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. rhodoptera (red- winged). /., sepals whitish-ochre, as well 

 as the pedicels, ovaries, and bracts ; petals purple, ligulate, sub- 

 falcate, broad ; Hp trifld, the lateral segments purple, semi- 

 oblong, produced, the middle one ligulate, retuse, emarginate ; 

 raceme elongated. I. linear-ligulate, acute. Stems cylindrical. 

 1882. 



£• Rimaxini (Riman*s). fl, of a pellucid, pale yellow, the front 

 lobe of the lip golden-yellow, with two purple spots ; raceme 

 nodding, dense, covered with a few reddish hairs. Z. cuneate- 

 oblong, acute, very leathery, light green, with dark nerves. 

 Pseudo-bulbs pyriform, about 3in. long. Blrma, 1885. 



E, strlolata (slightly striated). /?., sepals and petals light ochre- 

 coloured, linear-ligulate, acute, the former marked with three 

 stripes and the latter with one stripe of reddish-purple ; lip 

 ligulate, with very blunt side lobes, and three conspicuous, partly 

 crenulate, yellow keels ; raceme dense-flowered, the rachis only 

 slightly hairy. I. cunpate-oblong, acute, very fleshy. Papuan 

 Islands, 1888. (I. H. 1888, 48.) 



XSIMCA. The following Rpoclea are included in the 

 British Flora: E, camea (Mediterranean Heath), E, ciliaris 

 (Ciliated Heath), E. cinerea (Seotch Heath, Scotch 

 Iloather), E. Tetralias (Crosa-leavod Heath), and E. vagans 

 (Cornish Heath). To the species and varieties described 



on pp. 520-6, Vol. L, the following should now be added : 



• byomalls altia (white). This variety differs from the type 

 only in having pure white flowers. 1882. 



B. Mawoanxi (Mawe'.s). Jl. purplish-crimson, produced in clusters, 

 after the manner of those of E, Tetralix and K. ciliaris. Autumn. 

 Stems sub-erect, much-branched, forming soft, ornamental 

 bushes 1ft. to IJft. hij^h. 1882. Hardy. 



. Mooreana (Moore's), ft, in large, terminal umbels of a dozen 

 or more ; corulUi bright, ffloasy cnrason-red, with a ring of 

 black at the mouth, ventncosoly tubular, above lin. long, the 

 lobes pink, roundish ; pedicels red, with gland-bordered bracts. 

 I. in whorls of four, very much recurved, fringed with twisted 

 ciliae, and tipped \Yith a long^wn. 1882. Hybrid. 



ISRIGERON. To the species described on pp. 526-7, 

 Vol. I., the following sliould now be added. It is a very 

 floriferoua and pretty border plant. Cuttings should 

 yearly be put into a cold frame, in case the old plants 

 outside are killed during the winter. 



K* znticroiiatiis(mucronate).* ^Z.-^^ad^ pedunculate; involucral 

 scales linear, subulate, puberulous ; ray florets white, biseriate, 

 twice as long as those of the disk. Summer and autumn. 

 I, lanceolate, attenuated at base, ciliated, entire, or lobed or 

 toothed above the middle. h. 6in. to 12in. Stem terete, 

 blanched. Mexico. PerenniaL Syn. Vittadinia trilobata. 



Flowers showy, pedicellate ; sepals 

 equal, spreading, free, or the lateral ones connate with the 

 foot of the column in a very short cbin ; petals similar to 

 the sepals ; lip affixed to the foot of the column, shortly 



incumbent, at length erect, the lateral lobes broad, erect, 



loosely enfolding the column, the middle one small, 

 spreading, entire or two-lobed; column rather long, 

 incurved ; pollen masses two. Leaves usually two, long, 

 ample* To tbe species described on p. 528, Vol. I., the 

 following should now be added *. 



E. Sprucel (Dr. Spruce^s). /., sepals and petals light yellow, the 

 latter with red borders ; side lobes of the hp whitish, dotted red, 

 nearly circular, the middle one lemon-yellow, with mauve spots 

 at the base of the broad stalk, transversely elliptic, the disk 

 white, with two acute horns on the middle ; raceme long, cylin- 

 drical. I. cuneate-oblong, acute. Amazons, 1884. 



ISHrlTRICHIIXM. This genus comprises about 

 seventy species, Fiowors blue or white, in simple or 

 brancbed racemes, or rarely nearly all axillary; calyx 

 deeply five - cleft or five-partite ; corolla tube ^ort or 

 rarely longer than the calyx, the lobes five, imbricated, 

 obtuse, spreading; stamens five, affixed to the tube, in- 

 cluded. Nutlets four, or fewer by abortion. Leaves alter- 

 nate or (in very few species) opposite, usually narrow. 

 To the species described on p. 529, Vol. I., the following 

 abould now be added: 



E. borlilgGnixii (beard-bearing). _fl. white, small, much resem- 

 bling those of a Myosotis, disposed m branching, scorpioid cymes ; 

 calyx lobes linear, about jUn. long. Summer and autumn. 

 2. lanceolate. Californlat 1886. A pretty annual ; the whole 

 plint clothetl with long, spreading hairs. (R, 0. 1886, pp. 358-9, 

 f. 42 ; R. H. 1885, p. 552, f. 99.) 



ISRTTHEA. To the species described on p. 530, 

 Vol. I., the following should now bo added : 

 E, acnleata (prickly), of Regel. A synonym of K armata. 



E. armata (armed). /., spadix tomentose, paniculate, pendent. 

 L large, fan-shaped, palmatisect, glaucous ; margins of the 

 petioles armed with spines. California, 1887. Syns. E. aculeata 

 of Regel (R. G. 1887, 279, f. 74), Brahea Roezlii. 



ESTTHRINA. To the species described on pp. 

 531-2, Vol. I., the following should now be added : 



E* vespertilio (bat-like), fl. numerous, in showy, erect racemes, 

 pendulous ; standard ovate, nearly IJin. long. 2., leaflets 

 obversely triangular, cuneate at base, the front side deeply 

 hollowed out, so as to leave the two front angles projecting, the 

 hollowed portion having sometimes a central apiculus. Western 

 Australia, 1885. A grotesque, warm greenhouse shrub. See 

 Fig. 28, for which we are indebted to Mr. AVm. Bull. 



ERTTHRONITTM. This genus now embraces eight 

 species, seven of which are Jforth American. To those 

 described on p. 533, Vol. I., the following should now be 

 added : 



E. dens-canis sibiricum (Siberian), fl. of a deej> rosy-purple, 

 banded purplish-crimson near the base of each division, and with 

 a creamy-yellow eye. 



E. Hendersoni (Henderson's).* fl, drooping, faintly scented; 

 perianth campanulate, about 2in. in diameter, the segments pale 

 hlac, spotted dark purple at base, reflexed from half-way down ; 

 peduncle 6in, to 8in. long, one or two-tlowered. April. I. two, 

 opposite, oblong, dull green, spotted purplish-brown, narrowed 

 to a long, channelled base. Oregon. (B. M. 7017.) 



. purpnrascens (purplish), fl. light yellow, tinged with purple, 



deep orange at the base, usually four to eight in a sub-umbellate 



raceme from lin. to IJin. long. May. /. large, more or less 



oblong, frequently undulated. Bulb lin. to 2in. long. Sierra 

 Nevada. 



E. p. nnifloruiu (one-flowered), fl., peduncles slender, one- 

 flowered. Syn. B. revolutum, 



£• revolutum (revolute). A synonym of E. purpnrascens uni- 

 fl^rum, 



ESCALLONIA. To the species described on up. 

 533-4, Vol. I., the following should now be added : 



E, Borterlana (Bertero's). A synonym of E. pulverulent a glabra 



E. pulverulenta glabra (smooth), ft., calyx shining and 



clammy ; petals elliptic-oblong, sessile ; racemes spicate, terminal, 



simple, twice as long as the leaves. I. elliptic, serrated, shining 



above. SJin. to Sin. long, IJin. broad ; petioles iin. long. A. 5ft. 



to 6ft. Chili, Plant glabrous, clammy from resin. SyK 

 E, Berteriana, 



E. revoluta (revolute). ft. white, fin. long, spreading, pedicellate; 

 petals with a long, straight claw, and a short, oblong, rounded 

 limb; racemes or panicles terminal, sessile, erect, simple or 

 thyrsoid. September. Z. }in. to IJin. long, obovate, acute or 

 cuspidate, toothed, pubescent. A. 10ft. to 20ft Chili, 1887. 

 (a M. 6949.) 



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E. SeUowlana (Sellow's). fl, white ; calyx teeth short, entire ; 



petals spathulate ; panicles terminal, many-flowered. Summer. 



t. lanceolate, tapering into the petioles, serrated, resinous-dotted 



beneath. Branches erect, h, 10ft. to 20ft. Brazil, Plant gla- 

 brous. 



ESMERALDA* Included under Araclinanthe 



(which see), 



ESMEBALBA CLABEEI. A synonym of Vanda 

 Clarkei (which see), 



ETTCAIiTFTTTS. Calyx tube turbinate or campanu- 

 late, the base adnate with the ovary, the apex truncate, 

 entire or remotely toothed ; stamens numerous, in several 

 series, free. To the species described on pp. 535-6, Vol. I., 

 the following should now be added : 



E. fiolfolia (Fig-leaved), ft. showy ; calyx slightly tinged with 

 red ; hUiments beautiful cinnabar-red. I. conspicuously stalked, 

 leathery, always somewhat decurrent into the stalk, pointed 

 cJ5ri - apex, or sometimes narrowly so. A tree seldom exceeding 

 W)lt. m height \n its native forests. 



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EUCHARIS. Mowers white, showy, many in an 

 umbel; perianth tube cylindrical, straight or recurved, the 

 lobes sub-equal, rather broad, spreading ; stamens shorter 

 than the lobes; bracts numerous, narrow, the two or three 

 outer ones broader, involacral. Leaves petiolate, broad. 

 Bulb tunicated. To the species described on p. 536, 

 Vol. I., the following should now be added: 



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