EPI 



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EPI 



dria l-Monogynia. Allied to Clarlda and 

 Zauschsneria.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Divisions, and 

 many by seeds; common, light garden-soil. E. 

 villo'sum requires the greenhouse or a cold pit. 

 E. alpe'stre (alpine). $. Purple. June. Switzer- 

 land. 1820. 



angustifu'lium (narrow-leaved). 4. Purple. 



July. Britain, 



a'lbum (white-flowered). 4. White. July. 



Britain. 



angusti'ssimum (narrowest-teanerf). 2. Purple. 



July. Alps, Europe. 17/5. 



cane'scens (hoary). Rose. June. 1826. 



culora'tum (coloured). 3. Purple. June. 



N. Amer. 1805. 



crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). 1. Red. June. 



182Q. 



cyli'ndricum (cylindrical). Red. June. South 



Europe. 1837. 



Dahu'ricum (Dahurian). f . White. June. Da- 



huria. 1822. 



Dodones'i (Dodoen's). l. Purple. July. 



France. 1/00. 



hirsu'tum (hairy. Codlins and Cream}. 4. Pur- 



ple, July. Britain. 



variega'tum(v&Tie%a.ted.-leaved). 4. Rosy. 



June. England. 



hypericifo' Hum (hypericum- leaved). Red. 



June. South Europe. 1837- 



lanceola 1 turn (spear-head-k'ttyed). l. Purple. 



July. Italy. 1810. 



minu'tum (small). 1. White. August. Russia. 



1838. 



nu'tans (nodding). Blush. June. Bohemia. 



1827. 



rosmarinifo'lium (rosemary-leaved). 2. Purple. 



June. North Europe. 1800. 



spica'tum (spiked). 4. Purple. June. N. Amer. 



stri'ctum (erect). 1 . Purple. July. Pennsyl- 



vania. 1817, 



tomento'sum (downy). 3. Purple. June. Asia. 



18! 8. 



villo'sum (long-haired). 2. Purple. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1799- 



virga'tum (twiggy). 2. Purple. July. Sweden. 



EPIME'DIUM. Barrenwort. (From epi- 

 medion, a name used by Pliny. Nat orcl., 

 Berberids [Berberidacese]. Linn., 4- 7V 

 trandria \-Monoyynia. Allied to Jeffer- 

 souia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Cuttings and 

 divisions; sandy loam. E. viola'ceum likes the 

 protection of a cold pit. E. atpi'num does best 

 in moist, peaty soil. 



E. alpi'num (alpine), f. Crimson. May. Eng- 

 land. 



diphy'tlum (twin), f . Red. May. Japan. 



1830. 



grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). White. April. 



Japan. 1836. 



hexa'ndntm (six-stamened). J. Lilac. May. 



N. Amer. 1827. 



macra'nthum (large -flowered). 1. White, 



violet. April. Japan. 1S36. 



Musschiu'num (Mussch's). 1. White. March. 



Japan. 1836. 



viola'ceum (violet). . White, violet. April. 



Japan. 1837- 



EPIPA'CTCS. (From cpipegmio, to co- 

 agulate; its effect on milk. Nat. ord.. 



Orchids [Orchidaceffi]. Linn., 2Q-Gynan- 



dria l-Monandria. Allied to Listera. ) 

 Pretty British orchids, not difficult to grow. 



Divisions ; common soil ; kept rather dry during 



the resting period. 



E. lutifu'lia (broad-leaved). 1$. Purple. July. 



me'dia (intermediate). l. Green, pur- 

 ple. September. In woods. 



owi'tis (oval). 1$. Blush, red. July, 



Mountain sides. 



purpuru'ta (purpled). l. Green, pink. 



July. 



palu'stris (marsh). J. Purple. July. 



purpura'ta (purpled). 1. Purple. June. 

 EPI'PHOEA. (From epiphora, inflamma- 

 tion of the eyes. A Cape terrestrial or 

 ground Orchid [Orchidacese]. Linn, 

 20 Gynandria I-Monandritt. Allied to 

 Aspacia.) 



Greenhouse orchid. Division, before starting 

 into fresh growth ; fastened to a piece of peeled 

 oak, and decayed moss fasti-ned over the roots. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 90, with moisture ; winter, 

 50 to 60, dryish. 



E. pube'scens (downy). Brown, yellow. May. 

 Delagoa Bay. 1833. 



EPIPHY'LLUM. (From epi, upon, and 

 phyllon, a leaf; flowers borne on the 

 edges of the leaf-like branches. Nat. 

 ord., Indian Figs [Cactacese]. Linn., 1.2- 

 Icoaandria \-Monogyn ia.) 



Stove fieshy-leaved plants. Cuttings in sum- 

 mer, dried at the bottom before inserting them, 

 or rather, laying them down in any loose material, 

 such as gravel and rough leaf-mould ; soil, loam, 

 peat, lime-rubbish, and dried cow-dung in equal 

 proportions. The smaller kinds do well grafted 

 on the Ca'ctus speciosi'ssimus, &c. Summer 

 temp., .60 to 80 ; winter, 38 to 45. For species 

 see CA'CTDS. 



EPI'SCIA. See EKINO'SMA and LEU- 

 CO 'JUM. 



E.melittifo'lla (melittis-leaved). 1. Crimson. 

 March. Dominica. 1852. 



EPISEMA C^RULA-CEPHALA. The Fi- 

 gure-of-eight Moth appears early in Oo- 

 tober. The bluish-grey upper wings 

 have a yellowish -white spot in their 

 centres. The spot being shaped like a 

 double kidney, or 8, gives the popular 

 name to the insect. It should be de- 



stroyed whenever observed, as its cater~ 

 pillars, at the end of the iollowing spring, 



