HIERACIUM 



HIPPEASTRUM 



H. cydonicefo'lium (quince- leaved). 2. July. France. 



1816. 



cymo'sum (cymed). i. May. Europe. 1739. 

 denta'tum (toothed), i. July. Europe. 1816. 

 dentiada'tum (small- toothed). See H. STRICTUM. 

 echioi'des (viper's bugloss-like). J. July. Hungary. 



1802. 



ekmga'tum (lengthened). See H. VILLOSUM. 

 erio'phorum (wool- bearing), i. August. S. Europe. 



1817. 



eriophy'llum (woolly-leaved). i|. June. 

 fascicula'tum (bundled). See H. CANADENSE. 

 fiagella're (twiggy), i. May. 1816. 

 florenti'num (Florentine). 2. July. Germany. 1791. 

 folio'sum (leafy). 2. July. Hungary. 1805. 

 frutico'sum (shrubby). See TOLPIS FRUTICOSA. 

 glabra'tum (smooth), . July. Switzerland. 1819. 

 tubulo'sum (tubulous). . July. Switzerland. 



1819. 



Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). See CREPIS GMELINI. 

 Gochna'ti (Gochnati's). See H. PRATENSE. 

 Grono'vii (Gronovius's). i. June. N. Amer. 1798. 

 Halle'ri (Haller's). See H. ANGLICUM. 

 heUrophy'llum (various-leaved). 2. August. Woods. 

 hoppea'num (Hoppe's). . June. Switzerland. 1819. 

 ,, hu'mile (humble), i- July. Germany. 1804. 

 brachia'tum (brachiate). . June. Switzerland. 



1819. 



inca'num (hoary). 2. July. Caucasus. 1817. 

 incarna' turn (flesh-coloured). See CREPIS INCARNATA. 

 inci'sum (cut-leaved), J. July. Switzerland. 1819. 

 inuloi'des (Inula-like). See H. BOREALE and H. 



CROCATUM. 



Ka'lmii(Ka.]m's). i. August. Pennsylvania. 1794. 



Iceviga'tum (smooth). 2. August. 1804. 



lana'tum (woolly), i. June. Europe. 



Lawso'ni (Lawson's). J. June. Britain. 



longifo'lium (long-leaved). i. July. 1821. 



macula' turn (spotted-leaved). i. August. Britain. 



mo'lle (soit-leaved). ij. August. Scotland. 



,, ova' turn (egg-leaved). . July. Switzerland. 1819. 



palle'scens (pale), i. July. Hungary. 1818. 



,, pa'llidum (pale). |. July. Norway. 1819. 



panicula' turn (panicled). i. June. Canada. 1800. 



,, pi'ctum (painted). i$. July. Switzerland. 1819. 



,, piloce'phalum (hairy-headed). See H. VILLOSUM. 



pilosellafo' rme (mouse-ear- like). J. June. Switzer- 

 land. 1819. 



porrifo'lium (leek-leaved), i. July. Austria. 1640. 



,, prcemo'rsum (bitten-leaved) . See CREPIS PR/EMORSA. 



prate'nse (meadow), i. June. Europe, N. Asia. 

 1819. 



prenanthoi'des (Prenanthus-like). 2. July. France. 

 1819. 



prunellcefo'lium (self-heal-leaved). See CREPIS PYGM^EA. 



,, pulmonarioi'des (lungwort-like), i. July. France. 

 1819. 



pulmona'rium (lungwort). See H. SAXATILE. 



,, pusi'llum (small). See ERIGERON UNIFLORUS. 



,, racemo'sum (racemed). 2. July. Hungary. 1816. 



ramo'sum (branchy). 2. August. Hungary. 1805. 



re' pens (creeping). See H. AURANTIACUM. 



ri'gidum (stiff). 2. June. Britain. 



,, anguslifo'lium (narrow-leaved). 2. June. Britain. 



,, pi'ctum (painted). 2. June. Britain. 



rotunda' turn (round-leaved). 3. July. Hungary. 

 1817. 



rupe'stre (rock). \. June. Switzerland. 1820. 



saxa'tile (rock), i. July. Austria. 1801. 



,, sca'brum (rough), i. July. N. Amer. 1821. 



Schmi'dtii (Schmidt's), ij. June. 



,, Schrade'ri (Schrader's). See H. VILLOSUM. 



speciosi' ssimum (showiest). See H. DENTATUM. 



,, specio'sum (showy), i. June. 1818. 



staticifo'lium (thrift-leaved), ij. June. Europe. 

 1804. 



SUrnbe'rgii (Sternberg's). See H. PALLIDUM. 



stcloni'ferum (runner-growing), i. May. Switzer- 

 land. 1820. 



stri'ctum (upright), i. July. Scotland. 



siicciscefo'lium (lopped-leaved). See CREPIS succis^- 

 FOLIA. 



sylva'ticum (wood), ij. August. Britain. 



tomento'sum (felted), i. May. Europe. 1732. 



trichoce'phalum (hairy-headed). See H. GLABRATUM. 



H. umbella' turn (umbelled). 3. August. Britain. 

 ,, undula'tum (waved), ij. July. Spain. 1778. 

 veno'sum (veiny). \. July. N. Amer. 1790. 

 verbascifo'lium (mullein- leaved). See H. TOMENTOSUM. 

 ,, verrucula' turn (warted). See H. SCABRUM. 

 ,, villo'sum (shaggy), i. July. Scotland. 

 virga'tum (twiggy). See H. CANADENSE. 



HLEROCHLOE. (From hieros, sacred, and chloe, 

 grass ; formerly strewed on the floors of churches on 

 special occasions in Northern Europe, on account of its 

 fragrance. Nat. ord. Gramineae.) 



Hardy perennial grasses, giving off a sweet odour, 

 due to benzoic acid. Suitable for borders or rock-work. 

 Divisions. Ordinary soil. 

 H. alpi'na (alpine), i. July. Northern regions and 



New Zealand. 1827. 

 ,, borea'lis (northern). i^ij. Brownish. July. 



Caithness, Scotland. 



re'dolens (fragrant), i. July. Temperate Southern 

 regions. 



HXGGI'NSIA. (Named after Don O'Higgins, a Spanish- 

 American officer. Nat. ord. Cinchonads [Rubiacea?]. 

 Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. See HOFFMANNIA.) 



A greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots hi sand, under a bell-glass, in spring ; 

 peat and loam. Winter temp., 38 to 45 ; will thrive 

 out of doors in summer. 

 H. GUesbre'ghtii (Gheisbreght's). See HOFFMANNIA 



GHIESBREGHTII. 

 mexica'na (Mexican). See HOFFMANNIA MEXICANA. 



HILLEBRA NDIA. (Commemorative of W. Hitte- 

 brand, a plant collector. Nat. ord. Begoniaceae.) 



Stove perennial herb, differing from Begonia in having 

 petals. Seeds and cuttings. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, 

 or peat and sand. 



H. sandwice' nsis (Sandwich), ij. White. Sandwich 

 Islands. 1887. 



BTLLJA. (Named after Sir John Hitt, a botanical 

 author. Nat. ord. Cinchonads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. 6- 

 Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Cinchona.) 



Stove evergreens, with white flowers. Cuttings in 

 sand, under a glass, in bottom-heat ; sandy loam and 

 peat. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 48 to 55. 

 H. longiflp'ra (long-flowered). See H. PARASITICA. 

 parasi'tica (parasitic). i. March. W. Ind. 1789. 

 prasia'ntha (leek-green-flowered). Green. Ceylon. 



1824. 

 tetra'ndra (four-stamened). ij. June. Jamaica. 



I793- 



H<]IHH:HA'NTHUS, (From himeros, desire, and anthos, 

 a flower. Nat. ord. Solanaceae.) 



Greenhouse perennial herb. Divisions ; seeds. Loam, 

 leaf-mould, and sand. 



H . runcina'tus (runcinate). |. Green, yellow. La Plata. 

 1831. 



HINDSIA. (Named after R. B. Hinds, a promoter of 

 botany. Nat. ord. Cinchonads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. 5- 

 Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Rondeletia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Brazil. Cuttings 

 of young shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in bottom- 

 heat. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 48 to 55. 

 H. longifto'ra (long-flowered). 2. Blue. August. 1841. 

 ,, a'lba (white-flowered). 2. White. May. 1845. 

 ,, viola'cea (violet-coloured). 3. Violet. May. 1844. 



HIPPEA'STRUM. Equestrian Star. (From hippeus, 

 a knight, and astron, a star ; referring to one of the 

 species, equefstre. Nat. ord. Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceae]. 

 Linn. 6-Hexandria, i~Monogynia. Includes Habranthus.) 



This genus of bulbs has no affinity with Amaryllis, 

 with which the species are often confounded. Offsets ; 

 sandy loam, peat, and leaf-mould. Temp. 60 to 80 

 when growing ; 40 to 50 when at rest. 



GREENHOUSE. 



H. banksia'num (Banks's). Pink. October. 1840. 

 Forbe'sii (Forbes's). 2. Purple, white. July. Cap* 



of Good Hope. 1823. 



purpu'reum (Forbes's purple). 2. Purple. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



