Hope
Aiton's Encyclopedia: Anthony. See Hawkins ; Anthony Hope
Collier's New Encyclopedia: ANTHONY. See HAWKINS, ANTHONY H.
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Horae
Aiton's Encyclopedia: ho're, the Hours, in Greek mythology, goddesses who preside over the seasons. They are servants of Zeus and Hera and have charge of the weather. Hesiod mentions three Horae, "Good Order," "Justice," and "Peace." In other accounts two are mentioned, and in still others, four. The course of the seasons was represented symbolically in the dance of the Horae.
1000 Classical Characters: Daughters of Zeus ( Jupiter ) and Themis , the goddesses of the order of nature and of the seasons, who guarded the doors of Olympus , and promoted the fertility of the earth by the various kinds of weather which they gave to mortals. 2026 Editor's Note: The page states the Horae are daughters of Zeus and Themis, but this is only true for one of the two distinct groups of Horae in Greek mythology. The earlier set, the Horae of the Seasons, were daughters of Zeus and Themis, while the later set, the Horae of the Hours, were daughters of the sun god Helios and Selene, the moon goddess. This distinction is crucial, as the two groups had entirely different roles: the first promoted natural order and fertility, while the second personified the twelve hours of the day. (Ed: BR 2026-06-30)
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Horatii
1000 Classical Characters: Three brave Romans, born at the same time, who fought against the three Curiatii about 667 years before Christ. At the beginning of the fight two of the Horatii were killed, and the surviving one pretended to fly, thus separating his antagonists as they pursued him, and then, attacking them singly, he slew them all. Horatius , Q. Flaccus. A celebrated poet, born at Venusia. His rising talents obtained the attention of Vergil and Varius, who recommended him to the care of Maecenas and Augustus, the celebrated patrons of literature. Under this fostering patronage Horace gave himself up to indolence and pleasure. He was warm in his friendships, and if he at any time gave offense, he was ready to make any concession to effect a reconciliation. In his Satires and Epistles he displays much wit and satirical humor. He died in his fiftyseventh year, в. c. 8.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: three Roman the reign of Tullus Hostilius engaged order to decide the supremacy between three Alban brothers (the Curiatii), in Rome and Alba. Victory went to Rome, triumphantly conducted back to the city. and the sole surviving Horatius was But his sister had been betrothed to one of the Curiatii, and her demonstrative store them. merely a before that festival. ient for
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Horned Toad
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a lizard with spine-like scales and a stuffy, sluggish body, suggesting that of a toad. It is to be found from western Kansas to California and southward. A grotesque, harmless creature, chiefly of arid districts. There are eleven species, all companions of the cacti--horned lizards, they should be called. None are to exceed six inches in length. Mounted specimens are obtained readily through curio shops. One dealer of Pasadena in southern California sells 15,000 stuffed specimens a year. He pays boys three cents a "toad" to collect for him. The young are hatched from soft-shelled eggs buried in the sand. See Lizard
Collier's New Encyclopedia: also called HORNED FROG and HORNED LIZARD (Phrynosoma cornutum), a lizard belonging to the Agamidæ. It is found in Mexico, Texas, Oregon, and California.
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Hornet
Collier's New Encyclopedia: the largest species of wasp found in Great Britain and America. The thorax is mostly black, the fore part rufous; the abdomen is yellow. The sting is very painful. The hornet is a very voracious insect, seizing and devouring bees and other insects, or carrying them to its nest to feed its young. The nest is in a hollow tree; or other sheltered place.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Wasp
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Horse Chestnut
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a handsome genus of trees or shrubs (Esculus) belonging to the natural order Sapindaceæ, having large opposite digitate leaves and terminal panicles of showy white , yellow, or red flowers E. Hippocastanum (the common horse chestnut) is familiar to everyone. The tree is said to have been brought from Constantinople to England in the beginning of the 16th century. Three other species are found in North America, popularly known under the name of buck-eye. are
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Buckeye
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Horticulture
Aiton's Encyclopedia: the cultivation of a garden. The term has outgrown its original limits and is now to be distinguished from agriculture only in a general way. The latter has to do with field crops. Bailey, the highest American authority, recognizes four branches of horticulture, namely: fruit growing or promology, relating to the care of orchards; vegetable gardening for the home or market; floriculture, the raising of flowers and ornamental plants; and landscape gardening. About 25,000 species of plants come within the range of American horticulture. About one-tenth of these are native. Our grapes, raspberries, dewberries, blackberries, mulberries, cranberries, some of our gooseberries, and several of our plums and apples have been developed from American varieties. Pumpkins, beans, and corn were raised by the Indians before the coming of the white man. See articles on each important fruit, vegetable, and flower, as APPLE; PEAR; PEACH; PLUM; STRAWBERRY; TURNIP; CURRANT; GRAPE; ROSE; LILY, etc. See also FLORICULTURE; ORCHARD; GREENHOUSE; HENDERSON; BURBANK, etc.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: the art of cultivating or managing gardens; the cultivation of a garden; the rearing and management of flowers, fruits, and vegetables in a garden. This word has a much broader meaning than its Latin derivations indicate. Horticulture includes, as divisions, pomology, floriculture, garden vegetable culture, and nurse Pomology embraces the ery culture of all fruits, whether grown in large or small areas. Viticulture is a sub-division of pomology.
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Hosiery
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a general term for all kinds of knitted articles, including drawers, petticoats, night-dresses, etc., and fancy articles such as head-dresses, hoods, shawls, neckerchiefs, cravats, etc. The materials used for the purpose are cotton, linen, and wool, the last of which is sometimes mixed with cotton or silk. Silk is also frequently used alone.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Knitting
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Hour Glass
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a glass having two bulbs and a connecting opening through which the sand in one bulb runs into the "other. The amount of sand and size of the opening are such that a given amount of time is consumed in the passage. It is on
American Watchmaker and Jeweler: An instrument for measuring the hours, consisting of a glass vessel having two cone-shaped compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture into the lower.
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