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tanist. Linn. 21, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Lardim- 

 balaceoe. These are plants of interest (not- 

 withstanding the greenness of their flowers) ; 

 they exhale a very pleasant fragrance, and 

 are of easy culture, merely requiring to be 

 planted in light soil, and to be treated like 

 other greenhouse or half-hardy climbers. Sy- 

 nonyme : 1, Stauntdnia latifdlia. 

 acuminata . . Gn. yL 8, G. Ev. Tw. 10 N. Ind. . 1846 

 angustifolia . Purple 8, G. Ev. Tw. 12 Nepal . 1846 

 latif blia 1 . . Green . 3, G. Ev. Tw. 20 Nepal . 1845 



H6lcus, Linn. From helko, to extract ; the 

 original plant was supposed to possess the 

 power of extracting thorns. Linn. 23, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Graminacece. A genus of grasses, 

 which delights to grow in light loamy soil ; 

 increased by seeds or divisions, Synonyme : 1, 

 Andropdgmi saccharatus. See Arrhen.aXki.rum, 

 Chrysopbgon, Hierdchloe, and Sorghum. 



lanatus . . . Apetal 6, H. Grass. 2£ Brit. , past, 

 mfillis . . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 2 Brit., oo. fie. 

 saccharatus 1 . Apetal 6, G. Grass. 3 China . . 



Holigarna,' Roxburgh. The name of the tree 

 in the language of Karnata. Linn. 23, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Anacardiacece. This species is a very 

 tall-growing tree ; for culture and propagation, 

 see Anacardium. 

 longifolia . WMte . 4, S. Ev. T. 60 E. Ind. . . 1828 



Holly. See Ilex. 



Hollyhock. See Althaea rosea. 



Holly-oak. See Quircus Ilex. 



Holmskioldia, Retz. In honour of Theodore 



' Holmskiold, a Danish botanical author. Linn. 

 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Lamidcece. Rather 

 curious and interesting plants,, succeeding 

 well in an equal mixture of loam, peat, and 

 sand ; and cuttings of the young wood root 

 freely in the same kind of soil, under a glass, 

 in heat. Synonymes: 1, Jffastingia coccinea ; 

 2, H. sc&ndens. 



sanguinea 1 . Scarlet . 5, S. Ev. S. 4 E. Ind. . 1796 

 scaiidens 2 . Scarlet . 5, S. Ev. CI 6 E. Ind. . 1824 



Hologymne. From holos, all, and gymnos, 

 naked. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracece. 

 For culture, see Lasthenia. Synonyme: Las- 

 th&nia glabrata. 

 glabrata . Yellow . 6, H. A. 1J California . 1833 



Holophyllum, Be Cahdolle. From holos, all, 

 aaiphyllon, a leaf. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Asteracece. For culture, see Athanasia. Sy- 

 nonyme : i h Athanasia capitata. 

 capitatum 1 . . Yellow 1, G. Ev. S. li C. G. H. 1774 

 lanugindsum . Yellow 5, G. Ev. S. li C. G. H. 1822 



HoloschAnus. See Isblepis Eolosch&nus. 



HoLOSERfcEA, silky, nubescent. 



Holostea. See Stellaria HolbsUa. 



Holosteum, Linn. From holos, all, and osteon, 

 a bone ; applied by antiphrasis to this plant, 

 which is soft and delicate. Linn. 3, Or. 3, 

 Nat. Or. Caryophyllaccas. These species 

 merely require to be sown in the open ground. 

 See Brymaria. 



spergulioldes . White 7, H. A. J Egypt .1829 



umbellatum . Pink. 7, H. A. * Eng., wastes. 



didndrum. y 



Holy cyamus. See Nel&mbium speciosum. 



Holy rose, or Eosb or Jericho. See Anas- 



tdtica hierochuntina. 

 HoMALANTHUS, Barth. From homalos, regular, 



and anthos, a flower. Linn. 21, Or. 8, Nat. 



Or. Euphorbiaceoe. For cultivation, see the 



stove species of Euphorbia. 



populifblius . White . 6, S. Ev. S. li N. Holl. 1824 



Homaliacej3, or Homaliads. Tropical trees 

 and shrubs, not far removed from Passion- 

 flowers ; the flowers, however, are borne in 

 spikes or racemes. 



HomalIne^e. See Homaliaccm. 



Homalium, Jacquin. From homalos, regular ; 

 the stamens are regularly divided into three- 

 stamened fascicles. Linn. 1 8, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 

 Homaliacete. The flower of this species is 

 rather insignificant. The plant grows in a 

 mixture of loam and peat ; and cuttings, 

 nearly ripened, root readily in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat, 

 racemdsum . White . 6, S, Ev. T. 6 W. Ind. 1816 



HomalonEma. From homalos, regular, and 

 nema, a filament. Linn. 21, Or. 7, Nat. Or. 

 Aracece. For culture, see Richardia. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, Cdlla aromdtica, 0. occH.Ua. 



aromatica 1 . White . 7, O. Her. P. 2 China . 1813 

 cordata . . . White . 6, G. Her. P. 2 China . 1820 



Homeria, Ventenat. Named after the distin- 

 guished father of epic poetry, Homer. Linn. 

 16, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Iridaceoz. This is a beau- 

 tiful genus of bulbous plants ; they delight to 

 grow in an equal mixture of loam, peat, and 

 sand. When they are in a dormant state, they 

 should be kept free from moisture ; but when 

 growing, they should be plentifully supplied 

 with water. They are increased by offsets 

 from the bulbs, or by seeds. Synonymes: 1, 

 Morcea collina,' 2, tlegans ; 3, collina exaltata ; 

 i, collina miniata minor ; 5, flexuosa ; 6, spi- 

 cata; 7, virgata. 



ooHlna 1 . . Pur. . 5, G. Bl. P. 14 C. G. H. . 1768 

 Slogans 2 . . Vermil. 6, G. Bl. P. lj C. G. H. . 1825 

 oxaltota 8 . . Vermil. 5, G. Bl. P. 2 C. G. H. . 1768 

 flaccida 4 . . Vermil. 6, G. Bl. P. li C. G. H. . 1810 

 flexuosa 5 . . Yellow. 6, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1808 

 lineata . . . Vermil. 6, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G H. . 1825 

 miniata . . Vermil. 5, G. Bl. P. 2 C. G. H. . 1799 

 porrifdlia . . Vermil. 5, G. Bl. P. 2 C. G. H. . 1825 

 epicata 6 . . Yellow. 5, G. Bl. P. li C. G. H. . 1785 

 virgata 7 . .Pur. . 5, G. BL P. 1 C. G. H. .1825 



Homer's moly. See Allium mdgicum. 



Homogeneous, having a uniform nature, prin- 

 ciple, or composition. 



Hom6gyne, Be Candolle. From homos, unifonta, 

 and gyne, a female. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Asteracece. See Tussilago. 



HoMOIANTHUS, Bonpland. From homos, uni- 

 form, and anthos, a flower. Linn. 19, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Asteracece. A small genus of her- 

 baceous plants, thriving in a mixture of loam 

 and peat, and increased by division, 

 visedsus . Pur. blue 6, G. Her. P. lj Chile . . 1862 



Honesty. See Lunhria. 

 Honey-berry. See Melicicca. 

 Honey-flower. See Melidnthus. 

 Honey-garlic. Nectaroscbrdwm. 



