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Embossed, projecting from the surface, like the 

 boss or umbo of a round shield or' target. 



Embothrium, Forster. From en, in, and botli- 

 rion, a little pit; in allusion to the anthers. 

 Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proteacece. This is 

 described as a very handsome genus, growing 

 about three feet high ; like most of the Prote- 

 dcecs, it delights in sandy peat, and cuttings 

 in sand or soil, readily produce' roots. See 

 Lomhtia and Sienocarpus. 

 ' coccineum . . Bed . . 4, G. Ev. S. 3 

 lanceolatum . Grn. yel. 4, G. Ev. S. 2J Chile . 1850 

 strobilliiiim . Gm. yel. 4, G. Ev. S. 8 N. Hoi. 1824 



Embracing ; a leaf is said to embrace u, stem 

 when it clasps it round with its base. 



Embryopteris. See £iosp$ros. 



Emerus. See Coronilla itmerus. 



Emetic, that which produces vomiting. 



Emex, Necker. An anagram of Eumex. Linn. 

 6, Or. 3, Wat. Or. Polygonacece. This species 

 is only worth cultivating in general collections. 

 Synonyme : 1, Rumex spinosus. 

 spiubsus . . Green 7, H. Tr. A. 1 Candia . 1556 



EmIlia, Cass. See Cacalia. 



Emmenagogue, any medicine that promotes 

 menstruation. 



Emollient, softening. 



Empalement. See Perianth. 



Emfetrace-ss, or Crowberries. An order of 

 small, heath-like, evergreen shrubs, closely re- 

 lated to Spurgeworts, and bearing small sub- 

 acid berries, which are eaten in the countries 

 where they grow wild. 



Empetrum, Linn. From en, upon, and petros, 

 a rock ; alluding to the place of growth. Linn. 

 22, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Empetraceas. These are in- 

 teresting dwarf plants, of easy culture, delight- 

 ing in elevated, and particularly exposed situa- 

 tions, on dry, barren, moorish, or even boggy 

 soil. The little berries they produce are eaten 

 by children, but are not .wholesome if eaten in 

 large quantities. See Corima. 

 nigrum . . Apetal . 4, H. Ev. S. 1 Brit., moi. hea. 

 sc6ticum . Apetal . 5, H. Ev. B. \ Scot., moi. hea. 

 rtibrum . . Brn.pur. 5, H. Ev. S. 1 S. Ainer. . 1833 



Empleurum, Solander. From en, in, and 

 pleuron, the membrane which envelopes the 

 lungs ; -the seeds are attached to a coriaceous 

 membrane. Linn. 21, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Rulacece. 

 A good greenhouse' plant, with pretty pinkish 

 flowers. It grows about three feet high ; for 

 culture, &c, see Diisma. 

 serrulatum . Pink . 6, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1774 



EMPtrsA, Lindlcy. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidaceai. Synonyme : Maldxis lancifblia. 

 paraddxa . . Yellow . 9, S. Epi. i Nepal . . 1839 



Emulsions, medicines made of bruised oily seeds 

 and fluid. 



EnarthrocArpus, Labillardi&re. From ennea, 

 nine, arthron, a joint, and Jcarpos,- fruit ; the 

 pod has nine or ten seeds in the iower joint. 

 Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacece. These are in- 

 significant hardy annuals, only fit for botanical 

 collections. Synonyme: 1, RapJiamts ptero- 

 carpus. 



lyratua . . Tel. pur. 7, H. A. J Alexandria 1836 

 arcudtus, pterocarpus 1. 



Encalypta, ffedwig. From en, within, and 

 kalypler, a covering; the ealyptra is usually 

 large, entirely enclosing the thecse. Linn. 24, 

 Or. 5, Nat. Or. Bryaeeat. Small, mostly green- 

 ish plants, found at all seasons on mountains, 

 moist rocks, &c. Synonyme: 1, Brijum esctinc- 

 tbrium — ciliata, alplna, c6ncolor, rhaptocarpa, 

 streptocarpa, vulgaris 1. See GlyphomUrion. 



Encelia, Adanson. Derived from egchelion, a 

 little eel ; in allusion to the appearance of the 

 seeds. Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Asteracece. 

 Very pretty dwarfish shrubs, growing best in 

 loamy soil, or loam and peat mixed. Cuttings 

 strike with ease in sand, under a glass, if not 

 over-watered. Synonymes 1, Pall&sia halimi- 

 folia; 2, P. grandifiora. 



canesoens 1 . . Orange 7, G. Ev. S. 1J Peru . . 1786 

 halimifdlia 2 . Yellow 7, G. Ev. S. 1J Mexico . 1826 



Encephalartos, Lehm. From enkephale, in 

 the top, and artos, bread ; from the use made 

 of the plant by the Caffres. See Zdmia. 



Enchanter's nightshade. See Oirccba. 



Encoelium, Agardh. From en, within, and 

 koilos, hollow; the fronds are tubular and 

 hollow. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Fucacece. 

 Plants found during the summer and autumn 

 on the sea-coast. Synonyme: 1, Viva fistulisa 

 — bulbdsum, Lyngbyanum 1. 



Encyclia, Hooker. From egkykleo, to wrap 

 round ; form of lip. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidacece. A genus separated from Epiden- 

 dron, on account of the curious form of the lip, 

 which wraps over the column. The cultivation 

 is precisely the same as for Epidendron. See 

 Epidindrvm. 

 viridifl6ra . . Green 2, S. Epi. 1 Eio Janeiro . 1827 



Endive. See Oiehorium endivia. 



Endocarp, the inner lining of fruits, which 

 forms the cells. 



ENDOCARPON, Hedwig. From endon, within, 

 and Tcarpos, a fruit ; the receptacles are deeply 

 imbedded in the leaf. Linn. 24, Or. 8, Nat. 

 Or. Parmeliacece. Green and greyish species, 

 found most plentiful in summer, on rocks. Sy- 

 nonyme: 1, Lichen fuscillus — complicatum, eu- 

 pl6cum, Hedwigii, lachneum, lsetevlrens, lep- 

 tdph^llum, macrocarpon, miniatum, pallidum, 

 parasiticum, psaromoides, pulohellum, rhfo- 

 virescens, rugosum, samaragdulum, sind- 

 picum, sorediatum, sulphureum, tephroides 1, 

 Weberi. 



Endogens, or Monocotyledones. A great 

 natural class of plants, of extremely diversified 

 habits, but which all agree in constantly deve- 

 loping their new woody mattei' in the interior 

 of the trunk ; the palm-tree and grasses may 

 be taken as examples. 



Endopleura, the inner coat of seeds, under the 

 spermodermis. 



End6ptera, De Candolle. From endon, within, 

 and pteron, a wing. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Asteracece. Synonymes: 1, CrZpis dspera, 

 Barkhausia muricata; 2, Orepis Dioscdridis, 

 Crepis pdtula — fcpera 1, Dioscdridis 2. 



Enervis, having no veins. 



English mercury. See Chcnqpbdium Binus 

 H&nricus. 



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