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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Eleagnus-—continued. 
hortensis (garden).* ellow within, scaly without, solitary. 
or three or four [чел oP thy May. l. lanceolate, hoary 
all over with stellate hairs, дїп. to 3in. long. Branches brown 
and smooth, more or less spiny. A. 15%. to 20ft. Orient, 
naturalised in South Europe,1633. A handsome deciduous tree. 
(S. F. G. 152.) 
E. h. angustifolia (narrow-leaved) only differs from the type 
in its narrower leaves, See Fig. 701. (B. В. 1156.) 
E. longipes (long-stalked).* fr. orange, studded with small ferru- 
pum scales, Г Эрл е] ^ nt, and produced in clusters. 
green above, silvery-white beneath. Л. 5%. Japan, 1873. A 
very desirable spreading ev n shrub, with deep reddish- 
brown twigs. SYN. E. crispa. (G. C. 1873, 1014.) 
macrophylla (large-leaved).* greenish-yellow, clustered. 
Autumn. [, roundish ovate, large, [4-94 pam above, covered 
aig with bright silvery scales. л. 6ft.- Japan. An unarmed 
ush. 
E. pungens (stinging).* jl. yellowish, one or two together. 1. ob- 
long, entire, on ar A Кыз тееп above, silvery beneath. 
6ft. Japan. A spiny shrub. re are very handsome varie- 
gated forms of this species. 
ELAEIS (from Elaia, the Olive ; oil expressed from 
the fruit as from olives). Oil Palm. Op. Palmee. А 
very small genus of stove palms. Fruit bright red, in 
large, somewhat obovate heads. Leaves pinnatisect, with 
strong prickly stalks. They form excellent decorative 
a plants when in a young state, and thrive well in a rich 
» . . Sandy soil. Increased by seeds. 
guineensis (Guinea) Stem erect, 20%. to 50%. high, termi- 
nated by a fine crown of pinnate dark leaves, of about 15ft. 
in length. Guinea, 1730. 
z This species yields the celebrated 
palm oil of commerce. (G. C. n. 8., vii. 373.) 
Very 
handsome stove or greenhouse evergreen trees or shrubs. 
or rarely opposite, entire or serrate. They thrive well 
in a mixture of loam and peat. I i 
made of the ripened shoots, with leaves intact, and placed 
LE sandy soil, in bottom heat; or by seeds, sown in a 
hotbed. : 
. EK. cyaneus (blue). fl. white; id 
шу. e aperto globose, blue, "Lr eph а 
OA i Green- 
Jl., racemes few, two, four, or 
the terminal clusters 
petioles." Summer. 
the petiole, broad-L 
и clustered at е — the b 
obtuse ; margin entire, or y more or less -serrated 
sinuated. л. 7ft. Java, 1852. e е; а ' handsome peni 
SYN. Monocera grandiflora. (B. M. 4680.) 
E. serratus (serrate). fl. white, but urplish before А 
Sweet-scented ; racemes axillary or lateral opin, Mirch Т, 
pe globose. 5 in the axils of the 
; acuminated. h. 50ft. 
ELZEODENDRON (from Elaia, an Olive, and dend, 
tree; the fruit is like that of an Olive, and the wom 
oily). Olive-wood. ORD. Celastrinea. This genus, 
embraces about thirty species of ornamental stove 
house trees or shrubs, is represented in all 
1 countries; the majority, however, grow in Africa, 
a. Flowers small, in axillary fascicles. Leaves 
fork. 
ts lan 
like, opposite. For culture, see Elmo- | Е, Caravata (Caravata). A. bright yellow, with a short, purplish, 
Eleodendron—continued. 
sides somewhat unequal, coriaceous, distantly spinuloso-serrulate, 
slightly revolute in the edges, dark green above, paler below, and 
often becoming rusty. Branches spreading, pendulous. Л. 18ft. 
Cape of Good Hope, 1828. A handsome greenhouse decorative 
plant, when Jaden with its showy yellow fruits. (B. M. 3035.) 
E. glaucum (milky-green). /. greenish-yellow, small; panicles 
axillary ; cymes loose, nearly the length of the leaves. 4. acute, 
or acuminate, crenate or nearly entire, membranous or sub- 
coriaceous. h.6ft. India, &c., 1824. Stove evergreen. 
E. xylocarpum (woody-fruited). Л. greenish-yellow: cymes 
dichotomous, one-half shorter than the leaves. /. obovate-oblong, 
entire or somewhat scalloped, glaucous, on very short petioles. 
h. 4ft. Island of St. Thomas, 1816. Stove evergreen: 
ELAPHOGLOSSUM. Includer under Acrostichwm. 
ELATA. A synonym of Phonix. 
ELDER. The popular name of Sambucus. 
ELECAMPANE. See Inula Helenium. 
ELECTRA. A synonym of Schismus. 
ELEMI. The name of certain stimulant gum resins, _ 
derived from various plants. 
ELEPHANT APPLE. See Feronia Elephan- 
tum. 
a 
é 
ELEPHANT’S FOOT. See Testudinaria ele- 
ELEPHANTUSIA. A synonym of Phytelephas. 
ELETTARIA (Elettari is the native name of the 
plant in Malabar). ORD. Scitaminee. A genus of stove _. 
plants, having much the appearance of Amomum, natives 
of the tropical parts of India. There are only two 
species, and, aecording to some authorities, these are 
but varieties of one. E. Cardamomum yields the Carda- 
moms of commerce. For culture, see Maranta. 
Е. Cardamomum (Cardamom). fl. pale greenish-white, alter- 
nate, short-stalked, in short racemes from the axils of the large 
bracts of the long-jointed flexuous flower-stems ; calyx tubular, 
three-toothed, finely striated ; corolla tube as long as the calyx ; 
limb double, exterior portan of three oblong, concave, nearly 
equal divisions ; inner lip obovate, longer than the exterior divi- 
sion, curled at the margins; apex three-lobed, marked in the 
centre with рече stripes. l. lanceolate, acuminate, sub- 
sessile, entire, lft. to 2ft. long. Stem erect, jointed, enveloped in 
the sheaths of the leaves. Л. 6ft. to 9ft. Hilly parts of Travan- 
core and Malabar. (B. M. PI. 267.) 
ELEUSINE (mythological; from Eleusis, where was 
а celebrated temple of Ceres [Demeter]. ORD. Graminec. 
A genus of chiefly uninteresting grasses, all natives of the 
warmer parts of the globe. The LaL. pape. 
in the open air during summer, in a light soil. Propaga 
by seeds. E. barcinonensis has a fascicled spicate inflores- 
cence, and E. oligostachya is pretty for winter bouquets. 
, A. (named in honour of Princess Elise, sister 
ELISENA 
of Napoleon). ORD. Amaryllidee. A small genus (three 
species are described, and these only appear to differ — 
eenhouse 
slightly from each other) of ornamental gr 
bulbous plants. For culture, see is. 
E. longipetala (long-petalled).* fl. white ; divisions of the limb 
rotate, ied ey - ) е Чйшгей the point x point тостой; 
corona 11i eep ; - ix- ch. 
kon MAE 185). (В M. S15 C ee T re 
ELLEANTHUS (from eilo, I shut in, and antho. 
flower; in reference to the flower being closed | 
Бум. Evelyna. ORD. Orchidem. A genus of pretty st 
terrestrial orchids. About fifty species have been 
seribed, but few have been in cultivation. All are natives 
of tropical America. They are of easy m an 
ordinary orchid house, requiring a compost of loam and 
peat. АНОРА 
ori isted ry; spike , very compact, 
: formed o Кыды чы erecto-patent, purple, Ж а асашмде, 
ricated, striated bracts, longer than the flowers: о 
b y acute, nearly erect sepals ; н 
the oblong, obtuse, nearly erect 
cu eset стем. Б Пілар, са 
very long, and grad 
1%. high, eed. оС. 
