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HaAvthorn — haw — fr. the A. S. haga, an enclosure or hedge * to the 



Teutonic group, perhajis fr. hagnn, an enclosure and thorn fr. the Skt. 



trna, a blade of grass, through the A. S. pom, a sharp point * Teutonic 



group. The common name of CratargiiJ! o\\Tng to its use for hedges. 

 Hemlock — fr. the A. R. hemlock, a naTiie referring to species of Ciritta. An 



earlier common name was hemlock-spruce. The common name of Tsuga 



rancdcnais owing to the resemblnnce of its foliage to the dissected leaves 



of Ciruta. , 



heterophylla — L. (variously formed leaves) fr. the (4r. V-fpof, different, and 

 0i'?y/iiv, leaf; referring to tlie leaf-form of TiUo ;iii(l Pnpulus heterophylla. 

 Hickory- — fr. hicnria, which see. 

 Hicoria — L. L. fr. the Indian powcohiccora ; referring to the custom of 



securing a milk from the pounded nuts. 

 Hippocastamim — L. (horse-chestnut) fr. the Gr. "nnrnr^ horse, and Knaravov 



chestnut (see Castanra) ; referring to the size of the fruit of Aesculus 



Hippocastannm. 

 hirta — Ij. (hairy); referring to the woolly branches of Bhus typhiva. 

 Holly — ■ f r. the A. S. holen through the M. E. holyn. Perhaps from the 



Tent, kolenno * to the Celtic. The common name of Ilex. 

 Hornbeam — horn — fr. the A. S. horn * to the Aryan group. (See Comus), 



and beam fr. the A. S. beam, a tree, the Teutonic, i. e. the Ger. baum. 



The common name of Ostrya and Carpimis owing to the hard wood. 

 Ilex — L. (holly) the L. conunon name of the holly oak, Querms Her; refer- 

 ring to the resemblance of the leaves to those of this species of oak. 

 imperialls — L. belonging to an empire, fr. imperium, an empire. The specific 



n;inip of PnuJoioiia imperialis (tomcntn.ta.) 

 inops — L. (destitute) fr. in-; without, and the Gr.'oi/'c', appearance ; referring 



to the tendency of Finns virginiona to thrive on poor soils. (?) 

 Judas tree — Judas fr. the Heb. Judas since Judas is said to have hanged 



himself from a limb of Ceris siUquastrum, and tree (see coffee-tree). 



The common name of Crrcis. 

 Juglans — L. (walnut or the nut of Jupiter), the old L. common name fr. 



Jupiter, and glans, nut. 

 Juniper — fr. the L. Junipcntft, which see. The common name of Juniperu.^. 

 Jiiniperus — L. (Jimiper), of doubtful origin. 

 Kalmia — L. L. for the surname Kalni, and referring to Peter Kalm, a 



student of Linnaeus, who visited America, 

 laciniosa — ^ L. (full of plates) fr. the Gr. 7nKiq, the flap of a garment, and 



■nsus. full of; referring to the shagg\' bark of Carya laciniosa. 

 Larch — f r. the Skt. daru, a tree, through the L. Larix, which see. The 



common name of Larix. 

 laricina — L. (pertaining to the larch) fr. Larix. the larch. 

 Larix — The L. common name for the larch, fr. the Skt. daru through the 



Gr. }api^. The common name, "larch" comes directly from this word. 

 latif olla - — • L. (broad leaf) fr. latus. broad, and folium, leaf; referring to the 



broad leaves of Kalmia latifolia. 

 Laurel — fr. the L. Laurus, a laurel-tree, through the Fr. laurier and the 



M. E. laurer. The common name of Kalmia and Shod od en (Iron ox\-ing 



to their similarity to Laurus. 

 laurifolia — L. (laurel leaf) fr. Lavrus. laurel, and folium, leaf; referring 



to the shining leaves of Salix pentandra and Qvercns phellos. 

 lenta — • L. (limber, tough, or supple); referring to the character of the 



branches of Betnla le^ita. ( ?) Perhaps * the T. G. lent, see Linden. 

 Lentago — L. perhaps from the European Lentana, fr. the L. lentus, limber, 



and so referring to the supple branches of Virhurniim Lentago. (?) 

 Lime — • see Linden. 

 Linden — Lind-eu (see aspen), lind, line, or lime tree all of which are fr. the 



I. G. lent through the A. S. lind and Teut. lenda * the Aryan group i. e. 



the Gr. f'/arn^ a fir tree. The common name of Tilia. 

 Liquidambar — L. (liquid-amber) fr. liquere, to be liquid, and the Arab. 



ambar. an allusion to juices exuding from this tree. 

 Liriodendron — L. (lily-tree) fr. the Gr. ?f/p/or, lily, and (S^vrfpov, tree ; refer- 

 ring to the showy flowers of the genus Liriodendron. 



