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H. trilo'ba (eomroon-three-lobed). $. Pink. 

 April. England. 



Of Americana and triloba there are 

 many varieties. 



HERACLE'UM. Cow Parsnip. (From 

 heracles, a plant consecrated to Her- 

 cules. Nat. ord., Umbcllifers [Apiacese]. 

 Linn., o-Pentandria 2-Digynia.) 



Strong coarse plants, adapted for rough 

 ground, banks of lakes, rivers, and waterfalls. 

 H. gigante'um is the best for these purposes. 

 All the species are hardy biennials or herbaceous 

 perennials, and white flowered. 



HERBACEOUS PLANTS are those peren- 

 nials which lose their stems annually, 

 whilst the roots continue alive in the 

 earth. 



HERBARY was a department of the 

 garden formerly much more cultivated 

 than at present, when the more potent 

 medicinal plants of hotter climates are 

 so easily procurable. The following is 

 a list of the tenants of the herhary, the 

 appropriate cultivation of which will be 

 found under their particular titles : 

 Angelica, Balm, Basil, Blessed Thistle, 

 Borage, Burnet, Caraway, Chamomile, 

 Chervil, Coriander, Dill, Hyssop, La- 

 vender, Liquorice, Marigold, Marjoram, 

 Mint, Pennyroyal, Peppermint, Pur- 

 slane, Eue, Sage, Savory, Scurvy Grass, 

 Tansey, Tarragon, Thyme, Wormwood. 



HERBE'RTIA. (Named after Dr. 

 Herbert, Dean of Manchester, a distin- 

 guished investigator of bulbous plants. 

 Nat. ord., Irids [Iridacece]. Linn., 16- 

 Monadelphia I-Triandria. Allied to 

 Cypella.) 



Pretty little half-hardy bulbs. Seeds and 

 off-sets, in spring; sandy loam and a little 

 peat ; should be kept in a cold pit in winter, or 

 protected in a dry border. 

 H. cceru'lea (sky-blue). Blue. April. Texas. 

 1842. 



Drummondia'na (Drummond's). Violet. 



April. Texas. 1842. 



pulche'lla (neat), f. Blue, purple. July. 



Chili. 1827- 



pusi'lla (small). Yellow. June. Brazil. 



1830. 



HEEB-BENNET. Ge'um. 



HERB-GRACE. See Rue. 



HERB PARIS. Pa'ris. 



HERB ROBERT. Gera'nium Robertia'- 

 num . 



HERCULES' CLUB. Zantho'xylum da'va 

 He'rcuiis. 



HERITIE'RA. Looking-glass plant. 



(Named after L'Heritier, a French 

 botanist. Nat. ord., Sterculiads [Ster- 

 culiacese]. Linn., Sl-Afonceda 10-De- 

 candrla. Allied to Sterculia.) 



Stove evergreen trees ; cuttings of ripe young 

 shoots, in sand, under a glass, and in brisk 

 bottom heat ; sandy rich loam and a little peat ; 

 Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 60. 



H. littora'lis (shore). 20. Eed. East Indies. 

 1/80. 



mi'nor (smaller). 12. Mauritius. 1842. 



HERMA'NNIA. (Named after Paul 

 Hermann, a botanist. Nat. ord., Byttne- 

 riads [Byttneriacese]. Linn., 16-Mona- 

 delphia 2-Pentandria. Allied to Ma- 

 hernia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from the Cape 

 of Good Hope, with yellow flowers, except 

 where otherwise mentioned. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, in sandy soil, in spring, under a glass ; 

 sandy loam and a little fibry peat. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 45. 



H. alnifo'lia (Alder-leaved). 7. March. 1728. 



althceifo' Ha (Mallow-leaved), 2i. April. 



1728. 



arge'ntea (silvery). 2. Orange. May. 1820. 



coronopifo'lia (Buckhorn-leaved). 2. June. 



1823. 



cuneifo'lia (wedge-leaved). 2. August. 1791, 



decu'mbens (lying-down). 1. May. 1821. 



diosmaifn'lia (Diosma-leaved). April. 1794. 



fla'mmea (flame-cowered). 3. Orange. 



December. 1794. 



fra 1 grans (fragrant). 2. 1822. 



glandulo'sa (glandular). 2. June. 1822. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Red. 1791. 



hispi'dula (slightly-bristled). March. 1824. 



holoseri'cea (velvet- leaved). 2. June. 1792. 



hyssopifo'lia (Hyssop -leaved). 7. Straw. 



May. 1725. 



inci'sa (cut-leaved). 2. June. 1816. 



infla'ta (swollen). 3. Tawny. September. 



South America. 1829- 



involucra'ta (involucred). 2. May. 1794. 



lavandulafo'liu (Lavender - leaved); H. 



June. 1732. 



mi'cans (glittering). 2. 7790. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered). 3. April. 1791. 



odora'ta (sweet-scented). 3. May. 1780. 



plica'ta (plaited- leaved}. 3. November. 



1774. 



procu'mbens (lying-down). l. May. 1792. 



pulverule'nta (powdered). 2. June. 1820. 



sca'bra (rough- leaved). 3. April. 1/89- 



tenuifo'lia (slender-leaved). 2. June. 



trifnlia'ta (three-leaved). 2. 1752. 



trifurca'ta (three-forked). 3. Purple. May. 



1/89. 



triphy'lla (three-leaved). 2. June. 1819. 



HERMI'NIUM. (Derivation not ex- 

 plained. Nat.ord.,0rc/rfs [Orchidaceae]. 

 Linn., 20-Gynandria 1-Monandria. Al- 

 lied to Gymnadenia.) 



Terrestrial orchids inhabiting dry chalky 

 banks- Divisions of the roots; chalky loam 



