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HEMEROCALLIS. 6—1. ( Asphodeli .) [From emera, day, and kallos , beauty, beauty of the 
day.] 
fiaJva. , (yellow day-lily, y. Ju. A) leaves broad-linear, keeled ; petals flat, 
acute; nerves of the petals undivided. Ex. 
ful"va , leaves very long, linear, carinate ; three inner petals obtuse, undu¬ 
late; nerves of the outer petals branching; flowers large, fulvous; scape 
3-4 f. Introduced. Tawny day-lily. 
HEMIANTIIUS. 2—1. ( Scrophulariai .) 
micran"tha , (w. Au. %.) leaves opposite, crowded, sessile, obscurely 3-nerved, 
glabrous; succulent stem creeping, dichotomous; flowers axillary, solitary, 
minute. Banks of rivers. 
HEPATICA. 12—13. ( Ranunculacea .) [From epar, the liver ; probably from the belief that 
it was of use in complaints of this organ.] 
acutiV'oba, or triloba , (heart liverleaf, w. and p. Ap. AO leaves cordate, 3-5- 
lobed; lobes entire, acute; leaves of the calyx acute. Grows in woods, 
preferring the north side of hills and mountains. 5 i. 
america.'na, (kidney liverleaf, w. and p. Ap. AO 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. 5 i. 
HERACLEU1VI. 5—2. ( Umbelliferce .) [Named either from Hercules, or the city of Heraclea, 
near which it grew.] 
lana'lum , (cow-parsnip, w. Ju. A-) leaflets ternate, petioled, tomentose be¬ 
neath ; leafets round-cordate, lobed ; partial involucre 5-6-leaved ; fruit 
orbicular. One of our largest umbelliferous plants, with a white, woolly 
aspect. Flowers white, in very large, terminal umbels. Poisonous. 
spondili ,/ um , leaves pinnate; leafets 5, oblong. S. 
HERPESTIS. 13—2. ( Scrophularia .) [From erpo, creeping.] 
cunei'folia, (b Au. A ) very smooth ; leaves opposite, cuniate-obovate ; pe¬ 
duncles as long as the leaves; corolla 5-cleft, stem creeping. 
HESPERIS. 14—2. ( Cruciferce .) [From esperos, evening.] 
pinnatifi'da, (p. J. J'.) lower leaves lyrate, pinnatifid; upper ones lanceolate, 
unequally serrate; borders of the petals obovate, entire; pedicel becomes 
longer than the calyx; stem smooth. 1 f. 
matrona'lis , (dame’s violet, sweet rocket, p-w ) pedicels of the length of the 
calyx; petals obovate; leaves ovate lanceolate, toothed. Ex. 
tris"tis, (yellow rocket, J'.) stem hispid ; branches spreading. Ex. 
HEUCHERA. 5—2. (Sax if rag a.) [Heucher.] 
america'na , (alum-root, r. Ju. A ) viscidly-pubescent; scape and leaves some¬ 
what scabrous; leaves radical, on long, pubescent petioles; flowers in a 
long, terminal panicle; stamens exserted; calyx short, obtuse; petals lan¬ 
ceolate, as long as the calyx. 2-3 f. 
pubes"cens , dusty-pubescent; calyx large, bell-form; stamens scarcely exsert¬ 
ed ; flowers large, red with yellow. 
HIBISCUS. 16—13. (Malvaceae.) [From ibis, the stork, who is said to be fond of it.] 
phasni'cius , (phosnician mallows, r. Ju. A-) leaves ovate, acuminate, serrate, 
and crenate, lower ones 3-cuspidate ; peduncles jointed; seeds woolly. 6-8 f. 
Ex. 
syr'iacus , (althea frutex, w. and p. Au.k>.) leaves wedge-ovate, 3-lobed, tooth¬ 
ed ; outer calyx about 8-leaved, of the length of the inner. 5-10 f. Ex. 
esculen"tus 1 (okra, y. Ju. CD-) leaves heart 5-Iobed, obtusish, toothed ; petiole 
longer than the flower ; outer calyx about 5-leaved, caducous, bursting 
lengthwise. 3 f. Ex. 
trio'num , (beautiful ketmia, flower cf an hour. CD ) flowers yellowish white, 
with the low T er part purple; calyx inflated; leaves toothed. Ex. 
mosc/ieu'ius, (marsh mallows, w-p. Au. A-) leaves tomentose beneath ; peti¬ 
oles bearing the peduncles; calyx tomentose. Swamps. Flowers large* 
white, with a purple centre. 
grandijlo'rus , leaves large, coriaceous, 3-lobed, tomentose on both sideSg 
hoary beneath ; flowers large, red. 5-7 f. S. Ex. 
msica'rius , (African Hibiscus, y-p. CD-) 2 f. 
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