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HIB 



good drainaee. Summer teinp., 60 to 80; win- 

 ter, 48 to 55. 



H. diversifo'lium (various-leaved). 2. Ked. June. 

 1830. 



subtripline'rvium (under- three-nerved). White. 



June. 1824. 



HETEEO'PTEBYS. (From heteros, various, 

 and pteron, a wing; referring to the 

 wings of the seed-vessels being of differ- 

 ent forms. Nat. ord., Malpighiads [Mal- 

 pighiacese]. Linn., LQ-Decandria 3-Tri- 

 gynia. Allied to Banisteria.) 



Stove climbers, except ni'tida, which is a shrub. 

 Cuttings of firm young shoots in silver sand, over 

 sandy peat, and plunged in bottom-heat, in April ; 

 sandy peat and loam, with pieces of charcoal, 

 and thorough drainage. Summer temp., 60 to 

 85; winter, 50 to 55. 

 H. casru'lea (blue). 10. Blue. W. Ind. 1823. 



chrysophy'lla (golden-leaved). Orange. Brazil. 



1793. 



floribu'nda (bundle-flowered). Blue. Mexico. 

 1824. 



niftida (glossy). 10. Yellow. Brazil. 1809. 



undula'ta (wavy-teaaed). July. Buenos Ayres. 



1838. 



HETEROSPE'BMOTI. (From heteros, va- 

 riable, and sperma, seeds. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19-Syn- 

 genesia 2-Superflua.) 



Hardy annual. Sow in the open border in April, 

 or in a slight hotbed in March ; seedlings to be 

 transplanted. 



H. pinna' turn (leafleted). 2. Yellow. August. 

 New Spain. 1799. 



HETEEOTHE'CA. (From heteros, various, 

 and theca, a covering; referring to the 

 flower-envelopes. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteraceae], Linn., 19-Syngenesia 2- 

 Superflua.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial. Seeds and divi- 

 sions of the plant in spring ; common garden-soil. 

 H. sca'bra (rough). Yellow. August. N. Amer. 



HETERO'TRICHUM. (From heteros, va- 

 rious, and thrix, hair; referring to the 

 disposition of the hairs on the leaves, &c. 

 Nat. ord., Melastomads [Melastomacese]. 

 Linn., IQ-Decandria 1-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Miconia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of young 

 shoots in sandy peat, under a bell-glass, and in 

 bottom-heat, in spring ; sandy peat and fibry loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 48 to 55. 

 H.ma'crodon (long-toothed). 7. White. Sep- 

 tember. S. Arner. 1848. 



nVveum (snowy). White. May. St. Domingo. 



1820. 



pa'tens (spreading). Blush. May. St. Do- 



mingo. 1825. 



HETJ'CHERA, (Named after Professor 

 Heucher, a German botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Saxifrages [Saxifragacese]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria 2-Digynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials ; divisions of the 

 plant any time m spring ; common gwden.oil. 



H.Ameiica'na (American). 1. Purple. May. 



N, Amer. 1606. 

 '-cylindra'cea (cylindric-panjcted). 2. Green. 



May. N. Amer. 1830. 



gla'bra (smooth-). 1. Pink. May. N. Amer. 



1827. 



hi'spida (bristly). 3. Purple. May. Virginia. 



1826. 



M enzie'sii (Menzies'). White. May. N. 



Amer. 1812. 



pube'scens (downy). 1. Pink, violet, June. N 



Amer. 1812. 



Richardso'nii (Richardson's). 1. Green. N. 



Amer. 1827. 



villo'sa (shaggy), f. Violet. May. Canada. 1812. 



HEWA'RDIA. (Named after Mr.Heward. 

 Nat. ord.,Polypods [Polypodiacese]. Linn., 

 2-Cryptogamia I-Filices.) 



A stove Fern ; divisions in spring ; peat and 

 sandy loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80; winter, 

 48 to 55. 



H. adiantoi'des (maiden - hair - like). Brown. 

 June. Guiana. 



HEXACE'NTEIS. (From hex, six, and. 

 centron, a spur; alluding to two of its 

 stamens having one spur each, and two 

 of them two spurs each. Nat. ord., 

 Acanthads [Acanthacese]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia 2-Angiospermia. Allied to 

 Thunbergia.) 



Stove climbing evergreen shrub, and one of the 

 best. Cuttings of side-shoots under glass. Loam, 

 peat, sand, and leaf-mould in equal parts. Young 

 shoots pruned back after flowering. Temperature 

 not less than 55 in winter. In summer it can be 

 scarcely too hot. A damp air suits it. 

 H. Mysore'nsis (Mysore). 8. Yellow. June. 

 Mysore. 1854. 



There is a variety with a crimson border to the 

 limb of the corolla. 



HEY'NEA. (Named after Dr. Heyne, 

 a German botanist. Nat. ord., Meliads 

 [Meliacese]. Linn., IQ-Decandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Trichilia.) 



Stove evergreen, white-flowered trees. Cuttings 

 of well-ripened young shoots in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, in bottom-heat ; sandy, rich loam and 

 a little peat. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 

 55. 

 H. quinque'juga (five-paired). 20. Java. 1816. 



tri'juga (three-paired). 20. September. Ne- 



paul. 1812. 



HIBBE'RTIA. (Named by G. Hibbert, a 

 distinguished promoter of botany. Nat. 

 ord., Dilleniads [Dilleniacese]. Linn., 

 13 - Polyandria 3-Trigynia. Allied to 

 Candollea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, with yellow 

 flowers, from New Holland, except where other- 

 wise mentioned. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, in spring ; sandy 

 loam and a little peat. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 Volu'bilis is an elegant twiner, and grossularia- 

 fo'lia makes either a creeper or a trailer ; it has 

 a fine effect suspended from a basket ; does beau- 

 tifully for hanging down the sidea of a rock-work 



