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H. obcorda'tus (reversed-egg-/mved). 14. Pur- 

 pie. June. Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



HYPODE'KRIS. (From hypo, under, 

 and derr'ts, a skin. Nat. ord., Polypods 

 [ 1 'olypodiacerc] . Linn., 24- Cryptogamia 

 1-Filices.) 



A stove fern. See Ferns. 

 H.Bro'umii (Brown's). 2. Brown. May. 

 Trinidad. 



HYPOE'STES. (From hypo, under, 

 and cstcs, covering ; referring to the 

 bracts covering the calyx. Nat. ord., 

 Acanthads [Acanthaceae]. Linn., %-Di- 

 andria l-Monoyynia. Allied to IKclip- 

 tera.) 



Stove plants. Cuttings of young shoots, in 

 sandy soil, under a glass, in heat; peat and 

 Joanu Summer temp., 6oto 85; winter, 48 



DECIDUOUS. 



H. Co'chin-Chinen'sis (Cochin-China). White. 

 July. China. Climber. 



purpu'rea (purple). 2. Purple. May. China. 



1822. Herbaceous. 



EVERGREEN. 



H.fastuo'sa (sumptuous). 2. Red. June. 

 East Indies. 1818. 



{nvotucrtfta (involucred). l. White. July. 



East Indies. 1811. 



<- se'rpens (creeping). . July. Australia. 

 1820. 



HYTOLE'PIS. From hypo, under, and 

 Ifpis, a scale. Nat. ord., Polypods 

 [Polypodiaceaj]. Linn., %-Cryptoyamia 

 1-Filices.) 



Ferns with brown spores. The two first re- 

 quire the stove, and the others a warm green- 

 house. See Ferns. 



H. aculea'ta (sharp-pointed). August. Ja- 

 maica. 



re'pens (creeping). 6. August. West Indies. 



1824. 



rugulo'sa (rather-rough). September. Van 



Dieman's Land. 1844. 



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



South Wales. 1824. 



Hvro'xis. (From hypo, beneath, and 

 oxys, sharp ; referring to the seed-pod. 

 Nat. ord., Hypoxlds [Hypoxidaceze]. 

 Linn., G-Hcxandria l-Monof/ynia.) 



Very pretty little bulbs, with the bulb solid, 

 from the Cape of Good Hope, and with yellow 

 flowers, except where otherwise mentioned. 

 They are little known either to botanists or 

 gardeners. Division of the plant in spring, and 

 division of the roots ; peat and loam. Tempe- 

 rature, according as the species is hardy, or 

 requiring the greenhouse or stove. 



HARDY. 



//. era'cta (uptight), , June, North America. 

 1752. 



J. White, blue. May. 



H. serra'ta (saw-leaved). 1. June. 1788. 



veratrifo'lia, (Veratrum-leaved). 2. June. 



1778. 



STOVE. 

 H. grn'cilis (slender). 4. July. Mexico. 182Q. 



SeUo'wii (Sellow's). June. Buenos Ayres. 



1827. 



GREENHOUSE. 



H. Caroline' mis (Carolina). . June. Carolina. 

 1822. 



e'legans (elegant). 



1752. 



obtu'sa (blunt). $. June. 1816. 



obli'qua (odd-sided-teaued). . July. 1795. 



prate'nsis (meadow). . April. New Holland. 



1824. 



ramo'sa (branchy-stemmed). $. June. 1828. 



soboli'fcra (shoot-bearing). August. 1774. 



stella'ta (star-flowered). 3. White, blue. 



May. 1752. 



villo'sa (shaggy). |. June. 1774. 



HYSSO'PUS. Hyssop. (Yssopus of 

 Dioscorides, but certainly not the same 

 plant. Nat. ord., Lipworts [Lamiacere]. 

 Linn., l-Didynamia \-Gynospermla.} 



Hardy, blue-flowered evergreens. Sow in 

 March or April ; propagate by dividing the 

 plant at the same time, or in September ; also 

 by stout cuttings at a similar period ; the varie- 

 ties are propagated by cuttings, and, if rare, 

 require a hand-light over them; dry light soil. 

 The plant is not only aromatic, but the flowers 

 are beautiful. 

 H. di'scolor (two-coloured). June. Siberia. 1818. 



officinaflis (common. Shop). 2. June. South 



Europe. 1548. 



-- angitstifo'lius (narrow-leaved). 



July. Caucasus. 

 --- - cane'scens (hoary). June. Swit- 



zerland. 181Q. 

 -- . - flo're~ru'bro (red-flowered). 2. 



Red. July. Gardens. 

 --- variega'tus (variegated-/eaorf). 



l^. July. Gardens. 



scptcmcrena'tus (seven-scolloped). June. 



Egypt. 182Q. 



septemfi'dus (seven-cleft). June. Egypt. 



I. 



IBE'RIS. Candy Tuft. (From Iberia^ 

 the ancient name of Spain, where the 

 species abounds. Nat. ord., Criicifcrs 

 [Brassicacea 1 ,]. Linn., 15-TctraJynaihia. 

 Allied to Thlaspi.) 



All white-flowered, except where otherwise 

 specified. Annuals and biennials by seeds in 

 March and April; most of the annuals, and 

 especially the itmbellata group, are very hardy, 

 and if sown in autumn will generally stand the 

 winter, and bloom in April and May in conse- 

 quence. The shrubby evergreen group by 

 seeds, but chiefly by cuttings after flowering, 

 under a handiight, in a shady corner, in sum- 



