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ECHITES— EPILOBIUM. 



ECHI'TES. IS— 5. (Apocynea.) [From echis, 

 a serpent, on account of the twisting form 

 of its shoots.] 



d[lfor"mis, (w-y. M. An. 14.) climbing; 

 lower leaves nearly linear, upper ones 

 oval-lanceolate, acuminate ; raceme coiym- 

 bed ; stamens included. Beautiful climbers. 



ECIirNOPS. 17—5. (Cineroccphalx.) [From 



echinos, beset with prickles like a hedge-hog.] 

 spJuerncepWalus, (globe tlii-stlc, b.) leaves 

 pimiatifid ; .stem brandling. Aa.stria. 

 ECir'IUM. 5—1. (BoragincB.) [From ecUs, 



a viper, liccause it was supposed to heal the 



stings of tliat reptile.] 



vvif;a're, (blue tbi.stle, b. M. $ .) stem tu- 

 berculate, hispid ; leaves lance-linear, his- 

 pid ; spikes lateral ; stamens longer than the 

 corolla. 2-3 f. 

 ECL1P"TA. 17—2. (Corymbiferee.) [From 



ekleipo, to be deficient, its wingless seed dis- 

 tinguishing it from Verbesina.] 



ercc"ia, (\v. Ju. ^.) erect, dichotomose, 

 sti-igose ; leaves lanceolate, attenuate at 

 base, rarely sen-ate ; peduncles by pairs, 

 long ; leaves of the involucrum ovate, acu- 

 minate. S. 



2)rot:}im"bens, (w. J. ^.) procumbent 

 or a.s.surgeut ; leaves long-lanceolate, nar- 

 rowed at the base, sparingly sen-ate -, leaves 

 of the involucrum acutely lanceolate ; disk 

 florets 4-cleft. S. 

 ELEAC'NUS. 4—1. (Eleagm.) {From eleia, 



the olive.] 



argcn"tea, (oleaster, J. '^.) unarmed; 

 leaves undulate, oval-oblong, covered with 

 silvery scales ; flow^ers aggregate, sub-soli- 

 tary, nodding. Southern. The fruit re- 

 sembles small olives. 



angiistifo'lius, nan*ow-leaved oleaster. 



latifo'lms, broad leaves, gi-een on the up- 

 per surface, silvery beneath. 



ELEPHANTO'PUS. 17-5. (Corymbifercc.) 

 [From elephos, elephant, pous, foot.] 

 carolinia' ims, (elephant-foot, r. Au. 2|.) 

 radical and cauline leaves oblong, narrowed 

 at the ba.se, pilose on both sides ; stem erect, 

 pilose, leafy. 2 f 



nudicau'lis, (r. Aii. 11.) radical leaves 

 oval-lanceolate, crenate, serrate, sub-sca- 

 brous, hairy beneath; stem hairy, rough, 

 nearly naked. 1-2 f. S. 

 ELLI0T"TIA. 8—1. {Erica.) [In honor of 

 Elliott, autlior of the Southern Flora.] 

 raccm&sa, (w. J. '^ .) leaves alternate, lan- 

 ceolate, mucronate, entire, short-petioled, 

 pubescent ; racemes terminal. S. 

 ELLIS"IA. 5—1. [In honor of John Ellis.] 

 nycte'lea, (w. and b. J. ^.) stem decum- 

 bent, branchy, leafy, brittle ; leaves alter- 

 nate, petioled, pmnatifid, rouglii.sh ; flowers 

 solitary. 6-8 i. 



ambig"iia, (w. b. M. 0.) stem decumbent, 

 branching, glabrous, somewhat glaucous ; 

 leaves hirsute, lyrate, pinnatifid, sub-sessile ; 

 divisions sub-lanceolate, angularly toothed 

 or lobed ; racemes lateral and tcnninal. 

 4-6 i. 

 ELO'DEA. 12—5. (Hypcriccc.) 



virgiiiica, (Ju. Au. p. 2/.) leaves .ses^.^ile, 



clasping; stamens united below the middle. 



pe*iola'ca, (p. Au. 2X.) leaves atlunuati d 



into a petiole; filaments united above the 

 middle. 



ELYTRA'RIA. 2-1. {Acanthi.) 



virga'ta, (J. ^ .) leaves entii-e near the 

 suunnit ; scales under the flower ovate, vil- 

 losc along the margin. 12-18 i. 



car" damon, funii.«hes the cardamou seeds 

 of connnerce. Highly aromatic. Ex. 



EMPE'TRUM. 20-3. {Ericct.) [From the 

 Greek en, in, and petron, a stone.] 

 ni'grum, (M. Ip .) procumbent ; branchlets 

 glabrous; leaves imbricate, oblong-retuse, 

 glabrous, with a revolute margin. A low 

 shrub, found on the White Hills, with small 

 and dense evergi-een foliage, like that of the 

 heaths. Flowers small, red ; ben-ies black. 



ENSLE'NIA. 18—5. {Apocynca.) [In honor 



of A. Enslen, a botanist.] 



aV'bida, (Ju. y-w. 11) training; stem 

 marked with an alternating pubescent line ; 

 leaves opposite, smooth, cordate-ovate, 

 somev/hat acuminate, sinuate at the base ; 

 coi-j'mbs axillary, many-flowered, long-pe- 

 duncled ; pedicels and calyx pubescent. 



EPIDEN"DRUM. 18—1. {Orchideei.) [From 



tpi, upon, and dendron, tree.] 



coyiop" slum, (air-plant, y. Au.) stem sim- 

 ple ; leaves lanceolate, i-igid, perennial ; 

 spikes erect ; lamina of the lip 3-lobed, 

 middle one retuse ; inner petals naiTow 

 Parasite. 



vaniV'la, climbing ; leaves ovate, oblong, 

 sessile, cauline. The vanilla plant. The 

 pericai-p, which is a pod, contains aromatic 

 seeds. Ex. 



EPlGiE'A. 10—1. {Ericce.) [From epi, upon, 

 ge, the earth.] 



re'pens, (trailing arbutus, r. and w. Ap. 

 ^.) stem creeping; branches and petioles 

 very hirsute ; leaves cordate-ovate, entire • 

 corolla cylindric. 



EPILO'BIUM. 8—1. {OnagricB.) [From epi; 



upon, lobos, a pod.] 



spica'tum, (willow herb, p. Ju. Zf .) leaves 

 scattered, lance-linear, veiny, glabrous; 

 flow^ers unequal ; stamens declined. 4-6 f. 



tetrago'num, (r. Ju. 2|.) leaves sessile, 

 lanceolate-oblong, denticulate, lower ones 

 opposite ; stigma undivided ; stem 4-sided, 

 nearly smooth ; flow^ers in terminal racemes. 

 Low grounds. 2 f. 



colora'tum, (r. p. Ju. 2/.) stem terete, pu- 

 bescent ; leaves mostly opposite, lanceolate 

 acute, sei-rulate, sub-petiolatev smoothisb 

 with colored veins. 3-4 f. 



linca're, (w. r. Ju. 2/.) stem terete, pubes- 

 cent, wand-like, branched above ; cauline 

 leaves oppo.site, branch leaves alternate, lin- 

 ear, very entire; flowers few, terminal, 

 long-peduncled. 1-2 f. 



palus"trc, (marsh willow-herb, p. Ju. 11.) 

 stem terete, branched, somewhat hir-sute , 

 leaves sessile, lanceolate, somewhat tooth- 

 ed, opposite and alternate, smooth ; stigma 

 undivided ; fruit pubescent. 



leptophyV'hun, stem branching, sub-sca- 

 brous; leaves alternate, sub-sessile, linear, 

 narrow, entire, glabrous, 1-nerved, acute, 

 narrowed at the base ; flowers axillary, sol- 

 itary, pedunclcd. 



