156 PRACTICAL POEESTRT. 



HETEEOMBiBS, Kcemer. — Toyon or Tollon. 



A genus of single evergreen species, closely related to the 

 Hawthorn, but dififering in form of the calyx, number and 

 position of the stamens, and other parts of both flowers and 

 fruit. It has been described under seven different specific 

 names, by as many botanical authorities. 



Heteromeles arl»ntifolia, Eoemer. — Arbutus-leaved Toyon. — 

 Leaves deep-green above, light-green beneath, oblong-lanceolate, 

 two to four inches long, on short stalks, margin slightly revo- 

 lute. Flowers somewhat soft and velvety, with five white, 

 spreading petals in terminal corymbose panicles. Fruit 

 about a quarter of an inch in diameter, red, and of the same 

 flavor as some of the Hawthorns. A small tree or large shrub, 

 in the Coast Eanges of CaUfomia. 



HiPPOMAiirE, Linn. — Mancliineel. 



Tropical evergreen trees, abounding in a white, milky juice, 

 which is very poisonous, and if it touches the skin will cause 

 severe irritation and blisters. There are two species, one of 

 which is found on our southern border. 



Hlppomanc Mancinclla, L. — Manchineel. — Leaves alternate, 

 ovate-serrulate, pointed, nearly smooth. When the leaves fall 

 oflf with age, they leave large scars, giving to the branches and 

 stems a very rough appearance. Flowers minute, greenish, 

 without petals, and in short spikes of about two inches in length. 

 Fruit large, somewhat resembling apples, but said to be poison- 

 ous. The old botanist, Jacquin, said that they were eaten by 

 the sea crabs. Wood heavy, clear-grained and beautifully 

 variegated, and veined with various shades of brown, white, 

 and yeUow. Highly valued for fancy boxes, and other kinds 

 of cabinet work, as the polished surface of the wood resembles 

 some of the finest varieties of marble. In cutting the tree, the 

 workmen have to be very cautious to prevent the juice getting 

 upon their flesh. This tree grows to an immense size in the 

 West Indies, but only forty or fifty feet high in Southern Flor- 

 ida. 



HTPELATE. — Honey-berry. 



A small genus of sub-tropical evergreen trees, principally in 

 the West Indies, where they are cultivated for their small, 

 sweet, and edible benies. One native of Ceylon, and two 

 scatteringly in Southern Florida, 



