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EUPOMATIA 



E. mamilla'ris spino'sior (more spiny). Spines more 

 numerous. 1902. 



maurita'nica (Moroccan). S. Africa. 



melofo'rmis (melon-shaped). J. July. Cape of Good 

 Hope. 1774- 



Cordero'yi (Corderoy s). 



Montei'ri (Monteir's). Green. Trop. Africa. 1865. 



Mori' nii (Morin's). Stem ij to 2 in. thick. S. 

 Africa. 



myrtifo'lia (myrtle-leaved). 2. July. Cape of Good 

 Hope. 1699. 



naiale'nsis (Natal). S. Africa. 



neriifo'lia (Nerium-leaved). Malaya. 



variega'ta (variegated). 



neu'tra (neither). Stems with grey-brown spine- 

 shields. Country unknown. 



Nivu'lia (Nivulia). India. 



obe'sa (fat). \. Stem 8-ribbed, crossed by purple 

 lines. S. Africa. 1903. 



Teneriffe. 



oblongicau'lis (oblong-stemmed). Arabia. 

 oblusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). i. July. 



1800. 



odontophy'lla (tooth- leaved). See E. CEREIFORMIS. 

 officina'rum (shop). 6. June. N. Africa. 1597. 

 oxyste'gia (sharp-covered). 3. Green, yellow. S. 



Africa. 1862. 



pe'ndula (hanging-down), i. 1808. 

 pentago'na (five-angled). S. Africa. 

 pereskicefo'lia (Pereskia-leaved). S. Africa. 

 Philli'psice (Mrs. Phillips's). Yellow. British Somali- 

 land. 1903. 



piscato'ria (fishing). Canaries. 

 plumerioi'des (Plumeria-like). Bracts scarlet. Java. 



1874. 



polyaca' ntha (many-spined). Abyssinia. 

 polygo'na (many-angled) of Haworth. S. Africa. 

 polygo'na (many-angled) of Loddiges. See E. CEREI- 

 FORMIS. 

 procu'mbens (lying-down). J. August. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1768. 

 Pseudoca'ctus (false-Cactus). Stem 4 to 5-angled. 



Country unknown. 



pugnifo' rmis (fist-formed). See E. PROCUMBENS. 

 pulche'rrima (fairest). 2 to 4. Bracts scarlet. Whiter. 



Mexico. 1834. 

 a'lbida (whitish). Bracts creamy-white. Winter. 



1834. 



puni'cea (scarlet- flowered). 6. April. Jamaica. 1778. 

 Re'gis-Ju'ba (King Juba's). Teneriffe. 

 repa'nda (wavy-edged). 2. August. E. Ind. 1808. 

 ,, resini'fera (resin-bearing). Morocco. 

 Sapi'nii (Sapin's). Leaves 9 to 12 in. long, in an 



apical tuft. Congo. 1906. 

 Schimpe'ri (Schimper's). Arabia. 

 ,, si'milis (similar). Resembles E. abyssinica. Natal (?). 

 Sipoli'sii (Sipolis's). Brazil. 

 sple'ndens (shining). 4. Scarlet. June. Isle of 



France. 1826. 



squarro'sa (spreading). . S. Africa. 

 stapelioi'des (Stapelia-like). S. Africa. 

 Sta'pfii (Stapf's). See E. HETEROCHROMA. 

 stygia'na (Stygian). Pale yellow. Azores. 1865. 

 tetrago'na (four-angled). 4. S. Africa. 

 Tiruca'lli (Tirucall's). Trop. Africa. 

 triangula'ris (triangular). S. Africa. 

 tubero'sa (tuberous). . July. Cape of Good Hope. 



1808. 

 uncina'ta (hooked), f. July. Cape of Good Hope. 



1794- 



verticilla'ta (whorled). August. W. Ind. 1826. 

 viperi'na (viper-like). Branches with 6 to 7 spiral 



rows of 6-sided tubercles. S. Africa (?). 1902. 

 viro'sa (poisonous). 3. June. S. Africa. 1824. 

 xylophylloi' des (Xylophylla-like). Madagascar. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



E. amygdaloi'des (almond-like). 2. April. England. 

 ,, variega'ta (striped-leaved). 2. March. Britain. 

 Chara'cias (Characias). 4. April. England. 

 dendroi'des (tree-like), . July. Italy. 1768. 

 Heldrei'chii (Heldreich's). 2. Green, in tiers. Greece. 



1909. 



melli'fera (honey-bearing). Flowers chiefly terminal. 

 Madeira. 



E. Myrsini'tes (Myrsinites). Leaves sea-green. S. 



Europe. 

 Siblhp'rpii (Sibthorp's). Flowers terminal and 



axillary. Greece. 



spino'sa (spiny). |. June. S. Europe. 1710. 

 Wulfe'ni (Wulfen's). Young leaves tinted red. 



Flowers carried down the stem. Dalmatia. 1905. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 E. alti'ssima (tallest). Asia Minor. 

 ,, angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). i. Yellow. July. 



Trinidad. 1827. 



atla'ntica (Atlantic), i. June. Algeria. 1818. 

 , biumbella'ta (double-umbelled). i. Barbary. 1780. 

 , caspito'sa (tufted). See E. PINEA. 

 , carnio'lica (Carniolian). Tyrol. 

 , coralloi'des (coral-like). S. Europe. 

 , corderia'na (Corderiau). i. May. S. Europe. 1824. 

 , corolla' ta (wreathed). N. Amer. 

 , cybire'nsis (Cybira). July. Eastern Mediterranean 



region. 1818. 

 Cypari'ssias (Cyparissias). i. Yellow. Europe. 



" Cypress Spurge." 

 ,, denta'ta (toothed). N. Amer. 

 denticula'ta (small-toothed), i. June. Asia Minor. 



1 8 ID. 



du'lcis (sweet), i. July. Europe. 1759. 

 epithymoi' des (Epithymum-like). i to if. Yellow. 



Europe. 



,, ftavi'coma (yellow-haired), ij. July. Spain. 1820. 

 hybe'rna (Irish). Greenish-yellow. Ireland. " Irish 



Spurge." 



Laga'sae (Lagasca's). Sardinia. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved), i. June. Nepaul. 1823. 

 lu'cida (shining). Eastern Europe. 

 medicagi'nea (Medicago-like). Spain. 

 multicorymbo'sa (many-corymbed). i. July. 1805. 

 nicae'nsis (Nice). Mediterranean region. 

 palu'stris (marsh). 2 to 4. Yellow. Europe. " Marsh 



Spurge." 



Para'lias (Paralias). i to i. Whole plant grey- 

 green. Britain. " Seaside Spurge." 

 pilo'sa (hairy), i. Yellow. June. Europe. 1820. 

 pi'nea (piny). J. July. Mediterranean region. 



1820. 

 portla'ndica (Portland). |. Britain. " Portland 



Spurge." 



purpura'ia (purpled). See E. DULCIS. 

 salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). Europe. 

 stri'cta (upright). Europe. 

 ,, trunca'ta (cut-short). July. S. Europe. 

 Valeria' nee (Valerian-like). See E. CYBIRENSIS. 

 ,, verruco'sa(wa.rted). Europe. 

 villo'sa (shaggy). See E. PILOSA. 

 virga'ta (twiggy). Eastern Europe. 



EUPHO'RIA. See NEPHE'LIUM. 



EUPHRA'SIA. Eyebright. (From euphraino, to de- 

 light ; fabled to cure blindness. Nat. ord. Figworts 

 [ScrophulariaceaB]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. 

 Allied to Bartsia.) 



Hardy annuals. Seeds, in March or April, in the open 

 border. 



E. alpi'na (alpine). See E. OFFICINALIS ALPINA. 

 linifo'lia (flax-leaved). See BARTSIA PURPUREA. 

 lu'tea (yellow). See BARTSIA LUTEA. 

 officina'lis (shop). White, purple, yellow, 

 alpi'na (alpine), i. Purple 

 1827. 



EUPO'DIUM KAULFU'SSH. See MARATTIA KAUL- 



FUSSII. 



EUPOMA'TIA. (From eu, well, and poma, a lid ; the 

 calyptra covering the unexpanded flower like an extin- 

 guisher. Nat. ord. Anonads [Anonaceas]. Linn. 12- 

 Icosandria, ^-Polygynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Seeds in a slight hot- 

 bed, in spring ; cuttings of ripened shoots in sand, under 

 a bell-glass ; sandy peat and fibrous loam. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 45. 



E. Benne'ttii (Bennett's). 4. Greenish-yellow. Australia, 

 1824. Syn. E. laurina. 



Britain. 

 July. Europe. 



