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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Encomia continued. 



gradually to the base, obtuse, quite unspotted upon either back 

 or face, channelled down the face in the lower half. Bulb ovoid. 

 Cape Ccrlony, 1878. 



E. Tricolor (two-coloured).* fl., raceme dense, oblong, Sin. to 4in. 

 long ; perianth segments pale green, with a sharp purple edge, 

 oblong ; scape terete, iin. in diameter. August. I. sub-erect, 

 oblong, unspotted, crisped towards the edge. Bulb globose, with 

 copious fleshy root fibres. Natal, 1878. A handsome, robust- 

 growing species. 



E. bifolia (two-leaved). A synonym of Whiteheadia bifolia. 



E. nana (dwarf).* fl. brown; scape clavate. May. I. broad- 

 lanceolate, acute, h. 9in. 1774. (B. M. 1495.) E. purpureo- 

 cauli* (A. B. R. 369) is a form of this with a purple scape. 



FIG. 739. EUCOMIS PUNCTATA, showing Habit and Single Flower. 



E. punctata (spotted).* fl. green, brown ; scape cylindrical. 



July. I. oblong-lanceolate, channelled, spreading, h. 2ft. 1783. 



See Fig. 739. (B. M. 913.) 

 E. p. striata (streaked), fl. green ; scape cylindrical. June to 



December. I. lanceolate, spreading, striped. A. 2ft. 1790. 



(B. M. 1539.) 

 E. uudulata (wavy). /. green; scape cylindrical March and 



April. I. ovate-oblong, wavy, spreading. A. 2ft. 1760. (B. M. 



EUCRiOSIA (from eu, good, and krossos, a fringe ; in 

 allusion to the beautiful fringe of the flower, formed by 

 the cup of the stamens). OBD. AmarylUdece. A very 

 handsome greenhouse bulbous perennial. For culture, 

 see Pancratium. 



E. bicolor (two-coloured), 

 late. April. A. 1ft. Peru, ' 



ringent, nodding ; umbel- 

 tremely rare. (B. M. 2490.) 



EUCRYFHI A (from eu, well, and kryphios, covered ; 

 referring to the calyptra of the flower). OBD. Rosacece. 

 A genus of three or four species of very handsome hardy 

 evergreen or greenhouse shrubs or trees, of easy culture 

 in a compost of loam and peat, and in a warm, sunny 

 situation. Cuttings of young shoots will root in sand, 

 if placed under glass. 



E. Billardieri (Billardier's). /. white, very showy, the broad 

 petals often Iin. m diameter ; peduncles much shorter than the 

 leaves. I. simple, shortly petiolate, oblong, very obtuse, entire, 

 coriaceous, glaucous or whitish underneath. Tasmania. A hand- 

 some greenhouse tree, attaining a very large size, although the 

 smaller forms are often reduced to a bushy shrub. SYN Carpo- 



dontos lucida. 

 E. cordifolia (heart-shaped-leaved), 



fl. white, large, axilla 



lary, 



solitary, stalked. I. cordate-oblong, crenated, downy. A. 

 Chili, 1851. Hardy. 



S. pinnatifida (pinnatifid). fl. white, large, usually borne in 

 pairs near the upper portions of the brai ' 

 green. Chili, 1880. Hardy. (G. C. n. 



Included under Eucalyptus (which 



branches. I. pinnate, dark 

 siv. 337 ; Gn., Dec. 



ET7DESMIA. 



see). 



EUGENIA (named in honour of Prince Eugene of 



Savoy, who was a protector and promoter of botany, 



and possessed a botanic garden). Cambuy Fruit. In- 



cluding Jambosa and Syzygium. OED. Myrtacece. A 



large genus (about 700 species have been described) of 



stove and greenhouse evergreen trees or shrubs, with the 



general habit and inflorescence of Myrtus (which see for 



cultivation). 



E. apiculata (apiculate). A synonym of Myrtus Luina. 



E. australis (Southern). A synonym of E. myrtifolia. 



E. brasiliensis (Brazilian), fl. white ; pedicels one-flowered, 

 slender, rising from the axils of the scaly leaves, along the 

 branches, from velvety scaly buds. April. I. oval or obovate- 

 oblong, bluntish, 3in. long, IJin. broad, h. 6ft. Brazil. Stove. 

 (B. M. 4526.) 



E.buxifolia (Box-leaved), fl. white ; peduncles axillary, branched, 

 many-flowered, very short. May. 1. obovate-oblong, obtuse, 

 attenuated at the base, opaque, Iin. to liin. long. h. 4ft. to 6ft. 

 West Indies, 1818. Stove. 



E. fragrans. See Myrtus fragrans. 



E. Jambos (Jambos). fl. white; racemes cymose, terminal. 

 February to July. fr. white, red, or rose-coloured, about the 

 size of a Medlar. I. narrow-lanceolate, attenuated at the base, 

 acuminated at the apex. h. 20ft to 30ft. East Indies, 1768. 

 Stove. SYN. Jambosa vulgaris. (B. M. 1696.) 



E. Luma. See Myrtus Luma. 



E. Michelli (Michell's). fl. white ; pedicels axillary, one-flowered, 

 usually solitary, shorter than the leaves. I. ovate-lanceolate> 

 glabrous, h. 12ft. Brazil. Stove. 



E. myrtifolla (Myrtle-leaved), fl., peduncles axillary, lateral or 

 terminating short leafy shoots, bearing usually three or five 

 flowers, sometimes more, in a loose, trichotomous panicle, fr. 

 red, ovoid or nearly globular, crowned by the calyx limb. I. 

 petiolate, varying from oval-oblong or almost obovate to oblong- 

 elliptical or almost lanceolate, obtuse or acuminate, 2in. to Sin. 

 long, cuneate or narrowed at the base, finely and almost trans- 

 versely penniveined. h. 6ft. to 12ft. Queensland and New South 

 Wales. A glabrous greenhouse shrub. SYNS. E. australis and 

 Jambosa australis. (B. M. 2230.) 



E. orbiculata (orbiculate). fl. white ; peduncles single-flowered, 

 axillary. November. I. nearly sessile, thick and coriaceous, very 

 dark green. Mauritius, &c., 1824. Stove. (B. M. 4558, under 

 name of Myrtus orbiculata.) 



E. Pimcnta. A synonym of Pimento, vulgaris. 



E. Smithii (Smith's), fl. white, small, numerous, in a terminal 

 trichotomous panicle, sometimes corymbose and shorter than 

 the leaves, sometimes longer and more pyramidal. July. fr. 

 white or purple, globular. I. petiolate, from ovate to ovate-oblong 

 or ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or more or less acuminate, narrowed 

 at the base, mostly 2in. to 3in. long, smooth, and finely penni- 

 veined. h. 8ft. New South Wales. A tree, sometimes small 

 and slender, but attaining in some places a considerable 

 height; quite glabrous. Greenhouse. (B. M. 1872, under name 

 of E. elliptica.) 



E. Ugnl. See Myrtus Ugni. 



EULALIA (from eu, well, and lalia, speech ; in 



reference to the high reputation of the plants). OBD. 



Graminece. The very ornamental hardy grass described 



below should properly be referred to the genus Miscanthus. 



The varieties are well suited for growing in large pots 



or tubs in unheated conservatories ; they also form ex- 



cellent border plants in any good ordinary soil. Increased 



freely by divisions. 



E. japonica (Japanese), fl. purplish, hi panicles Sin. to 12in. long. 

 I. linear-lanceolate, 3ft. in. length, deep green in colour. Japan. 



E. j. foliis striatis (striated-leaved).* I. with a creamy band 

 running through the centre of each. 



E. j. zebrlna (zebra-leaved).* A very handsome form, with leaves 

 having bars of yellow running crosswise, not longitudinally, as 

 in the foregoing variety. See Fig. 740. 



EULOPHIA (from eulophos, handsome - crested ; re- 

 ferring to the handsome labellum or lip, which is furrowed 

 into elevated ridges). OKD. Orchidece. A numerous 

 genus of stove terrestrial orchids, a few of which are 

 pretty. Flower-scapes either simple or branched, bear- 

 ing few or many flowers ; sepals and petals nearly equal ; 

 lip pouched or spurred, with an entire or trilobed limb, 

 bearded or crested in the middle. Leaves grassy, or 

 lance-shaped and plaited. For culture, see Calanthe. 



E. Dregiana (Drege's). fl. produced on spikes sepals ; and petals 

 chocolate-colour ; lip 



hite. Cape of Good Hope. 



