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//. ca'ndidum (white). A. Purple, Mar. Tauria. 



1824. 

 hu'mile (humble). . Purple. 



June. Tauria. 1817. 



Cauca'sicum (Caucasian). 1. Purple. July. 



Caucasus. 1820. 



consungui'neum (closely allied). 1. Purple. 



July. Siberia. 1820. 



creta'ceum (chalky). 1. Purple. July. Si- 



beria. 1819. 



elonga'tum (lengthened). Purple. June. 



Russia. 1823. 



frutico'sum (shrubby). 4. Purple. June. 

 Siberia. 1782. 



grandiflo' rum (large-flowered). 1^. Purple. 



June. Tauria. 1821. 



Ibe'ricum (Iberian), i. Purple. July. Iberia. 



1818. 



lasioca'rpum (hairy-podded). 1. Purple. Si- 



beria. 



obscu'rum (obscure). . Purple. July. Alps. 



1640. 



polymo'rphum (many-formed). Hose. June. 



Attaia. 1828. 



ro'seum (roseate). . Pink. August. Cau- 



casus. 1803. 



rutidoca 1 rpum ( wrinkled-podded). . Purple. 



August. Siberia. 1826. 



sple'ndens (shining). . Cream. July. Si- 



beria. 1819. 



Tau'ricum (Taurian). . Pale purple. July. 



Tauria. 1804. 



va'rium (variable). 1. White. July. South 



Europe. 1820. 



venu'stwn (lovely \ Purple. June. Attaia. 



1828. 



HEEL. When a cutting is taken off 

 with a small portion of the older wood 

 from which it sprang, that older portion 

 is called the heel. 



HEI'MIA. (Named after Dr. Helm, 

 a German. Nat. orcl., Loosestrifes 

 [Lythracea^]. Linn., \\-Dodecandr\a 

 l-Monoyynia. Allied to Ly thrum.) 



Heimia is the only Loosestrife with yellow 

 flowers. Half-hardy evergreen shrubs with 

 yellow flowers. Cuttings of short shoots, in 

 sandy soil, under a hand-light, in May ; sandy 

 loam and a little peat. They require the pro- 

 tection of a cold pit in winter, but would do 

 against a conservative wall, where they could 

 be protected from severe frost. 

 H. Unariafo'lia (Linaria-leaved). 5. South 

 America. 1829. 



myrtifo'lia (Myrtle-leaved). 5. South Ame- 



rica. J826. 



salicifo'lia (Willow-leaved). 5. August. 



Mexico. 1821. 



_ grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 5. 



September. 



HEI'NSIA. (Named after M. Hein- 

 siits. Nat. ord., Cinchonads [Cincho- 

 naceee]. Linn., b-Pentandria l-Monan- 

 dria. Allied to Gardenia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, and in a 

 brisk bottom-heat ; fibry peat and sandy loam, 



with a little dried leaf- mould. Summer temp;, 



; 60 to 80 ; winter, 48 to 53. It would pro? 



bably succeed grafted on Gardenia florida. 



H.jnsminiflo'ra (Jasmine-flowered). 4. White, 



March. Sierra Leone. 1824. 



HEISTE'EIA. Bois Perdrix. (Named 

 after L. Heister, a Swedish hotanist. 

 Nat. ord., Olacads [Olacaceffi]. Linn., 

 10-Decandria \-Monoyynia, Allied to 

 Olax.) 



This is the source of the Partridge pea of 

 Martinique, but not of the Partridge wood, as 

 has been erroneously asserted. Stove evergreen 

 tree. Cuttings of firm young shoots, in a brisk 

 heat ; sandy loam and a dash of ncnt. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to*55. 

 H, cocci'nea (scarlet). 20. Scarlet. West 

 Indies. 1822. 



HE'LCIA. (From helcium, a horse- 

 collar, in reference to the curious form- 

 ation of the flowers. Nat. ord., 

 Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., %Q-Gy- 

 nandria \-Monoyynin. Allied to Tri- 

 chopilia.) 



Stove orchid. Division of the plant ; shallow 

 basket, in fibry peat, sphagnum, charcoal, and 

 decayed wood. Summer temp, b'0 to 90 ; 

 winter, 50 to 60. 



H. sanguinole'nta (bloody). Green, brown, 

 white. Guayaquil. 1843. 



HELE'NIUM. (Named after the heau- 

 tiful Helena, cause of the Trojan Avar. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteraceee]. 

 Linn., IQ-Synyenesia 2 Supcijiua.} 



Hardy herbaceous perennials with yellow 

 flowers. By division of the plant in spring ; 

 common garden soil. There are some annuaU 

 and biennials, but not deserving cultivation. 

 H. autumna'le (autumnal). 3. September. 

 North America. 1/29. 



canaliculn'tum (channelled). 3 : August. 



North America. 1800. 



Mexica'num (Mexican), 3, August. Mexico. 



1825. 



pule'scens (downy). 3. August. North 



America. 17/6. 

 pu'milum (dwarf). 1. August. 1818. 



undula'tum (vt&ved-leaveil), 3. September. 



California. 1830. 



HELIA'NTHEMUM. Sun Hose. (From 

 helios, the sun, anthemon, a flower. Nat. 

 ord., Mock-roses [Cistacere]. Linn., 1-1- 

 Polyandria \-Monoyynia.} 



If gardeners would turn their attention to 

 these rock roses, and cross them judiciously, 

 i they might expect in time to produce a race 

 ' which would rival the verbenas. Annuals by 

 I seeds in the open border in April. A few of 

 the best shrubby ones are rather tender, and 

 young plants might be saved in a cold-pit. 

 Shrubby evergreens, by inserting little pieces 

 of ripened and half-ripened shoots with the 

 leaves attached, in June, in sandy soil, in a 



