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B. crista-castrinsis is said to be the most rare 

 and beautiful of all the British species. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, sei-rvMtum ; 2, mgro-viride ; 3, 

 dubimn, fdllax; 4, confirtwm; 5, fluvidtile, 

 adndtum ; 6, alpinum ; 7, implexum ; 8, 

 Stokisii, Swdrtzii ; 9, rec6gnitum ; 10, illeci- 

 brum; 11, crenuldtum ; 12, s&btile; 13, iniri- 

 cdtem. See An6modon, Dicranum, and 

 Ltskca — abietinum, adiincum, a. rugbsum, al- 

 bicans, alopecurum, alpestre, aquaticuro, Blan- 

 dbvii, blandum, brevirdstre, caespit6sum, cate- 

 nulatum, commutatum, confertum 1, cordif6- 

 lium, c. purpureum, crassinervium, crista-cas- 

 trensis, cupressifbrme, c. polyanthes, curva- 

 tmn, cuspidatum, demissum, dentieulatum, d. 

 angustifolium, d. obtusifolium, dimbrphum, 

 filiclnum 3, flagellare, flavescens, fluitans, 

 Halleri, laricinum, 16reum, luteseens, mlcans, 

 m611e, molluscuin, murale 4, nitens, paliistre 5, 

 piliferum, plum6sum 6, polym6rphum, popu- 

 leuni 7, prseWngum 8, proliferum 9, purum 10, 

 reflexum, riparium, rugul6sum, ruscif61imn, 

 rutabuluni 11, salebr6sum ? Sehreberi, scor- 

 pioldes, serpens 12, silesianum, splendens, 

 squarr6sum, squarrul6sum, stellatum, stra- 

 mineum, striatum, s. minus, subsecundif61ium, 

 tenellum, triiarium, triqudtrum, uncinatum, 

 undulatum, velutlnum 13. 

 Hypocalymma, Sndl. From hypo, under, and 

 kalymma, a veil ; the bracts hiding the calyx 

 from below. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Wat. Or. Myr- 

 t&cece. . A beautiful little greenhouse genus, 

 with peach-coloured flowers resembling the 

 common Myrtle. A compost of loam, heath- 

 mould, and silver-sand will suit them ; the 

 pots must bo well drained, plenty of water 

 may be given in summer, and abundance of 

 air at all times. They may he propagated by 

 cuttings planted in sand under a hand-glass, 

 angustifolium White . 5, G. Bv. S. 1J Swan R. 1843 

 roMistum . . Rose . 5. G. Ev. S. 1\ N. Holl. 1S48 

 suave . . . Purple . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 1844 



Hypocalyptus, Thunberg. From hypo, under, 

 and kalypto, to veil. Linn. 16, Or. 4, Nat. 

 Or. Fab&cece. A plant well worthy of cultiva- 

 tion. It thrives well in an equal mixture of 

 sandy loam and peat ; and young cuttings root 

 readily in pots of sand, under a glass. Syno- 

 nyme : 1, Crotdlaria cordifdlia. 

 obcordatus 1 Purple. 6, G. Ev. S. H C. G. H. 182S 



HypochAris, Linn. From hypo, for, and 

 choiras, a pig ; the plants are eaten by them. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asterdcece. "Weeds 

 of the easiest culture — arachnites, BalMsii, 

 caniscens, dimbrpha, glabra, hispida, macro- 

 rBza, minima. See A chyrophorus and Rob&rtia. 



Hypocrateriform, salver-shaped. 



Hypocyrta, Martins. From hypo, beneath, and 

 kurtos, gibbous ; the under side of the corolla 

 being projected, Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Gesneracece. Curious plants of no great beauty, 

 of the easiest culture, and readily increased by 

 cuttings. Synonyme : 1. AllopUctus discolor. 

 See AllopUctus. 



discolor 1 . . Y. pur. 10, S. Ev. S. | Brazil . 1S43 

 glabra. . . Reel . . 7, S. Ev. S. J S. Amer. . 1846 

 . So. yel. 4, S. Ev. S. i Brazil . 1849 



leucantha . White . 

 leucostoma . Or. wht. 

 strigill&sa . Scarlet . 



7, S. Ev. S. J S. Amer. 



4, S. Ev. S. 4 N.Gvenad. 1S45 



5, S. Ev. S. 1 Brazil . 1S43 



Hypoderris, /. Smith. From hypo, beneath, 

 and dcrris, a skin ; fronds. Linn. 24, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Polypodiacece. Stove fern. 

 Brdwnii . . Brown . 5, S. Her. P. 1 Trinidad . 



Hypoelytrtjm, Richard. From elytron, a 

 covering, and hypo, under ; the bracteas are 

 under the glumes. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Cyperdcecs. A curious species, succeeding best 

 in loam and peat, and increased by divisions, 

 argenteum . Wht. pur. 7, S. Grass, li E. Ind. . 1824 



Hypoestes, Solander. From hypoestes, an 

 under garment ; in reference to the covering 

 of the involucrum. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Acantlideece. Ornamental plants ; for culture 

 and propagation, see Justicia. Synonyme: 1, 

 Micranthus cochin-chinensis. 



c6chin-chinensis 1 White 7, S. De. Tr. i China . 

 fastudsa .... Red . 6, S. Ev. S. li E. Ind. . 1S18 

 injolucrata . . . White 7, S. Ev. S. lj E. Ind. . 1811 

 purpurea . . . Pur. 5, S. Her.P. 1J China . 1822 

 . . . Pur. 7, S. Ev. S. i Austral. 1S20 



Hypog<ea, subterranean. 



Hypogynods, situate below the ovarium . 



HypolAna, R. Brown. From hypo, under, and 

 chlaina, a cloak ; alluding to the base of the 

 fruit. Linn. 22, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Restiacece. 

 Curious plants, of very easy culture in sandy 

 peat : and increased by divisions of the root, 

 exsulca . . Apetal . 6, G. Grass. 2 N. Hoi. . 1821 

 fastigiata . Apetal . 6, G. Grass. 2 N. Hoi. . 1820 



Hyp6lepis, Presl. From hypo, beneath, and 

 lepis, a scale. Linn. 24, Or.l, Nat. Or. Poly- 

 podiheece. Greenhouse and stove ferns. Sy- 

 nonymes : 1, Cheildnthes aculedta, Dicksonia 

 acule&ta ; 2, Cheildnthes ripens ; 3, Polypddium 

 ruguldsum ; 4, Cheildnthes tenuifblia. 

 aculeata 1 . . Brown 8, G. Her. P. 3 Jamaica . 

 repens 2 . . . Brown 8, S. Her. P. \ W. Ind. . 1824 

 rugulbsa 3 . . Brown 9, G. Her. P. J V. D. L. . 1844 

 tenuifdlia 4 . . Brown 6, G. Her. P. % N. S. W. . 1824 



Hyp6lytrum, Vahl. From hypo, underneath, 

 and elytron, involucrum. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Cyper&cew. Rather an interesting species, 

 of simple culture, and increased by seeds, 

 senegalense . Apetal. . 7, S. Grass. 2 Senegal . 1824 



Hypophyllous, situated under the leaf. 



Hyp6pithys. See Monttropa. 



Hyp6xis, Linn. From hypo, beneath, and 

 oxys, sharp ; referring to the base of the cap- 

 sule. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryllidaccce. 

 A genus of no great beauty, thriving well in 

 sandy loam and peat, or decayed leaves. 

 "While dormant, they do not require any water, 

 and when they begin to grow, they should be 

 fresh potted, and regularly watered ; they are 

 easily increased by offsets from the roots. 

 Slba. . . .White. 6, G. Her. P. J C. G. H. .1806 

 aquatica . Yel. . 6, G. Aq. P. £ C. G H. . 1787 

 breviscapa . Yel. . 5, G. Her. P. | Brazil . . 1823 

 Yel. . 6, G. Her. P. | Carolina . 1S22 

 Yel. . 7, S. Her. P. | Jamaica . 1755 

 Wt. bl 5, G. Her. P. $ C. G. H. . 1752 

 Yel. . 6, H. Her. P. I N. Amer. . 1752 

 Yel. . 6, S. Bl. P. I Mexico . 1829 

 hygrometrica Yel. . 7, G. Her. P. \ N. HoL . 1820 

 juncea . . . YeL . 6, P. Her. P. J Carolina . 1787 



carolinensis 

 dectimbens 

 elegans 

 erecta . . 

 gracilis 



