EUCHARIS 



EULOPHIELLA 



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in an umbel : segments oblonp:, acute, more or less re- 

 flexed : winged yellow filaments prujecting, united at 

 the base only. F.S. 8:788. -Smaller-fid. than liJ. gran- 

 di flora. 



SAnderi, Baker. Pig. 789 h. Bulb ovoid, 1-2 in. in 

 diam.: scape tereti;, 1 ft., bearing 2-3 nearly sessile 

 white fls.: segments ovate, 1 in. or" more long: yellow- 

 ish cup, very narrow, like a collar or rim, and bearing 

 the short, curved filaments on its edge. B.M. 0(370. 

 G.C. II. 19:349. -By some thought to be a hybrid of E. 

 (frandi'flora and A\ Candida. Var. multiEldra, Baker. 

 Fls. smaller, ■l-O, striped green. B.BI. Os:;i. 



Bubedentata, Benth. (CaUiphrurla suhdentdta, 

 Baker). Fig. 789 a. Bulb ovoid, IK in. in diam. : sca[)e 

 slender, 1 ft.: fls. G-8, on pedicels 1 in. or less long; 

 tube 1 in. long, funnel-shaped above; segments ol)long, 

 ascending, 1 in. long; cup wanting, or represented only 

 by obscure teeth on the filaments. I.H. 28:415. B.M. 

 6289. —A small-tid. species. 



E. Bakeridna.'N. E. Br. Has the perianth of E. grandiflora 

 and stamens of E. Candida: fls. 2'2in. across, pure white: 

 tube not enlarging emphatically at tlie top : cup projecting 

 from the bases of the segments, not toothed. B.M. 7144. GM 

 III. 7:417 ; 12:209.—^. Elmetana, Sander. Hybrid of E. San- 

 derl and E. erandiflora. Easier to grow thanE. Sanderi. G.C. 

 III. 2G:34.i.— _E- LUhmanni, Regel. Fls, about 4, 1^ in. across, 

 the spreading corona with 12 lont:, narrow teeth, the perianth 

 segments spreading or reflexed. Gt. 'M : 1^00. —E.Lo'ivu, Baker. 

 Robust : fls. 4 in. across, the sproacHng outer segments 1 in. 

 wide and the 3 inner ones incurved. Perhaps a natural liylirid 

 of E. grandiflora and E. Sanderi. G.C 111. 13:539; ,I,H. III. 

 2S:111.—E. St^ve7isi, N. E.Br. Free-Howering : very liki^ K. 

 Sanderi, and a garden hybrid of tliat species and E. Candida. 

 .I.H. in. 30:253. Gn. 46:U74. G.C. 111. 17:3G5. L. H. B. 



EUCNIDE (Greek-made word, referring to the sharp, 

 nettle-like hairs). Loas&cem. Three western American 

 herbs, by some authors referred to Mentzelia. Fls. yel- 

 low; calyx-tube oblong, the limb persistent, 5-lobed; pet- 

 als 5, united at the base and inserted on the throat of 

 the calyx; stamens numerous, the filaments filiform: 

 ovary 1-loculed, bearing a 5-cleft style. E. bartoni- 

 oides, Zucc. [Mentzelia bartonio)des, Benth. and Hook. ), 

 is sometimes cult. It is a pretty summer-fiowering an- 

 nual, thriving in warm garden soil. Stems about 1 ft., 

 more or less decumbent, hispid-hairy: Ivs. alternate, 

 petioled, broad -ovate and toothed-lobed : fls. large, on long 

 pedicels, the petals ovate-pointed, the numerous yellow 

 hair-like stamens projecting and brush-like. It is half 

 •succulent- Mex. and Tex. B.M. 4491, as Microsperma. 

 harto7iioldes, Walp. L H B 



ETTCODOWIA is now referred to Achimenes. 



EITCOMIS {Greek, heantiful hair). LiUctc-ece. Cape 

 bulbs, half hardy, producing great radical rosettes of 

 long leaves and a strong, leafy-topped spike of greenish 

 fiowers from the center. Fls. regular, 6-parted, rotate; 

 stamens 6 : ovary broad and short, obtusely 3-angled. 

 Prop, by offsets. The bulbs may remain in the open if 

 in a warm place and well protected. Will stand con- 

 siderable frost. Of easy culture. Let the bulbs remain 

 where planted. In the N. treated as glasshouse plants. 



undul&,ta {E. rhjia, L'Her.). Royal Crown, Lvs. 

 long-oblong, spreading or recurving, undulate: scape 

 2 ft., bearing very numerous green or yellow-green fis. 

 underneath a crown or canopv of lvs.: bulb ovate. 

 B.M. 1083. 



punctata, L'lTer. FrN-EAPPLE Flower. Lvs. erect- 

 spreading, long and narrow, channeled, undulate, 

 brown spotted beneath: scape 2 ft., spotted: fls. green, 

 the 07ary brown. B.M. 913. F.S. 22:2307. A form with 

 Ivs. striped beneath with brown is var. stridta, Sims. 

 (B.M. 1539.) 



blcolor, Baker. Stamens and margins of perianth 

 segments bright purple, otherwise close to JS. pnncfafa, 

 but lvs. unspotted (said to be a spotted var.). Foreign 

 dealers offer var. maculdta. L_ g[_ g_ 



EUCRtTHIA (Greek for well covered). Bosdcece. 

 Three or four southern hemisphere resinous trees or 

 shrubs, with opposite, evergreen simple or pinnate lvs. 

 and showy white fls. E. pinnafifdlia, Gay, is a shrub 

 hardy in parts of England, with large white hypericum- 



like 4-petaled fls. and rose-lilio foliage. B.M. 70G7. G.C. 

 II. 14:337; III. 9:613; 1U:217; 15:109; 23:15 (fr.). B. 

 cordi folia , Cav., has 5 petals and simple serrate Ivs. 

 G.C. 111. 22:247. — Neither of these is in the American 

 trade. Worthy of trial in the South. 



EUGENIA (named in honor of Prince Eugem^ of 

 Savoy). MifAacei.e. Trees or shrubs : lvs. evergreen, 

 opposite, mostly finely penniveined : fis. white or 

 creamy : fr. a drupe-like berry, usually glohnlar and 

 1-seeded. Habit and inflorescence of Myrtus. Forcult. 

 and prop., see Mijrtus. See Myrtus, also, for PJ. Ugni. 



A. Fls. solitary on axillary peduncles : petals free. 



Michelii, Lam. Cayenne, or Surinam Cherry. 

 PiTANUA. Shrub, 20 ft. : lvs. ovate-lanceolate, glabrous: 

 peduncles shorter than the glossy lvs. : berry chen-y- 

 like, ribbed, about 1 in. in diam., edible, with a delight- 

 ful spicy, acid flavor. Ripe in May and June. Brazil. 

 Hardy in southern Fla. and southern Calif. R.H. 1889, 

 p. 532. — Mucli esteemed for jellies, and in great de- 

 mand. tTspfnl, also, as a pot-plant, freely producing its 

 showy red fruits. 



Brasili6nais, Lam. GRUivriCHAiyiA of Brazil. Shrub, 

 ft.: Ivs. oval or obovate-oblong, bluntish, scale-like 

 along the. branches, 3 in. long, 13^ in. broad : fr. edible, 

 scarh't, the size of a cherry. April. B.M. 4520. R.H. 

 18-:5:425. 



AA. Fls. in 3-forkiug panirles or cymes ; jx'tal'i free 

 and spreading. 



myrtifdlia, Sims {F. anslrCdis, Wendl.). Brush 

 Cheruv. Shrub, 6-12 ft.: Ivs. petiolate, 2-3 in. long, 

 oi)Ovate to nearly lanceolate, rather thick, dark and 

 glossy green: peduncles 3-5-fld. : fr. edible, red or vio- 

 let, aVjout 8 lines in diam., crowned by the persistent 

 caljT: lobes. Austral. Hardy in the South. A.(i. 11:750. 

 B.M. 2230. — r'hiefly grown for ornament. Used for 

 hedges in Calif. 



Jdmbos, Linn. Rose Apple. Jamrosade. Jambos. 

 Tree, 20-30 ft.: lvs. narrow-lanceolate, acuminate, long, 

 thick and shining, resembling those of an oleander: fr. 

 1.^2-2 in. thick, white or yellowish, with atinge of I)Iush- 

 pink on one side, edible, rose-scented, apricot-flavored. 

 E. Indies. Stove. B.M. 1696. —Valued for jelly-making. 



AAA. Fls. in S'forking panicles or cymes ; petals 

 united into a calyptra. 

 Jambol^na, Lam. jAMBtiLAN, or Jambolan Plum, 

 Tall shrub or tree ; lvs. obtuse or shortly acuminate, 

 4-6 in. long, 2-3 in. broail : berry edible, varying from 

 the size of a cherry to that of a pigeon's egg. E. Indies. 

 J^. apicvldta. DC, Chile, has oval apiculate lvs. and 3-fld, 

 axfilary peduncles. Perhai's a Jlyrtus. j_ BURTT Davy 



EULALIA. Treated undi.'r Miscanthus. 



EULAKIA. Misprint for Eulalia. 



ETJLOPHIA (Greek, handsome crest). Orchiddcece, 



tribe Viiudtw. Terrestrial herbs with membranaceous 

 lvs. and conspicuous pseudobulbs; scape basal, several- 

 fld.: sepals and petals spreading, similar, ascending; 

 labellum 3-lobed ; pollinia 2. — The culture of Calanthe 

 will apply to this genus. 



macul§,ta, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs ovate, compressed: 

 lvs. ovate, spotted or blotched: fls. small; upper sepal 

 hood-shaped, lateral ones acuminate, reddish brown; 

 petals lu'oader, whi^e or pale rose; labellum cordate, 

 with two crimson spots, triangular in outline, near the 

 base, otherwise white. Braz. B.R. 8:618 (Angrfficum). 



scripta, Lindl. Lvs. linear, subdistichous: fls. purple 

 and yellow; sepals and petals linear-oblong; labellum 

 3-lobed, lateral lobes rotund at the apices. Madagascar. 



Oakes Ames. 



EULOPHI^LLA {diminutive of Eulopliia). Orchid- 

 dcecp, tribe Vdndece-. Pseudobulbs fusiform, elongated: 

 lvs. elliptic, plicate: raceme from the base of young 

 growths, with violet rachis: fis. white, fieshy; labellum 

 articulate with the base of the column. Two epiphytes, 

 from Madagascar. 



