HEL 



HEM 



H, commuta'tum (changed). . White. Au- 

 gust. South Europe. 1800. 



Europce'iim (European). f. White. July. 



South Europe. 1562. 



oblongifo'lium (oblong-leaved). . White. 



July. South Europe. 1824. 



obova'tum (reversed-egg-feared). . Brown. 



May. Nepaul. 1825. 



GREENHOUSE AND STOVE EVERGREEN 

 SHRUBS. 



//. corymbo'sum (corymbed). 4. Lilac. July. 

 Peru. 1800.' 



hu'mile (humble). 1. White. June. West 



Indies. 1752. Stove. 



inca'num (hoary). 2. White. June. Peru. 



1844. 



linifo'lium (Flax -leaved). 14. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1815. 



Marocca'num (Morocco). 1. White. June. 



Morocco. 1823. 



undula'tum (waved - leaved). . Lilac, 



brown. July. North Africa. 1820. 



GREENHOUSE DECIDUOUS SHRUB. 



tL Peruvla'num (Peruvian). 2. Lilac. July. 

 Peru. 1/57. 



HELLE'BORUS. Hellebore. (From 

 hcleim, to kill, and lora, food, referring 

 to its poisonous quality. Nat. ord., 

 Crowfoots [Kammculacese]. Linn., 13- 

 Polyandria (J-Polyyynia. Allied to Eran- 

 this.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials ; by seeds, and 

 by division of the plant in spring; common 

 soil, in a shady place. 



H. atroru'bens (dark-red). 1. Purple. March. 

 Hungary. 1820. 



cu'prcus (copper-coloured-^owered). Cop- 



per. January. 1838. 



dumeto'rum (thicket), li. Green. March. 



1817. 



fw'tidus (fetid. Bear* a -foot). l. Green. 

 March. England. 



grave' olens (strong-scented). Yellow. Feb- 



ruary. 1838. 



li'vidus (livid -three* leaved). 1. Purple. 



March. Corsica. 1710. 



integ-rilo'bus (entire-lobed). 1. Pur- 

 ple. February. Corsica. 1710. 



ni'ger (black. Christmas-Rose). 1. Pink. 



Austria. 1596. 



angustifo'lius (narrow - leaved). 1. 



Pink. March. Austria. 15g6. 



odo'rus (sweet-scented). 1$. Green. March. 



Hungary. 1817. 



Oly'mpicus (Olympian). 2. Green. Feb- 



ruary. India. 1840. 



Orienta'lis (Eastern). 1. Dark. February. 



India. 1839. 



pupura'sccns (purplish). 14. Purple, green. 



March. Hungary. 1817. 



vcrna'lis (spring). . White. March. 



Austria. 1596. 



HETXE'NIA. (Named after C. N. 

 Hdknius, professor at Abo. Nat. ord., 

 Gingerworts [Zmziberacese], Linn., 



1-Monandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Alpinia.) 



Stove herbaceous perennials, with white 

 flowers; division, in spring; rich sandy loam 

 and a little peat. Summer temp., 60 to 85; 

 winter, 50 to 55. Treatment similar to Hedy- 

 chium. 



H. abno'rmis (irregular). 10. June. China. 

 1824. 



ccem'lea (blue-Serried). 4. New Holland. 



1820. 



Chine'nsis (Chinese). 3. China. 1825. 



HELMET FLOWER. Corya'nthes. 



HELO'NIAS. (A diminutive of helos, 

 a marsh; small marsh plants. Nat* 

 ord., Mclanths [Melanthacese]. Linn.j 

 6-Hexandria 3-Triyynia. Allied to Ye- 

 ratrum.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials from North 

 America. By seeds and dividing the roots, in 

 spring ; sandy fibry loam and peat, and re- 

 quiring a moist, somewhat shaded situation. 

 H. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 1. White. 

 May. 1823. 



bulla'ta (boss-garnished). 1. Purple. April. 



1758. 



erythrospe'rma (red- seeded). White. 



June. 1/70. 



HEMEROCA'LLIS, Day Lily. (From 

 hemero, a clay, and hallos, beauty. Nat. 

 ord., Lily worts [Liliacese]. Linn., 0- 

 Hexandria \-Monogynia. ) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division irl 

 spring; common garden soil. 



H. di'sticha (two-rowed). 2. Orange. May* 

 China. 1798. 



fla'va (yellow). 2. Yellow. June. Siberia; 



1596. 

 fu'lva (tawny). 4. Tawny. July. Levant. 



1596. 

 flo're-pleno (double - flowered). 4. 



Copper. July. 

 variega'ta (striped-leaved.) 4. Cop J 



per. July. 



grami'nea (grassy-leaved). 1. Lilac, yellow. 



June. Siberia. 1/59. 



Siebo'ldi (Siebold's). Pink. September; 



Japan. 1833. 



specio'sa (showy). Yellow. July. 



HEMIA'NDRA. (From hemi, half, and 

 aner, a man, in reference to the absence 

 of the two upper stamens, being half 

 their number. Nat. ord., Labiates or 

 LipicortSi [Lamiacea;]. l-i-Didynmnia 

 \-Gymnospermia. Allied to Prostan- 

 thera.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from New Hol- 

 land. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots, in sand, 

 under a bell-glaes, in April ; loam and peat, 

 lightened with sand and pieces of charcoal. 

 Summer temp., 55 to 75; winter, 38 to 45. 

 H, trevifo'lto (short-leaved), May, 1840. 



