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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
EPISTEPHIUM (from epi, upon, and stephas, а 
crown; at the base of the perianth there is a small 
toothed calyeulus). ORD. Orchidee. А genus of half-a- 
dozen species of beautiful stove terrestrial orchids, allied 
to Sobralia, natives of Southern tropical America. Roots 
fleshy, fibrous, underground. Perhaps the only one which 
has been introduced is that here described. It thrives 
in good fibrous loam and sand; perfect drainage and 
copious supplies of water are essential elements in its 
eulture. Propagated by division. 
E. Willamsii (Williams's)* И. bright коер, large; 
spike terminal, six to {. very dark, shining. 
А. lt. Bahia, 1864. 
* 
t-flo 
b. M. эше у 
_ tudinal furrows, with a sheath at each joint, inclosing 
the base of the next internode.. Some of the species of 
- shady spots, and in similar 
. - Inereased by division. 
ae Aer Д — 3 Pe ned Miror. 58. M 
х y-groov: i with whorls o 
b-erect branches, Fertile stem stout, about 1ft. high, 
t sheaths; teeth two-ribbed. Northern 
Ж. sylvaticum (wood)* cones ovoid-oblon, ; obtuse. Stems 
EXE er 
ivided; s S lax ; tee ; teeth of branc 
. sheaths three-ribbed to the top, Northern hemisphere (Britain), 
А very pretty plant for pot culture in i 
recognised by the el appearance 
pound, recurved EN LI о. 
E. Telmateia (Telmateia). 
'ought together, and adhere 
they inelose an opposite leaf, whose 
y 
of the whorls of com- 
m of E. mazimum. 
AGROS! IS (from eros, love, and 
i ng to the pretty dancing 
ORD. бтатіпет. A genus of about 
or perennial grasses (of which two 
grown from seeds, sown in the open, in spring. The best 
: egyptiaca, capillaris, elegans, and megastachya. 
NT (from eran, to Toy 
а flower; referring to the beauty of the flow 
Acanthacem. А genus containing about thi 
handsome stove plants, of elegant and free-fio 
ibit. They are found in the warmer regions 
tion of a 
the plants root and grow rapidly. As 
cosmopolitan), found in all warm and temperate regions, - ы 
Some make decidedly pretty garden plants; and art cil) F 
little sand. If again placed ind 
should be potted on, and |. 
Eranthemum—continued. 
in warm weather. This induces a stubby growth, which 
favours free-flowering. A side shelf in the plant stove, 
near the light, or a raised bed in the same structure, are 
good positions for bringing Eranthemums into flower. The 
plants may be cut back after blossoming, and kept some- 
what dry for a time; they should then be potted into 
larger sizes for another season. Some species are culti- 
vated chiefly for their handsome variegated foliage, and 
others for their floral beauty. E. atropurpureum is a 
- fine species, with dark coloured foliage; and E. pulchellum 
has beautiful blue flowers, 
and early spring. 
E. albo-mar: tum (white-margined).* Z. oblong-elliptic, 4in. 
to біп. long, 2in. to 3in. broad, broadly margined with white, and 
irregularly suffused with grey. Polynesia, 1880. 
E. Andersoni (Anderson’s). Л. numerously disposed in long ter- 
minal leafless cymulose spikes or panicles ; corolla with the two 
upper and lateral lobes pure white, and the lower segments very 
thickly dotted with crimson-lake and broadl margined with 
white. November. 1. ovaté-oblong. India, 1868. (B. M. 5771.) 
E. aspersum (sprinkled).* f. white, spotted with purple, pro- 
duced freely in skert айу chucks : ewes larger lobe rich еер 
purple. March, l. ovate-oblong, 2in. long, dark green, vein 
at the margins. Solomon Isles, 1867. A handsome: slender- 
growing species. (B. M. 5711.) 
E. dark purple).* Z. and stems dark lurid 
cinnabarinum (cinnabar)* f. reddish-pink, disposed in loose 
panicles from opes of Qi == езу ажран 
acuminate, deep green. Martaban, 1880. А 
Е (К. G. 916.) There is a pretty 
this, having crimson flowers with a white eye (B. M. 
E. Cooperi (Cooper's). fl. white, handsomely spotted with lines of 
small purple dots, axillary. June. l. 3in. long, 5in. wide, narrow- 
lanceolate, dark green ; margins d "cut. New Caledonia, 
864. A handsome sub-shrubby plant. (B. M. 5467.) 
E. crenulatum grandiflorum (large-flowered scolloped), 
Л. pinkish-lilac; racemes terminal, aggregated; corolla funnel. 
shaped, with a very slender, almost filiform, white tube, dilated 
at the throat; pedicels very short, small, approximate or remote; 
subtended by one or two small bracts. l rather long-petioled 
ovate, sometimes cordate at the base, or lanceolate, acuminate, 
nniveined, gms quite entire at the marein. h. lft. to 2ft. 
uit, 1864. A moderate-sized glabrous shrub. 
E. eldorado (El Dorado) /. yellow, mottled and veined with 
green. Polynesia, 1877. : 
E. laxiflorum (loose-flowered) Л. рып, disposed in terminal 
Donee l ovate-oblong, tapering at both ends. A. 2ft. to 4ft. 
lynesia, 1877. (B. M. 6336.) * i 
E. Moorei (Moore's) l with a dull green 
gradually softens off to a bright canary-yellow. 
and distinct. Polynesia. 
TEM анн А 
duced, April. l iol 
жопе ШЕ e УЙ га A. 2ft. 
of the genus for winter 
that are produced in winter 
of 
R. ii. 88.) 
ovate-lanceolate, green, with a 
SYN. Е. Schomburgkii. (І. Н. 
yk (Schomburgk’s). A synonym of E. reticulatum. 
or (three-coloured). 1. opposite or ternate, oblong-ovate, 
- olive-green, blotched irregularly with greyish-purple and salmony- 
pink ; tints more or less varied. Polynesia, ne і T 
E. tuberculatum (tuberculated).* jl. pure white, nearly liin. 
across. J. dense, small, oval. New Caledonia, 1863. An el 
aos branching freely into slender twigs, tuberculated. (B. M. 
E. variabile (variable) 1. lanceolate, with an i 
Sin. to 4in. long, lin. broad, variegated with 
a yum with creamy M msc 
nk. 1879. - nder-erowin; nt, varying 
colour and habit. (L. &P. M. @ dit БУ : 
ERANTHIS (from er, spring, a 
flowers produced early } yea 
ORD. Ranunculacee. 
wering habit, are ех- 
in shrubby or woody 
adapted. Increased by 
sessile ; sepals six to eigh 
eight, very short, M 
variety on or 
centre, which 
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