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ECHITES-EPILOBIUM. 
ECrfl'TES. t8— 5. (Ap&cynecc.) [From erhis, 
a serpent, o» account of the twisting fornn. 
of its sho©ts.] 
d/Jv/'mis, (w-y. M. Au. H.) climbing; 
iower leaves nearly linear, upper ones 
oval-lanceolate, acuminate ; raceme corym- 
bed ; stamens included. Beautiful climbers. 
EOHrNOPS. 17—5. (Cinerocephalce.) [From 
echinos, beset with prickles like a hedge -hog.] 
sphcp.roceph"nhisf, (globe thistle, b.) leaves 
piimalifid ; stem branching. Austria. 
ECH"IU1M. 5— J. (BoragincB.) [From echis, 
A viper, because it was supposed to heal the 
slings of that reptile.] 
viil.<ra' re, {blue thi.stle. b. M. $ .) stem tu- 
herculate, his{)id ; leaves lance-linear, his- 
pid ; .spikes lateral ; stamens longer than the 
corolla. 2-3 f. 
ECL1P"TA. 17—2. (Corymhiferoe.) [From 
ekleipo, to be deficient, its wingless seed dis- 
tinguishing it from Verbesina.] 
erec"la, (w. Ju. 0.) erect, dichotomose, 
strigose ; leaves lanceolate, attenuate at 
base, rarely seirate ; peduncles by pairs, 
long ; leaves of the iuvolucrum ovate, acu- 
minate. S. 
■pr:)':nm"be>is, (w. J. procumbent 
or assurgent ; leaves long -lanceolate, nar- 
rowed at the base, sparingly seirate ; leaves 
of the involucrum acutely lanceolate ; disk 
florets 4 cleft. S. 
ELEAC'NUS. 4—1. (Eleagm.) {From eleia, 
the olive.] 
arg-en"tea, (oleaster, J. ^ .) unarmed ; 
leaves undulate, oval-oblong, covered with 
silvery scales; flowers aggregate, sub-soli- 
tary, nodding. Southern. The fruit re- 
sembles small olives. 
angnstifo'lius, narrow-leaved oleaster. 
iatifo'lius, broad leaves, green on the up- 
per surface, silvery beneath. 
ELEFHANTO'PUS. 17-5. {Corymhiferm.) 
[From elcphos, elephant, pons, foot.] 
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. 
nudicau'lis, (r. Au. 2^.) radical leaves 
oval-lanceolate, crenate, sen-ate, sub sca- 
brous, hairy beneath ; stem hairy, rough, 
nearly naked. 1-2 f. S. 
ELLI0T"TIA. 8—1. (EriccB.) [In honor of 
Elliott, author of the Southern Flora.] 
raceme/ sa, (w. J. ^ .) leaves alternate, lan- 
ceolate, mucronate, entire, short-petioled, 
pubescent ; racemes temiinal. S. 
ELLIS"IA. 5—1. [In honor of John Ellis.] 
nycte'lea, (w. and b. J. @.) stem decum- 
bent, branchy, leafy, brittle ; leaves alter- 
nate, petioled, pinnatifid, roughish ; flowers 
sohtary. 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. {Hyperira.) 
virginica, (Ju. Au. p. 2J.-) leaves .sessile, 
clasping ; stamens united below the middle. 
pe*iola'ta, (p. Au. 2^.) leaves a»^tenuat(d 
into a petiole; filaments united above tb« 
middle. 
ELYTRA'RIA. 2-1. (Acanthi.) 
virga'ta, (J. leaves entire near the 
summit ; scales under the flower ovate, vil 
lose along the margin. 12-18 i. 
car" damon, furnishes the cardamon seeds 
of commerce. Hig-hly aromatic. Ex. 
EMPE'TRUM. 20—3. (Encm.) [From the 
Greek tn, in, and petron, a stone.] 
m'grum,{M. Tp.) procumbent; branchleta 
glabrous ; leaves imbncate, oblong-retuse, 
glabrous, with a revolute margin. A low 
shrub, found on the White Hills, with .small 
and den.se evergreen foliage, like that of the 
heaths. Flowers small, red ; berries black. 
ENSLE'NIA. 18—5. (ApocynccB.) [In honor 
of A. Enslen, a botanist ] 
ol"lrida, (Ju. y-w. 2^.) training; vtem 
marked with an alternating pubescent line ; 
leaves opposite, smooth, cordate-ovai,e, 
somewhat acuminate, sinuate at the base; 
corymbs axillary, many-flowered, long-pe- 
duncled ; pedicels and calyx pubescent. 
EPIDEN"DRUM. 18—1. (Orchidece.) [From 
epi, upon, and dendron, tree.] 
co7iop"sium, (air-plant, y. Au.) stem sim- 
ple ; leaves lanceolate, rigid, perennial , 
spikes erect; lamina of tlie lip 3-lobed, 
middle one retuse; inner petals nanow 
Parasite. 
vardVla, climbing ; leaves ovate, oblong, 
ses.sile, cauline. The vanilla plant. The 
pericarp, which is a pod, contains aromatic 
seeds. Ex. 
EPIG^'A. 10—1. {Erica.) [From epi, upon, 
ge, the earth.] 
reopens, (trailing arbutus, r. and w. Ap. 
Tp.) stem creeping; branches and petioleu 
very hirsute ; leaves cordate-ovate, entire ; 
corolla cyiindric. 
EPILO'BIUM. 8—1. (OnagricE.) [From epi 
upon, hbos, a pod.] 
spica'tum, (willow herb, p. Ju. 2X-) leave* 
scattered, lance-hnear, veiny, glabrous, 
flowers unequal ; stamens declined. 4-6 f, 
tetrago'niim, (r. Ju. 2-f.) leaves sessile, 
lanceolate-oblong, denticulate, lower ones 
oppo.site ; stigma undivided ; .stem 4-sided, 
nearly smooth ; flowers in terminal racemes. 
Low grounds. 2 f. 
colora! turn, (r. p. Ju. 2^.) stem terete, pu 
bescent ; lea'^es mostly opposite, lanceolate 
acute, serrulate, sub-petiolate. smoothisb 
with colored veins. 3-4 f. 
linea're, (w. r. Ju. 2^.) stem terete, pube* 
cent, wand-like, branched above ; cauline 
leaves opposite, branch leaves alteniate, lin- 
ear, very entire; flowers few, terminal, 
long-pedunoled. 1-2 f. 
paliiR"tre, (marsh willow-herb. p. Ju. 11.) 
stem terete, branched, somewhat hirsute , 
leaves sessile, lanceolate, somewhat tooth- 
ed, opposite and alternate, smooth; stigma 
undivided ; fruit pubescent. 
leptophyl"lum, stem branching, sub-sca- 
brous; leaves alternate, .sub-sessile, linear, 
narrow, entire, glabrous, 1 -nerved, acute, 
narrowed at the base; flowers axiliaiy. sol- 
itary, peduncled. 
