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HEMERWALLIS. 6—1. (Asphodeli.) [From emera, day, and kallos, beauty, beauty of tho 
day.] 
fia'va, (yellow day-lily, y. Ju. %.) leaves broad-linear, keeled ; petals flat, 
acute; nerves of the petals undivided. Ex. 
fuV'va, leaves very long, linear, carinate 5 three inner petals obtuse, undu- 
late; nerves of the outer petals branching; flowers large, fulvous; scape 
3-4 f. Introduced. Tawny day-lily. 
HEMIANTHUS. 2—1. iScrophularicB.) 
micran"tha^ (w. Au. leaves opposite, crowded, sessile, obscurely 3-nerved, 
glabrous; succulent stem creeping, dichotomousj flowers axillary, solitary, 
minute. Banks of rivers. 
HEPATIC A. 12—13. (RanuncwlacecB.) [From e^jar, the liver; probably from the belief that 
it was of use in complaints of this organ,] 
ucvlWoba, or triloba^ (heart liverleaf, w. and p. Ap. %..) leaves cordate, 3-5- 
lobed; lobes entire, acute; leaves of the calyx acute. Grows in woods, 
preferring the north side of hills and mountains. 5 i. 
umerica'na, (kidney liverleaf^ w. and p. Ap. %.) leaves heart-reniform, 3-lob- 
ed ; lobes entire, round-obtuse ; leaves of the calyx obtuse. Grows chiefly 
in woods, preferring the south side of hills and mountains. 5 i. 
HERACLEUM. 5—2. ( UmbzUiferae,.') [Named either from Hercules, or the city of Heraclea, 
near which it grew.] 
iana'tum, (cow-parsnip, w. Ju. %.) leafets ternate, petioled, tomentose be- 
neath ; leafets round-cordate, lobed ; partial involucre 5-6-leaved ; fruit 
orbicular. One of our largest umbelliferous plants, with a white, woolly 
aspect. Flowers white, in very large, terminal umbels. Poisonous. 
spondili'^um, leaves pinnate ; leafets 5, oblong. /S. 
SIERPESTIS. 13—2. iScmpht'J,ari(&.) [From erpo, creeping.] 
cunei'folia, (b Au. %.) very smooth ; leaves opposite, cuniate-obovate ; pe- 
duncles as long as the leaves; corolla 5-cleft, stem creeping, 
UES PERIS. 14—2. iCruciferce.) [From esperos, evening.] 
pinnatifi'da, (p. J. J^.) lower leaves lyrate, pinnatifid ; upper ones lanceolate, 
unequally serrate; borders of the petals obovate, entire; pedicel becomes 
longer than the calyx; stem smooth. 1 f. 
mairona'lis, (dame's violet, sweet rocket, p-w.) pedicels of the length of the 
calyx; petals obovate ; leaves ovate lanceolate, toothed. Ex. 
iris"tis^ (yellow rocket, (^.) stem hispid; branches spreading. Ex. 
HEUCHERA. 5—2. (SaxifragcB.) [Heucher.] 
a7nerica'na, (alum-root, r. Ju. %.) viscidly-pubescent; scape and leaves some- 
what scabrous; leaves radical, on long, pubescent petioles; flowers in a 
long, terminal panicle ; stamens exserted; calyx short, obtuse-, petals lan- 
ceolate, as long as the calyx. 2-3 f. 
pubes'^cens, dusty-pubescent ; calyx large, bell-form ; stamens scarcely exsert- 
ed ; flowers large, red with yellow. 
HIBISCUS. 16—13. (MalvacecR.) [From ibis, the stork, who is said to be fond of it.] 
ph(zni'cius, (phoenician mallows, r. Ju. %.) leaves ovate, acuminate, serrate, 
and crenate, lower ones 3-cuspidate ; peduncles jointed ; seeds woolly. 6-8 f. 
Ex. 
syr'iacus, (althea frutex, w. and p. Au. Tj.) leaves wedge-ovate, 3-iobed, tooth- 
ed ; outer calyx about 8-leaved, of the length of the inner. 5-10 f. Ex. 
escuLen"tus, (okra, y. Ju. leaves heart 5-lobed, obtusish, toothed ; petiole 
longer than the flower; outer calyx about 5-leaved, caducous, bursting 
lengthwise. 3 f. Ex. 
trio'num, (beautiful ketmia, flower of an hour, 0.) flowers yellowish white, 
wij;h the lower part purple ; calyx inflated; leaves toothed, Ex. 
moscheu'tAis^ (marsh mallows, w-p. Au. leaves tomentose beneath ; peti- 
oles bearing the peduncles ; calyx tomentose. Swamps. Flowers large, 
white, with a purple centre. 
grcmdijlo'rus, leaves large, coriaceous, 3-lobed, tomentose on both sides, 
hoary beneath ; flowers large, red. 5-7 f. S. Ex, 
vesica'rius, (African Hibiscus, y-p, 0.) 2 f. 
