/ECHMEA 



AERANTHES 



bracUa'ta. Yellow, bracts crimson. W. Ind. 1873. 

 brasilie'nsis (Gfl., t. 1202). Brazil. 

 feromc'/kz/o'/kMBromelia-leaved). i*. Blue. Febru- 

 ary. Trinidad. 1824. 

 caruU'scens. i. Bluish. S. Amer. 1870. Snys. 



A. c^rulea, Lamprococcus, and Hoplophytum c<eru- 



lescens. 

 calycula'ta. $. Yellow, bracts red. 1862. Syns. 



Hohenbergia calyculata, Hoplophytum calyculatum, 



and Macrochordivm luteum. 

 ccelSstis. Sky-blue. Brazil. Syns. Hoplophytum 



caleste and Hohenbergia ccelestis. 

 Co'rnui (R. H., 1885, t. 36). Brazil. 

 cyathtfo'rmis (cup-shaped). Brazil. Syn. Canistrum 



cyathiforrne. 



cylindra'ta (Gfl., 1898, t. 1447). Brazil. 

 di scolor (vari-coloured). See A. FULGENS. 

 disticha'ntha. i. Red, purple. S. Brazil. 1852. 

 drakea'na (R. H., 1888, 401). Ecuador. 

 erythrosta'chya. Rose, red. Brazil. 1864. Syn. 



Hohenbergia erythroslachya. 

 exsu'dans. 2. White. W. Ind. 1824. Syns. 



Bromelia exsudans, Hohenbergia exsudans, H. 



capitate, 

 fascia' to. ij. Pink, bracts rose. Rio Janeiro. 1826. 



Syns. Bilbcrgia fasciata and B. rhodocyanea. 

 purpu'rea. Purple. 

 Ferna'nda'. 2. Yellowish. Para. 1872. Syns. 



Ananas mensdorfuina and Bromelia Fernanda, 

 flexuo'sa (G. C., 1887, i. 8). See AL. SPECTABILIS. 

 fu'lgens. i. Scarlet, blue. September. Cayenne. 



1842. 



discolor. (B. M., t. 4293.) 

 Furstenbe'rgii. I. Rose. Bahia. 1879. 

 germinya'na. 2. Reddish-white. New Granada. 



Syns. Bromelia daguensis and Chevaliera ger- 



minyana. 



gi'gas (B. M., t. 8107). Allied to /. Lalindei. Prob- 

 ably Brazil . 

 Glazio'vii. 7. Red, purple. S. Brazil. 1880. Belg. 



Hort., 1881, t. 13. 

 glomera'ta. Violet, bracts crimson. Bahia. 1866. 



Syn. Pironneava glomerata. 



Hooke'ri. Scarlet, purple, yellow. BrazU. 1864. 

 hy'strix. 2$. Violet, bracts scarlet. February. 



Cayenne. 1880. 



Lali'ndei (111. Hort. 1882, t. 481). Colombia. 

 lavandula'cea (B. M., t. 8005). W. Ind. 

 Icgrdlia'na. \. Red, purple. 1865. Syn. Hohen- 

 bergia legrelliana. See ORTGIESIA LEGRELLIANA. 

 lingula'ta (tongue-leaved), ij. Yellow. May. S. 



Amer. 1759. 

 luddemannia'na. Red, green. S. Amer. 1866. 



Syn. Pironneava luddemanniana. See A. C^ERULES- 



CENS. 



macraca'niha. See XL. SCHIEDEANA. 

 ,. Pelliefri. 3 to 4. Whitish, bracts carmine. 1880. 

 Mari'ce-Regi'nce. Blue, white, bracts carmine. 



April. Costa Rica. 1863. 

 Melino'nii. i. Crimson-pink. S. Amer. 

 Merte'nsii (Merten's). Green, red. March. Deme- 



rara. 1830. 



mexica'na (G. C., 1897, i. 8). 2. Green, crimson. 

 morrenia'na. 2. Purple. S. Amer. 1875. Mexico. 

 mucroniflo'ra (spiny-petaled). Yellow. September. 



Peru. 1852. 

 myriophy'lla (B. M., t. 6939). 2\. Pink, fading to 



lilac. Trop. Amer. 1887. 

 nudicau'lis. i. Yellow. Trop. Amer. 1825. Syns. 



Billbergia and Hohenbergia nudicaulis. 

 , glaoriu' scula (smooth). Greenish-yellow ; bracts 



carmine. 



, odo'ra. 7. Yellowish. Guiana. 1879. 

 Ortgie'sii. Red. 1860. See ORTEGSIA TILLANDSIOIDES. 

 panicula'ta (R. H., 1880, 245). 2. Rosy-purple, 



bracts white, woolly. Peru. 1877. 

 , paniculi'gera (Bull. Cat., 1882, 13). 3. Red-purple. 



Jamaica. 1882. Syn. Hohenbergia paniculigera. 

 , pinelia'na. i. Yellow, bracts red. Brazil. 1862. 



Syns. Echinostachys and M acrochordium pinelianum. 

 , purpu'rea (Williams' Cat., 1889, 22). i to ij. Leaves, 



crimson-purple. Colombia. 



, re%u!a'ris. i. White, bracts red. S. Brazil. 1873. 

 , schiedea'na. Pale yellow. Central Mexico. 1880. 



Syn. M. macracantha. 



. specta'bilis. Rose-crimson. Guatemala. 1875. Syn. 



.. flexuosa. 

 suave'olens (sweet-scented). 2$. Pink. April. 



Brazil. 1838. Syn. Billbergia melanacantha. 

 Vei'tchii. i. Scarlet. Colombia. 1877. Syn. 



Chevalliera Veitchii. 

 supe'rba (R. H., 1880, 450 t.). 

 Weilba'chii. i J. Pink, light violet ; scape and bracts 



scarlet. Brazil. 1854. 

 leodie'nsis. Scarlet, violet, green. Brazil. 1887. 



2ECTDnJM. A genus of small cup-shaped fungi, para- 

 sitic on certain plants. . berberidis, one of the best- 

 known species, lives on the leaves of the ordinary bar- 

 berry. There are numerous other species, including 

 JE. convallariae, M. ficarice, and /. violce. 



2EGICERAS. (From aix, a goat, and keros, a horn ; 

 alluding to the shape of its fruit. Nat. ord. Ardisiads 

 [Myrsinaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Propagated from cut- 

 tings of the half-ripe shoots in close frame with bottom- 

 heat. Pot in good loam, leaf-mould, and peat. 



JE. fra'grans (fragrant). See M. MAJUS. 

 ma'jus. White. N. Holland. 1824. 



jEGI'PHILA. (From aix, a goat, and philos, dear ; 

 referring to its being a favourite with goats. Nat. ord. 

 Verbenas [Verbenaceas]. Linn. ^-Tetrandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Sandy rich loam ; cuttings in 

 sand, under a glass, with bottom-heat. Winter temp., 

 50 to 60 ; summer, 65 to 80. 



/. arbore'scens (arborescent). 10. White. Trinidad. 



1823. 



diffu'sa (diffuse). 2. Yellow. July. W. Ind. 1824. 

 ela'ta (tall). 12. Pale yellow. August. W. Ind. 



1823. 



fce'tida (stinking). 2. Lilac. July. W. Ind. 1820. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 2. Yellow. November. 



Havannah. 1843. See CLERODENDRON GRANDI- 



FLORUM. 



Ice' vis (smooth). June. Yellow. Guinea. 1824. 

 martinice'nsis (Martinique). 6. White. W. Ind. 



1780. 

 obova'ta (obovate). 2. Yellow. September. W. Ind. 



1804. 

 tri'fida (three-cleft). 4. White. June. Jamaica. 



1826. 



lE'GLE. Bengal Quince. (From &gle, one of the 

 Hesperides. Nat. ord. Citronworts [Rutacea3]. Linn. 

 i$-Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The Marmelos is a delicious Indian fruit, possessing 

 high medicinal qualities. Stove evergreen shrub. Cut- 

 tings of ripe-wooded shoots, in sand, and peat in stove 

 propagating pit ; pot in good loam, leaf-mould, and 

 manure. 

 M. Ma'rmelos (ma'rmelos). 6. Whitish-red. E. Ind. 



1759- 



sepia'ria (hedge). 6. White. May. China and 

 Japan. 1869. 



2EGOPO'DIUM. (From aix, goat, and podion, a little 

 foot, probably from shape of leaflets. Nat. ord. Um- 

 belliferse.) 



Free-growing, hardy plant. There is a variegated 

 form which makes a very pretty edging. 



2EGOCHLO A. See GILIA NAVARE'TTIA. 



2EOLA NTHUS. (From aiolo, to vary, and anthos, a 

 flower ; referring to the variableness of the flowers. 

 Nat. ord. Labiates, or Lipworts [Labiatae]. Linn. 14- 

 Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia.) 



Stove annuals. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand ; 



M. Livingsta' nei. Brown. E. Africa. 1859. 

 ., suave'olens (sweet-scented). See A. SUAVIS. 

 ,, sua'vis. i. White. July. Brazil. 1825. 



^EO'NTUM. See SEMPERVIVUM. 



AERANTHES. (Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceaj].) 

 A. Arachnitis. J. Green. Madagascar. 1873. 

 grandiflo'rus. f. White. Madagascar. 



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