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ECHITES— EriLOUniM. 
ECHI'TES. 18—5. (Apocynccc.) [From erhis, 
a serpent, on account of the twisting fornr: 
of its shoots.] 
diffor"mis, (w-y. M. Au. H) climbing; 
lower leaves nearly linear, upper ones 
oval-lanceolate, acuminate ; raceme corym- 
bed ; stamens included. Beautiful climbers. 
ECHI'NOPS. 17—5. (Cinerocf^phalcE.) [From 
echinos, beset with prickles like a hpclge hog.] 
sph<Broceph"aIns, (globe thistle, b.) leaves 
pinnatifid ; stem branching. A ustria. 
ECH"IUM. 5—1. (Boragince.) [From ecMs, 
a viper, because it was supposed to heal the 
stings of that reptile.] 
vulga're, (blue thistle, b. M. $ .) stem tu- 
berculate, hispid ; leaves lance-linear, his- 
pid ; spikes lateral ; stamens longer than the 
corolla. 2-3 f. 
ECLIP"TA. 17—2. (CorymbifercB.) [From 
ekleipo, to be deficient, its wingless seed dis- 
tinguishing it from Verbesina.] 
erec"la, (w. Ju. 0.) erect, dichotomose, 
etrigose ; leaves lanceolate, attenuate at 
base, rarely serrate ; peduncles by pairs, 
long ; leaves of the involucrum ovate, acu- 
minate. S. 
2yro<:um"hem, (w. J. 0.) procumbent 
or assurgent ; leaves long -lanceolate, nar- 
rowed at the base, sparingly serrate ; leaves 
of the involucrum acutely lanceolate ; disk 
florets 4 cleft. S. 
ELEAG"NUS. 4—1. (Eleagm.) [From eleia, 
the olive.] 
argen"tea, (oleaster, J. T?.) unarmed; 
leaves undulate, oval-oblong, covered with 
silvery scales; flowers aggregate, sub-soli- 
tary, nodding. Southern. The fruit re- 
Bembles small olives. 
anguatifo' litis, narrow-leaved oleaster. 
latifo'lius, broad leaves, gi-een on the up- 
per surface, silvery beneath. 
ELEPHANTO'PUS. 17-5. {Corymhifera.) 
[From elephos, elephant, pons, foot. J 
carolinia'nus, (elephant-foot, r. Au. 2^.) 
radical and cauline leaves oblong, narrowed 
at the base, pilose on both sides ; stem erect, 
pilose, leafy. 2 f. 
undicau'lisi, (r. Au. ll) radical leaves 
oval-lanceolate, crenate, serrate, sub sca- 
brous, hairy beneath ; .stem hairy, rough, 
nearly naked. 1-2 f. S. 
ELLI()T"TIA. 8-1. (EriccB.) [In honor of 
Elliott, author of the Southern Flora.] 
racemo' so , (w. J. .) leaves alternate, lan- 
ceolate, mucronate, entire, short-petioled, 
pubescent ; racemes terminal. S. 
ELLIS"IA. 5—1. [In honor of John Ellis.] 
iiycte'lea, (w. and b. J. @.) stem decum- 
bent, branchy, leafy, brittle ; leaves alter- 
nate, petioled, pinnatifid, roughish ; flowers 
solitary. 6 8 i. 
amhig"na, (w. b. M. ^) stem decumbent, 
branching, glabrous, .somewhat glaucous; 
leaves hirsute, lyrate, pinnatifid, sub-sessile ; 
divisions sub lanceolate, angularly toothed 
or lobed ; racemes lateral and terminal. 
4-6 i. 
ELO'DEA. 12—5. (Hyperirce.) 
virginica, (Ju. Au. p. 2i.) leaves sessile, 
clasping ; stamens united below the middle. 
pctiolafla, (p. Au. 2X) leaves a'tenuatcd 
into a petiole; filunents united above tbo 
middle. 
ELYTRA'RIA. 2-1. {Acanthi.) 
virga'ta, (.1.'^.) leaves entire near the 
summit ; scales under the flower ovate, vil- 
lose along the margin, 12-18 i. 
mr"d(i7noii, furnishes the cardamon seeds 
of commerce. Highly aromatic. Ex. 
EMPE'TRUM. 20-3. (Encm.) [From the 
Greek en, in, and perron, a stone.] 
ni'gr?im,(M. y>.) procumbent; branchlets 
glabi'ous ; leaves imbricate, oblong-retuse^ 
glabrous, with a revolute margin. A low 
shrub, found on the White Hills, with small 
and dense evergreen foliage, like that of the 
heathf?. Flowers small, red ; beiTies black. 
ENSLE'NIA. 18—5. (Apocynca.) [In honor 
of A. Enslen, a botanist ] 
aV'bida, (Ju. yw. 11) training; stem 
marked with an alternating pubescent line ; 
leaves opposite, .smooth, cordate-ovate, 
somewhat acuminate, sinuate at the ba,se ; 
corj'-mbs axillary, many-flowered, long-pe- 
duncled ; pedicels and calyx pubescent. 
EPIDEN"DRUM. 18—1. (Orchidecc.) [From 
epi, upon, and dendron^ tree.] 
conop"smm, (air-plant, y. Au.) stem sim- 
ple ; leaves lanceolate, rigid, perennial ; 
spikes erect ; lamina of the Hp 3-Iobed, 
middle one retuse; inner petals uaiTow 
Parasite. 
vanilfla, climbing ; leaves ovate, oblong, 
sessile, cauline. The vanilla plant. The 
pericarp, which is a pod, contains aromatic 
seeds. Ex. 
EP1G.^'A. 10—1. (Erica.) [From epi, upon» 
ge, the earth.] 
ripens, (trailing arbutus, r. and w. A p. 
'^.) stem craping; branches and petioles 
very hirsute ; leaves cordate-ovate, entire • 
corolla cylindric. 
EPILO'BIUM, 8—1. {OnagricB.) [From epi, 
upon, lobos, a pod.] 
spica'tum, (willow herb, p. Ju. 2_f.) leaves 
scattered, lance-linear, veiny, glabrous; 
flowers unequal ; stamens declined. 4-6 f. 
tetrago'nnm, (r. Ju. Z/.) leaves sessile, 
lanceolate-oblong, denticulate, lower ones 
opposite ; stigma undivided ; stem 4-sided, 
nearly smooth ; flowers in terminal racemes. 
Low grounds. 2 f. 
colora'tum, (r. p. Ju. H-) stem terete, pu- 
bescent ; leaves mostly opposite, lanceolate 
acute, seiTulate, sub-petiolate, smoothieh, 
with colored veins. 3-4 f. 
linea're, (w. r. Ju. 2|.) stem terete, pubes- 
cent, wand-like, branched above ; cauline 
leaves opposite, branch leaves alternate, lin- 
ear, very entire; flowers few, terminal, 
long-peduncled. 1-2 f. 
palus"tre, (marsh wfllow-herb, p. Ju. 11) 
stem terete, branched, somewhat hirsute , 
leaves sessile, lanceolate, somewhat tooth- 
ed, opposite and alternate, smooth; stigma 
undivided ; f:uit pubescent. 
leptophyV'lum, stem branching, sub-sca- 
brous; leaves alternate, sub-sessile, linear, 
narrow, entire, glabrous, 1 -nerved, acute, 
narrowed at the base ; flowers axillary, sol- 
itary, peduncled. 
