HAB 



271 



HAK 



pallidua . . Pink . 6, G. BL P. 1 ValparaisolS30 



phyoelloldes . Scarlet 9, G. Bl. P. J Chile . . 1805 



pratensis 8 . . Scr. yel. 5, 8. Bl. P. 1 Chile . . 1840 

 quadrifl&rus Cr. yel. 6, G. Bl. P. 1 Chile . .1841 



pumilus . . Bed , . 9, G. Bl. P. J Chile . . 1831 



robustus .. . Bed . . 6, G. Bl. P. J B. Ayres 1827 



r6seus . . . Hose . 6, F. Bl. P. £ Chiloe . 1S28 



spathaceus . Pink . 8, G. Bl. P. £ B. Ayres 1835 



versicolor . . Pink . 9, H. Bl. P. J S. Amer. 1821 



Habrothamnos, Endl: From habros, gay, and 

 thamnos, a shoot or branch. ; in allusion to the 

 beauty of the species. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Solanacew. Elegant greenhouse plants, bear- 

 ing panicles of flowers in profusion. They are 

 now in many collections, and their great beauty 

 entitles them to a first rank in all. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, Mey&nia corymbbsa, Cistrum Endli- 

 cheri; 2, O. llegans, M. ilegans, H. purpureus ; 

 3, 0. fasciculatum ; 4, 0. rbscwm. See Iso- 

 chrbma. 



corymb&sus 1 Rose . 3, G. Ev. S. 6 Mexico . . 1844 

 cyaneus Vio. bl. 3, G. By. S. 4 Mexico . . 1844 



elegans 2 . . Carmin.l, G. Ev. S. 6 Mexico . . 1844 

 fasciculatus 3 Crim. . 3, G. Ev. S. 6 Mexico . .1843 

 purpureus . Purple 8, G. Ev. S. 6 Mexico . . 1844 

 roseus 1 . . Bose . 7, G. Ev. S. 4 Mexico . . 1850 

 tonientdsus . Purple 8, G. Ev. S. 4 Mexico . . 1844 

 zephirinas . Red . 3, G. Ev. S. 4 Mexico . 1855 



HacquETIA. See Ddndia. 



Hadcht. See Saschish. 



H^elava. See Linaria Hcelava. 



ELEMADfCTTON, LindUy. From haima, blood, 

 and dyhtyon, a net ; alluding to the colour of 

 the veins of the leaves. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Apocynacece. Very ornamental plants, 

 with beautifully-veined leaves ; the soil best 

 adapted to them is a mixture of loam and peat, 

 and cuttings of the young wood root readily in 

 sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonymes: 1, 

 EchUes sanguinoMnta, nutans ; 2, EchUes sub- 

 ere~cia. 



suberectum 2 . Tel. 7, S. Ev. Tw. 20 W. Ind. 1759 

 vendsum 1 . . Yel. 7, S. Ev. Tw. 20 W. Ind. 1S21 



HffiJMANTHTJS, Linn. From haima, blood, and 

 anthos, a flower ; colour of some of the flowers. 

 Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryttidaeece. A 

 genus of fine bulbous plants ; all the species 

 succeed well in sandy loam, mixed with a little 

 peat. They do not require to be watered when 

 in a dormant state, in consequence of which, 

 the bulbs .ripen, and afterwards flower freely ; 

 increased by offsets. See Brwnsvigia. 

 albinos . . White . 6, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 

 amarylloldes Pink . 8, G. Bl. P. f C. G. H. 

 carinatus . . Pink . 8, G. Bl. P. i 0. G. H. 

 carneus . . Pink . 6, G. Bl. P. J C. G. H. 

 coarctatus . Pink . 2, G. Bl. P. ' 

 coccirieua . . Red . 9, G. Bl. P. 

 crassipes . . Red . 6, G. Bl. P. 

 humilis . . Scarlet 9, G. Bl. P. 

 hyalocarpuB . Red . 7, G. Bl. P. 

 insignis . . Crims. 8, G. Bl. P. 

 lancejefolius . Bed . 10, G. Bl. P. l 

 maculatus . Red . 6, G. Bl. P. 1 

 magniflcus . Scarlet 7, G. Bl. P. 1 Africa 

 mosehatus , . Red . 9, G. B1»P. 1 C. G. H. 

 multifl&rus . Scarlet 6, S. Bl. P. 1 S. Leone 

 orbicularis . White . 7, G. Bl. P. i C. G. H. 

 pubiSscens . White . 7, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 

 pumflio . Pink . 8, G. Bl. P. i C. G. H. 



Juniceus . . Scarlet 6, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 

 quadrivalvis . Flame . 9, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 

 rotundif&lius Scarlet 7, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G H. 

 sanguineus . Crims. 8, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 

 tenuifl&rus . Red . 4, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 



. 1 C. G. H. 



. 1 C. G. H. 



I C. G. H. 



i C. G. H. 



. 1 C. G. H. 



Natal 



C. G. H. 



C. G. H. 



. 1791 

 . 1825 

 . 1759 

 . 1819 

 . 1795 

 . 1629 

 . 1820 

 . 1825 

 . 1822 

 . 1852 

 . 1794 

 . 1790 

 . 1838 

 . 1816 

 . 1783 

 . 1820 

 . 1774 

 . 1789 

 . 1722 

 . 1790 

 . 1790 

 . 1820 



! Red . 4, G. Bl. P. 1 Mosambiq. 1839 



mosambi- 



tigiinus . ". Flame . 4, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1790 



Hemaria, LindUy. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidaceat. For culture, see Goodyira. 

 discolor . . . Red . 4, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . . 1815 



IL£:matoc6ccus, Agardh. From haima, blood, 

 and leokkos, a grain ; in allusion to the colour 

 of many species. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. 

 Confervacece. Found on irrigated cliffs, ca- 

 verns, &c. — fruticulbsus, sanguineus. 



H^emat6des, blood-coloured. 



HiBMATOXYLON, Linn. From haima, blood, 

 and xylvn, wood ; logwood is well known for 

 its red colour. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Fabacem. The logwood tree attains the height 

 of twenty feet ; it grows well in a mixture of 

 loam, peat, and a little sand, and it may be 

 increased by cuttings in sand, in heat, under a 

 glass, or by seeds, which are very frequently 

 received in this country from the West Indies. 

 The bark and the wood are slightly astringent. 

 The wood is chiefly used in dyeing, 

 campechianum Yellow . 5, S. Ev. T. 20 S. Amer. 1724 



Hj3MAT<5xylon or red wood. See Gordbnia 

 Scematdxylon. 



H^;m(5charis, Mart. See Laplacea. 



Hjemodorace^s: or blood-worts. An order 

 of herbaceous and tree-like lilies nearly related 

 to Amaryllids ; the Vellozias form trunks ten 

 feet or more high, and as thick as a man's 

 body, after the manner of Dracaenas. 



HjLMODbRUM, Smith. From haima, blood, and 

 dorm, a gift ; colour of the flowers ; Linn. 3, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Jlcemodoracece. Ornamental 

 plants, growing freely in loam and peat ; they 

 are readily increased by division of the roots, 

 planifblium . Orange 8, G. Her. P. H N. S. W. . 1810 

 teretifolium . Orange 8, G. Her. P. 1 N. Hoi. . 1S22 



Hagberry. See Primus vulgaris. 



Hair flag. See Plocamium. 



Hair grass. See lira. 



Hai-tsai. See Plocaria tenax. 



Hakea, Schroder. In honour of Baron Hake, 

 a German promoter of botany. Linn. 4, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proteacem. A genus of 

 very desirable New Holland plants ; they 

 require to be grown in a soil composed of equal 

 parts of loam, peat, and sand. It is necessary 

 to drain the pots well, so that the plants are 

 not injured by too much water. Cuttings of 

 the ripened wood root without difficulty in 

 sand, under a glass. Synonyme: 1, II. Vic- 

 tories. 



acicularis . . White 6. G. Ev. S. 3 N. S. W. 1790 

 acanthoplrylla . White 6, G. Ev. S. 3 N. S. W. 1821 

 amplexicatuis . White 7, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1803 

 angustifdlia . . White 6, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1824 

 arborescens . . White 7, G. Ev. T. 12 N. Hoi. . 1820 

 Baxteri . . . White 7, G. Ev. S. 8 N. HoL . 1830 

 canescens . . White 7, G. Ev. S. 3 Jf. Hoi. . 1800 

 carduifdlia . . White 5, G. Ev. S. 4 N. Hoi. . 1825 

 ceratoplrylla . Brown 6, G. Ev. S. 4 N. Hoi. . 1824 

 elavata . . . White 7, G. Ev. S. 5 N. Hoi. . 1824 

 cinerea . . . White 6, G. Ev. 8. 5 N. Hoi. . 1803 

 concbifldra . . White 6, G. Ev. S. 3 Swan R. 1846 

 cristata . . . White 6, G. Ev. 8. 4 Swan R. 1837 

 cucullata . Pink . 6, G. Ev. S. 4 N. Hoi. . 1824 



cycloearpa . . White 6, G. Ev. S. 4 Swan R. 1845 

 dactyloldes . White 7, G. Ev. S. 6 N. Hoi. . 1790 

 denticulata . .White 6, G. Ev. S. 4 K.G.'sSd. 1837 



