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Honey-locust tree. See Gled'Uschia triacdn- 

 thos. 



Honey-lotus. See Melilbtus officinalis. 



Honey-pore, the pore in flowers winch secretes 

 honey. 



Honey scales, the scales in flowers which se- 

 crete honey. 



Honey-spots, the spots in flowers which secrete 

 honey. 



Honeysuckle. See Loulcera. 



Honey-ware, or Bladder-locks. See Ctrgya. 



Honeywort. See Cerinthe. 



Honeywort. See Shon. 



HoNGHEL bush. See Adbnium Etmghel. 



Hooded, being curved or hollowed at the end 

 into the form of a hood. 



Hooded milfoil. See Utricularia, 



Ho6dia, Sweet. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclc- 

 piaddcece. See Stapilia. 



Hookeria, Smith. In honour of the late Sir 

 William Jackson Hooker, LL.D, F.R.S., &c, 

 Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, 

 near London, and one of the most distinguished 

 of modern botanists. Linn. 24, Or. 5, Nat. Or. 

 Bryacece. This is described as a very beautiful 

 genus of mosses, resembling HUpnum. One of 

 the species, H. Icete-iArens, has only been dis- 

 covered as yet in a bog near Cork — l&te-virens, 

 lucens. See Brodi&a. 



Hoolas-kasmeeree. See Mhododindron cam- 

 panulalum. 



Hoop- ash. See Cel,tis crassifblia. 



Hoop-petticoat. See Narcissus bulbocbdium. 



Hoop-withy. See Rivlna octdndra. 



Hop. See Hamulus, 



H6pea. See Spmplocos. 



Hop-hornbeam. See Ostrya. 



HopkiRKIA. See Sdlmea. 



Hop-like trefoil. See Medic&go lupulina. 



Hop-medick. See Medicago lupulina. 



Hop-poles are made of the sweet chestnut tree 

 (Castanea visca). 



Hop trefoil. See Medicago lupulina. 



H6rdeum, Linn. According to Bodasus, the 

 name is derived from hordus, heavy ; because 

 bread made with barley is very heavy. Linn. 

 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminaceas. The species of 

 this genus are among the most useful plants 

 we possess ; If. dlstichon, hexdstichon, vulgare, 

 and Zebcriton, with their varieties, are the 

 kinds cultivated for domestic purposes. The 

 seeds only require sowing in the open ground. 

 Synonyme : 1, H. himalayinse, cegiceras. 

 Cffileste . . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 3 Levant 

 complanatum Apetal 7, H. Grass. 3 8. Eur. . 1819 

 dlstichon . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 3 Tartary . . 

 imberbe . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 3 Tartary . . 

 hex&tichou . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 8 

 hystrix . Apetal 6, H. Grass. S Spain . 1821 



Subitum . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 2 N. Amer. . 1782 

 ncpalense . . Apotal 7, H. Grass. 3 Nepal . . 1817 

 nigrum . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 3 S. Eur. . 1818 

 nudum . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 3 Tartary 

 Bccallnum . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 3 Europe . 

 vulgare . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 3 Sicily . . 



giganteum . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 4 Levant 

 Zedcriton . . Apetal 8, H. Grass. 2 

 Jmlbbsum, capense, caUste trifurcdtum 1, mari- 

 timum, murmum, praUnse, slrictum. 



Horehound. See Marrubium. 



Horkelia, Schlechtendahl. In honour of John 

 Horkel, professor of botany at Berlin. Linn. 

 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rosacece. These are rather 

 pretty herbaceous plants, growing freely in any 

 common garden soil, and increased by seeds, 

 or divisions. 



congesta . White . 8, H. Her. P. 2 California 1826 

 ffisca . . Wht. brn. 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 



Horminum clary. See Sdlma LTormlnum- 



HormInum, Linn. From hormao, to excite ; 

 medicinal qualities of the plant. Linn. 14, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamiacece. This is a very 

 beautiful plant when in blossom ; it grows 

 well in the open border in summer, but if 

 allowed to remain in that situation during 

 winter, it is apt to be killed by damp ; it is 

 readily increased by divisions, or seeds. See • 

 Melissa and Lepechtnia. 



pyrenalcuni . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Pyrenees 1820 

 virglnicum. 



Horn ; any stiff awl-shaped process is called a 

 horn. 



Hornbeam. See Carpinus. 



Hornemannia, Willdenow. In honour of Pro- 

 fessor Hornemann, of Copenhagen. Linn. 14, 

 Or. 2, Nat. 'Or. Scrophularidcece. A little in- 

 conspicuous species, of greater rarity than 

 beauty, and of simple culture. Synonyme: 1, 

 Gratiola goodenimfblia. See Tittmdnnia. 

 blcolor 1 . . Blue . 8, S. A. i E. Ind. . . 181 



Horngrass. See Ceratdchloa. 



Horn-mould. See Cerdiium. 



Horn of plenty. See Fidia cornuebpia. 



Horn-poppy. See Glaucium. 



Horn-weed. See Laminaria buccinalis. 



Hornwort. See Ceratoplitfllum. 



Horse-chestnut. See J^sculus. 



Horse-poppy. See Steeli Hippomarathrum. 



Horse-radish. See Cochlearia armoracea. 



Horse-radish tree. See Moringa. 



Horseshoe vetch. See Hippocrepis. 



Horsetail. See Equisblwm. 



Horsetail tree. See Casuarlna. 



Horse-thistle. See Cirsium. 



Horse-weed. See Collinsbnia. 



Hortensia. See Hydrangea. 



Hosackia. Named by Douglas in honour of 

 David Hosack, M.D., F.R.S., professor of 

 botany in the university of New York. Linn. 

 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fa.bi.ce02. The plants of 

 this genus are showy, and well adapted for 

 borders and rock-work. They grow in common 

 garden soil and are increased by divisions, or 

 seeds. Synonymes: 1, Lbtus pinndtus ; 2, L. 

 sericeus. 



blcolor 1 . . Yl wt. 8, H. Her. P. i N. Amer. . 1826 

 crassifdlia . . Yellow 6, H. Her. P. £ California. 1833 

 decumbens . Yellow 8, H. Her. P. £ N. Amer . 1827 

 partifl&ra . . Yellow 8, H. Her. P. f N. Amer. . 1827 



" Purshiana 2 . Yellow 7, H. Her. P. i N. Amer. . 1824 

 stulonif era . Red . 6, H. Her. P. 1J N. Amer. . 1830 

 subpinnatal. Yellow 6, H. A. I Chili . .1836 



Wrangeliana2 Yellow 6, H. A. 8 California. 1836 



H6sta, Jacquin. In honour of N. T. Host, a 

 German botanist. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Verbenacece. Handsome shrubs, growing freely 

 in peat and loam, and increased by cuttings 



