HOMERIA 



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HORSE-CHESTNUT 



petalon, a petal ; the lip is like the petals, so that all 

 three are alike. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae. Allied to 

 Tetramicra.) 



A diminutive stove, epiphytical Orchid. Divisions. 

 Fibrous peat and sphagnum. 



H. jamaice'nse( Jamaican). X V White. Jamaica. 1896. 

 HOME'RIA. (From homere'uo, to join ; the filaments 

 are united in a tube surrounding the style. Nat. ord. 

 Iridaceae.) 



Interesting and beautiful bulbous plants, requiring 

 cold greenhouse or frame treatment, either in pots or 

 planted out in well-lighted and sunny structures. Off- 

 sets and seeds. Light, sandy, rich soil. 

 H. auranti'aca (orange). See H. COLLINA AURANTIACA. 

 colli'tta (hill), i. Testaceous or reddish-yellow. S. 



Africa. 1793. 



auranti' oca (orange), i. Orange. S.Africa. 1810. 

 minia'ta (vermilion). See H. MINIATA. 

 ochroleu'ca (yellow-white). Pale yellow. S. 



Africa. 1812. 

 e'legans (elegant), i. Yellow and dusky blue. S. 



Africa. 1797- 



flexuo'sa (flexuous). See HEXAGLOTTIS LONGIFOLIA. 

 linea'ta (lined), i. Reddish-yellow. Leaves with a 



median white line. S. Africa. 1825. 

 minia'ta (vermilion), i. Red. S. Africa. 1825. 

 HOMO'GYNE. (From homos, like, and gune, female ; 

 the female flowers are similar to the rest. Nat. ord. 

 Compositae.) 



Hardy perennial herbs of dwarf habit for the rockery. 

 Divisions. Ordinary soil. 

 H. alpi'na (alpine). J. Pale purple. March to May. 



Europe. 1710. 

 di'scolor (two-coloured). . Pale purple. June, 



July. Europe. 1633. 



sylve'stris \ 



; (wood). White. Europe. 



HOMOIA'NTHUS VISCO'SUS. See PEREZIA VISCOSA. 



HONCKE'NYA, of Willdenow. (A commemorative 

 name. Nat. ord. Tiliaceae.) 



Stove shrub with the habit of Sparmannia. Cuttings 

 or half-ripe wood in sand, with bottom-heat. Fibrous 

 loam, with a little peat and sand. 



H. ficifo'lia (fig-leaved). 4-6. Purple. W. Trop. 

 Africa. 1894. 



HONESTY. Luna'ria. 



HONEY BEE. A' pis melli'fica. 



HONEY-BERRY. Mdico'cca. 



HONEY-DEW. See EXTRA VASATED SAP. 



HONEY-FLOWER, Mdia'nthus. 



HONEY-GARLIC. Nectar osco'rdum. 



HONEY-LOCUST. Gledi'tschia triaca'nthos, 



HONEYSUCKLE. Lonice'ra. 



HONEYWORT. Ceri'nthe. 



HOO'DIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Asclepiadaceae. Allied to Boucerosia.) 



Warm greenhouse succulent and dwarf shrubs, like 

 Stapelia, producing large flowers on the top of the 

 tubercled and spiny stems and branches. Cuttings with 

 a slight heel of the old wood, prepared and laid on a 

 sunny shelf for a week or ten days till the cut dries over. 

 Make up a compost of loam, sand, and finely broken 

 bricks in equal parts. Insert the cuttings, water them 

 in with a rosed watering-can, stand the pots in a sunny 

 position, and wait till the soil gets fairly dry, then give 

 sufficient to moisten the soil. When rooted, give a fair 

 allowance of water during summer and very little during 

 winter. Winter temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, higher, 

 with all the sunshine available to make them flower. 

 H. Bai'nii (Bain's), i. Pale buff, with a reddish tint. 



July. S. Africa. 1877. 



Curro'ri (Curror's). 1-2. Rosy-lilac, with dark 

 lines, 5 in. across. Portuguese W. Africa. iqo6. 

 Gordo'ni (Gordon's), i. Pale brown and flesh- 

 coloured. July. S. Africa. 1796. 



HOOKERA CORONA'RIA. See BRODI^A GRANDI- 

 FLO'RA. 



HOO'KERA PULCHE LLA. See BRODJ.'EA CONGESTA. 



HOOP-ASH. Ce'ltis crassifo'lia. 



HOOP-PETTICOAT. Narci'ssus Bulboco' dium. 



HOP. Hu'mulus. 



HOP-HORNBEAM. See O'STRYA. 



HOPKI'RKIA SCA'NDENS. See SALMEA EUPATORIA. 



HOPLOPHY TUM. See ^CHMEA. 



HO'RDEUM. Barley. (The name from the Latin. 

 Nat. ord. Gramineae.) 



Hardy, annual grasses. Seeds. Ordinary soil. 

 H. di'stichon (two-rowed). See H. VULGARE DISTICHON. 

 ,, hexa'stichon (six-rowed). See H. VULGARE HEZA- 



STICHON. 



,, juba'tum (bearded). i. Purplish awns. N. and S. 



Amer. 1782. " Maned Barley." 

 ,, vulga're (common). 2-6. Cultivated only. " Spring 



Barley." 



,, ,, di'stichon (two-rowed). " Long-eared Barley." 

 ,, ,, hexa'stichon (six-rowed). " Winter Barley " or 



" Bere." 

 ,, ,, zeo'criton (selected corn). " Sprat or Battledore 



Barley." 



HOREHOUND. Marru'bium. 



HORKELIA. (Named after /. Horkel, a German, 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Roscworts [Rosaceae]. Linn. 10- 

 Decandria, i-Monogynia. United to Potentilla.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds and dividing 

 the plant in spring ; common garden-soil. 

 H. capita 'ta (headed) of Lindley. N.W. Amer. 

 capita'ta (headed) of Regel. See POTENTILLA H.EMA- 



TOCHRUS. 

 ,, conge sta (crowded- flowered). See POTENTILLA CON- 



GESTA. 



,, fu'sca (dusky). White. Summer. California. 

 ,, Tili'ngi (Tiling's). See POTENTILLA TRIDENTATA. 



HORMI'DIUM. (From hortnos, a necklace ; referring 

 to the arrangement of the flowers on the stem. Nat. 

 ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Stove, epiphytical Orchids. Divisions. Fibrous peat 

 and sphagnum in pots. 

 H. bicornu'tum (two-horned). See DIACRIUM BICOR-J 



NUTUM. 



pseudopygnue'um (false-pigmy). White, with red 



marks. Costa Rica. 1909. 

 ,, pygmce'um (pigmy). See H. UNIFLORUM. 

 ,, Sophroni'tis (Sophronitis). Yellow, red, green. 



Colombia. 1867. 

 unifto'rvm (one-flowered). Green ; lip \vhite, rose. 



Mexico. 1832. 



HORMI'NUM. (From hormao, to excite ; its medi- 

 cinal qualities. Nat. ord. Lipworts [Labiatas]. Linn. 

 i^-Didynamia, i-Gyninospermia. Allied to Monarda.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial. Division of the plant, 

 and seeds in spring ; requires a dry situation, or a damp 

 winter will injure it. 



H. caule'scens (stemmed). See LEPECHINIA SPICATA. 

 ,, pyrena'icum (Pyrenean). i. Blue. June. Pyrenees. 

 1820. 



HORN. See ANIMAL MATTERS. 



HORNBEAM. Carpi'nus. 



HORNEMA'NNIA, of Vahl. (Commemorative of Dr.' 

 Hornemann, a German botanist. Nat. ord. Vacciniacea?.) 



Evergreen stove shrub. Cuttings in sandy peat in 

 bottom-heat. Suckers. Sandy loam and peat. 

 H. martinice' nsis (Martinique). 4. Red. Martinique ; 

 Guiana. 1861. 



HORNEMA'NNIA OVA'TA, of Link. See VANDELLIA 



CRUSTACEA. 



HORNEMA'NNIA VISCO'SA, of Willdenow. See VAN- 

 DELLIA HIRSUTA. 



HORN-OF-PLENTY. Fe'dia. 

 HORN-POPPY. Glau'cium. 

 HORSE-CHESTNUT. &'sculus. 



