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the Epidendrum ancestry is again dominant over the Cattleya in all 

 essential characters. Stem reed-like ; flowers H inches across, borne in 

 loose clusters, carmine-red, changing to rosy lilac ; lip connate, with 

 column as in Epidendrum. — C. C. H. 



Epidendrum x CUCO (Oakes Ames in Amer. Gard. xxiii. p. 670, 

 fig. 138; 18/10/1902).— A new hybrid raised by Mr. T. L. Mead, of 

 Oviedo, Fla., between E. cochleatum and E. cucullatum. Flowers yellow- 

 ish green, suffused with " muddy purple " ; structure intermediate, with an 

 inclination to the latter parent. — G. C. H. 



Epidendrum Endresii. By Sir J. D. Hooker (Bot.Mag. tab. 7,855). 

 — Nat. ord. Orchidcce, tribe Epidcndrece. Native of Costa Rica. It 

 bears box-like leaves and terminal racemes of white flowers, the labellum 

 having spots of violet at the base. — G. H. 



Epiphytes. (From a lecture given by R. A. Rolfe, A.L.S. (Orch. 

 Bev. p. 138 ; May 1902.) Continued from p. 104 of the previous num- 

 ber). — Many interesting epiphytal particulars are included of Orchi- 

 daceous plants, Bromeliads, and other generic species. — H. J. C. 



Epirrhizanthes, Contributions to the Knowledge of. By 



0. Penzig (Ann. Jard. Bot. Buit. ser. ii. vol. ii. pt. ii. 1901, p. 142, with 

 7 plates). — A description of two species of the polygalaceous Epirrhizan- 

 thes, including an account of their histology and a demonstration that 

 they are saprophytes, not parasites. In their histological structure, 

 including their mycorrhiza, they conform with the general saprophytic 

 type.— P. G. 



Eranthemum atropurpureum. By Sir J. D. Hooker (Bot. Mag. 

 tab. 7839). — Nat. ord. Acanthacece, tribe Justicece. Native of the Solomon 

 Islands. It has large leaves, 4-6 inches long, dark red-purple colour above, 

 Spiciform panicles of white flowers, spotted with purple on the three 

 lower lobes of the corolla. It flowered at Kew 1900.— G.H. 



Erica Stuarti. By E. F. Linton (Journ. Bot. 478, pp. 363-4; 

 10/1902). — Description of a heath found in Connemara by the late Dr. 

 Charles Stuart, and considered to be a hybrid between E. mediterranca 

 and E. Mackaii.—G. S. B. 



Eucalyptus COrdata. By Sir J. D. Hooker (Bot. Mag. tab. 7835). 

 — Nat. ord. Myrtacece, tribe Leptospermece. Native of Tasmania. It was 

 raised from seed at Kew and is now 15 feet high. It grew out of doors at 

 Kew in 1851, but was killed by frost. The leaves are mealy, 3 or 4 inches 

 long, and elliptical. — G. H. 



Euryops SOCOtranus. By Sir J. D. Hooker (Bot. Mag. tab. 7838). 

 —Nat. ord. Composites, tribe Senecionidce. Native of Socotra. It was 

 raised from seed at Liverpool, but shows different characters from the 

 wild plant. It bears dissected leaves with narrow linear segments, 

 Heads yellow, sub-solitary, 1 inch in diameter, with reflexed ray-florets and 

 orange disc-florets.— G. H. 



