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EPACRIS 



able for the jointed pods, which sometimes reach 

 several feet in length. Two of the American species 

 are mentioned as planted in S. Fla. Some of the 

 species yield "sea beans" (G. F. 7:503). 



polystachya, DC. At length tendril-bearing: pinnae 

 in 4r-Q pairs; Ifts. in 6-8 pairs, oblong, rounded at apex, 

 beneath glabrous or puberulent: racemes in terminal 



Eanicles: pod oblong, straightish, reaching 1 ft. in 

 ;ngth. W. Indies to Venezuela and Guiana. Makes 

 a rapid growth. 



scandens, Benth. Climbing to a great height, tendril- 

 bearing, the sts. terete: pinna? 1 or 2 pairs; Ifts. 2-5 pairs, 

 coriaceous, oblong or elliptic, usually unequal-sided, gla- 

 brous or nearly so beneath : racemes solitary or twin : pod 

 twisted, sometimes 8 ft. long. W. Indies, Afr., ! Asia, Pacific 

 Ms. G.C. II. 15:430. Seeds 2 in. across, dark brown 

 or purple, handsome, used in the making of trinkets 

 and small receptacles. Lvs. long-stalked, the rachis 

 commonly ending in a tendril. L_ jj. B. 



ENTELEA (Greek, complete; the stamens all fertile, 

 a distinguishing feature). Tiliacese. A shrub or small 

 tree from New Zeal., intro. in S. Calif. Lvs. large, 

 alternate, 5-7-nerved, cordate at base, toothed or 

 crenate, stellate-pubescent: fls. white, 1 in. across, 

 in terminal cymes; sepals 4-5; petals 4-5; stamens 

 numerous, free; ovary 4-6-celled; cells many-ovuled; 

 style simple: fr.'a globose bristly loculicidal caps. 



arborescens, R. Br. Attaining 20 ft.: the heart- 

 shaped outline of the If. broken on each side, about 

 two-thirds of the way toward the tip, by a projection 

 or lobe Miin. long or nearly as long as the tip of the If.; 

 blade 6-9 in. long, 4 in. wide, doubly serrate. New Zeal. 

 B.M. 2480. Eaten by horses and cattle in New Zeal. 

 Allied to Sparmannia, Aristotelia and Elseocarpus. 



L. H. B. 



ENTEROLOBIUM (name refers to the intestine- 

 form pods). Leguminbsse. Tropical trees. 



Unarmed: lys. bipinnate, the pinnae and Ifts. many: 

 fls. not papilionaceous, greenish, in large heads or 

 clusters; calyx campanulate, shortly 5-toothed; corolla 

 5-toothed, somewhat trumpet-shaped, the petals con- 

 nate part way; stamens many, connate at base into a 

 tube, exserted, purple or white : legume broad, circulate, 

 attached at or near the middle, restricted between 

 the large seeds, leathery, pulpy. About a half-dozen 

 species in the American tropics, 2 of which have been 

 intro. in S. Calif. 



A. Pod bent back in a complete circle. 



cyclocarpum, Griseb. Tall tree, glabrous: pinna? in 



4-9 pairs; Ifts. in 20-30 pairs, unequal-sided, oblong, 



pointed; the petiole with glands between bottom and 



top pinna?: stamens white. Cuba, Jamaica, Venezuela. 



AA. Pod forming half or two-thirds of a circle. 



Timbo&va, Mart. Said to be a fine tree: pubescent or 

 glabrous, glaucous: pinna? 2-5-pairs; Ifts. 10-20 pairs, 

 falcate-oblong, mostly acute: pod coriaceous and inde- 

 hiscent, reniform, fleshy within; seed elliptic. 



L. H. B. 



EOMECON (Greek, eastern poppy). Papaveracese. 

 Herbaceous perennial, with white flowers on a slender- 

 branching scape. 



Rhizomatous, with radical Ivs., glabrous: "mono- 

 typic, intermediate between Stylophorum and San- 

 guinaria, differing from both in the scapose habit, 

 racemose fls. and sepals confluent in a membranous, 

 boat-shaped spathe, and further from Stylophorum in 

 the form of the Ivs. and color of the fls., and from San- 

 guinaria in the 4 petals and elongate style" (Hooker). 



chionantha, Hance. Rootstock creeping, ascending, 

 full of yellow sap: Ivs. all from the root; stalks twice 

 as long as the blades; blades 3-6 in. long, heart-shaped, 

 concave, broadly sinuate, rounded at the apex, bright 



pale green above, almost glaucous beneath: scape 1 ft. 

 or more high, reddish; fls. 2 in. across, white; petals 4. 

 Spring; hardy near New York City. E. China. B.M. 

 6871. WILHELM MILLER. 



EOPEPON: Trihcosanthes. 



EPACRIS (Greek-made name, upon the summit; 

 referring to their habitat). Epacridacese. Heath-like 

 shrubs of Australia and New Zealand, of which half 

 a dozen or less are grown as cool greenhouse pot-plants. 



Leaves small and entire, usually sharp-pointed, 

 sessile or short-stalked, scattered or sub-opposite: fls. 

 small and axillary, short-stalked, the flowering sts. 

 being elongated leafy spikes, regular and perfect; 

 calyx bracteate; corolla tubular, 5-toothed, white or 

 shades of purple and red; stamens 5; ovary 5-loculed, 

 ripening into either a fleshy or capsular fr. Distin- 

 guished from Erica by the bracteate or scaly calyx, 

 and the anthers opening by slits rather than pores. 

 About 40 species. In the Old World, epacrises are 

 prized by those who grow heaths, and many good varie- 

 ties are known. They bloom in early spring or late 

 winter. The varieties of E. impressa may be flowered 

 for Christmas; perhaps others may be so treated. A 

 carnation house, 50-55, suits them well. There are 

 double-fld. forms. 



A. Corolla-tube decidedly longer than the calyx. 



impressa, Labill. Three ft., erect, twiggy, downy: 

 Ivs. horizontal or deflexed, narrow-lanceolate and sharp: 

 fls. rather large (often ^in. long), tubular, pendent, on 

 very short stalks, red or white. B.M. 3407. There are 

 many forms: var. parviflora, Lindl., B.R. 25:19; E. 

 campanuldta, Lodd., with broader fls., L.B.C. 20:1925; 

 E. cersefldra, Graham. B.M. 3243; E. nivalis, Lodd., 

 snow-white, L.B.C. 19:1821. B.R. 1531; E. varidbilis, 

 Lodd., blush, L.B.C. 19:1816; var. longiflora, Cav., 

 (E. miniata, Lindl. E. grandiflora, Willd.). Sts. 

 woolly, straggling: Ivs. ovate-pointed or cordate- 

 pointed, sessile or nearly so, many-nerved: fls. long 

 (nearly 1 in.), red at base and white at the limb, cylin- 

 drical. B.M. 982. B.R. 31:5. Handsome. Var. splen- 

 dens, Hort., has brighter colors. 



AA. Corolla-tube shorter than the calyx or only as long as it. 

 B. Lvs. acute or acuminate. 



acuminata, Benth. Lvs. ovate, acuminate, clasping, 

 ascending: fls. small, red nearly sessile in the upper 

 axils; corolla-tube not exceeding the calyx; sepals 

 broad, ciliate. Little known in U. S. outside of botanic 

 gardens, but of considerable worth. 



brevifldra, Stapf. (E. heteronema, Hook.). A grace- 

 ful shrub, 1 ft., with many wavy branches, naked below, 

 with many Ivs. above: Ivs. divaricate on upper part of 

 st., reflexed below, elliptic-ovate, 3-6 lines long, sharp- 

 pointed: fls. spicate at the ends of the branches, white; 

 bracts and sepals whitish. New Zeal. Flowers in May 

 in England. B.M. 3257. 



purpurascens, R. Br. Lvs. ovate-acuminate, trough- 

 shaped, tipped with a long curved point or spine: fls. 

 short, the calyx nearly equaling the corolla, white or 

 pinkish. There is a double-fld. form. L.B.C. 3:237. 

 G.C. II. 5:340. Probably identical with E. pulchella, 

 Cav. 



BB. Lvs. very obtuse. 



obtusifdlia, Smith. An erect, much-branched shrub 

 1-3 ft. tall, the branches usually hairy: Ivs. small, 

 elliptic or linear, thick and obtuse: fls. small, white, 

 in axillary racemes which are more or less one-sided. 

 L.B.C. 3:292. 



Other trade names are: E. ardentissima. Fls. crimson. E. 

 hyacinthifldra var. candidissima, white, early, and var. fiilgens, 

 pink. E. hybrida superba is merely a catalogue name for mixed 

 kinds of Epacris. E. rubella. Fls. bright red. E. salmdnead) 



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