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fl.cymo'suni (cymed) i. Yellow. June. Africa. 

 1731. 



dealba'tum (whitened). l. White. Van 



Diemen's Land. 1812. 



~- odorati'ssimum (sweetest-scented). 2. Yellow. 

 June. Cape of Good Hope. 1691. 



ru'tilans (shining-flowered). 1. Red, yellow. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1731. 



scorpioi'des (scorpion-like). Yellow. N. Hol- 

 land. 1838. 

 GREENHOUSE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



H.acumina'tum (sharp-pointed). 3. White. 

 July. Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



affi'ne (related). l. Pale yellow. August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 



arWreum (tree -like). 6. White. May. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1770. 



^ cephalo'tes (large-hei&ed). 4. Pink. June. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 178Q. 



conge'stum (close- headed). 3. Purple. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/91. 



crassifo'lium( thick-leaved). 1. Yellow. Au- 



gust. Cape of Good Hope. 1774. 



dasycfnthum (thick-flowered). 4. Yellow. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



diosmaefd'lium (diosma-leaved). l. White. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



divarica'tum (spreading). 3. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



ericoi'des (heath-like). l. Pink. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1774. 



fru'ticans (shrubby). 3. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1779- 



fu'lgidum (shining). 2. Yellow. July. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1774. 



grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). 3. White. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1781. 



helianthemifo'lium (helianthemum-leaved). 1 . 



White. July. Cape of Good Hope. 177 4 - 



lasiocau'lon (woolly-stemmed). 3. White. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



orieuta'le (eastern). l. Yellow. June. Africa. 



1629. 



panicula'tum (panicled). 2. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1800. 



pa'tulum (spreading). 3. White. May. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1771- 



ri'gidum (stiS-leaved). l. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1801. 



vesti'tum (clothed). 2. White. August. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1774. 



HELICO'NIA. (From helicon, a Mil, 

 consecrated to the Muses; in reference 

 to the affinity of this genus to Musa. 

 Nat. ord., Musads [Musacese]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria 1-Monogynia.) 



The fleshy roots of H.psittaco'rum are eatable. 

 Stove herbaceous perennials. Division of the 

 roots ; strong, rich, loamy soil. Summer temp., 

 60 to 90, with plenty of moisture ; winter, 50" 

 to 60. 



H. bi'color (two-coloured). 3. White, crimson. 

 Brazil. 1828. 



Braxilie'nsis (Brazilian). 8. Scarlet. August. 



Brazil. 1820. 



dealba'ta (whited). 3. 



hirsu'ta (hairy-flowered), 5. Orange. S, 



Amer. 1800. 



I'ndica (Indian). 4. Madagascar. 1818. 



psittaeo'rum (parrot-Sea&ed). 4. Orange. 



August. W. Ind. 1797. 



~pulv&rule'nta (dusted-teawed). 2. Greenish- 

 scarlet. July. S.Amu. 1830. 



H.Swurtzia'na (Swartz's). 4. Yellow. July. 

 Jamaica. 1800. 



HELIOCA'RPUS. (From helios, the sun, 

 and karpos, a fruit; in reference to the 

 fringes on the cells, or carpels, of the 

 fruit. Nat. ord, Lindenblooms [Tiliaceas]. 

 Linn., \\-Dodecandria \-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Sparmannia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in summer, in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 and in heat ; sandy loam and fibry peat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80; winter, 50 to 55. 

 H. America'nus (American). 16. Purple. Vera 

 Cruz. 1733. 



HELIO'PHILA. (From helios, the sun, 

 and phileo, to love ; referring to the sunny 

 aspect where they delight to grow. Nat. 

 ord., Crucifers [BrassicaceseJ. Linn., 15- 

 Tetr adynamia.) 



All from the Cape of Good Hope. Annuals, by 

 seed in a warm, dry border, in April, or, better 

 still, in a slight hotbed, under a glass, in March, 

 and transplant in May. The under-shrubs re- 

 quire the greenhouse, or cold, dry pit, to winter 

 them in, and are propagated by cuttings of young 

 shoots in sandy soil, under a hand-glass. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 H. cleomoi'des (cleome-like). 1. Yellow. July. 



1802. 



linear if o'lia (narrow-leaved). 1. Blue. June. 



1819. 



platysi'liqua (broad - podded). 1. Purple. 



July. 1774. 



scopa'ria (broom-like). 1. Red. June. 1802. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



H. amplexicau 1 Us (stem-clasping). J. White, 

 purple. July. 17/4. 



Araboi'des (Arabis-like). f. Brown. June. 



1768. 



coronopif o'lia (buckhorn-leaved). l. Violet. 



July. 1778. 



crithmif o'lia (samphire-leaved). . Violet. 



July. 1816. 



diffu'sa (spreading), f. White. June. 1818. 



digita'ta (finger-leaved). 1. Brown. June. 1819. 



disse'cta (deeply-cut). 1. Blue. June. 1792. 



7>mw'ta(leafleted). 1. White. June. 1792. 



fasnicula'cea (fennel-like). l. Purple. June. 



1774. 



pectina'ta (comb-leaved). 1. White. June. 1819. 



pe'ndula (weeping). l. Yellow, white. July. 



1792. 



pilo'sa (shaggy). 1. Blue. July. 1768. 



stri'cta (erect), f. Blue. June. 1823. 



tri'fida (three-cut), j. Purple. June. 1819. 



HELIO'PSIS. (From helios, the sun, 

 and opsis, like; the appearance of the 

 flowers. Nat. ord., Composites [Aste'r- 

 aceae]. Linn., \S-Syngenesia%-8uperjlua. 

 Allied to Zinnia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, with yellow 

 flowers. By seed and division; common soil; 

 treatment similar to that for Helianthus. 

 H. cane'nsis (hoary). 2. August. Mexico. 1818. 



l&'vls (smooth). 6. August. N. Amer. 1714. 



sca'bra (rough). 5. August. N. Amer. 1824. 



HELIOTRO'PIUM. Turnsole. (From 



