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EcLfpTA. From ekleipo, to be deficient ; the 

 seed-crown and wing are wanting. Lima. 19, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asterdcece. Uninteresting an- 

 nuals and biennials of easy culture — er&cia, 

 latifdliu, proc&mbens, prostrata, punctata, un- 

 dulata. See BUlis. 



Ecostate, having no nerves on the leaf. 



Ectasis. See Erica. 



Ectocarpus, Lyngbye. From ektos, outside, 

 and karpos, a fruit ; the theca is not inclosed. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Fucdcew. Mostly- 

 dark green marine productions, found in spring 

 and summer — brachidtus, distbrlu-s, granuldsus, 

 pusillus, tomentosus, siiiaulisus atrovirens-ferru- 



Ectostr6ma, Fries. From cktos, without, and 

 stroma, a hair. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 JHueoracece 1 Very minute species, to be met 

 with during summer and autumn on the Iris 

 and decayed laurel leaves ; whence their spe- 

 cific names — Iridis, Lauri. 



Eddoes. See Colocasia esculinta. 



Edentulus, not toothed. 



Edgw<5rthia, Meyer. In honour of M. P. Edge- 

 worth, of the E. I. Co.'s service, and a great 

 lover of botany. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Thymelaccce. This is a genus closely allied to 

 Daphne. The species require to be grown in 

 two parts sandy loam and one part turfy peat, 

 with good drainage and a liberal supply of 

 water in summer, but carefully watered in 

 winter. Increase is by cuttings planted in 

 sand. Synonymes: 1, Daphne papyrlfera, E. 

 papyri/era. 

 chrysantha 1 . Yellow 0, G. Ev. S. 1 China . . 1845 



Edible, eatable. 



EdwArdsia, Salisbury. In honour of Syden- 

 ham Edwards, a celebrated English botanical 

 draughtsman. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fa- 

 bacece. A very ornamental genus of plants, 

 ■which will survive our winters if planted 

 against a warm wall, and protected from very 

 severe frosts. They vary in height from four 

 to twelve feet ; they thrive best in sandy peat, 

 and increase readily from cuttings. Synonyme : 

 1, Sophdra serlcea. 



chilensis . . Yellow. 6, G. Ev. T. 16 Chile . . 1822 

 chrysophtflla Yellow . 6, E. Do. S. 10 N. Zeal. . 



grandiflbra . Yellow. 5, P. De. S. 12 N. Zeal. . 1772 



microphtflla. Yellow. 5, F. De. S. 6 N. Zeal. . 1772 



minima . . Yellow . 5, P. De. S. 4 ST. Zeal. . 1818 



Macnabiana. Yellow. 7, G. Ev. S. 6 Australia . 1820 



macrocarpa . Yellow . S, G. Ev. S. 6 Chili . . 1822 



myrioph^Ua. Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 N. Zeal. . 



nitida . . . Yellow. 6, S. Ev! S. 8 Bourbon . 1820 



Effuse, applied to inflorescence, and means a 

 kind of panicle with a very loose arrangement. 



Egg apples. See Soldnum oiAgerum. 



Egg-bearer. See Soldnum oiAgerum. 



Egg plant. See Soldnum ovlgerum. 



Eglantine. See R6sa lv.Ua. 



Eglantine. See Rubus Eglanteria. 



Bgletes, Be Candolle. Derivation unknown. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Aslerdcees. Hardy 

 plants of the easiest culture. Synonyme : Py- 

 rithrum simplicifblium. 



domingensis 1 . White 8, H. A. 1 S. Amer. . 1828 



viscbsa . . . White 8, S. Her. P. lj- Vera Cruz. 1739 



Egyptian Bean op Pythagoras. See Nelum- 

 bivm. 



Egyptian lotus. See NympJicea Lbtus. 



Egyptian thorn. See Acacia vira. 



Ehretia, Linn. In honour of D. G. Ehret, a 

 ■ celebrated German botanical draughtsman. 

 Linn, 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ehretiaceoz. Stove 

 plants, of much beauty, from eight to twenty- 

 five feet high. They delight in loam and peat, 

 and cuttings root in the same kind of soil, or 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat. See Eour- 

 riria and GrabbwsMa. 



acuminata . Wht. 7, G. Ev. T. 12 N. Holland . . 1820 

 aspera . . Wht. 6, S. Ev. T. 10 E. Ind. . 

 buxifblia . Wht. 7, S. Ev. S. -8 E. Ind. . 

 divaricata . Wht. 7, S. Ev. T. 12 Havannah 

 dubia " . . Wht. 6, S. Ev. T. 20 Jamaica 



interaddis . Wht. 8, S. Ev. S. 6 Antilles 



1795 



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1820 

 1S25 

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 1823 

 1826 

 1818 

 1S23 

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livis . . . Wht. 7, S. Ev. T. 10 E. Ind. 

 litxa . . . Wht. 7, S. Ev. S. 6 Bourbon . 

 microphyllaWht. 7, S. Ev. S. 10 E. Ind. 

 Berrata . . Wht. 6, S. Ev. S. 6 E. Ind. . 

 tinifblia . Wht 6, S. Ev. T. 30 Jamaica . 



EHRETlACEiE or Ehretiads.- A small order, 

 separated from Boraginacese. Most of them 

 are tropical trees or shurbs, and a few are her- 

 baceous plants. 



EhrhArta, Smith. In honour of F. Ehrhart, a 

 Swiss naturalist. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Qram.ind.cem. Plants which are only interest- 

 ing in botanical collections. Synonyme: 1, 

 Alra capinsis. See Microlce-na. 

 panicea . . Apetal . 7, G. Grass. 2 C. G. H. . 1790 

 calycina 1, distichophtflla, gigdntea. 



Eicb&rnia. See Pontediria. 



Ekeb^RGIA. Sparmann named this genus in 

 compliment to C. Gustavus Ekeberg, captain 

 of a Swedish East Indiaman, who took him 

 out to China. Linn, 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Meli- 

 aceai. A very ornamental tree, growing about 

 twenty feet high ; a mixture of loam and peat 

 suits it, and young plants may be raised from 

 cuttings, planted in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat, 

 capensis . White . 7, G. Ev. T. 20 C. G. H. . 1789 



ELffiAGNACE.a; or Oleasters. A small order of 

 trees and shrubs, usually covered with a silvery 

 scurf. Several species of Elseagneae bear eatable 

 fruit, and the berries of Shepherdia argentea, 

 called in N. America the "Rabbit Berry," 



