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THE UNIVERSAL HERBAL; 



Harebells. See Scilla. 



Helleborine. See Serapias. 



Helonias asphodeloides. Grass-leaved Helonias. N. Amer. 



May and June. 18 to 24 inches. White. 

 Helonias bullata. Spear-leaved Helonias. N. Amer. April 



and May. 12 to 18 inches. Purple. 

 Heraerocallis flava. Yellow Day Lily. Siberia and Hungary. 



June. 2 to 3 feet. 

 Hemerocallis fulva. Copper-coloured Day Lily. Levant. 



July and Aug. 3 to 4 feet. 

 Hyacinthus amethystinus. Amethyst-coloured Hyacinth. 



Spain and Italy. April and May. 

 Hyacinthus botryoides. Blue Grape Hyacinth. Italy. April. 



6 to 9 inches. Dark blue. 

 Hyacinthiis cernuus. Nodding Hyacinth. Spain. April and 



May. 9 to 12 inches. Purplish. 

 Hyacinthus comosus. Purple Grape Hyacinth. S. Europe. 



May. 6 to 9 inches. Bluish purpie. 

 Hyacinthus inuscari. Musk Hyacinth. Levant. April and 



May. 5 to 6 inches. Bluish green. 

 Hyacinthus monstrosus. Feathered Hyacinth. S. Europe. 



May and June. 5 to 6 inches. Bluish purple. 

 Hyacinthus orientalis. Garden Hyacinth. Levant. March 



and April. 12 to 18 inches. White, Red, Blue, &c. 



Double. 



Hyacinthus racemosus. Clustered Grape Hyacinth. S. Eu- 

 rope. April. 6 to 9 inches. Pale blue. 

 Hyacinthus Romanus. Roman Grape Hyacinth. Italy. May. 

 Hyacinthus serotinus. Late-flowering Hyacinth. Spain and 



Barbary. June. 



Hypoxis erecta. Upright Hypoxis. N. Amer. June. 

 Jonquill. See Narcissus. 

 Iris aphylla. Naked-stalked Iris, or Flower-de-luce. May 



and June. 2 feet. Purple and white stripes. 

 Iris arenaria. Sand Iris. Hungary. 

 Iris biflora. Two-flowered Iris. Portugal and Spain. April 



and May. 1 foot. Deep purple. 

 Iris Chinensis. Chinese Iris. June. 

 Iris cristata. Crested Iris. N. Amer. May. Blue and 



yellow. 



Iris dichotoma. Forked Iris. Siberia. August. 

 Iris flexuosa. Zigzag Iris. Siberia. June and July. 

 Iris Florentina. Florentine Iris. S. Europe. May. 18 inches. 



White. 



Iris foetidissiraa. Stinking Iris or Gladwyn. Europe, Bri- 

 tain. June. 12 to 18 inches. Dirty purple variegated. 



Variety with striped leaves. 

 Iris Germanica. German Iris. May. 3 feet. Faint purple 



and light blue. 

 Iris gramrnea. Grass-leaved Iris. Austria. June. 9 inches. 



Purple and blue with yellow stripes. 

 Iris halophila. Long-leaved Iris. Siberia. July. 

 Iris lurida. Dingy Iris. S. Europe. June. Purple and 



yellow. 



Iris lutescens. Yellowish Iris. Germany. April. 

 Iris ochroleuca. 'Pale Yellow Iris. Levant. July. 

 Iris pallida. Pale Iris. Levant. May. 

 Iris Persica. Persian Iris. March. 4 to 5 inches. Pale 



blue, variegated with dark purple and yellow. 

 Iris pseudacorus. Yellow Iris or Flag. Europe, Britain. 



June. 

 Iris pumila. Dwarf Iris. Austria. April. 5 to 6 inches. 



Pale purple, red, and variegated. 

 Iris sambucina. Elder-scented Iris. S. Europe. June. 3 



to 4 feet. Pale blue. 

 Iris sanguiaea. Bloody Iris. Siberia. May and June. 



Iris Sibirica. Siberian Iris. Siberia, Austria, Switzerland. 



May and June. 

 Iris sisyrinchium. Crocus-rooted Iris. Spain and Portugal. 



May. 9 to 12 inches. Purple with yellow. 

 Iris spathacea. Sheathed Iris. Cape. July. 

 Iris spuria. Spurious Iris. Germany. July, 18 inches. 



Pale blue and purple variegated. 

 Iris squalens. Brown-flowered Iris. Germany. June. 2 



feet. Violet with soiled yellow. 

 Iris Susiana. Chalcedonian Iris. Levant. March and April. 



18 to 24 inches. Black and white. 



Iris tenuifolia. Slender-leaved Iris. Dauria. May and Jane. 

 Iris tuberosa. Snake's-head Iris. Arabia. March and 



April. 9 to 12 inches. Dark purple. 

 Iris variegata. Variegated Iris. Hungary. May and June. 



9 to 12 inches. Yellow and brownish purple striped with 



white. 

 Iris versicolor. Various-coloured Iris. N. Amer. June. 1 



foot. Pale blue and purple variegated with white. 

 Iris Virginica. Virginian Iris. N. Amer. June. 1 foot. 



Deep blue with purple. 

 Iris xyphum. Bulbous-rooted Iris. S. Europe. June. 12 



to 18 inches. Variety of beautiful colours; another with 



a broader leaf. 

 Ixia bulbocodium. Crocus-leaved Ixia. Alps. March and 



April. 



Lady's Slipper. See Cypripedium. 

 Lady's Traces. See Ophrys. 

 Leontice thalictroides. Columbine- leaved Leontice. N. Amer. 



May. 



Leucoium cestivtim. Summer Leucoittm. Europe, England. 

 r, May and June. 12 to 18 inches. White. 

 Leucoium autumnale. Autumnal Leucoium. Portugal. Sep- 

 tember. 



Leucoium vernum. Spring Leucoium. Germany, Switzer- 

 land, Italy. March. 8 to 12 inches. White edged with 



greenish-yellow. 

 Lilium bulbiferum. Orange Lily. Italy, Austria, Siberia. 



June and July. 18 inches to 3 feet and a half. 

 Lilium Camschatcense. Kamtchatka Lily. May. 12 to 18 



inches. Dark yellow. 

 Lilium Canadense. Canadian Martagon Lily. N. Amer. 



July and Aug. 3 to 4 feet. Yellow spotted with black. 

 Lilium candiduwi. White Lily. Levant. June and July. 



3 to 4 feet. White. Varieties, with variegated leaves, 



double flowers, and striped with purple. 

 Lilium Catesboe'i. Carolina Lily. July and Aug. 

 Lilium Chalcedonicum. Scarlet Martagon Lily. Levant. 



June and July. 2 to 3 feet. 



Lilium cordifolium. Heart-leaved Lily. Japan. May to July. 

 Lilium martagon. Purple Martagon Lily. Europe. June 



and July. Varieties, with double, white, and spotted 



flowers. 

 Lilium Pluladelphicum. Philadelphian Martagon Lily. N. 



Amer. July. 



Lilium pomponium. Pomponian Lily. Siberia and the Pyre- 

 nees. May and June. 18 to 24 inches. Bright Red, 



Scarlet, and Yellow. 

 Lilium superbum. Great Yellow Martagon Lily. N. Amer. 



June and July. 4 to 5 feet. Orange with dark spots. 

 Lily. See Amaryllis. 

 Lily of the Valley. See Convallaria. 

 Limodorum tuberosum. Tuberous-rooted Limodorum. N. 



Amer. July. 



Melanthium kettim. Spear-leaved Melanthium. N. Amer. 

 June. 



