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E.undula'ta(wz.veA-leaved), 2, Green, April. 

 1760. 



EUCRO'SIA. (From eu, beautiful, and 

 krossos, a fringe ; referring to the cup 

 above the instertion of the stamens. 

 Nat. ord., Amaryllids [Amaryllidacesej. 

 Linn., Q-Hexandria 1-Monoyynia. Al- 

 lied to Stenomesson and Elisena.) 



This is the best ill-used bulb in British gar- 

 dens. Sweet, Don, Loudon, and Paxton, make 

 it a native of Cape Horn, instead of the western 

 declivities of the Peruvian Andes a mistake 

 which caused the destruction of many bulbs. 

 Hooker and Lindley gave badly coloured figures 

 of it, and the latter placed it in alliance with 

 Phycella, with which it has no affinity ; bicolor 

 refers to a dark green stripe in the middle of 

 the petals, outside ; the flower is of a bright ver- 

 million. It delights in strong loam ; rests in 

 winter, and prefers the stove. Offsets; light 

 rich loam. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 E. bi'color (two-coloured). 1. Scarlet, green. 

 April. Peru. 1816. 



EUDE'SMIA. (From cu, beautiful, 

 and desma, a bundle ; referring to the 

 connected parcels of stamens. Nat. 

 ord., MyrtleUooms [Myrtacese]. Linn., 

 IS-Polyadelphia 2-Polyandria. Allied 

 to Melaleuca.) 



Greenhouse evergreen tree. Cuttings of 

 young shoots getting firm at the base, in sand, 

 under a bell glass, in April or May ; peat and 

 loam. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 E. tetrago'na (four-angled). 16. Red. July. 

 New Holland. 1824. 



EUGE'NIA. [NAmed after Prince 

 Eugene of Saxony. Nat. ord., Myrtle- 

 Uooms [Myrtacese]. Linn., 12-Icosan- 

 dria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Jambosa 

 and Caryophyllus.) 



Stove evergreens, all white blossomed. For 

 culture see Caryophyllus. 

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



bmifo'lia (Box-leaved). 4. May. West 



Indies. 1818. 



elli'ptica (oval-fruited). 8. July. New 



South Wales. 1790. 



floribu'nda (bundle-flowered). 5. West 



Indies. 



fra 1 'grans (sweet-seented). 10. April. Ja- 

 maica. 1/90. 



glanduli'fera (glanded). 10. East Indies. 



1825. 



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



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



macroca'rpa (large-fruited). 20. East Indies. 



1822. 



obova'ta (reversed -egg -leaved). Isle of 



France. 1823. 



obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). 10. East Indies. 



1821. 



pulche'lla (pretty). 10. East Indies. 1824. 



rugo'sa (wrinkly). East Indies. 1824. 



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



1823. 



EULO'PHTA. (From eulophos, hand- 

 some crested ; referring to the hand- 

 some lip or labellum, furrowed into 

 elevated ridges. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese]. Linn., 2Q-Gynandria 

 l-Monandria. Allied 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 terrestrial 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 commences^ peat and loam, both fibry, 

 and well drained ; well watered when growing, 

 kept nearly dry when resting. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80 6 ; 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. 



EU'MERUS ^ENE'US. Brassy Onion fly. 

 Mr.Curtis says the maggots are brown- 

 ish, and are very rough from a multitude 

 of rigid bristles, especially towards the 

 tail. The fly itself is of a reddish ochre 

 colour, 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 punc- 

 tured, and of an olive-green colour, 

 with a brassy tinge; the antennae 

 (feelers) are entirely black, the seta 

 naked ; the face is very hairy, simply 

 convex, and silvery white; eyes dark 

 brown, and slightly hairy; rostrum 

 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 

 neighbourhood 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 no- 

 mos, arranged ; referring to the dispo- 

 sition of the leaves in pairs and twin 



