HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS. 



HEX 



Hexa. In Greek compounds means six. 

 Hexagynia. Having six pistils. 

 Hexandria. Having six stamens. 

 Hill. This is a term used to designate the 

 place where Tomatoes, Corn, Potatoes, 

 Melons, etc., are planted; and the use 

 of the term often leads the novice to 

 serious errors in planting, as it gives the 

 impression that a hill or mound must be 

 made to sow and plant on, and which is 

 often done to the detriment of the crop, 

 as in our hot and dry climate, if a mound 

 of four or five inches is raised above the 

 general level, the plants suffer often se- 

 verely in dry weather. If a "hill" is 

 formed at all, it should only be by draw- 

 ing the soil up to the plant to support 

 it after it has well started to grow; such 

 a mound will then do less harm, as the 

 foliage shades the ground. In planting, 

 then, particularly on light, dry soils, the 

 " hills " for sowing or planting should be 

 made nearly on the level surface. 

 Hirsute, Hirtus. Hairy; covered with 



stiff hairs. 



Hispid. Covered with long, soft hairs. 

 Hoary. Covered with white down. 

 Hoe. This consists of the " draw " and the 

 " push " or " scuffle " hoe. There are a 

 great many modifications of these. For 

 deep hoeing the steel-pronged draw hoe 

 is the best implement, being much pref- 

 erable to the blade draw hoe, as it not 

 only pulverizes the soil better, but its 



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points penetrate the soil easier, and the 

 work is thus made much lighter for the 

 operator. The blade draw hoe should 

 never be used, except when the ground 

 is overgrown with weeds, (a condition of 

 things which, if possible, should never 

 be allowed,) or to draw earth up to 

 plants, such as Celery or Cabbages. After 

 the ground is newly planted, before it is 

 allowed to get hard, the " scuffle " or 

 " push hoe " is far more effective than 

 the draw hoe, particularly between rows; 

 nearly twice the amount of work car. be 

 done than with the draw hoe, but of 

 course that is simply stirring the surface ; 

 for deep cultivation, the steel pronged 

 hoe is the best implement. 

 Homogeneous. Having a uniform nature or 



principle. 

 Honey-pore. The pore in flowers which 



secretes honey. 

 Hooded. Flowers formed into a hood at 



the end, like the Aconites. 

 Horn. Any appendage which is shaped 

 somewhat like the horn of an animal; as 

 the spur of the petals in Linaria. 

 Humilis. Low. 

 Hyacinthus. Blue with a violet tinge; blue 



with a little red. 



Hybrids, Hybridce. Plants obtained by ap- 

 plying the pollen of one species or vari- 

 ety to the stigma of another; the com- 

 mon offspring of two distinct species. 

 Hypo. In Greek compounds means under. 



J~cos. In Greek compounds means 



I. 



twenty. 



Icosandria. Having twenty stamens or 



more. 



Imbricate, Imbricated. When bodies over- 

 lap each other, like the tiles or shingles 

 on a roof. 



Immersed. Growing entirely under water. 



