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EPI 



EPA'CRIS. (From epi, upon, and 

 akros, the top. The Epacris grows on 

 the tops of hills and rising grounds. 

 Nat. ord., Epacrids [Epacridaceee]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria \-Monogynia.} 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from Australia. 

 Cuttings of the tips of the shoots when from 

 one to two inches in length, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, in spring or early summer ; three or 

 four round a small pot. Sandy fibry peat suits 

 them best. They are better kept in turf pits 

 than in the open air during the summer, as the 

 sun striking upon the pots is apt to scorch the 

 hair-like roots. If set out of doors, the pots 

 should be plunged in earth or ashes. The 

 plants should be cut back when done flowering, 

 and kept close until new growth is making. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 48. 



E. Andromedeeflo'ra (Andromeda-flowered). 2. 

 White rose. 1848. 



apicula'ta (small-tufted). 2. May. 1825. 



bi' color (two-coloured-^/)M)red). 2. Deep 



crimson, white. 1848. 



campanula 1 ta (bell-flowered). 3. Deep 



blush. April. 1830. 



a'lba (white-flowered). 2. 

 White. April. 1830. 



ma'mma (largest - bell - flow- 

 ered}. 3. Dark crimson. February. 

 1848. 



cereeflo'rn (wax-flowered). 2. White. April. 



1831. 



exse'rt a (drawn-out). 2. White. May. 1812. 



delicut'a (delicate). 2. Blush white. April. 



1848. 



densiflo'ra (crowded-flowered) . 2. Blush. 



April. 1848. 



du'bia (doubtful). 3. White. April. 



grandiflo'ra (larare-flowered). 3. Scarlet. 



March. 1803. 



heterone'ma (various-stemmed). 3. White. 



June. 1823. 



impre'ssa (flattened). 3. Crimson. June. 



1824. 



parniflo'ra (small - flowered). 3. 



Red. April. 1836. 



microphy'lla (small-leaved). 2. White. 



May. 1822. 



minia'ta (vermilion). 3. White, vermilion. 



May. 1844. 



niva'lis (snowy-flowered). 3. White. Feb- 



ruary. 1829. 



Onosmteflo'ra (Onosma-flowered). 2. Red. 



June. 1823. 



paludo'sn, (marsh). 3. Pale red. May. 



1825. 



pulche'lla (neat). 4. Pink. May. 1804. 



purpura'scens (purplish). 3. Purple. Feb- 



ruary. 1803. 



ru'bra (red-flowered). 3. Red. 



February. 1803. 



variu' bills ( variable). 2. Pink. March. 1829. 



EPHE'DRA. (The Greek for the 

 Hippuris, or Horsetail, which it re- 

 sembles. Nat. ord., Joint Firs [Gne- 

 tacere]. Linn., %%-Dicecia 13-Monu- 

 delphia.) 



Evergreens, E, monostachia inhabits the 



margins of salt lakes and springs in Siberia, 

 and would be a useful little plant to cover 

 spaces flooded by spring tides ; both that and 

 E. distnchya would live on the sea-shore, and 

 bear clipping. 



E. alti'ssima (tallest). 24. Barbary. 1825. 

 Half-hardy twiner. 



dista'chya (two-spiked). 2. June. France. 



1570. 



mi'nor (less). 1838. 



monosta'chya (one-spiked). 2. October. 



Siberia. 1772. 



EPIDE'NDRUM. (From epi, and den- 

 dron, a tree ; air plants attached to 

 trees. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidacese]. 

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

 lied to Leelia.) 



Stove orchids. Division of the plant before 

 active growth commences ; fibry peat, broken 

 pots, a little charcoal, and sphagnum moss ; 

 the plant fixed above the surface of a pot nearly 

 filled with drainage. Summer temp., 60 to 

 90 with moisture; winter, 55 to 60, with 

 more dry ness. 



E. aggrega'tum (clustered). Peru. 



aloifo r lium (Aloe-leaved). Green, white. 



March. East Indies. 1835. 



aroma! ticum (aromatic). 3. Yellow. May. 



Guatemala. 1835. 



a'sperum (rough). Yellowish. Mexico. 



auranti'acum (orange). Orange. Guate- 



mala. 1835. 



auri'tum (eared). Pale green. Guatemala. 



1843. 



auropurpu'reum (gold and purple). Yellow, 



purple. July. Hispaniola. 



bicornu'tum (two-horned). l. White. 



April. Jamaica. 



Boothia'num (Boothe's). J. Green. Sep- 



tember. Cuba. 1835. 



brachychi'lwn (short-lipped). Yellow, brown. 



Sier Nervada. 



caspitn'sum (tufted). White, rose. Peru. 



Cando'llei (De Candolle's). Brown, yellow. 



Mexico. 1836. 



carno'sum (fleshy). Yellow. Brazil. 



cauliflo'rum (stem-flowering). Yellow. Rio 



Janeiro. 1830. 



cepifo'rme (Onion-shaped). 3. Green, yel- 



low. May. Mexico. 1838. 



chio'neum (snowy). White. North Grenada. 



cilia 1 re (hair-fringed). 1. White. July. 



Martinique. 1793. 



cinnabar i'num (crimson). 1, Crimson. 



Pernambuco. 1837. 



latifo'lium (broad - leaved). 



Trinidad. 1836. 



mi'nus (smaller). Trinidad. 



1836. 



clava' turn (club-stemmed), j. Green, white. 



July. Cumana. 1834. 



Clowe'sii (Clowes'). Yellow, white. Guate- 



mala. 1835. 



cochlea' turn (spiral). 1. Purple. July. 



West Indies. 1799. 



(latifo'lium) broad-leaved. Xa- 



lapa. 1828. 

 colla're (banded). 

 1843. 



White; Guatemala. 



