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of small trees and shrubs. Their flowers are 

 small and inconspicuous, hut several kinds 

 Syria neat growing shrubs, and are therefore 

 worthy of being cultivated. 

 Hamamelis, Linn. From hama, with, and 

 melon, an apple ; the fruit accompanies the 

 flower. Linn, i, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Hamame- 

 lidacaas. The species of Witch-hazel are orna- 

 mental trees, producing a fruit something like 

 a nut. They succeed in any common soil, and 

 are commonly increased by layers, 

 macrophiflla . . Tel. . 5, H. He. T. 15 N. Amer. 1812 

 virginica . . Yel. . 5, H. Do. T. 12 N. Amer. 1S12 



Hamatus. Hooks, hairs, or small spines 

 which are hooked at the point. 



Hamburgh parsley/. See Apium. 



HAMELIA. Named by Jacquin, in honour of 

 the distinguished botanist H. L. Du Hamel 

 Du Monceau, who died in 1782. Linn. 5, Or. 



1, Nat Or. Oinchonaceos. This genus consists 

 of handsome, free-flowering shrubs, easily cul- 

 tivated in peat and loam ; and cuttings, planted 

 in the same kind of soil, root readily in a moist 

 heat, under a glass. Synonyme : 1, B. odorata. 

 axillaris . . Yel. . 8, S. Bv. S 2 W. Indies . : 1822 

 chrysfatha . Yel. 11, S. Ev. S. 8 Jamaica . . 1822 

 latifolia . . Soar. 8, S. Ev. S. 4 Trinidad . . 1819 

 odorata 1 . . Yel . 8, S. Bv. S. 4 S. Amer. . . 1824 

 patens . . . Yel. . 7, S. Bv. S. 5 Hispaniola . 1752 

 sphaarocarpa . Oran. 7, S. Bv. S. 8 Mexico . . 1811 

 ventriebsa . Yel. . !), S. Ev. 8. 8 "W. Indies . . 1778 



Hamilt5nia, Roxburgh. In honour of Mr. 

 Hamilton, of "Woodlands, near Philadelphia, 

 an eminent botanist, and the first to erect a 

 conservatory in North America, for the pre- 

 servation of plants of hot climates. Linn. 22, 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Ginchonacece. These plants 

 are very desirable on account of their pro- 

 ducing flowers very freely, which are delight- 

 fully fragrant ; loam and peat suits them best, 

 and cuttings root readily in sand, under a 

 glass, in a moist heat. Synonymes: 1, Sper- 

 madictyon azhrcwti ; 2, S. suaveolens ; 3, Py- 

 rularia pubera. See Comdndra. 

 oleifera 3 . . Gr.yel. 1, P. De. S. 6 N. Amer. . 1800 

 eeSbra 1 . . Pa.blue 1, S. Ev. S. 6 Nepal . . 1823 

 suaveolens 2 . White 10, S. Ev. S. 6 B. Indies . 1818 



Ham6sus, hooked, bent. 



Hanohinol. See HAmia salicifblia. 



Hand plant. See Cheirostemon platanoldes. 



Hapalostephium, Don. From hapalos, soft, 

 and stephos, a crown ; alluding to the hairy 

 receptacle. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. As- 

 teracece. The plants included in this genus 

 are well adapted for rockvVork, or the front of 

 flower-borders ; they grow freely in any light 

 rich soil, and increase by dividing the roots, 

 or by seeds. Synonymes: 1, Crepis auslriaca ; 



2, Ilieracium grandiflbrum ; 3, lyratum; 4, 

 paludosum; 5, blattariaides, Lepicaune mulli- 

 caulis ; 6, Hieracium pyrenalcum ; 7, sibiri- 

 cum, Crepis sibirica ; 8, Lepicaune spinulbsa. 

 austrlacum 1 . Yel. 7, H. Her. P. 1 Pyrenees . 1723 

 erandiflbrum 2 . Yel. 7, H. Her. P. 1 Switzerl. . 1791 

 lyratum 3 . . Yel. 8, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . . 1777 

 paluddsum4 . Yel. 8, H. Her. P. 1J Brit , mts. 

 pilosum 5 . . Yel. 7. H. Her. P. 1 Pyrenees . 1723 

 fjyrenalcum 6 . Yel. 8, H. Her. P. 1J Pyrenees . 1723 

 sibiricum 7 . . Yel. 6, H. Her. P. 3 Siberia . . 1755 

 spinuldsum 8 . Yel. 8, H. Her. P. 1 Pyrenees . 1820 



HardenbIsrgia, BenthcCm. Named after the 

 Countess of Hardenberg, sister to Baron Hu- 

 gel, and in whose garden the plants collected 

 by her brother, in his travels, were carefully 

 nursed until his return. Linn. 17, Or. 5, Nat. 

 .Or. Fabacece. Pretty trailing greenhouse plants, 

 suitable for training up a rafter or to a trellis. 

 When grown in pots and suitably trained, they 

 are very pretty objects in spring. A mixture 

 of loam, peat, and sand suits them ; and cut- 

 tings, planted in pots of sand, strike root 

 readily. Synonymes: 1, Kennidya cordata; 



2, K. Comptoniana ; 3, K . macroplifilla ; 4, 

 K. monophplla ; 5, K. ovata, latifhlia ; 6, K. 

 monophplla. 



Comptoniana 2 Pr.lil. 3, G. Ev. Tr. 10 Australia 1803 

 cordata 1 . . Purp. 4, G. Ev. Tr. 8 Australia 1820 

 digitata . . . Purp. -4, G. Ev. Tr. 8 Swan E. 1839 

 macropbilla 3 . Scar. 4, G. Ev. Tr. 12 Swan R. 1835 

 monophylla 4 . Purp. 4, G. Ev. Tr. 10 Australia 1790 



^KIT . | Purp ' 4 ' G ' Ev - Tr - 10 Australia 182S 

 ovata 5 ! ' . Purp. 4, G. Ev. Tr. 6 Australia 1820. 



Hard-grass. See jZgilops. 



Hard-grass. See OphiHrus. 



Hard-grass. See Sclerdchloa. 



HARDwfcKlA. Roxburgh named this genus in- 

 compliment to Major-General Thomas Hard- 

 wicke, F.R.S., L.S., &c, of the East India 

 Company's Artillery. " Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. . 

 Or. Fabacece. Trees from forty to fifty feet 

 high ; a light loamy soil suits them well, and 

 good sized cuttings root readily in sand, under 

 a glass, in heat. 



binitta . . Yel. . 3, S Ev. T 40 B. Indies . 1820f 

 pinnata . Yel. . 4, S. Ev. T. 40 E. Indies . 1813 



Harebells. See Campdnula rotundifblia. 



Hare's-ear. See Erysimum austriaewm. 



Hare's-ear. See Bupletirum. 



Hare's-foot. See Ochrbma Lagdpus. 



Hare's-eoot fern. See Davdllia canarUnsis. 



Hare's-tail grass. See Lagurus. 



Haricot d'orleans. See FJias&olus splice- 

 ricus. 



HarIna, Hamil. See Wallichia. 



Harmala. See Piganum Harmala. 



HARONGA, P. Thouars. The native name of 

 the species is Ronga. Linn. 18, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Hypericacece. A tall, ornamental growing 

 shrub, thriving well in a mixture of loam and 

 peat ; plants may be obtained from cuttings of 

 the ripened wood, planted in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. Synonyme : 1, paniculata. 

 madagascariensis 1 Yel. 7, S. Ev. S. 10 Madagas. 1825/ 



HarpAlium, De Candolle. Meaning unknown, 

 Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Asteracece. 

 rigidum . . Yel. . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 



Harpalyce, Don. After Harpalyce, daughter 

 of Lycurgus. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. As- 

 ter&cece. The species of this genus are not 

 possessed of much interest ; they grow well in 

 any garden soil, and the perennial kinds may 

 be increased by seeds, or divisions ; the an- 

 nual species by seed, sown in the open border. 

 Synonymes: 1, Prendnthes dlba ; 2, altissima; 



3, cordata ; 4, serpentaria ; 5, virgata. 



alba 1 . . . Wht. . 7-, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. . 1762 

 altissima 2 . Yel. . 7, H. Her. P. 4 N. Amer. . 1096 



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