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ovata , 

 angfiat-a . 

 bistubata 

 Borkiana 

 caribsei i 2 



adnata . . White 



acutifdlia . White 



Dryaxidri . Wbite 



littoralis 1 . White 



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. White 



. White 



White 



. White 



caroliniana . White 



ca f™ n<Sn ; ]• White 



crassifdlia . White 



expansa . . White 



fragrans . . White 



guianensis . White 



Harrisiana . White 



mexicana . White 



ovalifblia . White 

 Panamensis . White 



peclalis . . White 



rotata 4 . White 

 Skinneriana. White 



specidsa 5 . White 



Staplesii . . White 



tenuifldra . White 



undulata . . White 



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S. Amer. 



Mexico . 



S. Amer. 



S. Amer. 



Guiana . 



W. Ind. . 

 1$ S. Amer. 

 1$ Mexico . 

 1 La Guay. 

 1 W. Ind. . 

 1£ Carolina . 



1 Cayman . 



1 S. Amer. 

 1J W. Ind. . 

 1 W. Ind. . 

 1 Guiana . 

 1$ Mexico . 

 l\ Mexico . 

 1 S. Amer. 

 H Panama . 

 1 Brazil . 

 1J Mobile . 

 li Guatem. 

 1£ W. Ind. . 

 l| Mexico . 



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1$ 8. Amer. 



1758 

 1824 



1758 

 1790 



1844 

 1850 

 1730 



1759 



1823 



1818 



1818 

 1838 

 1732 

 1S20 

 1S44 

 1815 

 1S03 

 1843 

 1759 

 1828 



circinatus 1 . Yel 

 nummularius2 Yel. 

 radiatus 3 . . Yel. 



HymenocArpus, Savi. From hymen, a mem- 

 brane, and karpos, a fruit ; alluding to the 

 membranous legumes. I/inn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. 

 Or. Fabaeeoz. Little inconspicuous plants, of 

 the simplest culture. Synonymes : 1, Mcdi- 

 cctgo circinata; 2, M. nummularia; 3, M. 

 radiata. 



. 7, H. Tr. A. i Italy . . 1640 

 . 8, H. Tr. A. i 8. France 1640 

 . 6, H. Tr. A. | Italy . . 1629 



HymenocrAtbe, G. Don. From hymen, a mem- 

 brane, and krater, a cup ; membranous calyx. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamideece. For 

 culture and propagation, see Phlbmis. 

 bihimin&sus . Violet . 6, P. Bv. S. 1J- Persia . 1836 



HYMENODfCTYON, Wallich. From hymen, a 

 membrane, and dijctyon, a net ; the seeds are 

 girded by a reticulated membrane. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonacece. Ornamental 

 trees, frem twenty to thirty feet high ; for cul- 

 ture and propagation, see Cinchona. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, Cinchbna excilsa ; 2, O. thyrsifldra. 

 excelsum 1 . Grn. yel. 7, S. Bv. T. 25 E. Ind. 1820 

 thyrsifldrum2. Grn. yel. 6, S. Ev. T. 18 B. Ind. 1819 



Hymen<5gyne, Haworth. From hymen, a mem- 

 brane, and gyne, a woman. Linn. 12, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Mesembrydcece. A plant of no great 

 beauty, and requiring the same treatment as 

 other tender annuals. Synonyme: 1, Mesem- 

 brydnthemum glabrutti. 

 glabra 1 . .Pa. yel. . 8, G. A. | C. G. H. 1787 



Hymen<5lepis, Kaulf. See Leptochllus. 



Hymen onema, De Candolle. From hymen, a 

 membrane, and nema, a filament. Linn. 19, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteraceas. For culture, see 

 Scorzbnera. Synonyme : 1, Scorzonera stylbsa. 

 aspera 1 . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. li Levant 1822 



HymenopXppus, L'Heritier. From hymen, a 

 membrane, and pappos, a pappus ; in refer- 

 ence to the membranous crown of the seeds. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteraceas. Half- 

 hardy annuals, of little beauty, and easy cul- 



ture. Synonyme : 1 , Stevia pedMa. See Ce- 



phaUphora and Poltfpleris. 



pedatus 1 . . Whito . 8, H. A. 1 8 Amer. 1803 



scabiosseus . White . 8, H. A. 1J Carolina 1816 



tenuifblius. 



Hymenophyllum. Smith. From hymen, a 

 membrane, and pliyllon, a leaf ; alluding to 

 the leaves. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Poly- 

 podi&cece. The species of this genus rank 

 among the most elegant of Ferns, and do 

 best when grown in small pots, in a mixture of 

 loam and peat, and increase freely by seed, or 

 dividiug the roots. Synonyme : 1 Zeptocionum 

 sororium. See Trich&manes. 

 bivalve . . Brn. yel. 5, 8. Her P. i I of Luzon 

 dilatatum 1 . Brn. yel. 8, G. Her. P. } N. Zeal, 

 fimbriatum . Brn. yel. 4, S. Her. P. j I. of Luzon 

 flexu&sum . Brn. yel. 4, G. Her. P. i N. ZeaL 

 birsutum . Brn. yel. 5, 8. Her. P. J Trinidad 1823 

 nltens . . . Brn. yel. 5, G. Her. P. J N. ZeaL 

 polyanthum. Brn. yel. 6, S. Her. P. j W. Ind. 1824 



"Sfe } Brn - ^ 5 > G - Hot - p - * n - Zeal - 



tunbiidgense Brown . 6. H. Her. P. J Brit., moi. pi. 

 Wilsdni . . Brown . 6, H. Her. P. $ Brit., moi. pi. 



Hymenopyeamis, Wallich. From hymen, a 

 membrane, and pyramis, a pyramid ; alluding 

 to its substance and growth. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Verbenacece. A mixture of loam, 

 leaf-mould, and sand will suit this plant, and 

 it may be increased by cuttings, 

 braohiata . White . 3, 8. De. S. 2 E. Ind. . 1832 



Hymen<5stomum, R. Brown. From hymen, a 

 membrane, and stoma, a mouth, on account of 

 having a membrane stretched across the orifice 

 of the theca. A genus of minute mosses, with 

 the habit of Gymndstomum. Linn. 24, Oi\ 5, 

 Nat. Or. Bryacece. Synonyme: 1, Gymndsto- 

 mum micristomwm, — micr6stomum 1. 



Hymen6xys, Cass. From hymen, a membrane, 

 and oxys, sharp ; in allusion to the scales of 

 the pappus. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Aste- 

 raceas. A pretty little hardy annual, thriving 

 in any garden soil, and easily raised from 

 seeds, 

 californica . Yellow . 6, H. A. 1 California 1833 



Hyopb6rbe. See Areca. 



Hyoscyamus. See Physochlaina. 



Hyoscyamus, Linn. From hyos, a hog, and 

 Icyamos, a bean ; the fruit is eaten by 

 swine. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Solanaceas. 

 The species of Henbane are all of the easiest 

 culture. The shrubby and herbaceous kinds 

 are well adapted for planting on rock-work 

 during summer, but in winter they require the 

 protection of glass ; and are increased by cut- 

 tings or seeds. The annual and biennial kinds 

 merely require sowing in the open ground. 

 Henbane has been long used as a medicine. 

 Synonyme: 1, H. niger dnnuus. See Scopdlia 

 and Physochlaina. 



auriculatus . Yel. . 6, H. A. 1 Naples . . 1823 

 canadensis . Yel. . 12, G. Bv. S. 1J Canaries . 1816 

 Datura . . Yel. . 5, F. Ev. 8. 1J Egypt . . 1829 

 nlger . . . Y. pur. 6, H. B. 8 Brit., rubbish. 



agristis 1, dibits, aUreus, camerdri, rnicrdnthus, 

 muticus, oricntalis, pdllidus, pusillus, phy- 

 saloides, reticulatus, Senecidnis. 

 Hy<5seris, Limn. From hyos, a hog, and seris, 



