Halleria
(named after Albert Haller, 1708-1777, author of "Stirpes Helveticae," and other botanical works). ORD. Scrophularineae. A genus containing about five species of ornamental greenhouse evergreen glabrous shrubs, of which one is from Abyssinia, another from Madagascar, and the rest from the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers scarlet; cymes terminal, few-flowered; calyx cuplike, bell-shaped, with three to five broad, short lobes; corolla tubular, widening upwards, with an oblique, shortly five-lobed limb. Leaves ovate or oblong. Hallerias thrive in light, rich soil. Propagated by cuttings, which will root freely under a glass. Plenty of water is needed during summer, and a well-ventilated spot is at all times necessary. The species described below is the one usually seen in cultivation.
H. lucida (shining). African Honeysuckle. fl. reddish, large, drooping; corolla bilabiate. June. l. ovate, acuminate, serrated. h. 4ft. to 6ft. Cape of Good Hope, 1752. (B. M. 1744.)