in an umbel : segments oblong, acute, more or less re- 

 flexed : winged yellow filaments projecting, united at 

 the base only. P.S. 8:788.— Smaller-fid. than E. graii- 



Sdnderi, Baker. Fig. 

 diam. : scape terete. 1 

 white fls.: «.-L-m.-nr.. ..vnt.>. 1 i„, r,,- m.,.-.. |..n-i vt-ll.nr. 



ish cup. V. r\- ii.in-.i',,-, llk>. ,■! .'..M;,!- ..|- run. ;r,.| I., .-irini; 



the short. :■ '■ . : 'I .... i ■ ' I . i.ii.i;. 



G.C. II. ]:' . I '. ':.... -^ . ., . ,.•;.■ , i /:. 



grandifl"!,' :iii.| /...i. .■'./.' . \:~r. multiSl,;r:i, I'.^ikn-. 

 Fls. smaller, -1-0, .striped grt-t-ii. B.M. «S31. 



subedentata, Benth. (CalUphriirla subdentdla, 

 Baker). Fig. 789 a. Bulb oroid, 1% in. in diam. : scape 

 slender, 1 ft.: fls. 6-8, on pedicels 1 in. or less long; 

 tube 1 in. Jong, funnel-shaped above; segments oblong, 

 ascending, 1 in. long; cup wanting, or represented only 

 by obscure teeth on the filaments. I.H. 28:415. B.M. 

 6289. -A small-fid. species. 



E. Bakeridym.'S.E.BT. Hm< lii. ,- i i.ui li "f K. grandiflora 

 ami stameus of E. canai.l.T : ■' ' i -. jiure white: 



tube uot eul.irgint: emyhjiti'-.i: i ..np projecting 



from the b.ises of the sejjm.ni . , i. .M. 71M. G.C. 



in. 7:417; 12:2119. -£. Ehn.ln, ., - ,■ ,i. r llvliri.l of E. Sau- 



3..Suuderi. G.C. 



4, \% in. across, 

 teeth, the perianth 



E.Lbwii. Baker. 



deri and E. Ki-.indirto: 

 in. i6:-Uf:-E.Lilin. 

 the spre,iding corona 

 segments spreading c 



reflexed 



:1300 



wide and the 3 inner ones in(.'nr\ '.; r.iii:!; ,i i::;] i! Iivt^rid 

 of E. grandiflora and E. Saii^I' i '.^ :'I 1 ■ ![ in. 



28:111.-.E. SWtiensi. N. E. I'.i ! .E. 



Sanderi, and a garden hybrid ■■ : ! ::.l:i. 



J.H. III. 30:253. Gn.46:9--4. i;r 111 i: ;,, , L. U. Ij. 



EUCNtDE (Greek-made word, referring to the sharp, 

 nettle-like hairs). Loasdcea. Three western American 

 herbs, by some authors referred to Mentzelia. Fls. yel- 

 low; calyx-tube oblong, the limb persistent, 5-lobed; pet- 

 als 5, united at the base and inserted on the throat of 

 the calyx; stamens numerous, the filaments Hliform: 

 ovary I-loculed, bearing a 5-cleft style. E. bartoni- 

 Oldes, Zucc. {Mentsilia barfonioldes, Benth. and Hook.), 

 is sometimes cult. It is a pretty summer-flowering an- 

 nual, thriving in warm garden soil. Stems about 1 ft., 

 more or less decumbent, hispid-hairy: Ivs. alternate, 

 petioled, broad-ovate and toothed-lobed : fls.large.on long 

 pedicels, the petals ovate-pointed, the numerous yellow 

 hair-like stamens projecting and bru.sh-like. It is half 

 succulent. Mex. and Tex. B.M. 4491, as Microsperma 

 bartonioldes, Walp. L_ jj_ g_ 



EUCODONIA is now referred to Achimenes. 



EUC6MIS (Greek, beautiful hair). LiUAcece. Cape 

 bulbs, half liardy, producing great radical rosettes of 

 long leaves and a strong, leafy-topped spike of greenish 

 flowers from the center. Fls. regular, 6-parted, rotate; 

 stamens 6 : ovary broad and short, obtusely :i-aiigled. 

 Prop, by offsets. The bulbs may remain in the oiien if 

 in a warm place and well protected. Will .s^t.md con- 

 siderable frost. Of easy culture. Lit tlir Imllis r.inain 

 where planted. In the N. treated as -l;issli,,u^,. plants. 



Tindiiliita, {JE. regia, L'Her.j. Rov.vi, Cit.iwx. Lrs. 

 long-oblong, spreading or recurving, undulate: scape 

 2 ft., bearing very numerous green or yellow-green fls. 

 underneath a crown or canopy of Ivs.: bulb ovate. 

 B.M. 1083. 



punctata, L'Her. Pineapple Flower. Lvs. erect- 

 spreading, long and narrow, channeled, undulate, 

 brown spotted beneath: scape 2 ft., spotted: fls. green, 

 the ovary brown. B.M. 913. F.S. 22:2307. A form with 

 lvs. striped beneath with brown is var. stricUa, Sims. 

 (B.M. 1539.) 



bicolor, Baker. Stamens and margins of perianth 

 segments bright purple, otherwise close to £. punctata, 

 but lvs. unspotted (said to be a spotted var.). Foreign 



deale 



> offer var. > 



EUCBtPHIA (Greek for well covered). Bosdcew. 

 Three or four southern hemisphere resinous trees or 

 shrubs, with opposite, evergreen simple or pinnate lvs. 

 and showy white fls. E. pinnatifdlia. Gay, is a shrub 

 hardy in parts of England, with large white hyperioum- 



EULOPHIELLA 557 



like 4-petaled fls. and rose-lilse foliage. B.M. 7067. G.C. 

 II. 14:337; III. 9:613; 10:217; 15:109; 23:15 (fr.). E. 

 cordi folia, Cav., has 5 petals and simple serrate lvs. 

 G.C. III. 22:247. -Neither of these is in the American 

 trade. Worthy of trial in the South. 



EUGfiNIA I named in honor of Prince Eugene of 

 Savoy I. J{i/rt'h'' fi . Trees or shrubs: lvs. evergreen, 

 o|i|M,Mtr, mostly finely penniveined : fls. white or 

 ci>:iiii\ : fi . :i cl'i u|it'-like berry, usually globular and 

 l-si-i-il,il. Habit anil inflorescence of Myrtus. For cult. 

 and prop., see Mi/rtus. See Myrtus, also, for E. Ugni. 



A. Fls. solitary on, axillary peduncles : petals free. 



Michelii, Lam. Cayenne, or Surinam Cherry. 

 PiTANGA. Shrub, 20 ft.: Ivs. ovate-lanceolate, glabrous: 

 peduncles .shorter than the glossy lvs.: berry cherry- 

 like, ribbed, about 1 in. in diam., edible, with a delight- 

 ful spicv, acid flavor. Ripe in May and June. Brazil. 

 Hardy in southern Fla. and southern Calif. R.H. 1889, 

 p. 532.— Much esteemed for jellies, and in great de- 

 mand. Useful, also, as a pot-plant, freely producing its 

 showy red fruits. 



Brasili^nsis, Lam. Grusiichama of Brazil. Shrub, 

 6 ft, : lvs. oval or obovate-oblong, bluntish, scale-like 

 along the branches, 3 in. long, \]/i in. broad : fr. edible, 

 scarlet, the size of a cherry. April. B.M. 4526. R.H. 

 1845:425. 



AA. Fls. in S-forking panicles or cymes ; petals free 

 and spreading. 



myrtiJdIia, Sims {E. austrilis, Wendl.). Brush 

 Cherry. Shrub. 6-12 ft. : lvs. petiolate. 2-3 in. long, 

 obovate to nearly lanceolate, rather thick, dark and 

 glossy green: peduncles 3-5-fld. : fr. edible, red or vio- 

 let, about 8 lines in diam., crowned by the persistent 

 calyx lobes. Austral. Hardy in the South. A. G. 11:756. 

 B.M. 2'Joi). — ( 'hi.tlv grown for ornament. Used for 

 hedg,.s iu Ctilit. 



Jdmbos, Linn. Rose Apple. .Tamrobade. Jambos. 

 Tree, 20-30 ft.: Ivs. uarrow-laiice..l:i,tH, acnniinate, long, 

 thick and shining, resemblin:,' tl)o.. oi im oloander: fr. 

 1^-2 in. thick, white or yello« I i i... if blush- 



pink on one side, edible, rosi- . : i flavored. 



E.Indies. Stove. B.M. 1690.- \:iho^l t.r |o|iy making. 



AAA. Fls. in S-forking panicles or cymes; petals 



united into a culyptra. 



Jambol4na, Lam. Jambolan, or Jambolan Plum. 



Tall shrub or tree : lvs. obtuse or shortly acuminate, 



4-6 in. long, 2-3 iu. broad : berry edible, varying from 



the size of a cherry to that of a pigeon's egg. E. Indies. 



E. apiculata, DC, Chile, has oval apiculate lvs. and 3-fid. 



axillary peduncles. Perhaps a Myrtus. j, BuRTT Davv 



EULALIA. Treated under Jfis 

 EULAEIA. Misprint for Eitlalia. 



nthus. 



EULdPHIA (Greek, handsome crest). Orchiddce(e, 

 tribe i'dudeo'. Terrestrial herbs with membranaceous 

 lvs. and conspicuous pseudobulhs; scape basal, several- 

 fld.: sepals and pet:ils s|.r(:i.liim, similar, ascending; 

 labellum 3-lobed ; pollini:i J.-Tlir .nilture of Calanthe 

 will apply to this genus. 



maoulita, Reichb. f. Ps.inlobnibs ovate, compressed: 

 lvs. ovate, spotted or blotched: Hs. small; upper sepal 

 hood-shaped, lateral ones acuminate, reddish brown; 

 petals broader, white or pale rose; labelhim cordate, 

 with two crimson spots, triangular in outline, near the 

 base, otherwise white. Braz. B.R. 8:618 (Angrsecum). 



scripta, Lindl. Lvs. linear, subdistichous: fls. purple 

 and yellow; sepals and petals linear-oblong ; labellum 

 3-lobed, lateral lobes rotund at the apices. Madagascar. 

 Oakes Ames. 



EULOPHIfiLLA (diminutive of Eulophia). Orchid- 

 Acew, tribe Vdndece. Pseudobulhs fusiform, elongated: 

 lvs. elliptic, plicate: raceme from the base of young 

 growths, with violet rachis : fls. white, fleshy; labellum 

 articulate with the base of the column. Two epiphytes, 

 from Madagascar. 



