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glass, in heat. Synonyme; 1, Fagara tri- 



phfilla. 



triplryttal . White . 4, S. Ev. S.. 6 E. Indies .1821 



Ev6dia. See XantMxylon. 



Evolved, unfolded. 



EvoLVULUS, Linn. From evolvo, to roll out, 

 not twiniug, opposite to Conv6lvulus. Linn. 

 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Convolvulaccce. All the 

 species of this genus bear very handsome 

 flowers. They are chiefly plants of very easy 

 culture. The annuals require to he raised on 

 a moderate hotbed, and when potted off, to be 1 

 treated like other tender annuals. 

 1, E. sericeus. 



. 7, Q. Tr. A. 



alsinoldes 

 caeruleus 

 emarginatus Blue 

 gangeticus . Blue 

 hirsutus . 

 incanus 1 . 

 lanceolatus 

 latifdlius . 

 linifoliua . 

 nummulArius Blue 

 Nuttallianus Blue 



, Blue 

 . Blue 



Blue 



Blue 



Blue 



. White 



. Blue 



i E. Indies . 1817 

 7, 3. Ev. S. i Jamaica . 1816 

 9, S. Tr. A. 1 E. Indies . 1816 

 1 E. Indies . 1820 

 J Trinidad . 1818 



. 7, 8. Tr. A, 



. 7, 3. Tr. A. 



. 7, S. Tr. A. 



. 6, S. Ev. 3. 



. 6, 3. Ev. Tw. 2 Brazil 



. 8, H Tr. A. 2 Jamaica 



. 9, S. Tr A. 



. 7, H. Tr. A. 



i S. Amer. 

 i 8. Amer. 



1810 



1818 



. 1819 



.1782 



1816 



3 Jamaica 



i N. Amer. . 1824 



A Jamaica . 1845 



An. 1J Ceylon . . 1853 

 A. t N. Jersey . 1826 

 A. li Nepal . . 1820 

 A. -iE. Indies 

 An. 1 Ceylon . 



1848 

 1847 



^uleus [ Pur. bL 7, 3. Ev. 3 



sericeus . . White . 7, 3. Tr. A. i W. Indies. 1816 



villdsus . . Blue . 7, S. Ev. Tr. | 8. Amer. . 1810 



Exacum, Linn. From ex, out of, and ago, to 

 drive ; it is said to have the property of expel- 

 ling poison. Linn, 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Oentia- 

 nacece. These are pretty annuals, requiring to 

 be sown in the open air, in peat soil, and a 

 moist situation. See OoutoHbea, Hippion, Lo- 

 gania, Microcode, and Sebcea. Synonyme : 1, 

 Chironia trinirvis. 

 macranthum Purple 6, 3. 

 ,pulchellum . Pink . 6, H. 

 tetragonum . Blue . 8, H. 

 blcolor . . Pur.w. 6, H. 

 zeylanicum 1 Blue . 6, G. 



Exarillate, without aril. 



ExCjECAMA, Linn. From excceco, to blind ; it 

 is said the juice has the power to cause the loss 

 of sight. Linn. 22, Or. 13, Nat. Or. Euphor- 

 bi&ceos. Handsome stove evergreen species, 

 thriving well in open loamy soil ; they are in- 

 creased by cuttings in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat. The juice of E. Agallbcha affects the 

 eyes with intense pain. Eumphius says, when 

 sailors have been sent ashore to cut fuel, and 

 accidentally rubbed their eyes with the juice 

 of it, they became blinded, and ran about like 

 distracted beings, and some of them finally lost 

 their sight. 



Agallocha. . White . 5, 3. Ev. 3. 5 E. Indies .1820 

 glandulosa . White . 5, 8. Ev. 3. 5 Jamaica . . 1821 

 serrftta . . . White . 5, 3. Ev. 3. 6 Chile . . . 1796 



Excentrical, out of the centre. 



ExcfPULA, Fries. From excipio, to catch ; al- 

 luding to the roughness of the plant to the 

 touch. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Uredinacece. 

 Minute species of black Fwngi, found in au- 

 tumn upon dead raspberry stems— Ritbi, stri- 

 gbsa. 



ExcisA, bluntly cut off. 



Excoriate, stripped of the skin. 



ExcrJRRENT, projecting beyond the edge or point 

 of anything. 



Exeter elm. See til-mus montana. 



Exeter oak. See Quircus Cirris. 



ExfDIA, Fries. From exidio, to exude ; alluding 

 to the sporules exuding from the receptacle. 

 Linn. 24, Or. !), Nat. Or. Agaricaceoe. Brown- 

 ish species, found in autumn and winter on 

 various species of trees— aurlcula-JUdce, Jldc- 

 cida, glandulbsa, redsa, rubescinti-fHsca. 



Exilaria, Greville. From exilis, slender ; 

 habit of the plants. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. 

 Diatom&cece. Greenish, very minute species, 

 found in summer in the sea, and various watery 

 places — circularis, fasciculata, flabellUa, fOX- 

 gens. 



ExfGtrrjs,.mean, small. 



EXOCA.RP0S, Labillardiere. From exo, outside, 

 and karpos, fruit ; the seed is situated on a 

 large fleshy receptacle. Linn. 21, Or. 5, Nat. 

 Or. Thymelaceoz. These are large-growing 

 plants, especially E. cupressijormis, which is 

 described as a timber tree. They require a 

 mixture of peat and loam to grow in, and cut- 

 tings root freely in sand, under a glass, 

 cupressif&rmis . Apetal 4, G. Ev. T. 35 V. D. L. 1824 

 humifusus . . Apetal 5, G. Ev. Tr. 1JV. D. L. 1824 

 strictus . . . Apetal 4, G. Ev. 3. 5 N. Holl. 1822 



Exogenous, growing by addition to the outer 

 parts of the stem. 



Exog6nium, Choisy. From exo, external ; ex- 

 serted stamens. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Con- 

 volvulacece. The Synonymes of the species of 

 this genus sufficiently indicate its mode of cul- 

 ture. Synonymes: 1, Oonv&lvulus Jalapa,. 

 Ipom&a Jalapa, Ipomoea P&rga, Ipom&a 

 Schiediana ; 2, Ipomdea filiformis ; 3, Ipomdia 



filifbrmo 2 . Purple 10, 3. Ev., Tw. 10 W. Indies 1823 

 Purga 1 . .Bo. pur. 9, 3. Ev. Tw. 10 Vera Cruz 1838 

 repandum 3. Scarlet 6, 3. Ev. Tw. 10 W. Indies 1793 



Exosmus. See Laitrus dlbidus. 



Exosp6rium, Link. From exo, outside, and 

 spora, a sporule. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 Botrytacem. A very minute plant, found grow- 

 ing at any season on the lime-tree branches — 

 Tilim. 



ExostEmma, De CandoUe. From exo, without, 

 and stemma, a crown ; alluding to the exserted 

 stamens. Limn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Oinchon- 

 acece. Trees, attaining from twenty to thirty 

 feet high. E. florib&ndum is described as a 

 timber tree. They all require to be grown in 

 loam and peat, and are increased from cuttings 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyine .- 1, 

 Ginchbna longifldra. 



brachycarpum White 8, S. Ev. T. 20 Jamaica . 1823 

 oaribseum . . White 8, S. Ev. T. 20 W. Indies . 1780 

 floribfmdum . White 7, S.'Ev. T. 40 W. Indies . 1794 

 longifldrum 1 White 6, 3. Ev. T. 25 Caraocas . 1820 



Expectorant, anj-thing that promotes the dis- 

 charge of mucus from the chest. 



ExscApus, without a stalk. 



Exserted, projecting much beyond something 

 else. 



Exsiccated, dried up. 



Exsucctjs, dry, sapless. 



Exsurgent, growing upwards. 



Extra- axillary", growing from above or below 

 the axils of the leaves or branches. 



