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HEMEROOALLIS. &— 1. (Asphodeli.) [From emera, day, and kallos, beauty, beauty of the 

 day.] 

 f,a'va, (yellow day-lily, y. Ju. %.) leaves broad-linear, keeled ; petals flat, 



acute ; nerves of the petals undivided. Ex. 

 fuV'va, leaves very long, linear, carinate ; three inner petals obtuse, undu- 

 late; nerves of the outer petals branching; flowers large, fulvous; scape 

 3-4 f. Introduced. ' Tawny day-lily. 



HEMIANTHUS. 2—1. (ScrophularicB.) 

 micran"tka, (w. Au. ©.) leaves opposite, crowded, sessile, obscurely 3-nerved, 

 glabrous; succulent stem creeping, dichotomous; flowers axillary, solitary, 

 minute. Banks of rivers. 



HEPATIC A. 12—13. (RanunculacecB.) [From e;>ar, the liver ; probably from the belief that 

 it was of use in complaints of this organ.] 



acutW'oba, or triloba, (heart liverleaf, w. and p. Ap. %.) leaves cordate, 3-5- 

 lobed ; lobes entire, acute ; leaves of the calyx acute. Grows in woods, 

 preferring the north side of hills and mountains. 5 i. 



americaJna, (kidney liverleaf, w. and p. Ap. %.) leaves heart-reniform, 3-lob- 

 ed ; lobes entire, round-obtuse; leaves of the calyx obtuse. Grows chiefly 

 in woods, preferring the south side of hills and mountains. 5 i. 



flERACLEUM. 5—2. (UmbelUfercB.) [Named either from Hercules, or the city of Heraclea, 

 near which it grew.] 

 lana'kim, (cow-parsnip, w. Ju. %.) leafets ternate, petioled, tomentose be- 

 neath ; leafets round-cordate, lobed ; partial involucre 5-6-leaved ; fruit 

 orbicular. One of our largest umbelliferous plants, with a white, woolly 

 aspect. Flowers white, in very large, terminal umbels. Poisonous. 

 spoTidili/'um, leaves pinnate ; leafets 5, oblong. S. 



HERPESTIS. 13—2. (^Scrophularia.) [From erpo, creeping.] 

 cunei'folia, (b Au. %.) very smooth ; leaves opposite, cuniate-obovate ; pe- 

 duncles as long as the leaves ; corolla 5-cleft, stem creeping. 

 flESPERIS. 14—2. iCrucifercR.) [From esperos, evening.] 

 pinnalifi'da, (p. J. J'.) lower leaves lyrate, pinnatifid ; upper ones lanceolate, 

 unequally serrate ; borders of the petals obovale, entire; pedicel becomes 

 longer than the calyx ; stem smooth. 1 f 

 matrona'lis, (dame's violet, sweet rocket, p-w.) pedicels of the length of the 



calyx ; petals obovate ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, toothed. Ex. 

 tris"tis, (yellow rocket, (^.) stem hispid ; branches spreading. Ex. 



HEUCHERA. 5—2. {Saxifragm.) [Heucher.] 



america'na, (alum-root, r. Ju. %..) viscidly-piibescent; scape and leaves some- 

 what scabrous; leaves radical, on long, pubescent petioles; flowers in a 

 long, terminal panicle ; stamens exserted; calyx short, obtuse; petals lan- 

 ceolate, as long as the calyx. 2-3 f. 



fn(bes"cens, dusty-pubescent ; calyx large, bell-form ; stamens scarcely exsert- 

 ed ; flowers large, red with yellow. 

 HIBISCUS. 16—13. (MalvacecB.) [From ibis, the stork, who is said to be fond of it.] 



phceni'cius, (phcenician mallows, r. Ju. '2|-.) leaves ovate, acuminate, serrate, 

 and crenate, lower ones 3-cuspidate ; ped.uncles jointed; seeds woolly. 6-8 f. 

 Ex. 



syr'iacus, (althea frutex, w. and p. Au. T^.) leaves wedge-ovate, 3-lobed, tooth- 

 ed ; outer calyx about 8-leaved, of the length of the inner. 5-10 f Ex. 



escukn"kos, (okra, y. Ju. ©.) leaves heart 5-lobed, obtusish, toothed ; petiole 

 longer than the flower ; outer calyx about 5-leaved, caducous, bursting 

 lengthwise. 3 f. Ex. 



trio'num, (beautiful ketmia, flower of an hour, ©.) flowers yellowish white, 

 with the lower part purple ; calyx inflated ; leaves toothed. Ex. 



mosc'/ieu'tus, (marsh mallows, w-p. Au. %.) leaves tomentose beneath ; peti. 

 oles bearing the peduncles ; calyx tomentose. Swamps. Flowers large, 

 white, with a purple centre. 



grandiflo'rus, leaves large, coriaceous, 3-lobed, tomentose on both sides, 

 hoary beneath ; flowers large, red. 5-7 f. S. Ex. 



wsica'rius, (African Hibiscus, y-p. ©.) 2 f. 

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