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H. pulmonarioi'des (lungwort-like). 1. July. 



France. 1819. 



~- pulmona'rium (lungwort). l. July. Scotland. 

 .-pusi'llum (small), i- July. Labrador. 1800. 



racemo'sum (racemed). 2. July. Hungary. 1810. 



rarno'sum (-branchy). 2. August. Hungary. 



1805 



re'pens (creeping). l. July. Switzerland. 181Q. 



ri'gidum (stiff). 2. June. Britain. 

 -- angustifo'Uum (narrow-leaved). 2. June. 



Britain. 

 -- pi'ctum (painted). 2. June. Britain. 



rotunda' turn (round-leaved). 3. July. Hun- 



gary. 1817- 



rupe'stre (rock). J. June. Switzerland. 1820. 



saxa' tile (rock). 1. July. Austria. 1801. 



Schmi'dtii (Schmidt's). l. June. 



Schrade'ri (Schrader's). 1. July. Switzer- 



land. 1819. 



speciosi'saimum (showiest). 1|. August. 



South Europe. 1821. 



specio'sum (showy). 1&. June. 1818. 



staticifo'lium (thrift-leaved). 1^. June. Eu- 



rope. 1804. 



Sternbe'rgii (Sternberg's). . July. Switz- 



erland. 1819. 



stoloni'ferum (runner-growing). 1. May. 



Switzerland. 1820. 



succiscefo 1 Hum (lopped-leaved). 1, June. 



Switzerland. 1819. 



sylva'ticum (wood). l. August. Britain. 



tricnce'phalum (hairy-headed). 1. July. 1823. 



umbella'tum (umbelled). 3. August. Britain. 



undula'tum (waved). l. July. Spain. 1778. 



veno'sum (veiny). . July. N. Amer. 1/90. 



verbascifo'lium (mullein-leaved). 1, May. 



South .Europe. 1732. 



verrucula'tum (warted) . 1. July. 1821. 



villo'sum (shaggy). 1. July. Scotland. 



virga'tum (twiggy). 2. July. N. Amer. 1816. 



HIGGI'NSIA. (Named after Don 

 gins, a Spanish -American officer. Nat. 

 ord., Cincho.na.ds [ Cinch onaceee]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria 1-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Hernilia.) 



A greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

 half-ripened shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in 

 spring ; peat and loam. Winter temp., 38 to 

 45 ; will thrive out of doors in summer. 

 H. Mexica'na (Mexican). Yellow. June. Mex- 

 ico. 1840. 



HI'LLIA. (Named after Sir John Hill, 

 a botanical author. Nat. ord., Cinchonads 

 [Cinch onaoese]. Linn., G-Hexandria 1- 

 Mofiogynia. Allied to Cinchona,) 



^ Stove evergreens, with white flowers. Cuttings 

 in sand, under a glass, in bottom-heat ; sandy 

 loam and peat. Summer temp,, 60 to 85; win- 

 ter, 48 to 55. 

 H. longiflo'ra (long-flowered). l. March. W. 



Ind. 1789. 

 tetra'ndra (four-stamened) . Ij. June. Ja- 



maica. 1/93. 



HI'NDSIA. (Named after E. JB. Hinds, 

 A promoter of botany. Nat. ord., Cincho- 

 nads [Cinchonaceae]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 \-Monogynia. Allied to Kondeletia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Brazil. 

 Cuttings of young shoots in. sand, under a bell- 



glass, in bottom-heat. Summer temp., 60 to 

 85; winter, 48 to 55. 



H. longiflo'ra (long-flowered), 2. Blue. Au- 

 gust. 1841. 



a'lba (\vhite-fiowered). 2. White. May. 



1845. 



viola'cea (violet-coloured). 3. Violet. May. 



1844. 



HIPPEA'STEUM. Equestrian Star. (From 

 hippeus, a knight, and astron, a star ; re- 

 ferring to one of the species, eque'stre. 

 Nat. ord., AmaryUids [Amaryllidacese], 

 Linn., Q-Hexandria 1-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Habranthus.) 



This genus of bulbs has no affinity with Ama- 

 ryllis, with which the species are often confounded. 

 Offsets; sandy loam, peat, and leaf-mould. 

 Temp., 60 to 80 when growing ; 40 to 60 

 when at rest. 



GREENHOUSE. 

 H. Banksia'num (Banks's). Pink. October. 1840. 



Forbe'sii (Forbes's). 2. Purple, white. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 

 purpu'reum (Forbes's purple). 2. Pur- 

 ple. July. Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



formosi'ssimum (handsomest). 1. Dark red. 



July. N. Amer. 1658. 



Japo'nicum (Japan). Yellow. July. Japan. 



linea'tum (lined), g. April. S. Amer. 1820. 



pudi'cum (modest). 1. Pink. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1795. 



Slateria'na (Slater's). Ked. March. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1844. 



STOVE. 

 H. ambi'guum (ambiguous). White and red. 



June. Peru. 

 longiflo'rum (long- flowered). Whitish 



and purple. June. Lima. 1836. 



ano'malum (anomalous). Crimson, green. S. 



Amer. 



au'ricum (courtly). l. Green, crimson. May. 



Brazil. 1810. 



glaucophy' Hum (milky - green - leaved). 



Crimson, green. 



platype'talum (broad-petaled). 2. Crimson, 



green. August. Brazil. 1824. 

 barba'tum (bearded -tube}. White, green. 

 Surinam. 



breviflu'rum (short-flowered). 3. White, red. 



April. Buenos Ayres. 1836. 



bulbulo'sum (many-bulbed). Orange. Brazil. 



1810. 



acuminu'tum (pointe<i-petaled). Orange. 



Brazil. 



i crocu'tum (saffron-coloured). 1. April. 



Brazil. 1815. 



fu'lgidum (shining). 1. Light orange. 



April. Brazil. 1810. 



igne'scens (fiery). Red, orange. Brazil. 



ru'tilum (refulgent). 1. Orange, scarlet. 



Annl. Brazil. 



calyptra'tum (hooded). l. Green, red. 



June. Brazil. 1816. 



eque'stre (equestrian). 1. Orange, green. 



August. W. Ind. 1710. 



_ ma'jor (larger). 2. Orange, green. Au- 

 gust. W. Irid. 1/10. 



semiple'num (half-double). 2. Orange, 



green. August. Cuba. 1809. 



hy'bridum (hybrid). Numerous cross-breed 



varieties. 



intermedium (intermediate). 2, Striped. Au- 



gust. Brazil. 1821. --* 



