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H.pa'tuliim (spreading). 3, White. May. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1771. 



ri'gidum (stiff. leaved). 1$. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1801. 



vesti'tum (clothed). 2. White. August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1774. 



HELICO'NIA. (From helicon, a hill, 

 consecrated to the Muses, in reference 

 to the affinity of this genus to Musa. 

 Nat. ord., Musads [Musacece]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria 1 -Monoyytua. ) 



The fleshy roots of H. psittacorum are eat- 

 able. Stove herbaceous perennials. Division 

 of the roots ; strong, rich, loamy soil. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 90, with plenty of moisture ; 

 winter, 50 to 60. 



H. bl' color (two-coloured). 3. White, crimson. 

 Brazil. 1828. 



Brazilie'nsis (Brazilian). 8. Scarlet. August. 



Brazil. 1820. 



dealba'ta (whited). 3. 



hirsu'ta (hairy-cowered). 5. Orange. South 



America. 1800. 



I'ndica (Indian). 4. Madagascar. 1818. 



psittaco'rum (parrot-beaked). 4. Orange. 



August. West Indies. 1/97- 



pulcerul&nta (dusted-teawed). 2. Greenish, 



scarlet. July. South America. 1830. 



Sicartzia'na (Swartz's). 4. Yellow. July. 



Jamaica. 1800. 



HELIOCA'RPUS. (From helios, the sun, 

 and karpos, a fruit, in reference to the 

 fringes on the cells, or carpels, of the 

 fruit. Nat. ord., Lindenblooms [Tilia- 

 cese]. Linn., \\-Dodecandrla 1-Mono- 

 yynia. Allied to Sparmannia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots, in summer, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, and in heat ; sandy loam and fibry 

 peat. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 

 to 55. 



H. America'nus (American). 16. Purple. Vera 

 Cruz. 1/33. 



HELIO'PHILA. (From helios, the sun, 

 and phileo, to love, referring to the 

 sunny aspect where they delight to 

 grow. Nat. ord., Crucifers [Brassi- 

 caceaO. Linn., \b-Tetrandy wmia.) 



All from the Cape of Good Hope. Annuals 

 by seed, in a warm, dry border, in April, or, 

 better still, in a slight hotbed, under a glass, in 

 March, and transplant in May. The under 

 shrubs require the greenhouse, or cold dry pit, 

 to winter them in, and are propagated by cut- 

 tings of young shoots, in sandy soil, under a 

 glass. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 H. cleomoi'des (Cleome-like). 1. Yellow. July. 

 1802. 



linearifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 1. Blue. June. 



1819. 



ptatysi'iiqua (broad-podded). 1. Purple. 



July. 17/4. 



sropa'ria (Broom-like). 1. Red, June. 1802. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



H. amplexicau'lis (stem-clasping). 3. White 

 purple. July. 1774. 



rt?-aio/'_de.v (Arabis-like). y. Brown. June, 



1768. 



coronopifo'lia (Buckhorn-leaved). H. Violet, 



July. 1778. 



j crithmifo'lia (Samphire-leaved), i. Violet. 

 July. 1816. 



diffu'sa (spreading^. . White. June. 1818. 



digita'ta (finger-teamed), l. Brown. June. 



1819. 



disse'cta (deeply-cut). 1. Blue. June. 1792. 

 pinna 1 ta (leafleted). 1. White. 



June. 1792. 

 foRniculu'cea (Fennel-leaved). l. Purple. 



June. 1774. 



i pectina'ta (comb-leaved). 1. White. June. 

 1819- 



pe'ndula (weeping). l. Yellow, white. July. 



1792. 

 I pilo'sa (shaggy). 1. Blue. July. 1768. 



stri'cta (erect). 3. Blue. June. 1823. 



j tri'fida (three-cut). jj. Purple. June. 1819. 



HELIO'PSIS. (From helios, the sun, 

 and opsisy like ; the appearance of the 

 flowers. Nat. ord., Composites [Ast<>- 

 raceffi]. Linn., Iti-Syngenesia 2- Super- 

 flua. Allied to Zinnia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, with yellow 

 flowers. By seed and division ; common soil ; 

 treatment similar to that for Helianthus. 

 H. cane'nsis (hoary). 2. August. Mexico. 1818. 



lee'vis (smooth). 6. August. North Ameriou. 



1/14. 



sca'bra (rough). 5. August. North America. 



1824. 



HELIOTUO'PIUM. Turnsole. (From 

 helios, the sun, and trope, twining, in 

 reference to the curled or twining of 

 the flower-hranch. Nat, ord., Ehretiadx 

 [Khretiaceffi]. Linn., %-Tritmdria 1- 

 Monoyynia.} 



Hardy annuals sown in open border in April ; 

 tender annuals and biennials in hotbed, and 

 transplanted ; biennials to be kept on by cut- 

 tings ; shrubs, by cuttings at any time, but 

 best in spring and autumn : at the first period 

 give a little bottom-heat, at the latter period 

 place them under glass, and shade ; rich light 

 soil. 



STOVE ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS. 



H. brevifo'lium (short - leaved). 1. White. 

 Nepaul. 1824. Biennial. 



Coromandeli'num (Coromandel). ;J. White. 



East Indies. 1812. 



parviflo'rum (small-flowered). 1. White. 



August. West Indies. 1732. Bien- 

 nial 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



H. JEgyptVacum (Egyptian). White. June. 

 Egypt. 1842. 



Cape'nse{Csipc). $. White. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1824. 



