4-72] HOL whitish flowers in the month of May, v. hich are succeeded by scar- let berries that are ripe in Decem- ber. This evergreen is propagated by seed} for which purpose the ber- ries arc to be put into the ground for one year, after which they should be taken up, and sown at Michaelmas : the young plants will appear in the succeeding year. These are to be transplanted in the sum- mer} and, it the operation be care- fully performed, their growth will be rapid, especially if they be wa- tered in dry seasons, and the soil about the roots be frequently loosen- ed. There is a great variety of this cultivated shrub, all of which are propagated by budiiing, or engraft- ing them on stocks of the common green holly. This species is of great utility : the croppings of its leaves afford, in winter, a grateful food to sheep 5 and its berries support the feather- ed creation, during that inclement n. The holly makes an im- penetrable fence, and is eminently calculated for the formation of hedges, as it admits of being crop- ped, and retains its verdure, and the beauty of its scark't b< "without receiving ar.y injury from the severest winter-.. The com- mon birdlime (see vol. i. p. 203) is prepared from the bark, after it lias
- f< rmentedi and cleared from
the woody fibres. Its wood is much used in veneering, and is frequently stained black, to imitate ebony, it is likewise advai employed in the making of h.m'.k.-, lor knives, and cogs for ili'- wheels of 1 in medicine, the leaves of the holly have lately been employed with uncommon success in cases of the £<>ut, agues, colics, &c, : the HON birdlime obtained from the bark "rt said to be an excellent appl. cation to 6bi tinate swellings. I lOI LYHOCK, orAkea rosea, L. a beautiful exotic plant, frequently cultivated in our gardens. It is a native of China 5 grows to the height of 8 or 9 feet ; and nearly the whole of its stalk is covered With white, red, brown, yellow, or variegated flowers, that continue to blow till September. The, hollyhock is propagated ei- ther by seeds, deposited in drills/ about the middle of April, on beds of light earth, and afterwards co- vered with soil about half an inch deep ; or, by separating and .set- ting the roots. As soon as the plants shoot forth a i;v leaves, they are removed into nurst ry beds, where they require to be well watered till they have taken root j alter which no farther care will be necessary till the month of October, when they should be transplanted to those places where they are intended to remain. Beside the ornamental appear- ance ot this majestic plant, Dr. B< HM£S informs us that the soft, fibrous, and w^oody parts of its staiks, without any addition ot rags, produce a white and line paper. Honesty. See T»iavi;lli:k's Joy. Honewort, the Hedge. See Bastard Stone 1'MisLEY. HONEY, a sweet fragrant ve- gi tab! juice, collected by the bees from the flowers of various plants, and deposited in the cells of the comb. 1 ;a ing already treated of the best methods of taking the honey from hives ( ee vol. i. p. 22?), «c shall in this place only observe, that th( honey produced by young bees, and which Bows spontaneously, is
