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Earth Nut. See Bunium. 



Earth Pea. See Ldthyrus amphicarpus. 



Earth Tongue. See Gcogttsswm. 



East India Mugwort. See Artemisia hirsuta. 



Easter Giant. See Polygonum Bistbrta. 



Eatable Bird's Nests. See Gelldium. 



Ebenacble, or Ebenads. An order of trees and 

 shrubs distinguished for the excessive hardness 

 of their wood ; the ehony may be cited as an 

 example. Some kinds bear eatable fruit, as 

 the Mabola of the Phillipines, and the Kaki of 

 Japan, which are species of Diosppros. 



Ebeneus, black, ebony-coloured. 



Ebenum. See Diosppros Ebenus. 



Ebenus, Linn. From abnous, the Arabic name 

 for ebony, or ebenus of the Romans. Linn. 16, 

 Or. 6, Wat. Or. Fabaceae. These are pretty 

 little dwarf plants, with pink flowers ; they 

 require a peaty soil, added to a little loam, to 

 grow in, and are increased by seeds. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Anthjjllis critica ; 2, A. pinnata. 

 cretica 1 . . Pink . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Candia . . 1737 

 pinnata 2 . . Pink . 6, G. B. 2 Barbary . 1786 



Ebont. See Diosppros Ebenus. 



Ebony American. See WheeUria Ebenus. 



Ecastaphyllum, P. Browne. From hecasios, 

 each, and phyllon, a leaf ; the leaves of some 

 of the species are composed of only one leaflet. 

 Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabaceoe. Orna- 

 mental shrubs, growing about ten feet high ; 

 they succeed in rich soil, and are increased by 

 cuttings of the ripened wood, planted in sand, 

 under a glass, in heat. Synonyme: 1, Ptero- 

 carpus Ecastaphyllum. 



Br&wnei 1 . Wht.rod 5, S. Ev. 8. 10 W. Ind. . 1733 

 Plumieri. . White . 5, 8. Ev. S. 10 S. Amer. . 1820 

 Sieberi . . Wht.red 5, 8. Ev. S. 10 Guinea . . 1824 



Ecaudate, spikeless, without a stem. 



Eob6lium. See Juslicia Ecbdlium. 



Eccremocarpus, Ruiz et Pavon. From ek- 

 kremes, pendent, and Tempos, fruit ; the fruit 

 is pendent. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Bigno- 

 niacece. An exceedingly ornamental plant, 

 well adapted for training over bowers, columns, 

 trellis-work, &c, like clematis, honeysuckles, 

 &c. ; it should be planted in a mixture of sand, 

 loam, and peat ; cuttings root at once, in sand 

 or soil, with or without a glass. See Cal&m- 

 pelis. 

 longiflftrus . Orange 7, G. Ev. CI. 6 Peru . . 1825 



Echeandia, Ortega. Named after Greg. Eche- 

 andia, botanical professor at Saragossa. Linn. 

 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliaceos. This singular 

 plant was among a collection received by Sir 

 Charles Lemon, in 1837, from Mr. John Rule, 

 Superintendent of the Real del Monte Mines, 

 Mexico, in the neighbourhood of which it is 

 probably a native. It flowered in the green- 

 house at Carclew, in June, 1839, and con- 

 tinued during July and August to send out a 

 succession of five or six flowers daily. It pro- 

 duces seeds, by which it is increased. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Conanthira Eche&ndia, Anthtricwm 

 reflixwm, Phaldngium nflixwm. 

 temifldra 1 . Golden 7, G. Her. P. 3 Mexico . 1827 



Echeveria, De Oandolle. In honour of M. 

 Echeveri, author of the splendid drawings of 



the Flora Mexicana. Linn. 10, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 

 Crassulacece. Among succulents, this genus is 

 one of great beauty. E. gibbiflora is disposed 

 to grow rather straggling ; nevertheless, it is 

 worthy. of a place in every collection, on ac- 

 count of its strong, shining leaves, and orangy- 

 scarlet flowers. To grow them well, they 

 require a soil composed of sandy loam and a 

 little peat, mixed with reduced rubbish of 

 bricks, &c. At all seasons they should be 

 cautiously watered, particularly in winter. 

 They increase from cuttings, dried a few days 

 before being put in the soil. Synonymes: 1, 

 Cotpledon ccespitbsa ; 2, O.coccinea; 3, Pachy- 

 phpton bractebsum ; 4, Sidwm quittnse. 

 acutifolia . Scar.yl. 4, G. Ev. S. 1J Mexico . 1841 

 bracteolataS Red yl. 9, G. Ev. S. 1 Oaraccas . 1840 

 cajspitosa 1 . Yellow 7, G. Her. P. 14 California 1796 

 canaliculata. Red . 7, 8. Ev. 8. 2 Mexico . 1850 

 eocoinea 2 . Scarlet 10, G. Ev. 8. 2 Mexico . 1816 

 farin5sa . . Lemon 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 ■ California 1847 

 gibbifldra . Tl.pnk. 9, G, Ev. S. 2 Mexico . 1826 

 grandifdlia . Orange 10, G. Ev. 8. 2 Mexico . 1828 

 laxa . .- . Yellow 7, G. Ev. 8. 1J California 1847 

 lurida . . . Scarlet 7, 8. Her. P. 1 Mexico . 1830 

 pulverulentaW.rd.g. 9, G. Ev. 8.2 Mexico .1840 

 quitonBis 4 . Red . 9, P. Ev. 8. 1 Peru . . 1840 

 racemosa . Crima. 10, 8. Her. P. 2 Mexico . 1836 

 retilsa . . Yol red 9, G. Ev. 8. 1 Mexico . 

 rosea . . . Rose yl. 9, G. Ev. 8. 1 Brazil . . 1840 

 Scheerii . . Pink yl. 11, G. Her. P. 2 Mexico . 1842 

 secunda . . Scarlet 6, 8. Ev. 8. 2 Mexico . 1837 



Eohiales. A natural alliance, consisting of a 

 group of Exogens, intermediate between Sola- 

 nales and Bignonales. 



Echinacea, Moench. Derived from echinus', a 

 hedgehog ; the prickly scales of the receptacle 

 give that appearance. Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. 

 Or. Asteracecs. These plants are ornamental, 

 growing from one to two feet high, and of bold 

 habits. For culture, &c, see Oorecpsis. Sy- 

 nonymes : 1, Ooretpsis helerophplla, Ximenisia 

 Cavanittesii ; 2, Rudbickia napifblia; 3, R. 

 purpurea j 4, R. serbtina. 



angustif&lia . Rose 8, H. Her. P. 2 Java . . 1860 

 Dicks&ni . . Ml. 8, H. Her. P. 2 Mexico . . 1847 

 dilbia . . . Ml. 9, P. Ter. P. 2 Mexico . . 1837 

 heterophtfllal Pur. 10, H. Her. P. 1J Mexico . . 1829 

 intermedia . Red 9, H. Her. P. 2| Eng. hyb. . 1826 

 napifdlia2. .""Red 7, F. Her. P. 2 N.Spain .1824 

 purpurea 3 . Red 9, H. Her. P. 5 N. Amer. . 1699 

 ser6tina 4 . . Red 9, H. Her. P. ^ N. Amer. . 1816 



Echinais, Cass. See Clrsium sderdnthon. 



Echinaria, Desfontaines. From echinus, a 

 hedgehog ; the prickly heads may be fancied 

 to resemble little hedgehogs. Linn. 3, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Graminacece. A curious little annual, 

 growing in any common soil, and increased by 

 division. Synonymes: 1, Cinchrus capitatus, 

 SisUria eehinata. 

 capitata 1 . Apetal 7, H. Grasa. J 8. Eur. . . 1771 



Echinated, covered with prickles, like an echi- 

 nus, or hedgehog. 



Echinella, Agardh. From echinus, a hedge- 

 hog ; bristly appearance of the plants. Linn. 

 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Diatomacece. Very minute 

 species of green A Igos, found in lakes, and, by 

 some naturalists, believed to be animalcuke— 

 articulAta, obUnga, rotata. 



Echinocactus, Salm-Dyck. From echinus, a 

 hedgehog, and cactus ; a name given by Theo- 

 phrastus to a spiny plant. Linn. 12, Or. 1, 



