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EUO 



[Myrtaceae]. Linn., 12-Icosandria 1- 

 Monoyynia. Allied to Jambosa and 

 Caryophyllus.) 



Stove evergreens, all white-blossomed. For 

 culture see CARYOPHY'LLUS. 

 E. balsa'mica (balsamic). 15. Jamaica. 1816. 



buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 4. May. W. Ind. 



elli'ptica '(ov&l-f rutted). 8. July. N. 8. 



Wales. 1790. 



floribu'nda (bundle-flowered). 5. W. Ind. 

 fra'grans (sweet-scented). 10. April. Jamaica. 



1/90. 



fcinnduli'fera (glanded). 10. E. Ind. 1825. 



Java'nica (Javanese). 10. Java. 1823. 



lutifo'lia (broad-leaved). 10. Guiana. 1793. 



macroca'rpa (large-fruited). 20. E.Ind. 1822. 



obova'ta (reversed-egg-teamZ). Isle of France. 



1823. 



obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). 10. E. Ind. 1821. 



pulche'ila (pretty). 10. E.Ind. 1824. 



rugo'sa (wrinkly). E.Ind. 1824. 



Sinemarie'nsis (Sinemaria). 4. June. Guiana. 



1823. 



U'gni (Ugni native name). 3. Pink. July. 



South Chili, 1851. 



EULO'PHIA. (From culophos, hand- 

 some crested ; referring to the handsome 

 lip, or labellum, furrowed into elevated 

 ridges. Nat ord., Orchids [Orchidaceae]. 

 Linn., 2Q-Gynandria l-Monandria. Al- 

 lied to Galeandra.) 



A family of those forms of orchids, which, like 

 our British species, derive their nutriment from 

 the ground, and hence are called ground or ter- 

 restrial orchids. An Indian species of Eulophia 

 furnishes, from its tuberous roots, the nutritive 

 substance called salep. Division of the plant 

 when in a state of rest, just as fresh growth com- 

 mences; peat and loam, both fibry, and well 

 drained ; well watered when growing, kept nearly 

 dry when resting. Summer temp., 60 to 80; 

 winter, 45 to 55. Those from Sierra Leone and 

 East Indies require a few degrees more. 

 E- barba'ta (bearded). 1. July. Cape of Good 

 Hope. 1825. 



Guinee'nsis (Guinea). 1. Purple, brown. 



September. Sierra Leone. 1822. 



longico'rnis (long-horned). 1. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1825. 



macrosta'chya (large-spiked). 2. Yellow, 



green. October. Ceylon. 



squa'lida (squalid). Dingy. July. Manilla. 



1838. 



EUMERUS JENEUS. Brassy Onion-fly. 

 Mr. Curtis says the maggots are brownish, 

 and are very rough from a multitude of 

 rigid bristles, especially towards the tail. 

 The fly itself is of a reddish-ochre co- 

 lour, freckled with dark brown, and there 

 are two spiny processes like short horns 

 upon the thorax, in the female at least. 

 It is densely clothed with short hairs, 

 thickly and distinctly punctured, and of 

 an olive-green colour, with a brassy 

 ;inge; the antennae (feelers) are entirely 

 black, the seta naked j the face is very 

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hairy, simply convex, and silvery white ; 

 eyes dark brown, and slightly hairy ; ros- 

 trum very short ; thorax with two whitish 

 lines down the back. The maggots of 

 this fly do not seem to be confined to the 

 onion, for Mr. Curtis bred one in the 

 middle of May from cabbage-roots, and 

 specimens have been taken flying about 

 hedges in June and July, in the neigh- 

 bourhood of London and Bristol. As it 

 often happens, the female has not been 

 observed depositing her eggs; the spot 

 that she selects is therefore yet unknown. 

 Drought does not suit them. 



EUNO'MIA. (From eu, well, and nomos, 

 arranged ; referring to the disposition of 

 the leaves in pairs and twin seeds. Nat. 

 ord., Crucifers [Brassicacese]. Linn., 15. 

 Tetr adynamia. Allied to Lepidium.) 



Half-nardy evergreen. Seeds under a glass, in 

 spring ; cuttings under a glass, in summer ; com- 

 mon sandy soil ; requires the protection of a pir, 

 in most places, in winter ; may be treated as an 

 alpine. 



E. oppositifo'lia (opposite-leaved). 1. White. 

 July. Syria. 1827. 



EUO'NYMUS. The Spindle-tree. (From 

 eu, good, and onoma, a name ; literally, 

 of good repute. Nat. ord., Spindle -trees, 

 [Celastracese]. Linn., -Pentandria 1- 

 Monogynia.) 



Interesting trees and shrubs in autumn, their 

 opening capsules looking very beautiful when 

 other things are losing their attractions. Seeds 

 may be sown either in autumn or spring ; cut- 

 tings of rip* young shoots may be planted in a 

 border in autumn ; common soil. The American 

 species require a moist situation. Those from 

 Nepaul, though from a high altitude, have not 

 been proved quite hardy, though it is presumed 

 they would in many places ; protect them in 

 winter. 



HALF-HARDY EVERGREENS. 

 E. Ckine'nsis (Chinese). 4. Pink. May. China. 

 1820. 



echina'tus (prickly). 10. White. May. Ne- 



paul. 1824. Deciduous. 



grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). 8. White. 



June. Nepaul. 1824. 



Hamiltonia'nus (Hamilton's). 20, White. 



June. Nepaul. 1825. 



Japo'nicus (Japanese). 6. Pink. July. Japan. 



1804. 



macula'tus (spotted). 6. Pink. July. 



Japan. 1836. 



variega'tus (variegated). 6. Pink. July. 



Japan. 1836. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS. 



E. America'nus (American). 6. Pink. June. 

 N. Amer. 1683. 



angustifo'tius (narrow-leaved). 6. YelJow, 



red. June. N. Amer. 1806. Evergreen, 



a'tro-purpu'reus (dark purple). 6. Purple t 



June. N. Ainer. 1/56. 



Europa'.us (European). 15. White. June. 



Britain. 



