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A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel (Hamamelis Virginica), a preparation of which is used medicinally.
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A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The species are much confused. G. herbaceum is the name given to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island cotton is produced by G. Barbadense, a shrubby variety. There are several other kinds besides these.
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A genus of plants, generally with dotted leaves and yellow flowers; -- called also St. John's-wort.
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A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for their beautiful flowers; day lily.
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A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine; -- so called in honor of Dr. Alexander Garden.
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A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and large heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors. H. hortensis, the common garden species, is a native of China or Japan.
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A genus of simple, stony corals; -- so called because they are usually flat and circular, with radiating plates, like the gills of a mushroom. Some of them are eighteen inches in diameter.
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A genus of small beetles, of which one species (the grapevine Fidia, F. longipes) is very injurious to vines in America.
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