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AN ENCYCLOPÆDIA 
OF HORTICULTURE. 543 
EUSCAPHIS (from ew, well, and skaphis, a bowl; in 
allusion to the persistent, bowl-like calyx). ORD. Sapin- 
dacee. A genus containing two species of hardy, glabrous 
shrubs, natives of Japan. Flowers small, hermaphrodite ; 
calyx persistent, five-cleft, imbricate. Leaves opposite, 
stipulate, imparipinnate; leafiets coriaceous, serrulate, 
stipulate ; stipules deciduous. The species will thrive in 
any good loamy soil, in the ordinary shrubbery border. 
Propagated by seeds, or by cuttings. 
E. staphyleoides (Staphylea-like), M. white or yellowish, small, 
numerous, disposed in terminal panicles. jr. red when ripe, 
bladdery, remaining on the bush until winter approaches. 
l. opposite, pinnate, smooth. A. 10ft. to 12ft. This plant is highly 
prized in its native country for its medicinal properties. 
(S. Z. F. J. 67.) 
EUSTEGIA (from eu, well, and stego, to cover; in 
reference to the triple corona). ORD. Asclepiadew. A 
genus containing four species of dwarf, decumbent, gla- 
brous, greenhouse herbs, all natives of Southern Africa. 
Flowers small, in few-flowered, terminal or axillary cymes. 
Leaves opposite, linear, often hastate. For culture, see 
Ceropegia. 
E. hastata (hastate). A. white, sub-umbellate; umbels inter- 
petiolar; corolla rotate; corona triple, each composed of five 
eaves. June. l opposite, hastate, ciliated. 
EUSTOMA (from eustomos, of beautiful countenance, 
eu, well, and stoma, a mouth; referring to the corollas). 
Syn. Arenbergia. ORD. Gentianee. A genus containing 
only the two species here described. Flowers white, 
purplish, or blue, pedunculate. Leaves opposite, am- 
plexicaul or sessile. The species are elegant little plants, 
closely allied to Lisianthus (which see for culture). . 
E. exaltatum (exalted). A. purple, corymbose ; corolla with a 
funnel-shaped tube, which is contracted above the apex ; segments 
erenated, July. J. spathulate. A. 2ft. South United States, 
1804. -Greenhouse herbaceous. (B. R. xxxi. 13.) 
Russellianum (Russell's). /l. lavender-purple, corymbose. 
July. L ovate to lanceolate-oblong. Stem terete. A. lft. to 2ft. 
Nebraska to Texas, 1804. Hardy annual. (B. M. 3626.) 
EUSTREPHUS (from eu, good, and strepho, to twine; 
referring to the habit of the plant). ORD. Liliacee. A 
monotypic genus. For culture, see Dianella. 
E. latifolius (broad-leaved). jl. pale purple ; pedicels two to six 
together in the upper cells, filiform, but rigid, four to nine lines 
long, articulate close under the flower, and persistent. June. 
l. sessile, or nearly so, varying from broadly ovate-lanceolate 
to narrow-linear, usually tapering to a point, of a firm texture, 
with numerous fine but prominent nerves, usually 2in. to 4in. long. 
Stems much branched, often climbing to a great height, weak and 
flexuose, but not twining. New South Wales. (B. M. 1245.) 
EUTAXIA (from eutavia, modesty; in allusion to 
the delicate and modest appearance of the plants when 
in flower). ORD. Leguminose. A genus of eight species 
of elegant, greenhouse, evergreen shrubs, all natives of 
Australia. Flowers golden, simple. Leaves opposite, 
decussate. For culture, see Chorizema. Sclerothamnus 
is included, by Bentham and Hooker, under this genus. 
E. empetrifolia (Empetrum-leaved). The correct name of plant 
described as Selerothamnus empetrifolia, 
E. myrtifolia (Myrtle-leaved).* A. numerous along the branches; 
pedicels axillary, twin. August. J. lanceolate or obovate-lanceo- 
late, mucronate. h. 2ft. to 6ft. 1803. (B. M. 1274.) 
E. pungens (stinging). A synonym of Dillwynia pungens. 
EUTERPE (mythological: Euterpe, from euterpes, 
well-pleasing, was one of the nine Muses). ORD. Palme. 
A small genus of about eight species of tall-growing, 
elegant, unarmed, stove palms, natives of tropical Ame- 
rica and the West Indian Islands. Leaves pinnatisect ; 
segments narrowly linear-lanceolate; leaf-sheaths long, 
eylindrical, pale green, “finally falling away completely 
along with the rest of the leaf, so that the stems always 
appear clean and naked up to the base of the lowest 
remaining leaf, forming a striking contrast to many fan- 
shaped Palms, where the leaves hang about the crown 
of the tree in every state of decay.” To be grown to 
perfection, Euterpes should have plenty of heat, and a 
rich, loamy soil. They attain a height of from 40ft. to 
120ft. in their native habitats, 
Euterpe—continued. 
E. edulis (edible). Z., segments lanceolate, acuminate; rachis 
and nerves scaly beneath. Trunk cylindric, 40ft. to 100ft. high, 
. Brazil, &e. 
E. montana (mountain). zł., segments lanceolate, spreading, 
attenuated; petioles scaly beneath. Stem 40ft. or more high. 
The portion of the plant (in this and other species) which is 
eaten, either asa fresh vegetable or as a pickle, is the terminal 
bud and the soft interior part of the stem. 
E. oleracea (culinary). Cabbage Palm; Cabbage-tree. l, seg- 
ments lanceolate-linear, acuminate, glabrescent. Spadix branches 
furfuraceous, tomentose. Trunk 80ft. to 120ft. high. West 
Indies, &c. k 
EUTHALES. Included under Velleia (which see). 
EUTOCA. A synonym of Phacelia (which see). 
EUXENIA. A synonym of Podanthus (which see), 
EVALLARIA. A synonym of Polygonatum 
(which see). 
EVELYNA. A synonym of Elleanthus (which see). 
EVENING FLOWER. Sce Hesperantha, 
EVENING PRIMROSE. See Gnothera. 
EVERGREEN BEECH. See Fagus betuloides. 
EVERGREEN LABURNUM. See Piptanthus 
nepalensis. 
EVERGREEN OAK. See Quercus Ilex. ; 
EVERGREEN THORN. See Crategus Pyra- 
cantha. 
EVERLASTING PEA. See Lathyrus sylves- 
tris platyphyllus. 
EVERLASTINGS. This term is applied to a 
section of flowers with coloured bracts that retain a 
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