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together on the ground, and forming cushions (cf. Raoulia, Azorella, 
and p.165). 
Habenaria Willd. (inch Bonatea Willd. , Coeloglossum Hartm., Gymna - 
denia R. Br., Neotinea Rchb. f., Nigmiella Rich., Platanthera 
Rich., and other gen. often regarded as separate, e.g. by Pfitzer in 
Nat. Pfl .) Orchidaceae (3). 400 sp. temp, and trop. ; 5 in Brit., 
H. (C.) viridis R. Br. (frog-orchis), H . (G.) conopsea Benth. (scented 
orchis), H. ( P .) bifolia R. Br. (butterfly orchis), &c. See Darwin’s 
Orchids. 
Hablitzia Bieb. Chenopodiaceae (2). 1 sp. Caucasus. A climbing 
shoot is given off each year from the perennial underground stem 
(cf. Bowiea). 
Habranthus Herb. = Hippeastrum Herb. 
Habrothamnus Endl. = Cestrum Linn. 
Hacquetia Neck. Umbelliferae (3). 1 sp. S. Eur. 
Haemanthus (Tourn.) Linn. Amaryllidaceae (1). 60 sp. S. Afr. Firs, 
in cymose heads or umbels. 
Haematoxylon Linn. Leguminosae (11. 7). 1 sp. trop. Am. H. cam - 
pechianum L., the logwood. The young foliage is red (p. 157). In 
the leaf-axils are thorns. The heart-wood contains the dye-stuff 
haematoxylin and is largely used in dyeing ; it is broken into chips 
before use. 
Haemodoraceae. Monocotyledons (Liliiflorae). 9 gen. with 33 sp., 
Austr., S. Afr., trop. Am. Herbs with panicled infl., consisting of 
a number of cymes arranged in a racemose way (cf. Aesculus). Fir. 
regular or transversely zygomorphic (cf. Anigozanthos), g , 3-merous. 
Sta. 3, inserted on inner perianth-leaves, with introrse anthers. 
G (3), sup. or inf.; ovules few in each loc., semi-anatropous. Stigma 
capitate. Capsule. Chief genera: Haemanthus, Lachnanthes, Wach- 
endorfia. [As defined by Benth.-Hooker, the order includes sub- 
orders viii, IX of Liliaceae, and part of sub-order in of Amaryllidaceae 
(Anigozanthos, &c.). It is placed in Epigynae by Benth.-Hooker, 
in Liliiflorae by Warming.] 
Haemodorum Sm. Haemodoraceae. 17 sp. Austr. 
Hakea Schrad. Proteaceae (11). 100 sp. Austr. Xerophytes with 
hard woody fruit. The seedlings show interesting transition stages 
(p. 29, and cf. Acacia) from entire leaves to the much divided leaves 
usually seen in the genus. 
Halenia Borckh. Gentianaceae (1. 3). 25 sp. As., Am.; alpine and 
arctic. Cleistogamic firs, are frequent. 
Halesia Linn. Styracaceae. 7 sp. Japan, China, and S.E. oi N. Am. 
(cf. Epigaea, &c.). The Snowdrop-tree. Fruit winged. 
Halimocnemis C. A. Mey. Chenopodiaceae (10). 10 sp. Cent. As. 
Halimodendron Fisch. ex DC. Leguminosae (in. 6). 1 sp. N. and W, 
As. on salt-steppes. The outer leaflets are often thorny (p. 167). 
Halleria Linn. Scrophulariaceae (11. 6). 8 sp. Afr., Madag. 
