w>. <i>n.</i> See <i>Ironwood</i>.

<hw>Heath</hw>, <i>n.</i> In Tasmania, where the Epacris is of
very beautiful colour, this name is popularly used for
<i>Epacris impressa</i>, Labill., <i>N.O. Epacrideae</i>. See
<i>Epacris</i>.

<hw>Hedgehog-Fruit</hw>, <i>n.</i> Popular name applied to the
fruit of <i>Echinocarpus australis</i>, Benth.,
<i>N.O. Tiliaceae</i>. The tree is also called <i>Maiden's
Blush</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Hedge-Laurel</hw>, <i>n.</i> a name given to the tree
<i>Mapau</i> (q.v.), an evergreen shrub of New Zealand, of the
genus <i>Pittosporum</i> (q.v.). It has dark glossy foliage
and handsome flowers, and is planted and cultivated in the form
of tall garden hedges. See also <i>Laurel</i>.

<hw>Hei-tiki</hw>, <i>n.</i> Maori name for a neck ornament
made of greenstone (q.v.).

1835. W. Yate, `Account of New Zealand,' p. 151:

"The latter idea [that they are representatives of gods] was
conceived from the hei-tiki being taken off the neck, laid down
. . . and then wept and sung over."

1889. Dr. Hocken, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,'
p. 81:

"Hei means ornament for the neck. Tiki was the creator of man,
and these are the representations of him. By a sort of
license, they are occasionally taken to represent some renowned
ancestor of the possessor; but wooden Tikis, some of immense
size, usually represented the ancestors, and were supposed to
be visited by their spirits. These might be erected in various
parts of a pa, or to mark boundaries, etc. The Maories cling to
them as sacred heirlooms of past generations, and with some
superstitious reverence."

<hw>Helmet-Orchis</hw>, <i>n.</i> This English name is applied
in Australia to the orchid <i>Pterostylis cucullata</i>, R. Br.

1852. Mrs. Meredith, `My Home in Tasmania,' vol. ii. p. 168:

"I also found three varieties of a singular green orchis,
of a helmet shape, growing singly, on rather tall slender
footstalks."

<hw>Hemp, Queensland</hw>, <i>n.</i> name given to the common
tropical weed <i>Sida rhombifolia</i>, Linn.,
<i>N.O. Malvaceae</i>. Called also <i>Paddy Lucerne</i>, and
in other colonies <i>Native Lucerne</i>, and <i>Jelly Leaf</i>.
It is not endemic in Australia.

<hw>Hemp-bush, <i>n.</i></hw> the plant <i>Plagianthus
pulchellus</i>, A. Gray, N.O. Halvaceae, native of Australia
and New Zealand. Though not true hemp (<i>cannabis</i>), it
yields a fibre commercially resembling it.

<hw>He-Oak</hw>, <i>n.</