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Witch Hazels [Hamamelidacese], Linn., 

 i-Tetrandria 2-Digynia.) 



Hardy deciduous shrubs, from North America, 

 which produce their yellow flowers during the 

 winter, after the leaves have fallen. Cuttings of 

 the roots, layers, and seeds, the latter generally 

 requiring two years to vegetate ; soil sandy and 

 moist ; male and female flowers generally on se- 

 parate plants ; the female flowers are the most 

 attractive. 

 S. macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 15. May. 1812. 



Virgi'nica (Virginian). 10. May. 1812. 

 HAMBURGH PARSLEY. Petroseli'mtm 



aati'vum, var. latifo'lium. 



Use, This, known also by the name 

 broad-leaved and large-rooted Parsley, is 

 cultivated for its root, which attains the 

 size of a middling parsnip, boiling ex- 

 ceedingly tender and palatable. It is 

 eaten both as a sauce to flesh, meat, and 

 in soups, &c. 



Sowing. Sow at monthly intervals, 

 from February until the middle of June, 

 thinly in drills nine inches apart. The 

 plants appear in about a month after sow- 

 ing, and require to be thinned to nine 

 inches asunder. Frequent hoeing is the 

 only cultivation required. By the end of 

 July, or during August, the earliest sow- 

 ings will have acquired a sufficient size 

 for occasional use ; but the roots seldom 

 attain their full growth until Michaelmas ; 

 and the latest crops not until the follow- 

 ing year. On the arrival of frost, some 

 of them must be taken up, and buried in 

 sand, in a dry situation under cover. 



To save Seed. Some plants must be 

 left where grown, and allowed to run in 

 May. Their produce will ripen in July 

 or August. Then to be cut, dried, beat 

 out, and stored. 



HATME'LIA. (Named after the cele- 

 brated botanist, Du Hamel. Nat. ord., 

 Cinchonads [Cinchonacesej. Linn., 5-Pew- 

 tandria \-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in the beginning of summer, in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, and in bottom-heat; 

 sandy peat and fibry loam. Summer temp., 60 

 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 54, 



H.axilla'ris (axillary). 2. Yellow. August. 

 W. Ind. 1822. 



chrysa'ntha (yellow-flowered). 8, Yellow. 



November. Jamaica. 1822. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). Scarlet. August. 



Trinidad. 1819. 



patens (spreading). 5. Yellow. July. His- 



paniola. 1752. 



sph<sroca'rpa (round-fruited). 10. Orange. 



July. Mexico. 1811. 



ventrico'sa (much-swollen). 8. Yellow. Sep- 



tember. W. Ind. 1778. 



HAMILTO'NIA. (Named after Mr. Ha- 

 milton, an American botanist. Nat. ord., 



Cinchonads [Cmchonacese]. Linn., 22- 

 Dicecia 3-Triandria. Allied to Guettarda.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs, with sweet-scented 

 flowers. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, 

 under glass, and in a moist bottom-heat. Sum- 

 mer temp., when growing, 60 to 80 ; in winter, 

 when at rest, 48 to 55 ; when in bloom, 55. 

 H. sca'bra (scaly). Pale blue. January. Nepaul. 



1823. 



suave 1 olens (sweet-scented). White. Octo- 

 ber. . Ind. 1818. 



HAMMATOPHORA BUCEPHALA. Buff-tip 

 Moth. This moth is from two to three 

 inches across the opened fore- wings, which 

 are silvery-grey, crossed by a slender black 

 line, and preceded by a red one near 

 the base of the wings, several dusky bars 

 in the middle, and with a large oval cream- 

 coloured patch, enclosing some small buff 

 spots ; edged with a curved red line, pre- 

 ceded by a black one ; the edges of the 

 wings varied, black, grey, and tawny red. 

 Hind-wings whitish ; body buff, dark 

 brown at the sides, and behind. The 

 caterpillars are yellow, with black legs, 

 and several rows of interrupted black 

 stripes. Sometimes the green and black 

 most prevail, so that the yellow seems to 

 constitute the bands. They are found 

 whilst young, thirty or forty together, on 

 the leaves of the filbert during August and 

 September, but also on the leaves of the 

 elm, oak, &c. The chrysalis is found in 

 the earth ; it has two small points at its 

 tail. 



HAMMERS for gardening purposes are 

 made with a clawed head, for drawing as I 

 well as driving in nails. They are made 

 of five different sizes, No. 5 being the 

 largest. Those are best with a stud in 

 the centre of the head, as this acts as a 

 fulcrum in drawing nails, and prevents 

 bruising any branch beneath the hammer 

 during the operation. 



HANBURY. See AMBURY. 



HAND-BARROW is best made of this 

 form: 



The cage below is useful for carrying 

 leaves and other litter; and when the 

 close, moveable cover is on, it serves as a 

 conveyance for plants in large pots or 

 tubs, which, when in flower or bearing 



