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12—13. HELLEBORUS. 26. 61. 
foe'tidus, (hellebore.) stem many-flowered, leafy; leaves pedate, remotely ser- 
rate, coriaceous ; corolla somewhat converging'. 
6—1. HE3IEROCALLIS. 10. 16. 
Exotic. 
Jlata, (yellow day-lily. y. Ju. 7)..) leaves broad-linear, keeled; petals flat, 
acute ; nerves of the petals undivided. 
12—13. HEPATICA. 26. 61. 
acutil'oba, (heart-liverleaf. O. w. & b. Ap. Tj..) leaves cordate, 3 to 5-lobed : 
lobes entire, acute ; leaves of the calyx acute. Grows in woods, preferring 
the north side of hills and mountains. This is the Var. acuta of the triloba , 
of VVildenow. 5 i. 
america na, (kidney-liverleaf. O. w. & b. Ap. 7J..) 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. This has been 
mistaken for the triloba of W. 5 i. 
16— 13. HIBISCUS. 37. 74. 
Exotic. 
pheeni’eius, (phenieean mallows, r. Ju. 7)..) leaves ovate, acuminate, serrate 
and crenate, lower ones 3-cuspidate : peduncles jointed : seeds woolly. 6 — 
8 f. 
syriacus, (syrian mallows, w. & p. Au. Jj.) leaves wedge-ovate, 3-lobed, tooth- 
ed : outer calyx about 8-leaved, of the length of the inner. 5 — 10 f. 
esculcn '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. 
17— 1. HIERACIUM. 49. 53. 
teno"sum, (vein-leaf hawkweed. O. y. Ju. 7J..) scape naked, corymb-panicled 
glabrous : leaves lance-obovatc with thin hairs above and naked beneath, 
margin ciliate, glandular-toothed, veins coloured : calyx glabrous. 1 — 2 f. 
S. 
auranti'acum, (orange hawkweed. y. 7|.) scape leafy, hispid : flowers corym- 
bed : peduncles glomerate : leaves oblong, acutish, pilose-hispid. 
kal"mii , O. y. Au. 7J,) stem erect, sub-villose : leaves sessile, lanceolate, acu- 
minate. sharply and divaricately toothed : panicle sub-corymbose • pedi- 
cels downy. 2 f. 
1—1. HIPPURIS. 15. 88. 
vuJga'ris , (marcs tail. y-g. M. 7|..) leaves linear, and lance-linear, vcrticillate. SI 
3— 2. HORDEUM. 4. 10. 
juba'tum, (O. J. (J.) lateral florets abortive, neuter : awns of the calyx and 
corolla 6 times as long as the flowers. 2 f. S'. 
Exotic. 
vulga're, (barley. Ju. ©.) florets all perfect, awned, in two erect rows. 
10—3. HORTENSIA. 13. 84. 
Exotic. 
specio'sa, (changeable hydrangea, r. & w. J. f?.) leaves broadly ovate, serrate, 
acuminate ; flowers corymbed. From the East Indies. This is the com- 
mon flower-pot shrub, usually called hyderindia. 
4— 1. HOUSTOXIA. 47. 57. 
carru'lea, (venus pride, forget-me-not. O. b, & w. M. 7J..) stem erect, setaceous, 
dichotomous : radical leaves spatulate ; cauline ones ublanceolate, opposite : 
peduncles 1-flowered, elongated. 4 — 6 i. S. 
