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EUCODONIA. This genus is now included under Eucomis—continued. ; 
Achimenes (which see). large, usually greenish flowers, surmounted by a tuft of 
EUCOMIS (from eulomes, beautiful-haired ; alluding empty leaf-like bracts. Eucomis thrive in any rich soil, 
to the tufted crown of the flower-spike). Orn. Liliacee. and are increased by offsets. 
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Fic. 738. EUCHARIS GRANDIFLORA, showing Leaves and Inflorescence. 
E. amaryilidifolia (Amaryllis-leaved). Jl., raceme oblong, dense, 
Zin. to din. long; perianth green, segments oblong; scape cytin- 
drical, terete, under 1ft. long. August. l. contemporary with the 
flowers, sub-erect, fleshy in texture, lorate-lig , narrowed 
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A genus of about half-a-dozen species of strong half- 
hardy bulbs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope. They 
have broad root Waves and a simple raceme of rather 
