HEPATICA (Heftutica. triloba 
Confidence. 
O God of our salvation ; who art 
the confidence of all the ends of the 
earth. Psalms lxv. 5. 
HIBISCUS (Hibiscus Rosa sinensis) 
Royal beauty. 
Let Thy work appear unto Thy 
servants, and Thy glory unto their 
children. And let the beauty of the 
Lord our God be upon us. 
Psalms xc. 16, 17. 
HOLLY (Ilex aquifolium) 
Foresight. 
I foresaw the Lord always before 
my face, for He is on my right 
hand, that I should not be moved. 
Acts ii. 25. 
HOLLYHOCK (Althcea rosea) 
Fruitfulness. 
He that abideth in Me, and I in 
him, the same bringeth forth much 
fruit : for without Me ye can do 
nothing. St. John xv. 5. 
HONESTY (Lunaria biennis) 
Honesty. 
Provide things honest in the sight 
of all men. Romans xii. 17. 
HONEYSUCKLE 
(Lonicera Periclymenum) 
Brotherly love. 
One is your Master, even Christ; 
and all ye are brethren. 
St. Matthew xxiii. 8. 
Let brotherly love continue. 
Hebrews xiii. 1. 
HOP ( Humulus Luftulus) 
Injustice. 
He that is unjust in the least is 
unjust also in much. 
St. Luke xvi. 10. 
HORNBEAM (Carftinus Betulus) 
Ornament. 
That which is not corruptible, 
even the ornament of a meek and 
quiet spirit, which is in the sight of 
God of great price. 1 Peter iii. 4. 
HOUSELEEK 
(Senipervivum tectorum) 
Shelter. 
Thou hast been a shelter for me, 
and a strong tower from the enemy. 
I will abide in Thy tabernacle for 
ever. Psalms lxi. 3, 4. 
HOYA (Hoya imfterialis) 
As thou wilt. 
O Lord, Thou art our Father ; 
we are the clay, and Thou our 
potter; and we all are the work of 
Thy hand. Isaiah Ixiv. 8. 
HUMBLE-PLANT 
(Mimosa ftudica) 
Despondency. 
Why art thou cast down, O my 
soul ? and why art thou disquieted 
within me ? hope thou in God. 
Psalms xlii. 11. 
HYACINTH 
(Hyacinthus orientalis) 
Sorrow. 
For godly sorrow worketh repent¬ 
ance to salvation not to be repented 
of: but the sorrow of the world 
worketh death. 
2 Corinthians vii. 10. 
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