Sabdariffa). Tropics. 

 schizope' talus (cut-petaled). 6-10. Orange-red. 



Trop. Africa. 

 Sco'ttii (Scott's). 10-15. Golden-yellow, with 



carmine base. Socotra. 1902. 

 sple'ndens (shining). 10. Rose. May. N. Holland. 



1828. 

 suratte'nsis (Surattan). Yellow, crimson. Tropics. 



1891. 

 Telfai'rice (Mrs. Telfair's). 2. Rose. July. Mauritius. 



1825. 



tilia'ceus (Tilia-like). Hong Kong. 

 ,, tri' color (three-coloured). Australia. 

 tri' hints (three-lobed). 2. Yellow. July. W. Ind. 



1818. 



tubulo'sus (tubular). See H. PANDUR^FORMIS. 

 veluti'nus (velvet). See H. PANDUR^FORMIS. 

 ,, venu'stus (lovely). 15. Creamy-yellow. Tahiti (?). 



1891. 



HICKORY. See CA'RYA. 



fflCO'RIA and mCO'RIUS. See CA'RYA. 



HIDA'LGOA. (Probably commemorative, from the 

 Spanish hijo de a/go, the son of something. Nat. ord. 

 Compositae.) 



Greenhouse plants climbing by their leaf-stalks, with 

 slender branches, but otherwise closely allied to Dahlia 

 and Coreopsis. Cuttings of short side-shoots getting firm 

 at the base, under a bell-glass, with gentle heat. Loam, 

 leaf-mould, and sand. Best planted out in a sunny 

 greenhouse. 



H. We'rcklei (Werckle's). Orange-scarlet, with yellow 

 disc. Costa Rica. 1899. 



HIDE-BOUND. See BARK-BOUND. 



HIERA'CIUM. Hawkweed. (A name from Pliny for 

 eye-salve ; referring to the ancient employment of the 

 juice. Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. 19- 

 Syngenesia, \-JEqualis.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, with one exception, and 

 all yellow-flowered, except where otherwise mentioned. 

 The dwarf ones fitted for the front of borders, rock-works, 

 and alpine grounds. Seeds and divisions of the plant in 

 spring ; light, rich loam. 

 H. alpe'stre (alpine). See CREPIS ALPESTRIS. 

 ,, alpi'num (mountain). . July. Britain. 

 amplexicau'le (stem-clasping), ij. July. Pyrenees. 



1739- 

 ,, ,, pulmonarioi'des (lungwort-like). ij. July. 



Switzerland. 1819. 



,, anchuscefo' Hunt (bugloss-leaved). See H. DENTATUM. 

 a'nglicum (English). . July. Britain. 

 ,, angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). . May. Switzer- 

 land. 1823. 



auranti'acum (orange). i. Orange. June. Scotland. 

 fla'vum (yellow), ij. July. Switzerland. 1819. 

 ,, Auri'cula (umbel-eared). i|. July. England. 

 ,, bi'fidum (twice-cut), ij. June. Hungary. 

 ,, borea'le (northern). 3-4. July, August. Britain. 

 ,, Bornmu'lleri (Bornmuller's). i. Bright yellow. 



Leaves very woolly. Asia Minor. 1902. 

 ,, bracteola' turn (bracted). i. August. Europe. 1823. 

 ,, calca'reum (chalky). See H. RUPESTRE. 

 ,, canade'nse (Canadian). 2. July. Canada. 1800. 

 ,, cerinthoi'des (honeywort-like). ij. August. Scot- 

 land. 



cilia'tum (hair-fringed). See PICRIS SPRENGERIANA. 

 ,, colli'num (hill). . July. Switzerland. 1819. 

 corymbo'sum (corymbed). 2. July. N. Europe. 1817. 

 ,, crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). J. July. Hungary. 



1820. 



,, croca'tum (saffron). 3-5. July, August. Britain. 

 cro'ceum (saffron). See CREPIS PALLASII, 



