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lanceolatum . Purp. 7, H. Her. P. 1 Italy . . 1810 

 latifdlium . . Bed . 6, H. Her. P. 4 N. Bur. . 1779 

 minutuin . . White 8, H. Her. P. i Eussia . 1838 

 nutans . . . Blush 6, H. Her. P. 1 Bohemia . 1827 

 obscurum . . Purp. 7, H. Her. P. Europe . 1815 

 parviflbrum 2. Purp. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Brit., wat. pi. 



1 liu^l 11 " 6 ' } Pu, 'P' 6 ' H - Her - P - * K Amer - • 1800 



spicatum . . Purp. 6, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. . 



striotum . . Purp. 7, H.'Her. P. 1 Pennsylv. 1817 



tomentdsum . Purp. 6, H. Her. P. 1 Asia . . 1818 



■villosum . . Purp. 7, G. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. . 1799 



alpinum, alsinifblium, montanum, palfistre, 

 rbseum, tetragbnum. 



EpImedium, Linn. From epi, upon, and Me- 

 dia ; the plants were said to grow in Media. 

 Linn, 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Berberidacece .Elegant 

 little plants, succeeding best in sandy peat 

 soil, and may be increased by dividing tlie 

 roots. E. grandiftbrum requires to be grown 

 in a cold frame, with, the same kind of soil as 

 recommended for the others. Synonyms: 1, 

 E. grandiftbrum. See Eriochilus. 

 alpinum . . Blood 5, H. Be. Or. 8 Eng., moi. pi. 

 dlphtfllum. ■ . Bed . 5, H. Her. P. f Japan . . 1830 

 hexandrum . Lilac . 5, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. . 1827 

 macranthuml Wtvi. 4, P. Her. P. 1 Japan . . 1836 

 Mussichianum 'White 3, H. Her. P. 1 Japan . .1836 

 pmnatum . . Yel. . 8, H. Her. P. J Persia . . 1848 

 violaoeum . . Wtvi. 4, H. Her. P. | Japan . 1837 



EpipActis, Sailer. From epipegmis, to coagu- 

 late ; alluding to its supposed effect on milk. 

 Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. Pretty 

 plants, thriving well in the flower-border, or 

 in. pots, in a mixture of peat and loam, very 

 sparingly watered when in a torpid state. 

 They are increased by divisions of the roots, 

 ensifdlia . . White 6, H. Ter. 1£ Britain, moi. wo. 

 Lit if Mia . . . Purp. 7, H. Ter. lj Britain, moi. wo. 

 ovalis . . . Purp. 6, H. Ter. 1 Britain, moi. wo. 

 pallens . . . White 6, H. Ter. 1 Britain, damp pi. 

 palustris . . Purp. 7, H. Ter. J Britain, marshes, 

 purpurata . . Purp. 6, H. Ter. 1 England, moi. wo. 

 rubra . . . Purp. 6, H. Ter. 14 Britain, moi. wo. 



EpfPHORA, Lindley. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidacece. An epiphyte from South Africa 

 ■with fragrant bright yellow flowers, streaked 

 with red ; it approaches very near the genus 

 Polystdchya. 

 pubesccns . . Bra. yel. 5, S. Epi. i Delagoa Bay 1S3S 



Epiphy LLOUS, growing upon the leaves. 



Epiphyllum, Haworth. From epi, upon, and 

 phyllon, a leaf; alluding to the flowers growing 

 from the flat branches, which appear like leaves. 

 Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cactaceos. These 

 splendid-flowering plants are the pride of every 

 well-furnished garden. Their culture and 

 propagation are the same as that recommended 

 for Cereus, and the other genera of this order. 

 Synonymes: 1, (Jdctus phylldnthus.; 2, 0. 

 pTiylldnthdides ; 3, C. specibsa, ilegans ; 4, 0. 

 truncata; 5, Cereus Bussellianus ; 6, C.'cre- 

 nalus ; 7, 0. oxypUalon ; 8, 0. bifbrinis, Dis- 

 socdcius bifbrmis; 9, Phylloc&cius angulifer; 

 10, P. caulorhlzus. 



Ackermanni . Scarlet 6, S. Ev. S. 2 Mexico . 1829 

 alatum . . . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 2 N. Amer. . 1810 

 angulifer 9 . Wt.bn. 1, S. Ev. S. 3 Mexico . 1S46 

 bifbrmis 8 . . Bose . 6, S. Ev. S. 8 Honduras. 1839 

 caulorhlzumlOYl. wt. 8, S. Ev. S. 1£ Honduras. 1848 

 coccineum . Scarlet 6, S. Ev. S. S Brazil . . 1828 

 crcnatum 6 . White. 6, S. Ev. S. 2 Honduras. 1839 

 orispatum . . S. Ev. S. 1 Brazil . . 1829 



Hookeril . . White. 6, S. Ev. S. 2 S. Amer. . 



lfStifrons 7 . . Cream 8, S. Ev. S. 10 S. Amer. . 1830 



P lffi' th0 " } Pa ' rod S ' Et - S - 2 Jamaioa ■ 1817 



Phyllanthu's . White. 6, S. Ev: S. 1 S. Amer. . 1810 



ramul6sum . 8. Ev. S. 1 . 1885 



rh6mbeum . S. Ev. S. 1 . 1835 



Buckeri . . Crim. . 6, G.Ev. S. 1 Hybrid . 



Eussellianum5Eose . 5, S. Ev. S. 1 OrganMts. 1838 



specidsum 3 . Bed . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . . 1810 



Jenkins6ni . Crim. . 5, S. Ev. S. 3 Hybrid . 



lateritium . Bed . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Hybrid 



trunctatum 4. Pink . 6, S. Ev. S. S Brazil . . 1818 



coccineum . Scarlet 6, S. Ev. S. * Brazil . . 1S18 



violaoeum . Vio.rd. 6, S. Ev. S. $ Ceylon . . 1843 



Epiphytes, plants which grow upon other plants 

 without deriving any nutriment from them. 



Epip6oon. See Limodbrum and Satjriwm. 



EpfsciA, Martins. From epi, upon, and slcia, a, 

 shadow ; on account of the plants delighting in 

 shady places. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Qes- 

 neracece. A genus nearly related to BesUria, 

 and requiring the same treatment, 

 blcolor . . Purple 7, S. Tr. P. i N. Grenada 1847 

 melitefolia . Bed . 4, S. Her. P. £ W. Indies. 



Epistephium, Humboldt and Kunfli. Linn. 20, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. A genus of very 

 singular terrestrial Orchids, 

 sessilifldrum . Purple . 2, S. Ter. 1 Sta. Martha. 1845 



Epist6meus, spigot-shaped. 



EpiTHiiCiA, Knowles and Westcott. From epi- 

 thekc, an appendage ; in allusion to the shape 

 of the flowers. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidacece. 



glauca . 

 limbata 



. Grn. pur. 6, S. Epi. 1 Mexico. 



. Yel. ten. 8, S. Epi. 1 B. Polochic . 1842 



Epithecitjm. See Epidindrum. 



Equal, applied to petals and sepals when they 

 are equal in size and shape with each other. 



Equestris, fancied resemblance to a horse's 

 head. 



EQUiDfsTANT, equally distant 



Equilateral, having equal sides. 



Equisetaceji; or horsetails. An order of 

 well-known plants found in ditches, rivers, 

 damp places, and road sides in most parts of 

 the world, some of the kinds are called dutch 

 rushes, and are used for polishing furniture. 



Equisetum, IAnn. From equus, a horse, and 

 seta, hair; in allusion to the fine hair-like 

 branches. Linn. 24, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Equi- 

 setacece. Although looked upon as mere weeds, 

 they have a very interesting aspect when seen 

 growing in their natural situations j they are 

 found in boggy places, and multiplied by 

 divisions — arvinse, Dricmmdndi, fluvidtile, 

 hyemale, limbsum, paMslre, prat&ise, scirpoides, 

 sylvdticum, nmbrbsum, varicgatum. 



Equitant, a mode of arrangement of leaves with 

 respect to each other, in which the sides or 

 edges alternately overlap each other. 



Eragr6stis, Beauvois. -From eros, love, and 

 agrostis, grass ; in allusion to the beautiful 

 dancing spikelets ; whence the English name, 

 Love Grass. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gramjm- 

 aceos. Pretty species of grass, growing about 

 a foot high, in any common soil. Synonymes : 

 1, Pba cynosuroides ; 2, P. meodcana; 3, P. 



Eegyptlaca . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 1 Egypt . . 1812 

 capillaris . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 1 N. Amer. . 1819 



