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and fibry peat ; some hardy enough for a shady 

 border, and others requiring the greenhouse. 



H. Alpi'num (Alpine). White. May. Swit- 

 zerland. 1824. 



corda'tum (heart-leaved). . Yellowish 



green. March. North West Africa. 

 1830. 



conge' stum (crowded -flower ed). Green. 



November. Madeira. 



mono'rchis (one-bulbed). Green. June. 



England. 



HERNA'NDIA. Jack-in-a-box. (Named 

 after F. Hernandez, M.D,, a Spanish 

 botanist. Nat. ord., Daphnads [Thy- 

 melaceae]. Linn., 21-Monocda 3-Tri- 

 andria. Allied to Inocarpus.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of ripe 

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

 bottom-heat; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 60. 



H. Guiane'nsis (Guiana), 50. Guiana. 1820. 



oci'gera (egg-bearing). 50. East Indies. 



sono'ra (sounding). 50. East Indies. 1693. 



HERON'S BILL. Ero'dium. 



HERPE'STES. (From 1ierpestcs t a creep- 

 ing thing, in reference to the creeping 

 stems. Nat. ovd.,Figworts [Scrophula- 

 riacene]. Linn., l-Didynamia '2-Angio- 

 spermia. Allied to Gratiola.) 



Aquatic perennials. Seeds and divisions ; rich 

 loamy soil. H. cuneifolia is hardy, the other 

 two require pans or tubs of water in a stove. 

 H. cuneifo'lia (wedge-leaved). . Blue. August. 

 North America. 1812. 



Monnie'ria (Monnier's). . Light blue. 



August. South America. 1772. 

 -^sti'i'cta (erect). 1. Blue. August. 1824. 



HESPEEA'NTHA. Evening Flower. 

 (From hesperos, the evening, and an- 

 thos, a flower. Nat. ord., Irids [Iri- 

 daceae]. Linn., '3-Triandria l-Mono- 

 yynia. Allied to Ixia.) 



Small bulbs from the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Offsets ; sandy loam and peat ; requiring the 

 protection of a cold pit in winter. 

 H. angu'sta (narrow-leaved). . White. May. 

 1825. 



cinnamo'mea (Cinnamon). A. Violet. April. 



1/87- 

 falca'ta (sickle-leaved). $. Violet. May. 1/87. 



radia'ta (radiated). . Violet. May. 1794. 



HE'SPERIS. llocket. (From hesperos, 

 the evening star ; rockets being sweeter 

 towards the evening. Nat. ord., Cru- 

 cifers [Brassicaceoej. Linn., 15 Tetra- 

 dynamia.) 



Annuals and biennials, sow in open border in 

 March and April ; perennials, division of the 

 root, and giving them fresh soil ; the best time 

 for this is after they have finished flowering and 

 fresh growth has commenced ; light rich soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 H.pulche'lla (neat). 1. Red. July. Levant. 

 1827. 



pygmas'a (dwarf). Purple. June. Syria. 1828. 



ramosi'ssima (branchiest). $. Red. July. 



. Algiers. 1819. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



H. ela'ta (tall). 4. Pink. June. Europe. 1824. 



fra' grans (fragrant). 1. Purple. May. Si- 



beria. 1821. 



grandifto'ra (large-flowered). 4. White, 



purple. July. 1820. 



I heterophy'lla (various-leaved). 4. Red. May. 

 Italy. 1823. 



lacinin'ta (fringed). 1|. Purple. May. South 



France. 1816. 



runcina'ta (irregular-lobed) . 1$. White, 



purple. June. Hungary. 1804. 



bitumino'sa (clammy). l. 



White, purple. June. 



tri'stis (sad). 1, Purple, May. Austria. 



1629. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 



H. a'prica (exposed). . Purple. May. Siberia. 

 1822. 



exce'lsa (lofty). 3. White. May. 1828. 



matrona'lis (matronly). 4. Purple. June. 



Europe. 1597. 

 albiflo'ra (white -flowered). 4. 



White. June. Europe. 1/59. 

 a'lbo-ple'na (double-white-flower- 



ed). 2. White. June. Europe. 1597- 

 foliiflo'ra (leaf - flowered). 2. 



Green. June. Europe. 1597. 

 horte'nsis (garden). Purple. June. 



Europe. 1759. 

 purpu'reo-ple'na (double-purple) . 



Red. June. Europe. 1597. 

 Sib'iricu (Siberian). 3. Purple. 



June. Siberia. 1800. 

 sylve'stris (wood). Pink. June. 



Britain. 

 variega'ta (variegated - double - 



flowered). 2. White, red. June. 



Europe. 1507. 



repa'nda (wavy-edged). 2. Purple. June. 



Spain. 1821. 



specio'sa (showy). &. Rose, purple. April. 



Siberia. 1829. 



HESPEROSCO'RDUM. (Literally the 

 onion of the west, from hcspuros, the 

 evening, and scordon, garlic. Nat. ord., 

 Lily worts [Liliacese]. Linn., ii-Hex- 

 andria 1-Monoyynia. Allied to Allium.) 



Seeds or offsets in spring; sandy loam; re- 

 quire a little protection in winter. 

 H. hyaci'nthinum (Hyacinth-like). 1. Blue. 

 July. 1826. 



la'cteum (milk-white). 1$. White. July. 



California. 1833. 



HE'SSEA. (A genus of little Cape 

 bulbs, named after M. Hens, a mis- 

 sionary ; found in all our books, but the 

 living plants remain btill to be intro- 

 duced.) 



