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EPIDENDRUM 



E. onosmceflo'ra (Onosma-flowered). See E. PURPURAS- 



CENS. 



paludo'sa (marsh). 3. Pale red. May. 1825. 



pulche'lla (neat). 4. Pink. May. 1804. 



pu'ngens (pricking). See E. PURPURASCENS and 



LYSINEMA PUNGENS. 

 purpura'scens (purplish). 3. Purple. February. 



1803. 



flo're ple'no (double-white). 

 niva'lis (snowy). Pure white, double. 

 ru'bra (red-ftwered). 3. Red. February. 1803. 

 ro'sea (rosy). See LYSINEMA PUNGENS. 

 ,, ru'bra (red). See E. PURPURASCENS RUBRA. 

 ,, squarro'sa (spreading). White. Tasmania. 1865. 

 varia'bilis (variable). See E. IMPRESSA. 



EPE'RUA. (A South American name for a sword, in 

 allusion to the shape of the pods. Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



Stove shrub. Cuttings of half-ripe wood. Loam, 

 peat, and sand. 

 E. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Guiana. 



EPEE DRA. (The Greek for the Hippuris, or Horse- 

 tail, which it resembles. Nat. ord. Joint Firs [Gnetaceae]. 

 Linn. 22-Dictcia, i^-Monadelphia.) 



Evergreens. E. monosta'chya inhabits the margins of 

 salt lakes and springs in Siberia, and would be a useful 

 little plant to cover spaces flooded by spring tides ; both 

 that and E. dista'chya would live on the sea-shore, and 

 bear clipping. 



E. aUi'ssima (tallest). 24. Barbary. 1825. Half-hardy 

 twiner. 



america'na andi'na (Andian). Chili. 



dista'chya (two-spiked). 2. June. France. 1570. 



,, folia 'ta (leafy). Northern and Central Asia. 



,, fra'gilis (fragile). Mediterranean Region. 



gerardia'na. (Gerardian). Himalaya. 



helve'tica (Swiss). Switzerland, &c. 



interme'dia (intermediate). Central Asia, &c. 



,, mi'nor (less). See E. DISTACHYA. 



,, monosta'chya (one-spiked). See E. DISTACHYA. 



,, nebrode'nsis (Nebrodan). Mediterranean Region, &c. 



,, trifu'rca (thrice-forked). 2 to 4. Western N. Amer. 



EPEDE NDRUM. (From epi, and dendron, a tree ; air- 

 plants attached to trees. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. 

 Linn. zo-Gynandria, i-Monandria. Allied to Laelia.) 



Stove orchids. Division of the plant before active 

 growth commences ; fibrous peat, broken pots, a little 

 charcoal, and sphagnum-moss ; the plant fixed above 

 the surface of a pot nearly filled with drainage. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 90, with moisture ; winter, 55 to 60, 

 with more dryness. 



E. acicula're (needle-like). Purple, white. Mexico. 1841. 

 ,, adenoca'rpum (gland-fruited). White. Mexico. 1839. 

 a'dvenum (stranger). Yellow, purple, brown. Brazil. 



1872. 



,, cz'mulum (lovely). See E. FRAGRANS. 

 ,, agatho' smicum (pleasant-smelling). Venezuela. 

 ,, aggrega'tum (clustered). Peru. 

 ala'tum (winged). Green, white. Guatemala. 

 ,, AUema'nii (Alleman's). Brazil. 

 ,, aloifo'lium (aloe-leaved). See CYMBIDIUM ALOIFO- 



LIUM. 

 ,, ama'bilf (lovely). Brown, yellow, mauve. Mexico. 



i8So. 

 amethysti'num (amethyst). Amethyst. Trop. Amer. 



1867. 



,, a'nceps (two-edged). Brownish. Trop. Amer. 1836. 

 antenni 'ferum (antennae-bearing). Brown. Mexico. 



1850. 

 arachnoglo' ssum (spider-tongued). Rose. Colombia. 



1882. 



,, ,, ca'ndidum (white). White, orange. 1886. 

 ,, armeni'acum (apricot). Apricot. Brazil and Peru. 



1835- 



aroma'iicum (aromatic). 3. Yellow. May. Guate- 

 mala. 1835. 



,, a'sperum (rough). Yellowish. Mexico. 

 ,, atropurpu'rcum (dark purple). Brown, purple. 



Mexico. 1865. 



a'lbum (white). White, rose. May. 1824. 

 ocula'tum (eyed). Brown, purple, white. Vene- 

 zuela. 1865. 



atropurpu'reum Ra'ndii (Rand's). Greenish-brown ; 



lip white, red veins. Brazil. 1886. 

 ro'seum (rosy). Rose. Guatemala. 1842. 

 , atroru'bens (dark red). Red-purple. Mexico. 1896. 

 , auranti'acum (orange). See CATTLEYA AURANTIACA. 

 auriculi'gerum (ear-bearing). Straw, purple. 1888. 

 , auri'twn (eared). Pale green. Mexico. 1843. 

 au'ro-purpu'reum (gold and purple). See E. BIFIDUM. 

 Barkeri'ola (Barkeriola). Rose ; lip white, deep 



purple. 1884. 

 bicamera'tum (two-arched). Pale yellow. Mexico. 



1871. 

 bicornu'tum (two-horned). See DIACRIUM BICOR- 



NUTUM. 

 bi'fidum (bifid). Yellow, purple, white. July. St. 



Domingo. 1835. 



bletioi'des (Bletia-like). Purple. W. Ind. 

 boothia'num (Boothe's). |. Green. September. 



Cuba. 1835. 



brachia'tum (shortened). Pale yellow, spotted cinna- 

 mon. Mexico. 1880. 

 brachychi'lum (short-lipped). Yellow, brown. Sierra 



Nervada. 

 brachyglo'ssum (short-tongued). Yellow. Peru; 



Colombia. 1880. 

 bractea'tum (large-bracted). Yellow-green, speckled 



brown. Brazil. 1891. 

 bracte'scens (bracted). See E. ACICULARE. 

 Brassa'voltz (Brassavolae). Straw-yellow, purple. 



Guatemala. 1867. 



caspito'sum (tufted). White, rose. Peru. 

 caliga'rium (obscured). Mexico. 1869. 

 calochei'lum (beautiful-lipped). See E. ALATTJM. 

 campe'stre (field). Brazil. 1844 

 campylo' stalix (curved-columned). Green, brown. 



Central Amer. 1869. 

 Cando'llei (De Candolle's). Brown, yellow. Mexico. 



1836. 



capartia'num (Capartian). See E. OSMANTHUM. 

 carno'sum (fleshy). Yellow. Brazil. 

 Cati'Uus (Catillus). Cinnabar, yellow. New Grenada. 



1872. 

 caulifto'rum (stem-flowering). Yellow. Rio Janeiro. 



1830. 



cepifor'me (onion-shaped). See E. CANDOLLEI. 

 chio'neum (snowy) White. New Grenada. 

 chloroleu'cum (yellow-white). Green, white. Guiana. 



1838. 



chlo'rops (green-eyed). Green. Mexico. 1881. 

 christya'num (Christyan). Greenish and brown. 



Bolivia. 1884. 

 cilia're (hair-fringed), i. White. July. Martinique. 



cingi'llum (small-ringed). Ochre, dark purple. 1882. 

 cinnabari'num (crimson), i. Crimson. Pernambuco. 



1837- 



,, latifo'lium (broad-leaved). Trinidad. 1836. 

 ,, mi'nus (smaller). Trinidad. 1836. 

 , citri'num (Citron). See CATTLEYA CITRINA. 

 , clcesia'num (Claesian). 1893. 

 clava'tum (club-stemmed). %. Green, white. July. 



Cumana. 1834. 



Clowe'sii (Clowes'). Yellow, white. Guatemala. 1835. 

 cnemido'phorum (gaiter-bearing). Yellow, rose. 



Guatemala. 1867. 

 cochlea'twn (spiral), i. Purple. July. W. Ind. 



1799. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). Xalapa. 1828. 

 coUa're (banded), ij. White. Guatemala. 1843. 

 colo'rans (colourmg). See E. POLYAXTHUM. 

 confu'sum (confused). See E. FRAGRANS MEGALAN- 



THUM. 



cono'pseum (similar-looking). Green, white. S. 



United States. 

 conspi'cuum (conspicuous). White, purple. Brazil. 



1869. 



cooperia'num (Cooperian). Green, rose. Brazil. 1867. 

 ,, caloglo'ssum (beautiful-lipped). Lip rich purple. 



1882. 



corda'tum (heart-shaped). Peru. 

 cordifo'lium (heart-leaved). Brazil. 

 coria'ceum (leathery). See E. VARIEGATUM CORIACEUM. 

 coriifo Hum (leathery-leaved). Green. Central Amer. 



1850. 

 costarice'nse (Costa Rican). Costa Rica. 1893. 



