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H.purpu'rea (purple). 1. Purple. July. 1800. 



serpyllifo'lia (wild-thyme-leaved). ^. White. 



July. 1826. 



tene'lla (tender,. Purple. May. 1812. 

 HOUTTUY'NIA. (Named after Dr. 



Houttuyn, of Amsterdam. Nat. ord., 

 Sanrurads [Saururacese]. Linn., 3-Tri- 

 andria 3-Trigynia.) 



Herbaceous greenhouse marsh -plant, from 

 Japan, with yellowish-green flowers. Seeds, or 

 dividing the plant in spring ; peat and loam, kept 

 moist, and the plant a little shaded. Winter, 

 temp., 40 to 50. H. corda'ta is really Poly'go- 

 num cuspida'tum. 

 H.fa'tida (foetid). 4. July. 1800. 



HO'VEA. (Named after A. P. Hove, a 

 Polish botanist. Nat. ord., Leguminous 

 Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., W-Monadel- 

 phia 6-Decandria. Allied to Lalage.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from New Hol- 

 land, with purple flowers, except where otherwise 

 mentioned. Seeds, which should be sown in a 

 hotbed, and moistened in warm water before sow- 

 ing ; cuttings of young side-shoots in April or 

 May, in sand, under a bell-glass, and kept in a 

 close frame ; sandy peat with a very little fibry 

 loam, and pieces of charcoal and freestone, or 

 small places of pounded bricks. Winter temp., 

 40 to 48, with plenty of air ; in summer they 

 hould b a little shaded from bright sunshine. 

 H. Ce'lsii (Cei's). 4. Blue. June. 1818. 



cri'spa (curled). 2. February. 1837. 



elli'ptica (ova\-leaved). 3. April. 1817- 



ilicifo'lia (holly-leaved). 3. April. 1844. 



lanceola'ta (spear-head -leaved). 3. May. 1805. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 3. June. 1820. 



linea'ris (narrow-/ee<i). 3. July. 1796. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 3. July. 1805. 



Mangle'sii (Captain Mangles'). I. January. 



1837. 



mucrona'ta (sharp-pointed). 4. May. 1824. 



panno'sa (ragged). 3 May. 1824. 



pu'ngens (pungent). Blue. 1837. 

 jno'jar(lanrer). Blue. Alay. 1841. 



purpu'rea (purple). 3. June. 1820. 



racemulo'sa (spikeleted). 2. May. 1842. 



rosmarinifo'lia (rosemary-leaved). 3. Blue. 



June. 1824. 



tple'ndens (shining). 2. Blue. March. 1843. 



trispe'rma (three-seeded). Vermilion. May, 



villo'sa (shaggy). 3. Lilac. April. 1829. 



HOYE'NIA. (Named after D. Hoven, a 

 Dutch senator. Nat. ord., Mhamnads 

 [Rhamnaceee]. IAnn.,5-Pentandria I-Mo- 

 nogynia. Allied to Alaternus.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, with white flow- 

 ers. Cuttings of ripe young shoots in sand, under 

 a glass; sandy loam and a little peat. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 45. H. du'lcis has stood against a 

 wall in the Horticultural and Kew Gardens, with 

 a little protection. 



H. du'lcis (sweet). 8. July. Japan. 1812. 

 inmquali* (unequal). 10. Nepaul. 1820. 



HOY'A. Honey Plant. (Named after 

 Mr. Hoy, once gardener at Sion House. 

 Nat. ord., As<iepiads [Asclepiadacese]. 

 Linn., 6-Pentandria %-Digynia.) 



Stove evergreen twiners. Cuttings inserted in 



almost any open soil, and plunged in a moist 

 heat, root quickly ; even the leaves will root, and 

 soon produce a plant ; peat and loam, with a con- 

 siderable portion of little pieces of pounded bricks 

 and lime-rubbish. They nourish best in the tem- 

 perature of the stove, and full exposure to the 

 sun ; but in winter they should be kept rather 

 dry, and in the temperature of a warm green- 

 house 45, 50, or even lower. 

 H. a'tro-purpu'rea (dark purple). Brownish- 

 purple. September. Java. 1848. 



austra'lis (southern). White. N. Holland. 1820. 



be>lla (beautiful). l. White, purple. Taung 



Kola. 1847. 



campanula! to, (beVL- flowered). Green, yellow. 



May. Java. 1845, 



carno'sa (fleshy-teaued). 10. Pinkish-white. 



July. Asia. 1802. 



fo'liis-variega'tis (variegated-leaved) . 10. 



Pink. July. 



cinnamonifo'lia (cinnamon-leaved). 10. Pale 



green. July. Java. 184". 



coria'cea (leathery). 2. White, yellow. August. 



Manilla. 1838. 



crassifo'lia (thick -leaved). 10. China. 1817. 



fratetma (brotherly). Brown. July. Java. 1851. 



frutico'sa (shrubby). 1848. 



fu'sca (dark brown). Brownish. Sylhet. 183/ 



imperia'lis (imperial). 20. Scarlet. June. 



Borneo. 1847- 



lacuno'sa (furrowed). 3. Greenish - yellow. 



March. Java; 1854. 



ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). Pinkish-yellow. July. 



E. Ind. 1840. 



pa'llida (p&le). 6. White. July. E. Ind. 1815. 



parasi'tica (parasitical). Yellow. E. Ind. 



Po'tsii (Pots's). 10. Yellow. E. Ind. 1824. 



trine'rvis (three-nerved). 10. Yellow. July. 



China. 1824. 



The last two are probably varieties of JET. car- 

 no'sa. Feate'rna is brother to coria'cea. 



HUDSO'NIA. (Named after W. Hudson, 

 F.K.S., author of the Flora Anglica. Nat. 

 ord., Hock-roses [Gistacese], Linn., 11- 

 Dodecandria l-Monogynia. Allied to He- 

 lianthemum.) 



Half-hardy evergreens, from North America, 

 with yellow flowers. Generally by layers in spring 

 and autumn, and cuttings in sand, during *um- 

 ner, under a hand-licrht ; sandy peat, and a moist 

 situation. They require a little protection in win- 

 ter, and may b2 placed in a pit. Unlike any other 

 group of the order, the foliage more resembles a 

 Heath than a Cistus. 

 H. ericoi'des (heath-like). 1. June, 1805. 



Nuttit'llii (Nuttall's,. 1. July. 



tomento'su (downy). 1. May. 1826. 



HUE'ENIA. (Named after J. Huermus t 

 a collector of Cape plants. Nat. ord., As- 

 clepiads [Asclepiadacese]. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 landria Z-Digynia. Allied to Stapelia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen succulents, from the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Cuttings in spring, well dried be- 

 fore inserting, or dividing the plant after flower- 

 ing; sandy loam, and a little peat, leaf-mould, 

 and lime-rubbish ; plenty of water when growing 

 and flowering, but dry, or nearly so, during the 

 winter. Summer temp., 60 to 85; winter, 45 

 to 50. 



H. barba'ta (bearded), i. White- striped. Au- 

 gust. 1795. 



