ECICHARIS 



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

 flexed : winged yellow filaments projecting, united at 

 the base only. F.S. 8:788.-Smaller-fld. than £. gran- 

 difloru. 



Sinderi, Baker. Fig. 789 6. Bulb pvoid, 1-2 in. in 

 diam.: scape terete, 1 ft., bearing 2-3 nearly sessile 

 white lis.: segments ovate, 1 in. or more long: yellow- 

 ish cup, very narrow, like a collar or rim, and bearing 

 the short, curved fllaiuents on its edge. B.M. 6676. 

 G.C. 11. 1!I:;M;1.-Bv s<.me thought to be a hybrid of A\ 

 qriiHihflnra and K. niiidirhi . Vnr. multifldra, Baker. 

 Fls. smaller, 4-1!, striped green. B.M. 6831. 



subedentita, Be nth. {I'.illiphruria suhdentcila. 

 Baker). Fig. 7S'.l.i. Bull) ovoid, I'o in. in diam.: scape 

 slender, 1 ft.; lis. G-S, ou pedicels 1 in. or less long; 

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

 aseen<liug 1 in. long; cup wanting, or represented only 

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

 628;i.-A small-fid. species. 



E. BakeriAna,tS.¥,.V.r ll.-i-- ili- i- n.^uii ^l i: :.t:,ihI iflor;!, 



ami stamens of E. r, :, : . i. ,:. :,ih': 



tube not enlarging .tn , ! ;,. , itiit: 



from the bases of tlie v, -m-. m - im.i ■ I ' i . ( . 



111.7:417; 12:209.-A'. i.;,,-...'. /;...-. .s.u. a. . ' ■ ^;,„- 



deri and E. grandiflora. E;i,sier to gn.iv i !i i '■'. 



III. 26:345.— £. iSAmanni, Regel. Fls. ;ii -. 



the spreading corona with 12 lonE. nano 11 ;,iiih 



segments spreading or reflexed. Gt. 38:1 f ' r. I,.i. 



Kohust : fls. 4 in. across, the spreadint; " .■ i I m. 



wide ;Ln(l tlif :; inner ones incurved. PciIi.h i.iiil 



of !•: t-r:!!!!]!!!..::! :inrt E. Sanderi. G.C. I I I i " ' '■ ' HI. 

 2H:ni -;■;. st.r.nsl. N. E.Br. Free-flown ■ I',. 



:;:inlen hybrid of tha 



EULOPHIELLA 



557 



J.H. 



74. G.C. III. 



L. 11. 



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

 nettle-like hairs). LoasAcece. Three western American 

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

 low; calyx-tubeoblong, the limb persistent, 5-lobed; pet- 

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

 the calyx; stamens numerous, the filaments filiform: 

 ovary 1-loculed, bearing a 5-cleft style. E. bartoni- 

 Oldea, Zucc. (Mentzllia bartonioldes, 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 MicroKph-iiia 

 bartonioldes, Walp. L. jj. B. 



EUC0D6NIA i 



referred to Aeiti 



EUCdMIS (Greek, beautiful hair). LiliiXcem. Cape 

 bulbs, half hardy, 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 3-angled. 

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

 in a warm place and well protected. Will stand con- 

 siderable frost. Of easy culture. Let the bulbs remain 

 where planted. In the N. treated as glasshouse plants. 



undul&ta (E. regia, L'Her.). Rotal Crown. Lvs. 

 long-oblong, spreading or recurving, undulate: scape 

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

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

 B.M. 1083. 



punctita, 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 

 ivs. striped beneath with brown is var. stridta, Sims. 

 (B.M. 1539.) 



bicolor, Baker. Stamens and margins of perianth 

 segments bright purple, otherwise close to JS. punctata, 

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

 dealers offer var. maculdta. L, jj, g, 



EUCE'?PHIA (Greek for well covered). RosHcew. 

 Three or four southern hemisphere resinous trees or 

 shrubs, with opposite, evergreen simple or pinnate lvs. 

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

 hardy in parts of England, with large white hypericiun- 



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

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

 cordifdlia, 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. 



ElTGflNIA (named in honor of Prince Eugene of 

 Savoy). Myrtdcea;. Trees or shrubs : lvs. evergreen, 

 opposite, mostly finely peuniveined : fls. white or 

 creamy : fr. a drupe-like berry, usually globular and 

 1-seeded. Habit and inflorescence of Myrtus. For cult, 

 and prop., see Myrtus. See Myrtus, also, for E. Ugni. 



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



Mlchelu, Lam. Caye; 

 PiTANGA. Shrub, 20 ft.: I 

 peduncles shorter tl]:iTi 

 like, ribbed, about 1 in. i. 

 ful spicy, acid flavor. I; 

 Hardy in southern FI;i. ;ii 

 p. 532. — Much esteemed 



RiNAM Cherry. 

 ■eolate, glabrous: 

 . : berry cherry- 

 ■ ■.witha delight- 

 el June. Brazil. 



ud in great de 



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

 showy red fruits. 



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

 i> ft.; Ivs, oval or obovate-oblong, bluntish, scale-like 

 :ilon:,' the branches, 3 in. long, IJ^ in. broad : fr. edible, 

 se:i]|et. the slzB of 3. clierry. April. B.M. 4526. R.H. 

 lS4.j:42.".. 



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

 and spreading. 



myrtifilia, Sims (E. austrdlis, 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. 1! :756. 

 B.M. 22.30. — Chiefly grown for ornament. Used for 

 hedges in Calif. 



J&mbos, Linn. Rose Apple. Jamro.?ade. Jambos. 

 Tree, 20-30 ft. : lvs. narrow-lanceolate, acuminate, long, 

 thick and shining, resembling those of an oleander; fr. 

 lK-2 in. thick, white or yellowish, with a tinge of blush- 

 pink on one side, edible, rose-scented, apricot-flavored. 

 E.Indies. Stove. B.M. 1696. -Valued for jelly-making. 

 AAA. Fls. in 3-forking panicles or cymes; petals 

 united into a calyptni. 



Jambolina, Lam. .Jambolan, or .Jambolan Plum. 

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

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

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



E. apimldta. DC, Chile, has oval apiculate lvs. .ind 3-fld. 

 .axillary peduncles. Perhaps a Myrtus. j. BuRTT Davy 



EULALIA. Treated under Miscanthus. 



EULARIA, Misprint for Eulalia. 



ETJLOPHIA (Greek, handsome crest). Orchiddcece, 

 tribe Vdndeie. Terrestrial herbs with membranaceous 

 lvs. and conspicuous pseudobulbs; scape basal, several- 



will apply to this genus. 



macuiata, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs ovate, compressed: 

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

 hood-shaped, lateral ones acuminate, reddish brown; 

 petals broader, white or pale rose; labellum cordate, 

 with two crimson spots, triangular in outline, near the 

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



sorlpta, 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- 

 Aceo'.tTihe Vdndew. Pseudobulbs fusiform, elongated: 

 Ivs. 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. 



