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ECHlTES atropurpurea. 
Dark-purple Echites. 
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PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
ECHITES. L. 
E. atropurpurea ; glabra, folns petiolatis ovatis acutis, pedunculis bifloris 
axillaribus folns longioribus, sepalis lineari- ovatis, coron8e glabree lobis 
tnangulanbus undulatis patentissimis, disco biglanduloso. 
E. atropurpurea. Lindley in Paxtons Magazine of Botany, 1842. 
This is a handsome greenhouse climber, introduced from 
South Brazil by Messrs. Veitch of Exeter. It is nearly allied 
to the E. Marhana, from which it differs in having smooth 
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have a tube nearly two inches in length, expanding, about half 
way from the base, into a wide throat, which has an ample 
and spreading limb, an inch and a half across. In the earlier 
stages of their development, they have a pleasant odour, which 
enhances the interest of the species. 
“ It was exhibited by Messrs. Veitch at one of the great 
meetings in the Horticultural Society’s gardens, and a Banksian 
medal was awarded for it. The dark tint of its flowers seems 
to contrast finely with the lightness and airiness of its habit. 
“In cultivation, it requires the temperature of the stove, 
and may he trained to the rafters of the house, or to a wire 
trellis spread entirely over the roof. If the branches are in- 
termingled with those of E. suberecta and Stephanotis flora- 
bundus, their flowers make a very harmonious and delightful 
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r i T, he ^ ossoms of this plant are borne on long and grace- 
ful axillary peduncles, two or more appearing on each. Thev 
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