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Cistacew- These are pretty little heath-like shrubs, 
rather difficult to cultivate; they grow best in a 
peat soil, in a shady situation. They reqtiire the 
protection of glass in winter, and should therefore 
be grown in pots They may either be increased 
by layers, or ripened cuttings, in sand, under a 
glass. 
ericoides . . . Yellow . 6, F. Ev. S. N. Amer. . 1805 
Nultalli . . . Yellow . 7. F- Ev. S. N. Amer. . 
tomentosa . . . Yellow . 5, F. Ev. S. N. Amer. . 1826 
Huebnia, R. Brown. In honour of Justus Huernius, 
an early collector of Cape plants, and from whose 
drawing the first account of Stapelia was taken. 
Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclepiadacece. ^ These 
plants are related to the genus Stapelia ; which see, 
for culture and propagation. Synonymes : 1. Sta- 
pelia ocellata. 2. S. reticulata. 
barbata .... Wlit. stri. 8, S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795 
campanulata ' . Wht. stri. 8, S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795 
clavigera . . , Yel. stri. . 9, S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795 
crispa .... S. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
guttata .... Yel. stri. . 9, S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795 
humills .... Yel. stri. . 9, S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795 
lentiginosa . . . YeL stri. . 8, S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795 
ocellata, 1 . . . Yel. stri. . 9, S. Ev. S. C G. H. 
reticulata, 2 . . Pnk. stri. . 8, S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1793 
tubata .... Yel. stri. . 9, S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1805 
venusta .... Yel. strL . 6, S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795 
HugonTa, Linn. In honour of John Hugon, an 
English botanical author in 1771 Linn. 16, Or. 6, 
Nat. Or. Hugoniaceoe. The plants of this genus 
thrive well in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand ; 
and cuttings of the ripened wood will root freely 
in sand, under a glass, in heat, 
mystax .... Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. Ceylon . . 1818 
se'rrata . . . .Yellow . 7> S. Ev. S. Mauri t. . . 1820 
Humbije-plant, see Mimdsa pudicd. 
Humka, Smith. In honour of the Lady of the lat^e 
Sir Abraham HurAeTBarl. of Wol-tnTejmury,'Hgfts. 
Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Compositas. An elegant 
species, flowering well in a warm situation in the 
open border ; it requires to be raised on a gentle 
hotbed, and when of sufficient size, potted off, and 
treated as a greenhouse plant till the second year, 
when it may be turned out into the open border, 
where it will grow and flower much better, than if 
confined in pots. 
ek-ans . . . . Red . . 7, G. B. N. S. TV. . 1800 
Homifusvs, prostrate, diffuse. 
HC'mTlTs, htimble-, small, low. 
Humulus, Linn. From humus, the ground ; the plant, 
if not supported, creeps along the ground. Linn. 
22, Or. 5, Nat'. Or. Urticaceoe. This is the tvell- 
known Hop, which is so extensively cultivated in 
some parts of England. It looks well grown as a 
temporary' arbour in summer, as its leaves are very 
large, and make a fine shade ; deep loamy soil suits 
it best, and it may be increased by divisions or 
seeds. 
Lupulus . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. Cl. Britain . . 
Hungarian i.6tls, see Nymphwd thermdlis. 
Hunnemannia, Sweet. In honour of John Hunne- 
mann, a zealous botanist, and to whom the British 
gardens are indebted for a great number of plants. 
Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Paj^averaceee. This is a 
very handsome plant when in flower, requiring 
much the same treatment as Humecu 
fumariaefylla . . Yellow . F. Her. P. Mexico . . 1827 
HCra, Linn. The name of the plant in South 
America. Linn. 21, Or. 11, Nat. Or. Euphorbiacece. 
The species of Sandbox tree grow well in a light 
loamy soil, or loam and peat mixed ; large cuttings 
of the ripened wood will root in sand, under a glass, 
in heat. 
crepitans ... Wlit. yeL . S. Ev. T. S. Amer. . 1733 
•strepens . . . Wht. yel. . S. Ev. T. S. Amer. . 
Husks, the dry envelopes of either flowers or fruits. 
HutchInsia, R. Brown. In compliment to Miss 
Hutchins, an accomplished Irish cryptogamist. 
Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Cruciferce This is a genus of 
pretty alpine plants ; the herbaceous kinds do best 
in sandy loam and peat, and are easily increased 
by cuttings under a hand-glass. The annual spe- 
cies delight in a dry situation on a rockery. Syno- 
nymes: 1. Lepidium alpinum. 2. calycinum. 3. 
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petfdeum. 4. procumbens. 5. Iberis rotundifolia. 6. 
1. siylosa, 
alpina, 1 . . .White. . 5. H. Her. P. S. Ear. . . 1775 
brevistyla . . White. . 5, H. Her. P. S>Tia . . 1825 
calyciua,s . . White. . 4, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1823 
cepeaefolia . . Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. Carinthia . 1824 
petiyia, 3 . . . White . . 4, H. A. England . 
procumbens, 4 . White . . 5, H. AS. Eur. . . 1823 
punaila ... . 6, H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1821 
rotundifolia, 5 . Wht. pur. 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur . . 1759 
styidsa, 6 . . . Wht pink 6, H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1824 
HyacInthus, Linn. A boy killed by Zephyrus. 
Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacece. These beuutiful 
and well-known plants are easily cultivated in 
light sandy loam, and readily increase by offsets 
from the bulbs. The hyacinth forces well, and few 
bulbs do better in water. Synonyme : 1. Zuccagnia 
viridis. 
amethystinus . . Blue . . 4, H. Bu. P. S. Eur. . . 1759 
brumaiis . . . Various . 2, H. Bu. P. 
orientals . . . Blue . . 3, H. Bu. P. Levant . . 1596 
filbus .... White . • 3, H. Bu. P. . 1596 
flavus . . . Yellow . 3, H. Bu. P. . 1596 
multiplex . . Varieg. . 4, H. Bu. P. . 1596 
ruber. . . .Red . . 3, H. Bu. P. .1596 
semiplenus . . Varieg. . 3, H. Bu. P. . 1596 
spiratus . . . Blush . . 2, H. Bu. P. Zante . . 1826 
viridis, 1 . . . Green . . 8, G. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1774 
Hyacinth, see HyacInthus. 
HY.®NAN£gs* Lambert. From hyaena, the hj'aena, and 
Qgc/to, to strangle ; poisonous quality of the fruit. 
Xum. ^2, Or. 10,^^at. Or. E uphorbiaceae. A shrub 
from six to eight feet high, of very easy culture, 
jjln the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, the pow 
.^dered fruit is used to poison hyaenas. Synonyme : 
1. Toxicodendron capense. 
globosa, 1 . . . Wht. grn. 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. .1783 
Hy.®na poison, see HyaendnehS. 
Hyaline, crystalline, transparent. 
Hybrid, partaking of the nature of two species. 
Hydnum, Linn. From hydnon, a Greek word, sig- 
nifying a truffle. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. 
Some of the species of this genus are eatable, as H. 
coralloides ; they are chiefly found under the trunks 
of trees, in moist situations — auriscalpidm, burbd- 
JOvls, coralloides, crispum, erindcium, ferruginO- 
sum, gelatinOsum, imbriedtum, membrandeSum, ml- 
nhnftm, ochrdeeum, ruduld, repdndum-squambsum, 
rvfescens, spatuldtum. 
fflYDRANGKA, Linn. From hydor, water, and aggeion, 
a vessel the capsule of some of the species has 
been compared to a cup. Linn. 10, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Saxifragacece. Dwarf shrubs, which are very 
pretty when in flower ; they are well suited for the 
front of shrubberies, growing in any common soil ; 
and ripened cuttings root freely planted in any 
sheltered situation. Synonymes: 1. Hortensia opu^ 
loides. 2. Hydrangea radlata. 
arbore-scens . . White . . 7, H. De. S. Virginia . 1736 
cordata .... White . . 7, H. De. S. Carolina . 1806 
heteromaUa . . White . . H. De. S. Nepal . . 1821 
hortensis, 1 . . Pink . . 5, H. De. S. China . . 1740 
nivea, 2 ... White . . 8, H. De. S. Carolina . 1786 
qiiercifOlia . . . White . . 7, H. De. S. Florida . . 1803 
Hydragogub, any thing which removes dropsy. 
Hydrastis, Linn. From hydor ^ water ; plants gr^'- 
ing in humid places. Linn. i4,'Dr. 1, NatVTTf. 
Kanun^laceae. An ornamental species, succeeding 
well in a moist situation, in loam and peat, and 
increased by tubers of the roots, 
canadensis . . . Green . . 5, H. Her. P. N. Ainer. . 1759 
HydbocharTs, Linn. From hydor, water, and charis, 
graT^ ; a pretty aquatic. Linn. 22, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 
Hydrocharaceoe. This little plant is one of the 
prettiest ornaments of our still waters ; it looks 
very pretty grown in a tub or cistern of water, and 
is readily increased by seeds, or runners, which 
root at the joints. 
morsus-ranee . . White . . 6, H. Aq. P. Britain . . 
Hydrochloa, Link. From hydor, water, and chloa, 
grass; aquatic grass. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Gramineae. Mere weeds, of the simplest culture. 
Synonymes : 1. Poa aquatica, Glyceria aquatica. 2. 
P. arundinacea. 3. P. distans. 4. P. maritima, 
Glyceria maritima — aquatica 1, arundinacea 2, dis- 
tuns 3, maritimd 4. 
Hydrocotyle, Touniefort. From hydor, water, and 
