HER 



282 



HER 



Sphond^lium White 5, H. B. 4 Brit., hedges, 



flegans 5 . White 5, H. B. 4 Austria . 1800 



laciniatum 6 White 5, H. B. 4 Austria . 1800 



villdsum . White 6, H. B. 4 Siberia . 1820 



austriacum, decipicns marginatum, disstctum, 

 fiaviscens, f. angustifblium 1, /. latifblium 2, 

 gigdnteum, longifblium, Pandces, setbsum, sub- 

 villbsum, tailricum, tomentbsum, verrucbsum. 



Herbaceous-plant, a plant, the stem of which 

 perishes annually. 



Herba-baroni. See Acynos Mrba-baroni. 



Herba-rota. See Achillea Hirba-rbta. 

 , Herbeatj Charpentier. See Achillea agerd- 

 tum. 



Herbe du Diable. See Plumbago sedndens. 



Herbe du Paraguai. See hex paraguinsii. 



Herbe du Siege. See Scrophularia aqudlica. 



Herb op grace. See Ruta graviolens. 



Herbertia, Sweet. In honour of the Hon. and 

 Eey. "William Herhert, of Spofforth, a distin- 

 guished botanist, and author of a Monograph 

 on Amaryllidaceas, 1837. Linn. 16, Or. 1, 

 Nat. ' Or. Iriddceas. Very pretty species, 

 growing well in an equal mixture of loam, 

 peat, and sand ; with protection in winter, the 

 species will grow as well in the open border, as 

 in the frame ; they are increased by offsets and 

 seeds. Synonyme: Ferrdria pusilla. 

 caerulea . . . Blue . 4, S. Her. P. J Texas . 1S42 

 Drummondiana Violet 4, S. Her. P. 1 Texas . 1842 

 pusflla .Tel. . 6, G. Bl. P. £ Brazil .1830 



pulchella . . . Bl.pur. 7, P. Bl. P. f Chile . 1827 



Herb-paris. See P&ris quadrifblia. 



Herb-robert. See Geranium Robertidnum. 



Hercules's-club. See ZantMxylwm clava-JTir- 

 culis. 



Heritiera, Aiton. In honour of Charles Louis 

 L'Heritier de Bautelle, a celebrated French 

 botanist and author ; he died in 1800. Linn. 

 21, Or. 10, Bat. Or. Sterculidceas. These are 

 called Looking-glass Plants, and consist of 

 large handsome growing trees, easily cultivated 

 in sandy loam and peat ; and increased by 

 large ripened cuttings planted in sand, under 

 a glass, in a moist heat. 



littoriuis . Eed . 5, S. Ev. T. 20 E. Indies . 17S0 

 minor . . . Red . 0, S. Ev. T. 12 Mauritius . 1S24 



HermXknia, Linn. In honour of Paul Her- 

 mann, a botanist and traveller in Ceylon ; he 

 died in 1695. Linn. 16, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Ster- 

 culiacem. Pretty flowering plants, well worth 

 a place in every garden ; they all grow well in 

 any light rich soil, and young cuttings will root 

 readily in the same kind of soil, under a glass. 

 Synonymes: 1, H. rotundifblia ; 2, MaUrnia 

 grandiflbra ; 3, H. latifblia. See MaUrnia. 

 alnif&lia . . Yel. . 3, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1728 

 althseifolia . Tel. . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 172S 

 angularis . . Tel. . 4, G. Ev. S. S C. G. H 1791 

 argentea . . Or. yel. 5, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1820 

 bryonifblia . Tel. . 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. . 1818 

 candicans . . Tel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 8 C. G. H. . 1774 

 coronopif&lia Tel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1823 

 cuneifblia . . Tel. . 8, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H 1791 

 deenmbens . Tel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. ." 1821 

 denudata . . Tel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1774 

 diosmsefblia . Yel. . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1795 

 disermarfolia Or.red 4, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G H 1795 

 dfstichal . . Tel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1789 

 fihfbha . Tel. . 3, G. Ev. S. 1J C. G. H. . 1816 



flammea . Gran. 12, G. Ev, S. 3 O. G. H. . 1794 



fragrans . . Tel. . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 O. G. H. . 1822 



glandul&sa . Tel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1822 



grandiflbra 2 . Red . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1791 



hirsuta . . Tel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1790 



hispidula . . Tel. . 3, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1824 



holoserfcea . Tel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 O. G. H. . 1792 



hyssopifblia . Straw 5, G. Ev. S. 5 C. G. H. . 1725 



inclsa . . Tel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1816 



inflata . . . Tawny 8, G. Ev. S. 3 S. Amer. . 1829 



involucrata . Tel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 O. G. H. . 1794 



Ia X dU . liE ". } ToL • 6 - G - By - 8- 2 C. G H. . 1732 



melochi'oldes Tel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. .. 1818 



micans 3 . . Tel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1790 



mollis . . . Tel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1814 



multiflbra . Yel. . 4, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1791 



odorata . . Tel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1780 



plicata . . . Yel. 11, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1774 



procthnbens . Yel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 1792 



pulverulenta Yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1820 



salvifblia . . Yel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1795 ' 



scalra . . Yel. . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1789 



scordifblia . Tel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1794 



tenuifdlia . . Tel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 



trifoliata Tol. . 6. G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1752 



trifurcata . . Purp. 5, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1789 



triphylla . . Yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1819 



velutlna . Tel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1818 



Hermanniace.31. See Byttncriaccce. 



Hermaphrodite, consisting of two sexes. 



Hermas, Linn. The meaning of the name is 

 unknown. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apidcece. 

 This is a genus of inconspicuous, stunted-look- 

 ing plants, thriving well in peat, sand, and 

 loam mixed. They may either be increased by 

 seeds, or cuttings. Synonyme : 1, H. depau- 

 perata. 



ciliata . . . Gr.yel. 5, G. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. . 1S16 

 gigantea . . Green . 5, G. Her. P. 3 C. G. H. ' 1794 

 villbsa 1 . Green . 5, G. Her. P. 2 C. G..H. . 1795 



IiERMfNlUM, R. Brown. The meaning of the 

 name is not explained. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Orchiddeece. The species of this genus are 

 pretty, and grow freely in chalky soil, or in a 

 mixture of loam, peat, and sand ; they increase 

 by divisions of the roots. Synonymes: 1, 

 Ophrys alplna, Charnbrchis alpina ; 2, dphrys 

 monbrchis ; 3, Hdbeniria cordata. 

 alplnum 1 . White 5, P. Ter. J Switzerl . . 1824 

 cordatum 3 . Tellow 3, G. Ter. f Africa . . 1830 

 congestum . Green 11, G. Ter. | Madeira. 

 mondrchis 2 . Green 6, H. Ter. 1 Eng., ehal. bo. 



HermIone, Salisbury. Named after Hermione, 

 the daughter of Helen. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Amaryllidacece. See also Narcissus. 

 aperticorona . . Tel. or. .4 H. Bl. P. 1 Africa. 



Hernandia, Linn. In honour of Francisco 

 Hernandez, M.D., a Spanish botanist. Linn. 

 21, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Thymeldcece. The species 

 of- this genus are elegant and lofty-growing 

 trees, succeeding well in sandy loam and peat ; 

 and ripened cuttings, not divested of their 

 leaves, will root readily in sand, under a glass. 

 The juice of the leaves of H. sfmora js a power- 

 ful depilatory ; it destroys hair, without pain, 

 wherever it is applied. 



guianensis . Wht. gr. 6, S. Ev. T. 50 Guiana . 1820 

 ovigera . Wht. gr. 6. S. Ev. T. 50 E. Indies, 



sonbra . . . Wht. gr. 6, S. Ev. T. 50 E. Indies 1693 



HERNA'NDiE.a). See Thymeldcew. 



HerniAria, Linn. From hernia, a rupture ; 

 because of its supposed effect in curing it. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Illecebracece. The 

 species of this genus are not of very much 



