EPI 



EPT 



E. rani'femm (frog-bearing), i. Green, brown. 

 May. Mexico. 1839." 



recurva'tum (bent-back). Rose. April. Co- 



lombia. 



refra'ctum (broken). Dark red. May. Ca- 



raccas. 



rhizo'phorum (rooting). Guatemala. 1836. 



ri'gidum (stiff-petaled). 1. Yellowish white. 



June. Jamaica. 1836. 



ru'bro-ti'nctum (red-edged). Yellow, brown. 



March. Brazils. 1836. 



saxa'tile (rock). Red, purple. Guayana. 



sce'ptrum (sceptre-like). Yellow, purple. 



Jago. 



Schombu'rgkii (Schomburg's). 2. Scarlet. 



Guiana. 1837. 



scute'lln (saucer-shaped). Green, yellow. 



Guayana : 



selli'gerum (saddle-formed). Pale white. 



April. Mexico. 1836. 



se'rpens (snake-like). Violet. Peru. 



Skinne'ri (Skinner's). f. Green, white. 



July. Cumana. 1834. 



-- ma' jar (large-flowered). 1. Light 

 purple. November. 1847. 



squa'lidum (squalid). Yellow, brown. June. 



Mexico. 1840. 



Stamfordia'num (Stamford's). White, red. 



April. Guatemala. 1836. 



stenopeta'lum (acute-petaled). 1. Rose. 



March. Jamaica. 



stria' turn (streaked). White, red. May. 



Mexico. 1838. 



subulatifo'lmm (awl-leaved). Yellow. Mex- 



ico. 



tibi'cinis (piper's). 8. Rose. Honduras. 



1836. 



tigri'num (tiger-like). Yellow, red. Merida. 



Toli'mense (Toliman). Yellow. Tolima. 



tor qua! turn (twisted). Peru. 



tri'dens (three - toothed). White, green. 



April. Demerara. 1836. 



variegu'tum (variegated leaved and flowered). 



1. Green, white. January. Rio Janeiro. 

 1829. 



-- - coria'ceum (leathery). 1. Green, 

 purple. Demerara. 



reno'sum (veined -lipped). White, violet. 



Mexico. 



verruco'sum (warted -flower - stalked). 1. 



Green, brown. Jamaica. 1825. 



Vincenti'num (St. Vincent's). St. Vincent. 



1840. 



vi'rens (green). Green. Serampore. 



vitelli'num (yoke - of - egg - coloured). 1 . 



Orange, yellow. September. Mexico. 

 1840. 



-- , ma' jus (larger). Orange, yellow. 

 September. Oaxaca. 1841. 



vivi'parum (viviparous). White. January. 



Guayana. 1838. 



volu'bile (twisting). Peru. 



EPIGJE'A. (From cpl, upon, and <//, 

 the earth; referring to its trailing 

 habit. Nat. ord., Heatlurort* [Eri- 

 caceee]. Linn., IQ-Decandria 1-Mo-no- 



Hardy evergreen sweet-scented trailers, suit- 

 able for rOcKworks, and delighting in moist 



peaty soil; propagated chiefly by layers would 

 be better in a cold pit during severe weather. 

 E. re'pens (creeping). . White. July. North 

 America. 1736. 



rubicu'nda (red- flowered), A. Red. March. 



1836. 



EPILO'BIUM. Willow Herb. (From 

 cpi, upon, and lolos, a pod ; flowers 

 superior, or seated on the seed-pod. 

 Nat. ord., Onar/rads [Onagracese]. 

 Linn., S-Octandria I-Monot/ynia. Al- 

 lied to Clarkia and Zauschsneria.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Divisions, and 

 many by seeds ; common light garden soil. E. 

 villosum requires the greenhouse or a cold pit. 

 E. Alpe'stre (Alpine). . Purple. June. Switz- 

 erland. 1820. 



angustifo' Hum (narrow-leaved), 4. Purple. 



July. Britain. 



a'lbum (white-flowered). 4. 



White. July. Britain. 



''ssimum (narrowest-leaved). 2. Pur- 

 ple. July. Alps, Europe. 17/5. 



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



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



North America. 1805. 



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



1829. 



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



Europe. 'l837. 



Dahu'ricum (Dahurian). $. White. June. 



Dahuria. 1822. 



DodoneK'i (Dodoen's). 1$. Purple. July. 



France. 1/00. 



hirsu' turn (hairy. Codlins and Cream). 4. 



Purple. July. Britain. 



variegu'tum (variegated-leaved). 4. 



Rosy. June. England. 



hypericifo 1 Hum (Hypericum-leaved). Red. 



June. South Europe- 1837. 



lanceola'tum (spear-head- (eared). l. Pur- 



ple. July. Italy. 1810. 



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



Russia. 1838. 



nu'tans (nodding). Blush. June. Bohe- 



mia. 1827. 



rosmarinifo' Hum (Rosemary- leaved). 2. 



Purple. June. North Europe. 1800. 



spica'tum (spiked). 4. Purple. June. North 



America. 



-~ stri'ct um (erect). 1^. Purple. July. Pen- 

 sylvania. 1817. 



tomenio'sum (downy, 1 , 3. Purple. June. 



Asia. 1818. 



rillo'sum (long-haired). 2. Purple. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/99. 



virga! turn (twiggy). 2. Purple. July. 



Sweden. 



EPIME'DIUM. Barrcnwort. (From 

 epimedion, a name used by Pliny. Nat. 

 ord., Berberids [Berberidacese] . Linn., 

 i-Tetrandri<i \-Mjonogynia, Allied to 

 Jeffersonia. ) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Cuttings and 

 divisions; sandy loam. K. riulaceum likes the 

 protection of a cold pit. E. Alpinnm does hcsr 

 iu moist peaty soil. 



