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and pldlco, to love ; referring to the 

 habitat of the plant. Nat. ord., Acan- 

 thack [Acanthacesej. Linn., l-Didy- 

 11 ami a 2-Angiospennia. Allied to Kuel- 

 lia.) 



Stove evergreens from the East Indies. Cut- 

 tings of young shoots, in sandy soil, in heat ; 

 peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; 

 winter, 45 to 55. 



H. longifu'lia (long-leaved). Purple. June. 

 1821. 



ri'ngens (gaping). . 1820. 



salicifo'lia (Willow-leaved). Violet. June. 



1822. 



HYLESI'NUS PINI'PERDA. A species of 

 beetle which preys upon the pith of 

 young shoots of sickly or recently felled 

 Scotch and spruce firs. It is not very 

 injurious in this country. 



HYLOTO'NIA EO'S.E. A saw-fly which 

 injures rose-trees seriously, by punc- 

 turing in rows their young shoots, and 

 depositing in the holes its eggs. The 

 best remedy is spreading a cloth be- 

 neath the trees in the evening, and 

 killing the insects shaken down upon it. 



HYMEN;<K'A. Locust Tree. (From 

 Hymen, the god of marriage ; referring 

 to the leaflets being joined. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabaceag]. Linn., 

 W-Dccandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Bauhinia.) 



Fine, close-grained, hard wood, and the 

 resins Anime and Copal are produced by these 

 stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of firm young 

 shoots, in spring, inserted firmly in sand, co- 

 vered with a bell-glass, in bottom-heat ; peat 

 and rich loam. Summer temp., 60 to 85; 

 winter 55 to 60. 



H. Candollia'na (Decandolle's). 30. White. 

 Acapulco. 1824. 



Cou'rbaril (Courbaril). 40. Yellow, purple. 



West Indies. 1688. 



verruco'sa (warty-podded). 20. White. Ma- 



dagascar. 1808. 



HYMEXANTHE'KA. (From hymen, a 

 membrane, and anthem, an anther, or 

 pollen bag. Nat. ord., Violetworts 

 [Violacese]. Linn., b-Pentandria 1 

 Monogynia. Allied to Alsodeia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

 young shoots, getting a little firm, in spring, 

 in sand over peat, and well -drained, under a 

 bell-glass ; sandy peat, with a third of fibry 

 loam. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 H. dcnta'ta (toothed-teat-ed) . 6. Yellow. May. 

 New Holland. 1824. 



HYMKXOCA'LLIS (From hymen, a 

 membrane, and AYI/OS, beautiful ; refer- 

 ring to the membraneous cup inside 



the flower. Nat, ord., AmaryU-ins 

 [Amaryllidacefe]. Linn., K-He.rndria 

 I -Monogynia. Allied to Tancratium.) 



They have all white flowers, and much re- 

 semble Pancratiums. Their seeds differ m 

 being large and green, the seeds of Pancratium 

 having a black, brittle skin. Offsets; rich 

 sandy loam. See Amaryllis. 



GREENHOUSE BULBS. 

 H. bistuba'ta (double-tubed). 1J. Aprfl. Mexi- 

 co. 1844. 



Carolinia'na (Carolina). 2. June. Caro- 



lina. 1759- 



ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). June. South Ame- 



rica. 1820. 



Paname'nsis ( Panama). May. Panama. 1844. 



Skinner in 1 na (Skinner's). March. Guate- 



mala. 1843. 



STOVE BULBS. 



H. adna'ta (adhering - leaved). May. South 



America. 1758. 

 acutifo'lia (pointed - leaved) . May. 



Mexico. 1824. 

 littora'lis (sea-shore). May. South 



America. 1758. 



amas'na (handsome). 1. August. Guiana. 



1790. 



ova'ta (egg -leaved). 1. August. 



West Indies. 



angu'sta (n&no\v -leaved). 1. July. South 



America. 



Cariba'a (Caribean). H. July. West Iri^ 



dies. 17:W. 



Caymane'mis (Cayman). August. Cayman, 



1823. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 1^. July. South 



America. 



Drya'ndri (Dryander's). 2. May. 



e^a'nsa (expanded). 2. May. West In- 



dies. 1818. 

 fra' grans (fragrant). 1. July. West Indies. 



Guiune'nsis (Guiana). 2. August. Guiana. 



1818. 



Harrisia'na ( Harris's). June. Mexico. 1838. 



Mexica'na (Mexican). 1. August. Mexico. 



1732. 



pa'tens (spreading). 2. July. West Indies. 



1822. 



peda'lis (long-leaf -stalked). May. Brazil* 



1815. 



pedia'le (long-flower-stvilkeA). 3 . August* 



Brazil. 1820. 



rota'ta (wheel-crowned). 1. August. Mo- 



bile. 1803. 



specio'sa (showy). 1$. July. West Indies. 



1759. 



Staple' Aii (Staples's). June. Mexico. 1826. 



tenuiflo'ra (thin-flowered). August. 



undula'ta (wavti-leaved) . 1. July. South 



America. 



HYMENODI'CTYON. (From hymen, a 

 membrane, and diktyon, a net ; the 

 envelope of the seeds being a net-like 

 membrane. Nat, ord., Cinchomuls [Cin- 

 chouacea?.}. Linn., ')-Pefandria l-Mo- 

 nogynia. Allied to Luculia.) 



