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Englishman's foot. See Plantago major. 



Enhydra, Be Candolle. See Meyira sessilis. 



Enkianthus, Loureiro. From enlcous, preg- 

 nant, and anthos, a flower ; the flowers avo 

 swollen. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ericaceae. 

 Most beautiful greenhouse plants, which have 

 been considered difficult to propagate. The 

 difficulty is now removed, as ripened cuttings 

 root readily, planted in pots of sand, and placed 

 iiuder a handglass, without bottom heat. The 

 best soil for them is an equal mixture of sandy 

 loam and peat, and care must be taken not to 

 over-water them, when not in a growing state. 

 "When they become pretty large they are the 

 greatest ornament for the greenhouse or con- 

 servatory. 



quinquefldrus . Pink . 5, G. Ev. S. 8 China . 1812 

 reticularis . . pj n k . \ t g, e t g 3 china . 1822 



Enneandria. Class nine in LinnEean botany, 

 comprising all plants whose flowers have nine 

 stamens. 



En&dis, without knots, smooth. 



Ensatjd. See Iridacece. 



Ensate, or Ensiform, shaped like a sword, 

 witli a straight blade. 



Enslenia, G. Don. Named in honour of Aloy- 

 sius Enslen, an excellent botanist. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclepiadacecs. Grows in com- 

 mon light soil, 

 albida. . . White 7, H. Her. CI. Virginia . 1S28 



Entada, Adanson. The name given to one of 

 the species in Malabar. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Fabaccce. Ornamental stove climbers, of 

 easy culture ; loam and peat are the best soil 

 for the plants, and sand for cuttings, in which 

 they soon take root, if under a glass, in heat. 

 The natives use the seeds of E. Pursdilha for 

 washing the hair. Synonymes: 1, Adenan- 

 tliira sc&ndens; 2, Mimdsa sc6.nde.ns; 3, M. 

 Entada ; 4, M. polyst&chya ; 5, M. sc&ndens. 

 Adenanthera 1 White 4, S. Bv. CI. 20 S Sea. Ial. 1817 

 Gigalbbium 2 . White 6, S. Ev. CI. 20 W. Ind. . 1819 

 monostachya 8 White 4, S. Ev. CI. 20 Malabar . 1800 

 polystachya 4 . White 4, S. Ev. CI. 25 W. Ind. . 1816 

 Purssetha 5 . White 4, S. Ev. CI. 20 E. Ind. . 1780 



Entelea, R. Brown. From enteles ; alluding 

 to the stamens being all perfect. Linn. 13, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Tiliacece. These plants are 

 well worth cultivating ; they thrive best in 

 garden loam mixed with a little sandy peat, 

 and are propagated by cuttings in sand, 

 arbor&cens . White 5, G. Ev. T. 25 N. Zeal. . 1820 

 palmata . . White 5, G. Ev. S. 5 N. Zeal. 



Entophytes. See Uredinacece and Mucoracew. 



Enterom6rpha, Link. From enteron, entrail, 

 and morphe, form ; appearance ofplants. Linn. 

 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Oonfervacece. Found in pools 

 and the ocean— cornuedpiae, Linkiana. See 

 SoUnia. 



Entosthodon, Schw. From entosthc, within, 

 .and oclon, a tooth ; from the insertion of the 

 peristome. See Weissia. 



Epacridace2e, or Epaorids. Small shrubs and 

 trees, remarkable for the beauty of their 

 flowers. They resemble heath-worts in their 

 habits, and abound in the Indian archipelago, 

 Australia, and Polynesia, just as heaths do in 



the Cape of Good Hope. The berries of some 

 kinds are eatable. 

 Epacris, Forster. From epi, upon, and akros, 

 the top ; in reference to the species growing 

 on the tops of hills. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Epacridaccce. Very elegant greenhouse plants, 

 growing in general from two to four feet high ; 

 they grow best in a very sandy peat soil, and 

 the rougher and more turfy the soil is, the 

 better the plants will thrive. If the plants 

 are to be turned out of doors from the green- 

 house in summer, they ought, just before, to 

 be shifted into fresh pots and soil, otherwise, 

 the roots being so fine, the hot sun against the 

 pots is apt to destroy the points of them, and 

 frequently kills the plant altogether. Cut- 

 tings taken from the tips of the young shoots, 

 and planted in sand, under a glass, in autumn, 

 winter, or spring, will root readily ; but they 

 will not strike so freely in summer. When 

 rooted they should be potted singly in small 

 pots, and set in a close frame, and hardened to 

 the air by degrees. See Lysin&ma. 

 apiculata . . Whtpk. 5, G. Ev. S. 2 1ST. Hoi. . 1S25 

 autumnalis . Crit wt. 10, G. Ev. S. 2 Hybrid . 

 campanulata. Dp.blsh. 4, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 18S0 1 



alba . . . White . 4, G. Ev. S. 3 N. S. W. . 1830 

 cerffifl&ra . . White 4, G. Ev. S. 2 V. D. L. . 1831 

 coccinea . . Scarlet . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 Seedling . 

 Cralgii. . . White 3, G. Ev. S. 3 Hybrid . 

 dhbia . . White . 4, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 

 exserta . . White . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 V. D. L. . 1812 

 grandifldra . Scarlet . 3, G. Ev. S. 3 N. S. W. . 1803 

 heteronema . White . 6, G. Er. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1833 

 impressa . . Crimson 6, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1824 



parvifl&ra . Red . 9, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi . 1838 

 microphylla . Pink . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1822 

 miniata . . Wt. ver. 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. . 1844 

 mucronulata. Red . . 5, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1824 

 nivalis . . . White . 2, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1S29 

 obhisif61ia •. White . 5, G. Ev. S. 3 N. S. W. . 1804 

 onosrorefl6ra. Red . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1S23 

 paludbsa . . Pa. red . 5, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1825 

 puleheUa . . Pink 5, G. Ev. S. 4 N. S. W. . 1804 

 purpuraacens Purple . 2, G. Ev. S. 3 N. S. TV. . 1803 



rubra . . Red . . 2, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1803 

 ruscifdlia . . Pink . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1824 

 sparsa . . . White 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 18iS 

 Tauntoni6nsis Rose . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 Hybrid . 18-lG 

 variabilis . . Pink . 3, G. Ev. S. 2 N. 8. W. . 1829 



Ephedra, Linn. The Greek name for the harb* 

 horsetail ; because of the resemblance. Linn. 

 22, _ Or. 13, Nat. Or. Gnetctcecs. This is a 

 curious genus of plants, succeeding in any 

 common garden soil, and young plants are 

 obtained by layering the shoots or branches. 

 The berries ripen in July and August ; they 

 are sweetish, mucous, and leave a little heat 

 in the throat. They are eaten by the Russian 

 peasants, and by the wandering hordes of all 

 Great Tartary. 



altisshna . . Apetal 6, P. Ev. Tw. 20 Barbary . 1S25 

 dist&ihya . Apetal 6, H. Ev. S. 2 Prance . 1570 

 monostachya Apotal 10, H. Ev. S. 2 Siberia . 1772 



Ephemeris, thing of a day's continuance. 



Ephemerum. See Lysimdchia Ephimerum. 



Ephielis, W. See Maytaba. 



EpioArp, the outside covering of a fruit. 



Epidendrum, Linn. From epi, upon, and 

 dendron, a tree ; the plants are usually found 

 growing on the branches of trees. Linn. 20, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchiddtxoz. This is a very 

 extensive genus of epiphytes, many of which 



