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may be drawn out when fresh into fine threads, 

 two or three yards in length." From the rind, 

 the Dutch in Ceylon prepare a perfume. 

 Marmelos . . Wh. red 4, S. Ev. 8. 8 E. Ind. . 1759 

 ^Eqochl6a, JBenth. Prom aix, a goat, and chloa, 

 a green herb ; alluding to the foetid smell of 

 some of the species. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 PolemoniAcem. For culture and propagation, 

 refer to the genus Gilia. 



atractylbides . Blue . . 6, Har. An. 1 Califor. . 18S3 

 cotulsefdlia . Blue . . 6, Har. An. 14 Califor. . 1833 

 eryngibides . Wh. blue 6, Har. An. 1 Chili . '. 1833 

 intertexta . . Blue . . 6, Har. An. 1 Califor. . 1833 

 pubescens . . Blue . . 6, Har. An. 1 Califor. . 1833 

 pungens . . Blue . . 6, Har. An. 14 Califor. . 1826 



^Egomarathetjm. From aix, aigos, and mara- 

 tlvron, fennel. IAnn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Apiaceoz. Curious plants, of the easiest cul- 

 ture and propagation. Synonymes : 1, Cdchrys 

 Sicula, Hippomdrathrum Siculum, Hip. cris- 

 pum. — crispum 1, pterochlsenum. 



j35gop6dium, Linn. The resemblance of the 

 leaves to a foot, hence the derivation, from 

 aix, a goat, and podion, a little foot. Linn. 

 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Api&ceee. Common gout- 

 weed. Troublesome weeds : the leaves smell 

 like Angelica, and may be eaten in salads. 

 Podagr&ria . . Wht. 6, H. Her. P. 2 Britain, aba. pi. 

 variegata . Wht. 6, H. Her. P. 2 England, aha. pi. 



^Egop6gon, Humboldt. Compounded from aix, 

 a goat, and pogon, a beard. Linn. 3, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Graminacece. Curious species of 

 grass, of easy culture. 



pusillua . . . Apetal 7, Grass . 4 S. Amer. . 1822 

 trisetus . . . Apetal 7, Grass . 1 9. Amer. . 1822 



^Eollanthtjs, Martins. The flowers are subject 

 to vary, hence the name from aiollo, to vary, 

 and antJws, flower. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Lamiacece. This interesting species delights 

 in sandy loam, and is increased freely from 



suaveblens . . Wht. 7, S. A. 1 Brazil. . 1825 



JEbNiTJM, Webb. One of the synonymes given 

 by Dioscorides to Sempervivum arbdreum. 

 Linn. 10, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Crassulacece. Found 

 growing on bare rocks, and require similar 

 treatment to Mesembryanthemum. Synonyme : 

 1, Sempervivum Yotingianum. 

 omentum . Tel. 5, G. Ev. S. 2 Canaries . 1824 

 Youngianum 1 . TeL 6, G. Ev. S. 3 Canaries . 1843 



^Equilateral, equal sided. 



AerAnthus, Lindley. From aer, air, and 

 anthos, a flower ; in allusion to the manner in 

 which the plant grows. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. OrchidacecB. 'Very singular plants, with 

 large, solitary, and scentless flowers. They 

 require the same treatment as Vdnda. 

 grandiflbra . Yel. gn. 6, B. Epi. f Madagasc. 1823 

 sesquipedalis White 6, S. Epi. 1 Madagasc. 1823 



^Erial ALGJ3. See Lichens. 



^Erial flags. See Lichens. 



Aerides, Loureiro. Named from aer, the air, 

 because they possess the power of living almost 

 entirely upon the matter which they absorb 

 from the atmosphere. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Orchidaceos. The flowers produced by 

 some of the plants are delightfully fragrant, 



as A. odorata, the flowers of which are of a 

 delicate, light flesh colour, and disposed in a 

 loose, drooping spike, from six inches to a foot 

 long, which grows from the axils of the leaves. 

 For culture and propagation, see Vdnda, 

 Synonymes : 1, Aerides muttifibra ; 2 

 drum subulatum; 3, Aerides cornuta; 4, 

 BrooTcli ; 5, Vdnda tessellata, CymMdium tassel 

 leftdes, Vdnda Boxburghii ; 6, Aerides affine, 

 7, Aerides flavidum; 8, Vdnda parviflbra, J$, 

 testaceum. 



. Pink . . 7, S. Epi. 14 Sylhet 



. Bra. pink 5, S. Epi. 1 Japan 



. Wht. rose 5, S. Epi. 1 E. Ind. 



. Wht. red 6, 8. Epi. 1 E. Ind. 



. Yel. pink 6, S. Epi. 1 



S. Epi. 



8. Epi. 



. Pur. spt. 5, 8. Epi. 14 Bombay 1844 



. Wht. pur. 7, S. Epi. 14 Sylhet . 1837 



Wht. lilac 8, S. Epi. 14 E. Ind. . 1800 



6, S. Epi. 4 Philipp. 1838 



S. Epi. 1 



1837 

 1793 

 1840 

 1856 

 1840 



affine 1 . . 

 arachnites . 

 crispum 1 . 

 cylfndricum 

 flavidum . . 

 Lindleyanum 

 L6bbii. . . 

 macul&sum . 

 odontochllum 

 odoratum 3 . 

 quinquevutnerum Pink 

 Reichenbachii . 



rbseum 6 . . . Rose . . 9, 8. Epi. 1 E. Ind. . 1840 

 suavissimum . Wh. lil. or. 6, S. Epi. 1 Malacca 1848 

 tessellatum 5 . Wht. pur. 6, 8. Epi. 14 E. Ind. . 1838 

 vlrens .... Pur. wht. 4, 8. Epi. 1 Java . 1843 

 superbum . . Pur. wht. 4, 8. Epi. 14 Java . 1846 

 Warneri . . 8. Epi. 



Wightianum 8 . Y. blue red 6, S. Epi. 1 Ceylon . 1858 



fRbBiUM. See Angrcecum. 

 RTTA, Forshahl. Taken from eroua, its Arabic 

 name. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. A marantacece. 

 Interesting little plants of easy culture. Syno- 

 nyme : 1, Gelbsia lanata. 



javanica . . . Wht. 6, 8. Her. P. 2 E. Ind. . 1768 

 lanata 1 . . . Wht. 6, 8. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 1691 



jErtjginotjs, having a colour like verdigris. 

 iEscHYNANTHUS, Jack. From aischuno, to be 

 ashamed, and anthos, a flower. Linn. 14, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Oyrtandracew. These are truly 

 beautiful plants, and deserve a place in every 

 collection. They are epiphytes, and thrive 

 best in chopped moss, and broken pots ; they 

 also grow freely upon old stumps of trees, and 

 are easily increased by cuttings. Synonymes: 

 1, Incarvlllea parasitica, Trichospbrum grandi- 

 flbrum, JE. parasiticus; 2, Lysionbtis longi- 

 flara; 3, jS. rddicans, Trichospbrum rddicant; 

 4, Trichospbrum pulchrum; 5, Trichospbrum 

 dlbidum, Bignania dlbida, Lysionbtis dlbidus; 

 6, jB. parasiticus ; 7, J&. Aucldndii; 8, JE. 

 Teysmdnnii. 

 atrosanguineus Dark red 7, S. Epi. 1 Java . . 184S 



. Scarlet . 7, S. Epi. 1 Java . . 1843 



. Wht. red 7, 8. Epi. 1 



. Scarlet . 7, 8. Epi. 1 



. Scarlet . 6, 8. Epi. 1 Borneo . 1858 



. Gr. scar. 7, 8. Epi. 1 Java . . 1848 



. Scarlet . 6, 8. Epi. 1 Moulmein 1855 



. Scarlet . 8, S. Epi. 5 E. Ind. . 1887 



. Pa. sear. 8, 8. Epi. 1 



. Scarlet 



. Scarlet 



. Scarlet 



. Scarlet 



Boschianus 

 candidus . . 

 chine'tisis. . 

 coi"difdlius . 

 discolor . . 

 fulgens . . 

 grandiflbra 1 

 Horsfieldii . 

 javanicus 

 Lobbiamis . 

 longiflbrus 2 

 maculatus . 

 mannoratus 

 xniniatus 3 . 

 Paxtdni . . 

 Peelii . . . 

 pulchellus . 

 pulcher 4 



Java 

 Java . 

 Java . 

 Java . 

 India . 

 Java . 



8, S. Epi. 

 8, 8. Epi. 



7, S. Epi. 1 

 6, S. Epi. 1 

 6, S. Epi. 2 



8, S. Epi. 8 

 a. br. rd. 7, S. Epi. 1 

 Scarlet . 6, S. Epi. 14 Java . 

 Scarlet . 4, S. Epi. 2 Khoseea 

 Scarlet . 7, 8. Epi. 14 

 Yel. scar. 7, 8. Epi. 2 Trinidad . 1810 

 Scarlet . 7, S. Epi. 1 Java . . 1845 



purpurascens 5 Pur. yel. 8, S. Epi. 1 Java . . 1845 

 rSdicans . . . Bed . . 8, 8. Epi. 14 Sumatra . 1845 

 ramosfsaimus 6 Scarlet . 6, S. Epi. S Khoseea . 1837 

 repens . . . Scarlet . 6, 8. Epi. J Java . . 



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