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hanks of lakes, rivers, and waterfalls. H. gigan- 

 te'um is the best for these purposes. All the 

 species are hardy biennials or herbaceous per- 

 euuials, and white flowered. 



HERBACEOUS PLANTS are those peren- 

 nials which lose their stems annually, 

 whilst the roots continue alive in the 

 earth. 



HERBARY was a department of the 

 garden formerly much more cultivated 

 than at present, when the more potent 

 medicinal plants of hotter climates are 

 so easily procurable. The following is a 

 list of the tenants of the herhary, the 

 appropriate cultivation of which will be 

 found under their particular titles: 

 Angelica, Balm, Basil, Blessed Thistle, 

 Borage, Burnet, Caraway, Chamomile, 

 Chervil, Coriander, Dill, Hyssop, Laven- 

 der, Liquorice, Marigold, Marjoram, Mint, 

 Pennyroyal, Peppermint, Purslane, Rue, 

 Sage, Savory, Scurvy Grass, Tansey, Tar- 

 ragon, Thyme, Wormwood. 



HERBE'RTIA. (Named after Dr. Her- 

 bert, Dean of Manchester, a distinguished 

 investigator of bulbous plants. Nat. ord., 

 Irids [Iridaceae]. Linn., 16-Monadel- 

 phia I-Triandria. Allied to Cypella.) 



Pretty little half-hardy bulbs. Seeds and offsets 

 in spring ; sandy loam and a little peat ; should 

 be kept in a cold pit in winter, or protected in a 

 dry border. 

 H. caeru'lea (sky-blue). Blue. April. Texas. 1842. 



Drummondia'na (Drummond's). Violet. 



April. Texas. 1842. 



pulche'lla (neat). |. Blue, purple. July. 



Chili. 1827. 



pusi'lla (small). Yellow, June. Brazil. 1830. 

 HERB-BENNET. Ge'um. 

 HERB-GRACE. See RUE. 



HERB PARIS. Pa'ris. 



HERB ROBERT. Gera'nium Robcrtia'- 

 ntftn. 



HERCULES' CLUB. Zantho'xylum cla'va 

 He'rculis. 



HERITIE'RA. Looking - glass plant. 

 (Named after L'Heritier, a French bota- 

 nist. Nat. ord., Stercullads [Sterculi- 

 aceae]. Linn., 2l-Monoecia 10-Decandria. 

 Allied to Sterculia.) 



Stove evergreen trees ; cuttings 'of ripe young 

 shoots in sand, under a glass, and in brisk bot- 

 tom-heat; sandy, rich loam and a little peat; 

 Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 60. 

 H. litora'lis (shore). 20. Red. E. Ind. 1780. 

 -mi'nor (smaller). 12. Mauritius. 1842. 



HERMA'NNIA. (Named after Paul Her- 

 mann, & botanist. Nat. ord., Byttneriads 

 [Byttneriacece]. Linn., 16-Monadelphia 

 Z-Pentandria. Allied to Mahernia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from the Cape of 

 Good Hope, with yellow flowers, except where 



jtherwise mentioned. Cuttings of young shoota 

 n sandy soil, in spring, under a glass ; sandy 

 oam and a little fibry peat. Winter temp., 40 



H. alm'fo'lia (alder-leaved). 7. March. 1728. 



althasifo'lia (mallow-leaved). 2$. April. 1728. 



arge'ntea (silvery). 2. Orange. May. 1820. 



coronopifo'lia (buckhorn-leaved). 2. June. 



1823. 



cuneifo'lia (wedge-leaved). 2. August. 1791. 



decu'mbens (lying-down). 1. May. 1821. 



diosmcefo'lia (diosma-leaved). April. 1/94. 



fla'mmea (flame-flowered"). 3. Orange. De- 



cember. 1794. 



fra'grans (fragrant). 2. 1822. 



glandulo'sa (glandular). 2. June. 1822. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Red. 1791. 



hispi'dula (slightly-bristled). March. 1824. 



holoseri'cea (velvet-leaved). 2. June. 1792. 



fiyssopifo'Ka (hyssop-leaved). 7- Straw. May. 



1725. 



inci'sa (cut-leaved}. 2. June. 1816. 



infla'ta (swollen). 3. Tawny. September. 



S. Amer. 1829. 



involucra'ta (involucred). 2. May. 1794. 



lavandulafo'lia (lavender-leaved). 1$. June. 



1/32. 



mi'cans (glittering). 2. 1790. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered;. 3. April. 1791. 



odora'ta (sweet-scented). 3. May. 1780. 



plica'ta (plaited-teaued). 3. November. 17/4. 



procu'mbens (lying-down). l. May. 1792. 



pulverule'nta (powdered). 2. June. 1820. 



sca'bra (rough-leaved). 3. April. 1789. 



tenuifo'lia (slender-leaved). 2. June. 



trifolia'ta (three-leaved). 2. 1752. 



trifurca'ta (three-forked). 3. Purple. May. 



1789- 



triphy' lla (three-leaved). 2. June. 1819. 



HERMI'NIUM. (Derivation not ex- 

 plained. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchida- 

 cese]. Linn., 20-Gynandrial-Monandria, 

 Allied to Gymnadenia.) 



Terrestrial orchids, inhabiting dry, chalky 

 banks. Divisions of the roots ; chalky loam and 

 fibry peat ; some hardy enough for a shady border, 

 and others requiring the greenhouse. 

 H. alpi'num (alpine). White. May. Switzer- 

 land. 1824. 



corda'tum (heart-team?), f. Yellowish-green. 



March. N. W. Africa. 1830. 



conge'stum (crowded-flowered). Green. No- 



vember. Madeira. 



mono'rchis (one - bulbed). Green. June. 



England. 



HERNA'NDIA. Jack-in-a-box. (Named 

 after F. Hernandez, M.D., a Spanish bo- 

 tanist. Nat. ord., Daphnads [Thyme- 

 lacece]. Linn., 21-Moncecia 3-Triandria. 

 Allied to Inocarpus.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of ripe shoots 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, and in brisk bottom- 

 heat ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 85; 

 winter, 50 to 60. 

 H. Guiane'nsis (Guiana). 50. Guiana. 1820. 



ovi'gera (egg-bearing). 50. E. Ind. 



sono'ra (sounding). 50. E. Ind. l6g3. 



HERON'S BILL. Ero'dium. 

 HERPE'STES. (From herpestes, a creep- 

 ing thing ; in reference to the creeping 



