BOTANICAL NAMES 89 



" giton " (bred); i.e., grows there. Synonym for 

 first hot. name Floating Scirpus. 



Elisma (el-is-ma). See Alisma. 



Elm. Eng. name for Ulnus group. Apparently this 

 tree is known by the same name in all languages. 



Elodea (e-lo-dia). G. " Heledos " (growing in a 

 marsh). Bot. name for a group ; used also as a 

 second bot. name. 



Elongata (e-long-a-ta). L. adj., " elongated." A 

 second bot. name. 



Elymus (al-e-mus). After Elyma, a Greek town, where 

 /the plant was common. Bot. name for Lymegrass 

 group. 



Embryo (em-bri-o). G. " Embryon " (a fetus). A bot. 

 term for the rudiment of the plant contained in the 

 seed. 



Emersistylus (e-mer-sis-ti-lus). L. " Emersus " 

 (emerging) ; " stylus " (a stem). Second bot. name 

 for one of the many varieties of Bramble. 



Empetraceae (em-pet-ra-si-a). Bot. name for Empet- 

 rum family. 



Empetrum (em-pet-rum). G. " En " (in); " petrum " 

 (a rock) ; grows in rocky places. Bot. name for 

 Crowberry group, the only one of the Empetrum 

 family. 



Enchanter's Nightshade. Eng. name for one of Circaea 

 group. The enchanter, or rather enchantress, was 

 Circe, who by her enchantments turned all 

 Ulysses's companions into swine, but Ulysses was 

 immune by virtue of the herb " moly," which Mer- 

 cury had given to him. 



Endive (en-div). From French " endive " (a salad). 



