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Habitualis character, the character or description of a plant, 

 taken from its habit, which consists in the placentatio, ra- 

 dicatio, ramiricatio, foliati'o, stipulatio, pubescentia, m- 

 florescentia. 



Habitus, the external appearance : Linnaeus defines it, the 

 conformity or affinity that the congeners of vegetables 

 have to one another, in placentation, radication, &c. 



Hainosa seta, hooked bristles. 



Hastatum folium, leaves resembling the head of a spear or 

 halbert. 



Hemisphericns calyx, half round, or half a sphere. 



Hepaticae, Liverworts, an order in the class Cryptogamia. 



Heptandria, seven males, the seventh class of the sexual sys- 

 tem. 



Herba, an herb, according to Linnaeus, it is the part of the 

 vegetable which arises from the root ; it is terminated by 

 the fructification, and comprehends the stem, leaf, props, 

 and hybernacula. \ 



Herbaceae plants, are perennial plants, which annually pe- 

 rish down to the root. 



Herbaceus caudex, stalks that die annually. 



Hermaphroditus Jtos, flowers that contain both sexes, as an- 

 thera, and stigma. 



Hesperidae, an order of plants in the Fragmenta methodi na- 

 turalis of Linnaeus 



Hexagonus caulis, a stalk with six angles. 



Hexandria, the sixth class in the sexual system, which pro- 

 duce hermaphrodite flowers^ with six stamina of equal 

 length. 



Hexagynia, an order of plants that produces six styles. 



He.xapetala corolla, flowers consisting of six petals. 



Hexaphyllus calyx, a flower-cup consisting of six leaves. 



Hians corolla, a monopetaious flower that is gaping. 



Hilum, the point by which the seed is attached to its seed" 

 vessel. 



Hirsutus, rough, hairy 



Hispidus caulis, a stalk covered with fragile bristles. 



Hoieraceae, pot herbs, an order of plants in the Fragmenta 

 methodi naturalis of Linnaeus. 



Honzontalis fios, flowers growing with their disk parallel to 

 the horizon. 



Hybernaculum, winter lodge, the part of a plant that incloses 

 and secures the embryo from external injuries. 



x 2 Hybrids, 



