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HYD 



dimm alpinum; 2, calydnum ; 3, petrceum ; 

 4, procumbens ; 5, Ibiris rotundifblia ; 6, I. 

 styldsa. 



alplna 1 . . White . 5, H. Her. P. J S. Bur. . 1775 

 brevistjda. . White . 5, H. Her. P. i Syria . .1825 

 calyelna 2 . . White . 4, H. Her. P. £ Siberia . 1823 

 cepesefSlia . Pink . 6, H. Her. P. i Carinthia. 1824 

 petr*a3 . .White . 4, H. A. i Eng., rocks 



procumbens 4 White . 5, H. A. J S. Eur. . 1823 



puniila . . White . 6, H. Her. P. i Caucasus. 1821 

 rotundif&lia 5 Wht. pr. 6, H. Her. P. J S. Eur. . 1759 

 styl&sa 6 . . Whtpk. 6, H. Her. P. £ Caucasus. 1824 



Hya-hya, ov Milk tree of Demerara. See 



Qalactodindrom utile. 

 Hyacinth. See Hyaclnthus. 

 Hyacinth of Peru. See Scilla peruviana. 

 Hyacinth op the woods. See Scilla non- 



scripta. 

 HYAcfNTHT/S, Linn. A boy killed by Zephyrus. 

 Linn. . 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacece. These 

 beautiful and well-known plants are easily cul- 

 tivated in light sandy loam, and readily in- 

 crease by offsets from the bulbs. The hyacinth 

 forces well, and few bulbs do better in water. 

 Synonyme: 1, Zucc&gnia viridis. See Belle- 

 vhlia, Drimia, Muscari, and Zucedgnia. 

 amethystinus Blue . . 4, H. Bu. P. % S. Eur. . 1759 

 brumalis . . Various. 2, H. Bu. P. } 

 orientalis . . Blue . . 3, H. Bu. P. | Levant . 1596 

 albus . . . White . 3, H. Bu. P. J .1596 



flavus . . Yellow . 3, H. Bu. P. § . 1596 



multiplex . Varieg. . 4, H. Bu. P. § . 1596 



ruber . . . Red , . 3, H. Bu. P. 1 . 1596 



semiplenus . Varieg. . 3, H. Bu. P. £ . 1596 



spicatus . . Blush . 2, H. Bu. P. f Zante . . 1826 

 viridis 1 . . Green . S, G. Bl. P. | C. G. H. . 1774 



HYzENANCHE, Lambert. From hyaena, the 

 hyaena, and agcho, to strangle ; poisonous qua- 

 lity of the fruit. Linn. 22, Or. 10, Nat. Or. 

 Muphorbiacem. A shrub from six to eight feet 

 high, of very easy culture. In the colony of 

 the' Cape of Good Hope, the powdered fruit is 

 used to poison hyaenas. Synonyme • 1, Toxi- 

 codendron capense. 

 globbsa 1 . Wht grn. . 6, G. Ev S. 6 C. G. H. 1783 



Hyaena poison. See Hycendnche. 



Hyaline, crystalline, transparent. 



Hyalis. See MorpMxia. 



Hybanthera, Endl. From hybos, a curve, and 

 anther a, an anther ; in allusion to the anthers 

 being gibbous on the back. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Asclepiadacece. For cultivation, &c, 

 see Pergularia. 

 cordif51ia . Grn. yel. . 5, S. Her. 01. 6 Brazil . 1810 



Hybanthtjs. See Calyptritm. 



Hybrid, partaking of the nature of two species. 



Hydn6ra africana. A parasitic flowering 

 plant, of very singular construction, belonging 

 to the natural order Oytindcece, or Cistus-rapes. 

 It attacks the roots of succulent species of 

 .Euphorbia and Cotyledon. 



Hydnum, Linn. From hydnon, a Greek word, 

 signifying a truffle. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 Agaricctcece. Some of the species of this genus 

 are eatable, as H. coralloldes ; they are chiefly 

 found under the trunks of trees, in moist situa- 

 tions — ajwrise&lpiwm, barba-Jovis, byssAdes, co- 

 ralloldes, crispum, erinaceum, farinaceum, fer- 

 rugmbsum, fimbriatum, fUscum, gelatindsum, 



imbricatum, membranaceum, minimum, ochra- 

 ceum, rddula, repdndam, r. squamosum, rufes- 

 cens,_spatulatum, iidum. 

 Hydragogue, anything which removes dropsy. 

 Hydrangea, Linn. From hydor, water, and 

 aggeion, a vessel ; the capsule of some of the 

 species has been compared to a cup. Linn. 10, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. SydrangeacecB. Dwarf shrubs, 

 which are very pretty when in flower ; they 

 are well suited for the front of shrubberies, 

 growing in any common soil ; and ripened cut- 

 tings root freely planted in any sheltered situa- 

 tion. Synonymes: 1, SorUnsia opuloides; 2, 

 Hydrangea radiata. 

 arborescens . White . 7, H. De. S. Virginia . 1736 



discolor . Wht. grn. 8, H. De. S. 6 N. Amer. 

 Azlsai . . .Pa. blue . 6, G. Ev. S. i I. Nepon 1847 

 cordata . . White . 7, H. De. S. 6 Carolina 1806 

 cyanema . . White . 6, P. Ev. S. 3 Bhotan . 1857 

 heteromalla . White . 7, H. De. S. 4 Nepal . 1821 

 hortehsis 1 . Pink . . 5, H. De. S. 3 China . 1740 

 japonica . . Blue wht. 7, G. De. S. 3 Japan . 1 843 



cserulea . . Blue wht. 6, G. De. S. 3 I. Nepon 1840 



varlegata . Blue wht. 6, G. De. S. 3 Japan . 1846 

 nlvea 2. . . White . 8, H. De. S. 4 Carolina 1786 



glabella . Wht. grn. 7, H. De. T. 4 Gardens, 

 quercif&lia . White . 7, H. De S. 4 Florida . 1803 

 stellata . . Pink . . 7, G. De. S, 4 Japan . 



Hydrangea ce^;, or Hydrangeads. Small 

 shrubs, several of them well known as orna- 

 ments in our gardens ; they are nearly related 

 to saxifrages, and all deserve cultivation. 



Hydrastis, Linn. From hydor, water ; plants 

 growing in humid places. Linn. 14, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Banuncul&ccce. An ornamental 

 species, succeeding well in a moist situation, 

 in loam and peat, and increased by tubers of 

 the roots, 

 canadensis . Green . 5, H. Her. P. i N. Amer. 1759 



Hydr6cera. From hydor, water, and Tceras, a 

 horn. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Balsaminaeece. 

 See Tytbnia. 



HYDROCHARIDACE.S:, or Hydrocharads. These 

 are all water plants, found in various parts of 

 the world ; all are- curious and deserve atten- 

 tion. 



Hydrocharis, Linia. From hydor water, and 

 charis, grace ; a pretty aquatic. Linn. 22, Or. 

 3, Nat. Or. Hydrocharidaceoe. This little plant 

 is one of the prettiest ornaments of our still 

 waters ; it looks very pretty grown in a tub or 

 cistern of water, and is readily increased by 

 seeds or runners, which root at the joints, 

 mbrsus-ranse White . 6, H. Aq. P. J Brit., ditches. 



Hydrochloa, Link. From hydor, water, and 

 chloa, grass ; aquatic grass. Linn. 3, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Oraminacece. ' Mere weeds, of ths 

 simplest culture. Synonymes: 1, Pda aqud- 

 tica, Glyciria aqudtica ; 2, P. arundinacea ; 

 3, P. dlstans ; 4, P. maritima, Glyciria mari- 

 tima — aqusttica 1, arundinacea 2, distans 3, 

 maritima 4. 



Hydroc6tyle, Tournefort. From hydor, water, 

 and cotyle, a cavity ; in reference to the plants 

 growing in moist situations, and the leaves 

 being hollowed like cups. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Apiacece. Uninteresting plants, 

 growing in peat soil in wet situations ; in- 



