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nonymes: 1, E. tridndra, hexdndra, Hydrb- 

 piper. See Linaria. 



Hydrdpiper . White S, H. Aq. A. J S. Eur. . . 

 tripe'tala 1 . Flesh 8, H. Aq. A. J Brit, marshes. 



Elatinacesi or "Water-peppers. An order of 

 little annuals growing in marshy places in all 

 the four quarters of the world. 



Elatostemma, Endlich. See Bcehmeria. 



Elcalta. See TricMlia emttica. 



Elder. See Sambucus. 



Elecampane. See Corvisartia Helhiium. 



Electuary, a medicine of conserves and pow- 

 ders, of the consistence of honey. 



Elegia, Thunierg. From -elegos, lamentation ; 

 in reference to the sad colour of the plants. 

 Linn. 22, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Bestidceee. The 

 species of this genus are only worth cultivating 

 in botanical collections ; they grow in a loamy 

 soil, and are multiplied by division— juncea, 

 racembsa. 



Elei6tis, De CandolU. From eleios, a dor- 

 mouse, and oris otos, an ear ; the leaves are 

 shaped like the ears of a dormouse. Linn. 17, 

 Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabacece. A stove biennial, of 

 no interest whatever. Synonymes: 1, Hedysa- 

 rum sorbrium, Hdllia sororia, Onobrfichis so- 

 rdria — sordria 1 . 



Elemi, Gum. See Amyris hexdndra. 



Elemi, American. See Idea. 



Elengi. See Mimusops EUngi. 



Eleocharis, R. Brown. From helos, a marsh, 

 and chairo, to delight ; in allusion to the place 

 where , the plants delight to grow. Linn. 3, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Graminacece. Mostly insig- 

 nificant bog plants, which can only be recom- 

 mended where there are botanical collections. 

 Synonymes : 1, Seirpus acicularis ; 2, S. mul- 

 ticaulis. 



acuta . . . Apetal 7, G. Grass. J N. Hoi. . . 1819 

 geniculate . Apetal 7, G. Grass, j W. Ind. . . 1822 

 glnuce'scens . Apetal 7, H. Grass, i N. Amer. . . 1820 

 multicaulis 2 Apetal 7, H Grass, i Britain, bogs, 

 obtiisa . . Apetal 6, H. Grass. } N. Amer. . 1818 

 tenuis . . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. J N. Amer. . 1824 

 aciculdris 1, ovata, pal&stris. 



Elephantiasis, a species of leprosy, in which 

 the limbs become prodigiously swollen. 



Elephantopus, Oassini. From eleplms, an 

 elephant, and pons, a foot ; the radical leaves 

 resemble an elephant's foot. Linn. 19, Or. 5, 

 Nat. Or. Asteracece. The .plants of -this genus 

 possess but very little beauty ; they grow in 

 any common soil, and are multiplied from 

 seeds and offsets. On the coast of Malabar, a 

 decoction of the leaves and roots of E. sealer is 

 o-iven in cases of dysuria — anguslifblius, caro- 

 linianus, mbllis, nudicaulis, nudiflbrus, scaler, 

 spiedtus, tomentbsus. 



ELEPHANTOSIS. See Eleplidntopus. 

 Elephantusia, W. See Phytelephas. 

 Elephant apple. See Ferbnia. 

 Elephant's-foot. See Eleplidntopus. 

 Elephant's-foot. See Testudinaria Elcph&n- 



tipes. „ 



Elephas, Toumefort. Linn. 14, Or. 2, JSat. 

 Or. Scrophulariacece. Synonymes : 1, Bhindn- 

 thus orientalis; 2, B. ISlephas.—mc&r™ 1, 

 recta 2. 



ELETTARIA, Don. See Am.bm.um Cardambmwm. 



Eleusine, Gartner. Derived from Eleusis, one 

 of the appellations of Ceres. Linn. 3, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Graminacece. Species of grass, of 

 little beauty, and easy culture. Synonyme : 1, 

 Cynosurus indicus. 



calycma . . Apetal 8, H. Grass. 1 E. Ind. . . 1820 

 coracima . . Apetal 8, H. Grass. 2 E. Ind. . . 1714 

 mdica 1 . . Apetal 8; H. Grass. 1 E. Ind. . . 1714 

 verticillMa . Apetal 8, H. Grass. 1 E. Ind. . . 1820 



Eleuteria. See Crbton EleuUria. 

 EleutherIne, Herbert. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Iridacece. This plant is figured in the 

 Botanical Magazine as Mdriea plicata, and 

 named in Sweet's "Hortus Britaunicus " as 

 Sisyrinchium latifblium, to neither of which 

 genera it seems to belong. Syiumymes : 1, Md- 

 riea plicata, Sisyrinchium latifblium. 

 an6mala 1 . . White 4, G. Bl. P. 1J C. G. H. . 1779 

 Eleuthera BARK. See Cascarllla Eleuteria. 

 Eleutherta, Palis. See Niclcera. 

 Elevated, anything that rises above the surface. 

 Elichry/sum. From helios, sun, and chrysos, 

 gold ; in allusion to the brilliant flowers. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracece. This 

 genus is greatly admired on account of the 

 beautiful flowers of some of the species. The 

 soil in which they grow best is- a mixture of 

 three parts peat and one part sandy loam. 

 Cuttings will strike in the same kind of soil if 

 they are taken off at a joint ; some of the 

 species seed freely, from which they may be 

 increased. Synonymes : 1, Gnaphalium arena- 

 rium; 2, G. acuminatum; 3, G. angusli- 

 fblium; 4, G. apieulatum; 5, G. arbbreum; 

 6, G. arenarium; 7, G. candidissimum ; 8, G. 

 cephalbtus; 9, G. congistum ; 10, G. cbnicum-; 

 11, G. crassifblium ; 12, G. erispum,; 13, G.. 

 cymbsum; 14, G. dasydnlhum ; 15, G. dios- 

 mozfblium; 16, G. discolor; 17, G. divari- 

 calum; 18, G. eriaAdes; 19, G. fcetidum; 

 20, G. fidecidum; 21, Astelma fruticans, 

 G. fruticans, grandiflbrum ; 22, G. grandi- 

 flbrum; 23, G. graviolens ; 24, G. helian— 

 themifilium; 25, E. spUndens ; 26, G. ignt- 

 scens; 27, G. itdlieum; 28, G. lasiocaulon ; ■ 

 29, G. marltimum: 30, G. odoratissimum. ; - 

 31, G. orientate; 32, G. pdtulum; 33, G. ruti- 

 lans; 34, G. Stcechas; 35, G. tephrbdes ; 36, 

 G. teretifblium ; 37, E. speetdbile. See HeUp- 

 terum, Aphelexis, Astelma, Lcucostimma and- 

 Phosnbcoma. 



acuminatum 2 . White . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. 1823: 

 affme 1 . . .Pa. yel. 8, S. Ev. ' 8. 1 C. G. H. 1859) 

 angustif&lium 3 Yel. . 8, P. Ev. S. 2 Naples . 

 apieulatum 4 . Yel. . 7, G. Her. P. 1} V. D. L. 1804 

 arbfireum 5 . . White. 5, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. 1770 

 arenarium G . Yel. . 8, H. Her. P.l Europe. 1739 

 areenteum . . White . 6, G. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. 1800 

 blcolor ... Yel. .7, H. 'A. 2 V. D. L. 1835 



bracteatum . . Pa. yel. 9, H. • A. 3 N. Holl. 1799 

 inyolucro-al-1 y j 7 H A3 . ls33 



bido . . ) ' 



candidissi- j Pa yeL „ H Hor p 2 Caspian, isis 



mum 7 . S 

 cephalotes 8 . Pink . 6, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. 1789 

 congfetum 9 . Purp. . 6, G. Ev. S. 8 O. G. H. 1791 

 c6nioum 10 . . Yel. . 7, H. Ev. S. 2 S. Eur. . 1824 

 crassif&lium 11. Yel. . 8, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1774 

 erispum 12 . . Pink . 8, G. Her. P. 6 C. G. H. 1809 

 cyllndricum . Yel. . 6, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1 <S9 



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