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ERYSIMUM— EUPATOmUM. 
ERY'SIMIJM. 14—2. (CrucifercE.) [From 
en<o, to diHW, from its power of producing 
blisters.] 
ainphih"iU7n, (water-radish, y. J. 2^.) sil- 
ique or rather silicle, oblong ovate, decli- 
ned ; leaves lance-oblong, piiinatifid or ser- 
rate ; petals longer than the calyx. Wet. 
1-2 f. 
• palns"tre, (y. Ju. leaves lyrate pin- 
natifid ; lobes confluent, unequally dentate, 
smooth ; petals as long as the calyx ; sil- 
iques short-turgid ; root spindle-form. 18 i. 
cheiranthoides, (g.) leaves lanceolate, 
sub-dentate, somewhat scabrous, green ; 
siliques erect, spreading, twice as long as 
the pedicels; stigma small, sub-sessile. 
Flowers small. S. 
as"j)cnt.'m, leaves linear-oblong ; lower 
ones tooth-runcinate, all scabrous, pubes- 
cent; siliques spreading; style short and 
thick. S. 
ERYTHRI'NA. 16—10. {Leguviinosa.) [From 
eiuthros, blushing.] 
herba'cea, (r. M. 11-) small leaves temate ; 
leafets rhomboidal, glabrous ; spikes long, 
stem berbaceous, prickly. 2-4 f. 
cris"ta-gaUi. (coxcomb evergreen, r. M. 
^ .) leaves ternate ; petioles prickly, glan- 
dular ; stem unarmed. 
ERYTHRO'NIUM. 6—1. {LUiacecB.) [From 
eruthros, red, on account of the color of its 
juice.] 
america'num, dens-canis, (dog-tooth vio- 
let, adder's tongue, y. Ap. if.) leaves lance- 
oval, punctate ; petals oblong-lanceolate, 
obtuse at the point ; inner ones 2-dentate 
near the base ; style clavate ; stigma en- 
tire ; .stigmas 3. 6-8 i. 
albid"um, leaves elliptical-lanceolate, not 
punctate ; segments of the petals linear- 
lanceolate obtuse, inner ones without den- 
tures, sub-unguiculate ; style filiform ; stigma 
3-cleft, lobes reflexed ; flowers white. Wet 
meadows. Ap. May. Scape 6 inches high. 
EUCHRO'MA. 13—2. (Scrophularics.) [From 
eu, fine, chroma, color ] 
cocci' nea, (painted cup, y. and r. J. ^ .) 
leaves alternate, linear, gash-pinnatifid ; di- 
visions linear ; bracts dilated, generally 3- 
cleft. longer than the flowers ; calyx 2 cleft, 
about equal to the corolla, divisions retuse, 
emarginate ; flowers yeflow, with scarlet 
bracts. One variety, palleiis, has yellow 
bracts. 10-16 i. 
grandijlo'ra, (g. w. M. 2X-) leaves and 
bracts mostly 3-cleft ; segments divaricate ; 
calyx 4 cleft, partly oblique ; corol longer 
than the calyx, divisions of the lower lip 
acuminate. Bracts not colored. 
EUON"YMUS. 5—1. (Rhamni.) [From eu, 
good, nomas, name ] 
america'nus, (burning bush, spindle-tree, 
r-y. J. branches opposite, smooth, 
square; leaves opposite, sub-sessile, ellip- 
tic lanceolate, serrate; peduncles mostly 
3-llowered, terete ; calyx small; corolla 5- 
petalled ; fruit warty, scarlet. Shady woods. 
4 6 f. 
air opvrpn' reus, flowers dark purple ; 
fruit bright red. 
ohova'tus, flowers green, tinged with 
purple. 
EUPATO'RIUM. 17—1. {Corymhifem.) [From 
its discoverer, Eupator, king of Pontus.] 
1. Involucres not more than 5-Jloivered. 
hyssopifo'lium, (hyssop thorough -wort, 
hemp-weed, w. Au. 21.) stem erect; low- 
est leaves opposite, lance-linear, sub-deu- 
tate ; corymb sub-fastigiate ; style much 
longer than the corol. 2 f. 
sessilifo'lium, (w. Au. 2^.) leaves sessile, 
clasping, distinct, lance ovate, rounded at 
the base, serrate, very glabrous ; stem 
somewhat glabrous. 2 f 
trunca'tum, (w. Ju. Ip.) leaves sessile 
clasping, distinct, lanceolate, truncate at the 
base, serrate, somewhat glabrous; stem 
pubescent. 
verheiKsfo'lium, (w. Au. ll-) leaves ses- 
sile, distinct, lance ovate, rugose, scabrous, 
upper ones with coarse teeth at the base, 
and with the summit entire. 2 f. 
al"bnm, (Au. 14..) leaves sub-sessile, lance- 
oblong, roughish, sen-ate ; inner scales of 
the caiyx long, lanceolate, scarious-colored. 
Seashore. 18-24 i. 
pubes"cens, (E. w. Au. 7X.) leaves .ses- 
sile, distinct, ovate, sub scabrous, veiny, 
lower ones doubly serrate ; upper ones 
sub-serrate ; stem panicled, pubescent ; 
branches fastigiate. 18-24 i. S. W. 
2. Involucres more than S-Jlowered. 
jynrjm' renm, (purple thoropghwort, joe- 
pye, p. Au. 24^.) leaves in fours or fives, 
petioled, lance-ovate, serrate, rugose-vein 
ed, roughish, stem hollow. 4-6 f. 
perfolia'tnm, (boneset, thoroughwort, w, 
Au. leaves connate-perfoliate, oblong- 
serrate, rugose, downy beneath ; stem vil- 
lose. 2 f. 
puncta'tum, (O. p. Au. leaves iii 
fours or fives, petioled, ovate, acuminate, 
serrate, scabrous both sides ; stem solid, 
terete. 3-5 f. N. W. States. 
vcrticilla! turn, (joe-pye's weed, p. Au. 
2/.) leaves petioled, in threes or fours, 
lance-ovate, acuminate at each end, une- 
qually serrate, somewhat glabrous ; stem 
solid, smooth. 6-7 f. 
ccelesti'num, (Au. li.) leaves petioled, 
heart ovate, obtusish, 3-nerved, obtusely 
serrate, slightly scabrous; involucre many- 
leaved; many -flowered, receptacle conic. 
2-3 f. 
aromaficum, (w. Au. 24!.) leaves pe- 
tioled, cordate-ovate, acute, 3-nerved, ob- 
tusely serrate, somewhat scabrous; flowers 
corymbed ; scales of the involucres sub- 
equal. 2 f. 
ageratoi'des, (w. Au. 24 ) leaves petioled, 
ovate-acuipinate, 3-nervea, unequally and 
coarsely-toothed, serrate, glabrous ; corymb 
many-flowered, spreading; involucre sim- 
ple. 2-4 f. 
fcenicula'ceum, (y-w. S. 24-) stem pani- 
cled ; leaves glabrous; lower ones pinnate, 
upper ones clu.stered; all filiform. 3-10 f (S^. 
ciineifo'lium, (E. w.) leaves petioled, 
obovate-lanceolate, slightly serrate at the 
summit ; 3-nerved, pubescent on both sides. 
1 f S. 
pinnati'/idum-, (w. S. 24-) leaves pinnati 
fid ; lower ones verticiliate ; upper ones al- 
