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Halberd-weed." See Neicrolcbna. 



Haledsch or Hilelgic. See Bal&niies osgyp- 

 tiacct. 



Halenia, G. Don. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Gcntianacex. See Swirlia. 



HalEsia, Linn. In honour of S. Hales, D.D., 

 F.R.S., a vegetable physiologist. Linn. 11, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ebenaceos. All the species of 

 the Snowdrop tree are most beautiful and valu- 

 able shrubs, on account of their flowering so 

 early in the season ; they grow freely in any 

 common garden soil, and multiply by cuttings 

 of the roots, or by layers. 



diptera . . White . 4, H. De. 8. 6 N. Amer. . 1758 

 parviflbra . . White . 5, H. De. S. 8 N. Amer. . 1802 

 tetraptera ' . White . 5, H. De. B. 8 Carolina . 1756 



Halicacaba or bed nightshade. See Erica 

 Halicdcaba. 



Halicacabum or Winter cherry. See Car- 

 diosperm/wm Halicdcabum. 



Halim6cnemis, Led. From halimos, maritime, 

 and nemos, a grove ; situation where the plants 

 j|row. Linn. 3, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Ckenopodi- 

 acece. Hardy annuals, of no beauty, growing 

 in common light soil.— crassifolia, oppositi- 

 folia, scUrospirma, sibirica, vblvox. 



HahmodEndron, Fischer. From lmlimos, ma- 

 ritime, and dendrgn, a tree ; in allusion to the 

 shrubs growing in dry, naked, salt fields, by 



, the river Irfis, in Siberia. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. 

 Or. Fabacece. These are very beautiful shrubs, 



well worthy of a place in every garden ; for 

 culture and propagation, see Caragdna. - Sy- 

 nonymes : 1, RoUnia Hahdindron, Caragdna 

 argintea ; 2, Mobinia iriflbra. 

 argenteum 1 . Pink . 5, H. De. 8. 6 Siberia . 1779 



brachysema . Pink . 6, H. De. 8. 6 Siberia. 



subvirescens 2 Pink . 6, H. De. 8. 6 Siberia. 



HiiiMUS. See Atriplex H&limus. 



HaliphIl&os. See Que'rcus Cirris erinUa. 



HALfsERis, Agardh, From hals, the sea, and 

 seris, lettuce ; in reference to the membranous 

 fronds. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Facacece. 

 A species, with some likeness of a Polypodium ; 

 it is olive-green, and found in trie ocean at all 

 seasons of the year — polypodioides. 



Halleria, Linn. In honour of Albert Haller, 

 M.D., a distinguished botanical author. Linn. 

 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Serophularidcece. A genus 

 of ornamental shrubs, requiring to be grown 

 in a light rich soil ; cuttings root readily in 

 sand, or soil, under a glass. They require an 

 airy part of the greenhouse, and plenty of 

 water in summer. 



elliptica . . Scarlet 7, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1816 

 lileida . . . Scarlet 7, G. Ev. 8. 6 C. G. H. . 1752 



JELallia, Thuriberg. In compliment to Berger 

 Martin Hall, a pupil of Linnaeus. Linn. 16, 

 Or. 6, Nat. Or. Fabaaew. Herbaceous plants, 

 with little to recommend them to the culti- 

 vator ; they thrive best in sandy loam and 

 peat, and cuttings of the young wood root 

 freely m sand, under a glass. They sometimes 

 ripeji seed, from which plants may also be 

 obtained. See Eleibiis and Heyldndia. 

 imbricata . . Pink . 8, G. Ev. 8. 1J C. G. H. . 1812 

 alata, angustif&lia, asarbna, corddta, fldecida. 



Halm or mat-grass. See falymus arenarius 

 and Carex arenaria. 



Halocnbmum. From hals, the sea, and nemos, 

 a grove ; situation where the plants grow. 

 Linn. 1, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Chenopodidcece. A 

 hardy annual, of no beauty.— edspiewm. 



Haloragacejs or Hippurids. Herbaceous 

 plants and small shrubs, often inhabiting wet 

 places, ditches, and slow streams. They pos- 

 sess no beauty and are therefore seldom culti- 

 vated. 



Haloragis, Forster. From lials, the sea, and 

 rhax, berry of grapes. Linn. 8, Or. 4, Nat. 

 ,Or. Saloragaeece. These are rather .curious 

 plants, thriving well in a mixture of loam and 

 peat, and increased readily by cuttings in 

 sand, under a glass. 



Cercbdia . . Gm.red 6j G. Ev. 8. 1J N. Zeal. . 1772 

 dig^na . . . Green . 4, G. Ev. S. 1J Australia . 1826 

 prostrata . . Grn.red 7, G. Ev. S. 4 N. Zeal. . 1820 



Halymenia, Agardh. From hals, the sea, and 

 hymen, a membrane ; alluding to the mem- 

 branous fronds. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. 

 Ceramiacecs. Interesting marine plants, with 

 flat membranous fronds. S. ediilis is the true, 

 and H. palmdta the common Dulse, both of 

 which are eaten in Scotland— edulis, e. mklia, 

 furcellata, ligulata, Opimtia, palmdta, p. mar- 

 ginlfera, purpurdscens, p. erispata, sarnUnsis. 



Halyseris. See Haliseris. 



Hamamehdace/e or witch-hazels. An order 



