EPIPHORA 



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ERANTHEMUM 



Divisions ; common soil ; kept rather dry during the 



resting period. 



E. gigantf'a (giant), i. Green and pink. Western N. 



Amer. and Temperate Asia. 1899. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). ii. Purple. July. Britain. 

 ,, me'dia (intermediate), ij. Green, purple. Sep- 

 tember. In woods. 

 ova'lis (oval), ij. Blush, red. July. Mountain 



sides. 



purpura'ta (purpled), ij. Green, pink. July. 

 palu'stris (marsh). J. Purple. July. England. 

 ,, purpu'rea (purple). See CEPHALANTHERA RUBRA. 

 roylea'na (Roylean). See E. GIGANTEA. 



EPI'FHORA PUBE SCENS. See POLYSTACHYA PUBE- 



SCENS. 



EPIPHYLLA'NTHUS. (From epi, upon, phullon, a 

 leaf, and anlhos, a flower ; the flowers are borne on leaf- 

 like branches. Nat. ord. Cactaceas.) 



An epiphytic plant with branching, jointed stems like 

 Epiphyllum, which see for culture. 



E. obtusa'ngulus (blunt-angled). Rose. Brazil. 1906. 

 Syns. Epiphyllum obtusangulum and Cereus obtus- 

 angulus, 



EPIPHY LLTJM. (From epi, upon, and phullon, a leaf ; 

 flowers borne on the edges of the leaf-like branches. Nat. 

 ord. Indian Figs [Cactaceae]. Linn. iz-Icosandria, i- 

 Monogynia.) 



Stove fleshy-stemmed plants. Cuttings in summer, 

 dried at the bottom before inserting them, or rather, 

 laying them down in any loose material, such as gravel 

 and rough leaf-mould ; soil, loam, peat, lime-rubbish, 

 and dried cow-dung in equal proportions. The smaller 

 kinds do well grafted on the Cereus speciosi'ssimus, Pere- 

 skia, &c. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 38 to 45. 

 E. Altenstei'nii (Altenstein's). Red. Brazil. 1821. 



crue'ntum (blood-coloured). White. 



Ackerma'nni (Ackermann's). See PHYLLOCACTUS 



ACKERMANNI. 



delica'tum (pale-coloured). White, flushed pink. 



Brazil. 1902. 



Gcertne'ri (Gartner's). Orange-scarlet. Brazil. 1884. 



,, Gibso'ni (Gibson's). Dark orange-red. 1886. 



Guedne'yri (Guedneyr's). Creamy-white. 1875. 



makoya'num (Makoyan). See E. G.SRTNERI. 



Rucke'ri (Rucker's). See E. TRUNCATUM. 



russellia'num (Russellian). Rose. May. Brazil. 



, ,, ru'brum (red). Rose-red. 



, ,, supe'rbum (superb). Purple, white. 



, sple'ndidum (splendid). See CEREUS SPLENDIDUS. 



, trunca'tum (snipped). Rose. June. Brazil. 1818, 



, bi'color (two-coloured). White, edged rose. 



, cocci'neum (scarlet). Rich scarlet. 



, ruckeria'num (Ruckerian). Purple, violet. 



viola'ceum (violet). White, purple. 



EPIPRETMNUM. (From epi, upon, and premnon, a 

 stem ; grows, attached to the stems of trees. Nat. ord. 

 Araceae.) 



Stove climbers, with ornamental foliage. Cuttings in 

 bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, some charcoal and sand. 

 E. gigante'um (giant). 100. Yellow-green. Leaves un- 

 divided. Malay Peninsula. 1904. 

 mira'bile (wonderful). Leaves of the full-grown plant 

 deeply lobed. Trop. Asia. 1882. " Tonga Plant." 



EPI'SCIA. (From epi, upon, and skia, shade ; the 

 plants grow in shady places. Nat. ord. Gesneraceae.) 



Stove herbs, mostly trailing, with short stems. Seeds ; 

 cuttings in sand, in a close case with bottom-heat. 

 Light, rich soil. 



E. cz'nea, (bronzy). White. Colombia. 1875. 

 bi' 'color (two-coloured). Purple, white. Colombia. 

 bracte'scens (bracted). 2. White. June. Trop. 



Amer. 1852. 



chontale 1 'nsis (Chontalese). White. Nicaragua. 1867. 

 cilio'sa (eye-lashed). Trop. Amer. 

 cuprea'ta (coppery). Scarlet, yellow. June. Nicara- 

 gua. 1844. 

 meta'llica, (metallic). Light scarlet. Colombia. 



1869. 



viridifo'lia (green-leaved). Leaves coppery-green. 

 Colombia. 1860. 



E. de'nsa (dense). Yellow, tinged purple. Leaves 



purplish. British Guiana. 1895. 

 ery'thropus (red-stalked). Flesh, with purple-orange 



spots. Colombia. 1876. 



fu'lgida (shining). Scarlet. Colombia. 1873. 

 gla'bra (smooth). White. Autumn. Trop. Amer. 1846. 

 Lucia'ni (Lucian's). Bright red. Colombia. 1876. 

 macula' ia (blotched). Yellow and brown. British 



Guiana. 1890. 

 melittifo'lia (balm-leaved). Crimson. Spring. W. 



Ind. Brazil. 1852. 



pi'cia (painted). White. Trop. Amer. 1851. 

 , pulchSlla (pretty). Yellow, red. July. Trinidad. 

 , puncta'ta (spotted). J. Yellow, violet. May. 



Trop. Amer. 



, splen'dens (brilliant). Light red. Colombia. 1866. 

 , tessella'ta (chequered). Yellow. Peru. 1869. 

 , villo'sa (shaggy), i}. White. May. Guiana. 



EPISE'MA CJERU'LEO-CE'PHALA. The Figure-of- 

 eight Moth. See DILOBA C^ERULEO-CEPHALA. 



EPISTETHTUM. (From epi, upon, and stephos, a 

 crown. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Greenhouse terrestrial Orchid. See ORCHIDS FOR 

 CULTURE. 

 E. Willia'msii (Williams's). Rose, purple. Brazil. 1865. 



EQUISETUM. Horse-tail. (Derived from equus, a 

 horse, and seta, a strong hair. Nat. ord. Equisetaceae.) 

 Hardy perennial herbs. E. ma'ximum is a strong 

 growing species, suitable for damp spots and the edges of 

 ponds ; E. sylva'ticum is slender, graceful, and likes shade. 

 Division of clumps. 



E. ma'ximum (largest). 2 to 5. Britain. 

 sylva'ticum (wood), ii to 2. Britain. 



ERAGRO'STIS. Love Grass. (From eros, love, and 

 agrostis, a grass. Nat. ord. Gramineae.) 



Hardy and half-hardy grasses of an ornamental char- 

 acter. Seeds. 



E. abyssi'nica (Abyssinian). See POA ABYSSINICA, 

 Ggypti'aca (Egyptian). N. Africa. 

 capitta'ris (hair-like). N. Amer. 

 cilia' ris (eye-lashed). Tropical Regions. 

 e'legans (elegant). Brazil. 

 ma'jor (greater). Tropical Regions. 



, megasta'chya (large-spiked). See E. MAJOR. 



, minor (smaller). Tropics. 



, pectina'ta (combed). Mexico. 



, peruvia'na (Peruvian). S. Amer. 



, pilo'sa (thinly-hairy). N. Amer. 



, po&oi'des (Poa-like) See E. MINOR. 



, Pu'rshii (Pursh's). N. Amer. 

 re'ptans (creeping). Tropical Regions. 

 te'nuis (slender). N. Amer. 



ERA'NTHEMTJM. (From erao, to love, and anthos, a 

 flower ; referring to the beauty of the flowers. Nat. 

 ord. Acanthads [Acanthaceae]. Linn. 2-Diandria, i- 

 Monogynia.) 



Cuttings of points of shoots when a little firm, in sandy 

 loam, in bottom-heat, in a propagating case ; peat one 

 part, loam two parts. Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; 

 winter, 45 to 55. 

 E. acantho'phorum (thorny). See HAPLANTHUS VERTI- 



CILLARIS. 

 albiflo'rum (white-flowered). 2\. White. July. 



Brazil. 

 a'lbo-margina'tum (white-margined). Leaves with 



broad white edge. Polynesia. 1880. 

 a'lbum (white). 2. White. June. E. Ind. 1816. 

 ambi'guum (doubtful). 2. Red. July. 1821. See 



ANTHACANTHUS ACICULARIS. 

 Anderso'ni (Anderson's). White, spotted purple. 



November. Malaya. 1868. 

 aspe'rsum (scattered). White, spotted purple. 



Solomon Isles. 1868. 

 atropurpu'reum (dark-purple). Leaves and stems 



dark purple. Polynesia. 1875. 

 barlerioi'des (Barleria-like). Blue. August. See 



D.tDALACANTHUS SUFFRUTICOSUS 



Beyri'chii (Beyrich's). Lilac. Brazil. 

 ,, ,, Gaudichau'dii (Gaudichaud's). Leaves variegated. 

 Brazil. 1869. 



