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in variations of form of leaves. The standard variety 

 grown in America is called Green Curled. In European 

 catalogues we find a number of varieties listed and de- 

 scribed. Among them Moss Curled, Rouen, and Broad- 

 leaved are the most popular. T. GREINER. 



ENEMIES. This word is found increasingly useful 

 to include the work of Insects and Diseases, which see. 

 Also consult Spraying and Tools. 



ENKlANTHUS (Greek words, referring to shape of 

 the Andromeda-like flowers). Also written Enkyan- 

 thus. Ericaceae. A genus of 5 species of shrubs, allied 

 to our familiar Andromeda, Zenobia and Pieris (the 

 last of which it most resembles in habit), and dis- 

 tinguished from these genera by the obtuse anthers, 2- 

 horned at the top on the back, and long pores: seeds 

 3-5-winged. China, Japan and Himalayas. E. Japonicus 

 is very showy in autumn, with its brilliant yellow foli- 

 age more or less marked with red, and its strongly con- 

 tracting brown capsules. In early spring it bears nu- 

 merous umbels of Andromeda-like fls. Pot-grown plants 

 are obtained through dealers in Japanese plants. The 

 species is hardy as far north as Washington, D. C., and 

 perhaps farther. Enkianthus is a genus of glabrous 

 shrubs: branchlets somewhat whorled : buds furnished 

 with deciduous bracts: Ivs. stalked, leathery and ever- 

 green or membranous and deciduous, entire or minutely 

 toothed: fls. in terminal umbels, white, rosy or scarlet, 

 drooping or merely nodding; calyx small, 5-cut; corolla 

 urceolate or broadly bell-shaped, with 5 spreading or 

 reflexed lobes ; stamens 10: ovary 5-celled. Four kinds 

 are grown abroad under glass. Equal parts of loam and 

 peat, and careful potting, are advised. Prop, by cuttings 

 of ripe wood, inserted under glass in spring without 

 heat; also, by layering out of doors. 



Jap6nicus, Hook. Lvs. crowded at the ends of branch- 

 lets, l%-2 in. long, short-stalked, obovate when young, 

 ovate when older, acute, serrulate, deciduous : tts. droop- 

 ing, pure white ; pedicels 8 lines long, glabrous ; corolla 

 globose, with 5 sacs at the base, a contracted mouth, and 

 5 small, revolute lobes : capsule narrow, erect. Japan. 

 B.M. 5822. R.H. 1877, p. 467. G.C. III. 21:357. 



JE. campanuldtus, Nicholson. Fls. terminal, drooping, in 

 short racemes, dark red throughout, without sacs at the base; 

 pedicels sometimes minutely hairy, 6-9 lines long; corolla 4 

 lines across, with 5 erect lobes. In the forests of Japan some- 

 times 30 ft. high. Has brilliant foliage. Northern Jap. B.M. 7059. 

 R.H. 1888, p. 512 (as E. Hhnalaicus). E. Himalaicus, Hook. 

 Lvs. 2-3 in. long, narrower above the middle and more tapering 

 than in E. Japonicus, acuter at the base.pubescent beneath when 

 young: fls. drooping, 6-14 in an umbel; pedicels hairy: corolla 

 dull yellowish red, streaked brighter red, without sacs at the 

 base, and erect lobes. B.M. 6460. The bright red petioles and 

 leaf -margins are possessed to a lesser degree in the next spe- 

 cies, but this has yellowish pedicels and the next species red 

 ones. JE. quinqueflbrus , Lour. Lvs. longer-petioled than in 

 the rest, oval, and more abruptly pointed; calyx colored like 

 the corolla instead of green, as in the other kinds: fls. droop- 

 ing, scarlet, sometimes white at tips, with 5 sacs, which are 

 shorter than in E. Japonicus. R.H. 1849:221. B.M. 1649. B.R. 

 11:884-5. The buds are particularly interesting. W. M. 



ENTADA (a Malabar name). Leguminbsce. A genus 

 of 13 species of tropical, woody, spineless climbers, with 

 bipinnate Ivs. White fls., in spike-like racemes. One 

 kind has lately been introduced from the West Indies to 

 the southern states. It makes a quick growth. Petals 

 free or slightly cohering, valvate : stamens 10, free, ex- 

 serted : anthers crowned with a deciduous small gland : 

 ovary many-ovuled. The Ivs. often bear tendrils. Some 

 of the species yield "Sea Beans" (G. F. 7:503). 



polystachya, DC. At length tendril -bearing : pinnae 

 in 4-6 pairs: Ifts. in 6-8 pairs, oblong, rounded at apex: 

 racemes in terminal panicles: pod oblong, straightish. 

 Trop. Amer. 



ENTELfiA (Greek, complete; the stamens all fertile, 

 a distinguishing feature). Tiliacece. Perhaps 3 species 

 of trees from New Zealand and Tahiti. The following is 

 said to be an extremely fast grower in S. Calif., and is 

 cult, abroad under glass, but, from the picture cited, it 

 seems not worth the space in northern greenhouses. 

 Lvs. 5-nerved, stellate-pubescent: fls. white, in terminal 



cymes; sepals 4-5; petals 4-5; stamens numerous, free: 

 ovary 4-6-celled; cells many-ovuled: style simple. 



arborSscens, R.Br. Attaining 30 ft. : the heart-shaped 

 outline of the leaf broken on each side, about two-thirds 

 of the way toward the tip, by a projection %in. long or 

 nearly as long as the tip of the leaf: Ivs. 6 in. long, 4 in. 

 wide, doubly serrate. New Zeal. B.M. 2480. Int. by 

 Franceschi. 



ENTEROLOBIUM (meaning not obvious). Legu- 

 mindsoe. Six species of tropical trees, of which 2 have 

 been introduced into S. Calif. Unarmed: Ivs. bipinnate: 

 fls. green-ish, in large heads or clusters; corolla 5- 

 toothed; stamens any number up to 10, purple or white. 



A. Pod bent back in a complete circle. 

 cyclocarpum, Griseb. Pinnae in 4-9 pairs: Ifts. in 

 20-30 pairs, unequal-sided, oblong, pointed. Cuba, 

 Jamaica, Venezuela. 



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

 Timbouva, Mart. A truly magnificent tree, with 

 shining bark and spreading head, sure to become popu- 

 lar in the South. Hardy at Naples, Italy." Franceschi. 



EOMECON (Greek, eastern poppy). Papaveracece. 

 A rare, hardy herbaceous perennial plant with white 

 fls., destined to no great popularity, but interesting to 

 lovers of hardy borders. Hooker writes: "A beautiful 

 monotypic genus, intermediate between Stylophorum 

 and Sanguinaria, differing from both in the scapose 

 habit, racemose fls. and sepals confluent in a mem- 

 branous, boat-shaped spathe, and further from Stylo- 

 phorum in the form of the Ivs. and color of the fls., and 

 from Sanguinaria inthe'four petals and elongate style." 

 The plant is hardy with Woolson at Passaic, N. J. 



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. 

 high, reddish: fls. 2 in. across, white; petals 4. Spring. 

 China, not Japan. B.M. 6871. \\r. M. 



EOPEPON. See Trichosanthes . 



EFAGBIS (Greek-made name, upon the summit; 

 referring to their habitat). Epacridacece. About 25-30 

 heath-like shrubs of Australia, New Zealand, etc., of 

 which half a dozen or less are grown as cool green- 

 house pot-plants. Lvs. small and entire, usually sharp- 

 pointed, sessile or short-stalked, scattered or sub-oppo- 

 site: fls. small and axillary, short-stalked, the flowering 

 stems being elongated leafy spikes. The fls. are regu- 

 lar 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 cap- 

 sular fruit. Distinguished from Ericas by the bracteate 

 or scaly calyx, and the anthers opening by slits rather 

 than pores. In the Old World, Epacrises are prized by 

 those who grow heaths, and many good varieties are 

 known. They bloom in early spring or late winter. The 

 varieties of Jf. 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. 

 The most important to the horticulturist are : 



impr6ssa, Labill. Three ft., erect, twiggy, downy: 

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

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

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

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

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

 JE. cerwflbra, Grah., B.M. 3243 ; E. nivalis, Lodd., 

 snow white, L.B.C. 19:1821, B.R. 18:1531; E. varidb- 

 ilis, Lodd., blush, L.B.C. 19:1816; longifldra, Cav. 

 (E. miniata, Lindl. E. grandifldra, Willd.). Stems 

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

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

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

 drical. B.M. 982. B.R. 31:5. Handsome. Var. sp!6n- 

 dens, Hort., has brighter colors. 



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

 ascending: fls. small, red, the corolla tube not much 

 exceeding the calyx. 



