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ERYSIMUM— EUPATOttlUM. 
ERY'SIiVTinT. M-2. (CrucifercB.) [From 
cirMo, to , from its power of producing 
blisters. ] 
amphib"itim, (water-radish, y. J. 2|.) sil- 
Ique or rather siHcle, oblong ovate, decli- 
ned ; leaves lance-oblong, pinnatifid or ser- 
rate ; petals longer than the calyx. Wet. 
1-2 f. 
pahvs"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. 
cheiranthoi'des, (g.) leaves lanceolate, 
sub-dentate, somewhat scabrous, green ; 
siliques erect, spreading, twice as long as 
the pedicels; stigma small, sub-sessile. 
Flowers small. S. 
a.s"7?er?m, leaves linear-oblong ; lower 
ones tooth-runcinate, all scabrous, pubes- 
cent; siliques spreading; style short and 
thick. (S^. 
ERYTHRI'NA. 16—10. (Leguminosa.) [From 
ciuthros, blushing.] 
herba'cea, (r. M. 2X) small leaves ternate : 
leafets rhomboidal, glabrous ; .spikes long, 
stem herbaceous, prickly. 2-4 f. 
cri!i"ta-gaUi. (coxcomb evergreen, r. M. 
^ .) leaves ternate ; petioles prickly, glan- 
dular , stem unarmed. 
ERYTHRO'NIUM. 6—1. {Liliacp.a;.) [From 
eruthros, red, on account of the color of its 
juice.] 
ameiica'num, dens-cams, (dog-tooth vio- 
let, adder's tongue, y. Ap. 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. 
alhid"nm, 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. IScrophularia.) [From 
eu, fine, chroma, color ] 
cocci' ma, (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 yellow, with scarlet 
bra;.ts. One variety, pallens, has yellow 
bracts. 10-16 i. 
grandijlf/ra, (g. w. M. 2^.) 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'tius, (burning bush, spindle-tree, 
r-y. J. branches opposite, smooth, 
square ; leaves opposite, sub-sessile, ellip- 
tic lanceolate, serrate; peduncles mostly 
3-flowered, terete; calyx small; corolla 5- 
petalled ; fruit warty, scarlet. Shady woods. 
4 6 f. 
atropvrpii'reus, flowers dark purple ; 
fruit bri.i^ht red. 
obwa'tus, flowe's green, tinged with 
parple< 
EUPATO'RIUM. 17—1. (Corymbiferae.) [ProM 
its discoverer, Eupator, king of PontCtS ] 
1. Involucres not more than ^-flowered. 
hyssopifo'linm, (hyssop thorough-wort 
hemp-weed, w. Au. 21.) stem erect; low 
est leaves opposite, lance-linear, sub-den- 
tate ; corymb sub-fastigiate ; style much 
longer than the corol. 2 f. 
Sfssilifo'lium, (w. Au. 2J!.) leaves sessile, 
clasping, distinct, lance-ovate, rounded at 
the base, serrate, very glabrous ; stem 
somewhat glabrous. 2 f 
trunca' tnm, (w. Ju.^.) leaves sessile 
clasping, distinct, lanceolate, truncate at ihe 
base, serrate, somewhat glabrous ; eteo 
pubescent. 
verhenmfo'linm, (w. Au. 2^.) leaves ses- 
sile, distinct, lance ovate, regose, scabrou.s, 
upper ones with coarse teeth al the basp 
and with the summit entire. 2 f 
aV'bnm, (Au. 2^.) leaves sub-sessile, lance- 
ohlong, roughish, seirate; inner scales of 
tlie calyx long, lanceolate, scario'is-colored. 
Seashore. 18-24 i. 
pubes"cens, (E. w. Au. 2^.) leaves ses- 
sile, distinct, ovate, sub scabrous, veiny, 
lower ones doubly serrate ; upper ones 
sub-serrate; stem panicled, pubescent* 
branches fastigiate. 13-24 i. S. W. 
2. Involucres more than 5-Jlowered. 
piirpu'renm, (purple thoroughwort, joe 
pye, p. Au. 11.) leaves in fours or fives, 
petioled, lance-ovate, serrate, rugose-vein 
ed, roughish, stem hollow. 4 6 f. 
perfnlia'tnm, (boneset, thoroughwort, w. 
Au. 14-.) leaves conuate perfoliate, oblong- 
serrate, rugose, df'wny beneath ; stem vil- 
lose. 2 f. 
puncta'tum, (O. p. Au. 2/.) leaves in 
fours or fives, petioled, ovate, acuminate, 
serrate, scabrous b.ith sides ; stem solid, 
terete. 3-5 f. N. W. States. 
verticilla'tum, (joe-pye's weed, p. Au- 
2X-) leaves petioled, in threes or fours, 
lance-ovate, acuminate at each end, une- 
qually serrate somewhat glabrous > *tew 
solid, smooth. f. 
cidesti' nvm, (Au. 2X.) leaves petioled, 
heart ovate, ^htusish, 3-nerved, obtusely 
serrate, slightly scabrous; involucre many- 
leaved; many-flowered, receptacle conic. 
2-3 f. 
arornaficum, (w. Au. 2^.) leaves pe- 
tioled, cordate-ovate, acute, 3-nerved, ob 
tusely serrate, somewhat scabrous ; flowera 
corymbed ; scales of the involucres sub- 
equal. 2 f. 
ageraioi'des, (w, Au. If.) leaves petioled, 
ovate-acuminate, 3-nerved, unequally and 
coarsely-toothed, sen-ate, glabrous ; corymb 
many-flowered, spreading; involucre sim- 
ple. 2-4 f. 
fcenioda'ceum, (y-w. S. 2_f.) stem pani- 
cled ; leaves glabrous; lower ones pinnate 
upper ones clustered: all filiform. 3-10 f. S 
oineifo'Uum, (E. w.) leaves petioled 
obovate lanceolate, sliglitly sen-ate at the 
summit ; 3-nerved, pubescent on both sides 
1 f. S. 
pinna ti'Jidiim, (w. S. 2^.) leaves pinnati 
fid; lower ones verticiliato; upper ones al 
