HAL ham I HAM HAR 
puHoniformla . . White . . G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1796 
repandS • • ^Vhite . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL • 1824 
ruacifdlia . . White. . 7, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1824 
salirad .... White . . 4, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1791 
suavedlens . . . White . . G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1803 
Bubulata . . . White . . 5, G. Ev. S. N. S. W . 1824 
sulcata .... White . . 5, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1820 
trifurcata . . . White . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1824 
tuberctilata • . G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1830 
ulicina . . . White . . G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1824 
undulata . . . White . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1803 
varia .... White . . 7, G. Ev. S. N. HoU. . 1825 
Haubbhd-wked, see Neurolceni. 
Halesia, Linn. In honour of S. Hales, D.D., F.R.S., 
a vegetable physiologist. Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Ebenacea. All the species of the Snowdrop tree 
are most beautiful and valuable shrubs, on account 
of their flowering so early in the season ; they 
grow freely in any common garden soil, and mul- 
tiply by cuttings of the roots, or by layers, 
tetrapt^ra . . . White . . 5, H. De. S. Carolina . 1756 
parViflora . . White . .5, H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1802 
diptera .... White. . 4, H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1758 
Halimodendron', Fischer. From halimos, maritime, 
and dendron, a tree ; in allusion to the shrub grow- 
ing in dry, naked, salt fields, by the river Irtis, in 
Siberia. Litin. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Leguminosce. 
These are very beautiful shrubs, well worthy of a 
place in every garden ; for culture and propagation, 
see Caragana. Synonymes : 1. Robinia Halodendron, 
Caragana argentea. 2. Robinia trijlora. 
argenteum, 1 . . Pink . . 5, H. De. S. Siberia . . 1779 
hrachysemi . . Fink . . 6, H. De. S. Siberia . . 
subvirescens, 2 . Pink . . 5, H. De. S. Siberia . . 
HaliserTs, Agardh. From hals, the sea, and seris, 
lettuce; in reference to the membranous fronds. 
Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Algce. _ A species, with 
some likeness of a Polypodium ; it is olive-green, 
and found in the ocean at all seasons of the yesir — 
polypodioidis. 
Halleria, Linn. In honour of Albert Haller, M.D., 
a distinguished botanical author. Linn. 14, Or. 2, 
Nat. Or. Scrophulariaceae. A genus of ornament8il 
shrubs, requiring to be grown in a light rich soil ; 
cuttings root readily in sand, or soil, under a 
glass. They require an airy part of the greenhouse, 
and plenty of water in summer, 
elliptica . . . Scarlet . 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. .1816 
lucIdA .... Scarlet . 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1752 
Hali.Ta, Thunberg. In compliment to Berger Martin 
Hall, a pupil of Linnaeus. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. 
Leguminosce. Herbaceous plants, with little to 
recommend them to the cmtivator; they thrive 
best in sandy loam and peat, and cuttings of the 
young wood root freely in sand, under a glass. 
They sometimes ripen seed, from which plants 
may also be obtained. 
imbricate ... Pink . . 8, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1812 
alatd, asarlnd, cord3ta,JlaccIdS. 
Haix)ragTs, Forster. From hals, the sea, and rhax, 
berry of grapes. Linn. 8, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Onagraceoe. 
These are rather curious plants, thriving well in a 
mixture of loam and peat, and increased readily by 
cuttings in sand, under a glass. 
Cercodia . . . Grn. red . 6, G. Ev. S. N. ZeaL . 1772 
prostrata . . . Grn. red . 7, G. Ev. S. N. ZeaL . 1820 
Haltmknia, Agardh. From hals, the sea, and 
hymen, a membrane ; alluding to the membranous 
fronds. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Algce. Interest- 
ing marine plants, with flat, membranous fronds. 
H. edulis is the true, and H. palmata the common 
Dulse, both of which are eaten in Scotland — edalis- 
medla, furcellatd, ligulSta, OpQntid, palmdtd-mar- 
gin\f€rd-sarniensts, purpurdscSns- crispdtd . 
Hamamelis, Linn. From hama, with, and melon, an 
apple ; the fruit accompanies the flower. Linn. 4, 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Hamamelacece. The species of 
Witch-hazel are ornamental trees, producing a 
fruit something like a nut. They succeed in any 
common soil, and are commonly increased by 
layers. 
macrophylli . . Yellow . 6, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1812 
virglnici . . . Yellow . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1812 
Hamelia. Named by Jacquin, in honour of the dis- 
tinguished botanist H. L. Du Hamel Du Monceau, 
who died in 1782. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cin- 
chonaceae. This genus consists of handsome, free- 
flowering shrubs, easily cultivated in peat and 
loam ; and cuttings, planted in the same kind of 
soil, root readily in a moist heat, under a glass. 
Synonyme: 1. H. odorata. 
axUlaris . . . Yellow . 8, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1822 
chrysanlb^ . . Yellow . 11, S. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1822 
patens .... Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. Hispaniola. 1752 
sphaerocaipA . . Orange . 7, S. Ev. S. Mexico . .1811 
ventricosa . . . Yellow . 9, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1778 
Hamiltoniaj Roxburgh. In honour of Mr. Hamilton, 
of Woodlands, near Philadelphia, an eminent bota- 
nist, and the first to erect a conservatory in North 
America, for the preservation of plants of hot cli- 
mates. Linn. 22, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Cinchonacece. 
These plants are very desirable on account of their 
producing flowers very freely, which are delight- 
fully fragrant ; loam and peat suit them best, 
and cuttings root readily in sand, under a glass, in 
a moist heat. Synonymes: 1. Spermadictyon azu- 
reum. 2. S. suaveolens. 
scabri, 1 . . . Pa. blue . 1, S. Ev. S. Nepal . . 1823 
suavedlaps, 2 . . White . 10, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. 1818 
Hamosus, hooked, bent. 
Hapalostephium, Don. From hapalis, soft, and 
stephos, a crown; alluding to the hairy receptacle. 
Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Compositce. The plants 
included in this genus are well adapted for rock- 
work, or the front of flower-borders ; they ^ow 
freely in any light rich soil, and increase by divid- 
ing the roots, or by seeds. Synonymes : 1 . Crepis 
austriaca. 2. Hieracium grand{florum. 3. lyratum. 
4. paludosum. 5. blattarioides, Lepicaune multicaulis. 
6. Hieracium pyrenaicum. 7. sibiricum, Crepis sibi- 
rica. 8. Lepicaune spinulosu. 
austrlacum, 1 . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. Pyrenees : 1723 
grandiHorum, 2 . Yellow . H. Her. P. SwitzerL . 1791 
lyratum, 3 . . . Yellow . H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1777 
paludOsum, 4 . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. Britain ■ 
pildsum, 5 . . . Yellow . H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 1723 
pyrenaicum, 6 . Yellow . H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 1723 
sibiricum, 7 . . Yellow . H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1755 
spinulOsum, 8 . . Yellow . H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 1820 
Hard-grass, tee OphiQrus. 
Hard-grass, see SclerOchlOd. 
HardwIckia. Roxburgh named this genus in com- 
pliment to Major-General Thomas Hardwicke, 
F.R.S.; L.S , &c., of the East India Company’s 
Artillery. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Leguminosx. 
Trees from forty to fifty feet high ; a light loamy 
soil suits them well, and good sized cuttings root 
readily in sand, under a glass, in heat, 
binata .... Yellow . 3, S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . .1820 
pinnata .... Yellow . 4, S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1818 
Harkbelis, see Campdniild rotundifdUd. 
Hare’s EAR, see Er^stmBm austridcGm. 
Hare’s-eab, see BuplettrOm. 
Hare’s-foot, see OchrOmd LagSpus. 
Hare’s-foot fern, see Davdllld canariinsls. 
Hare’s-tail GRASS, See LagOrQs. 
Haricot d’orleans, see Phasidlus sphcMcds. 
Haronga, P. Thouars. The native name of the spe- 
cies is Ronga. Linn. 18, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Hypertcacece. 
A tall, ornamental -growing shrub, thriving well 
in a mixture of loam and peat; plants may be 
obtained from cuttings of the ripened wood, planted 
in sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyme : 1. pani- 
culata. 
madagascariansis, 1 Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. Madaga& . 1825 
HARPAtifcK, Don. After Harpalyce, daughter of 
Lycurgus. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Comvositx. 
The species of this genus are not possessed of much 
interest; they grow well in any garden soil, and 
the perennial kinds may be increased by seeds, or 
divisions ; the annual species by seed, sown in the 
open border. Synonymes: 1. Prenanthes alba. 2. 
altissima. 3. cordata. 4. serpentaria. 5. virgata. 
alba, 1 . . . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1762 
altissima, 2 . . Yellow . 7, H, Her. P. N. Amer. . 1696 
cordata, 3 . . . Pa. yeL . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1816 
vimlned . . . Yellow . 7, H. B. Austria . 1816 
serpentdrid 4, virgdtd 6. 
Harrisonia. Hooker named this genus in honour of 
Mrs. Harrison, of Aighburg, near Liverpool, who 
first introduced the plant. Linn. 6, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
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