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diffonnis . . . Pa. yel. . 7, G, Er. Tw. Carolina . 1806 
domingensTs . . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. Tw. W. Ind. . 1820 
frutescens ... S. Ev. Tw. E. Ind. . . 1816 
grandiflorS . . . Pink , . S. Ev. Tw. E. Ind. . . 1823 
Heynn .... Yellow . 6, S. Ev. Tw. E. Ind. . . 1818 
longiflori . . . White . 6, S. Ev. Tw. Brazil . . 1816 
mnlabarica . . . Red . . 6, S. Ev. Tw. Malabar . 1822 
paniculate . . . Yellow . 7> S. Ev. Tw. S. Amer. . 1823 
peltete .... S. Ev. Tw. Trinidad . 1826 
reticulate . . . Yellow . 7> S. Ev. Tw. E. Ind. . . 1818 
RicbardiX . . . Yellow . 7> S. Ev. Tw. Guiana . . 1824 
rubricaulis . . . Yellow . 7. S. Ev. Tw. Guiana . . 1824 
stellaris .... Ro. yel. . 7, S. Ev. Tw. Rio Jan. 
suberecte . . . Yellow . 7> S- Ev. Tw. Jamaica . 1759 
torosa .... Yellow . 7j S. Ev. Tw. Jamaica . 1778 
umbellate . . . Yellow . 7. S. Ev. Tw. Jamaica . 1733 
Echium, Linn. From echis, a viper; the seeds re- 
semble the head of the viper. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Boraginaceas. This is a very pretty genus of 
shrubs, growing from two to six feet high, in a 
mixture of loam and peat. Cuttings will root in 
the same kind of soil, under a glass ; but they are 
more readily increased by layers, which soon take 
root if laid down in the young wood, with a little 
nick cut in the shoot. Seeds are frequently pro- 
duced, from which they may also be increased. 
Synonymes : 1. E. formosum. 2. E. grand\florum. 
3. E. hispidum, elegant. 
aculeatum . 
ambiguum . . 
argenteum . 
australe . . . 
bifrons . . . 
brachyanthilm 
candicans . . 
capitatum . . 
caiidaium . . 
creticum . . 
cynoglossoldes . 
densiflorum 
diffitsum . . 
fastuOsum . . 
ferocissimum . 
foliosum . . 
fruticosum . . 
giganteum . . 
glabrum . . 
glaucophyllum 
^andiflorum, 1 
italicum . . 
laevigatum . . 
lasiophyUflm . 
lineatum . 
longifloTum 
lusitfinicum 
macranthum, 2 
macrnphyllum 
maritimum, . 
Mertensn . . 
micranthum . 
moll6 . . . 
nervosum . . 
orientale . . 
paniculatum . 
parviflOrum 
plantaginoides 
plantagin^um . 
prostratum 
pyramidatum . 
pyrenSum . . 
rtibrum . . . 
salmantlcum . 
scab rum . . 
Sibthorpil, 3 . 
simplex . . . 
spicatum . . 
strictum . . 
strigosum . 
tenu# . . . 
thyrsoId6um . 
tuberculatum . 
violaceum . 
. Blue . 
. Purple . 
. Wht. red 
. While . 
. Blue . . 
. Bed . . 
. Red . . 
. Red . . 
. Blue . . 
. Blue . . 
. Pink . . 
. Purple . 
. Blue . . 
. White . 
. Pink . . 
. Wiite . 
. White . 
. Violet . 
. Pink . . 
. White , 
. 'White . 
. Blue . . 
. White . 
White . 
Blue . . 
. Violet 
. Violet 
. Blue . 
. Blue . . 
. Blue . . 
. Violet . 
. White . 
. Purple . 
. Pa. blue . 
. White . 
. Blue . . 
. White . 
.' ’. 
. Blue . . 
. White . 
. Red . . 
. Pink . . 
. Pur. blue 
. Red . . 
. ^Vhite . 
. White . 
. Blue . . 
• Violet . 
. Blue . . 
. Blue . . 
. Violet 
. White . 
. Blue . . 
. White . 
. Red . . 
. White . 
. 6, G. 
7, G. 
. 6, G. 
. 8, H. 
6, G. 
6, G. 
6, G. 
6, G. 
7. G. 
4, H. 
7, G. 
6, G. 
6, H. 
4, G. 
6, G. 
7. G. 
5, G. 
6, G. 
5, G. 
5, G. 
6, G. 
6, G. 
7, H. 
7, G. 
5, G. 
7, G. 
7, G. 
6, H. 
7, H. 
7, G. 
7, H. 
6, H. 
6, H. 
6, G. 
7, G. 
6. H. 
7, G. 
7, H. 
6, H. 
7. H. 
6, H. 
7, H. 
7, G. 
6, H. 
6, G. 
7, G. 
6, G. 
8, G. 
7, H. 
8, H. 
8, H. 
7, G. 
6, H. 
7, G. 
7, H. 
7, H. 
Er. S. Canaries 
Ev. S. Canaries 
Ev. S. C. G. H. 
A. S. Eur. . 
E V. S. Canaries 
Ev. S. C. G. H. ? 
Ev. S. Madeira 
Ev. S. C. G. H. 
Her. P. C. G. H. 
A. Levant . 
Ev. S. Canaries 
Ev. S. Canaries 
A. Crete 
Ev. S. Canaries 
Ev. S. Madeira 
Ev. S. Canaries 
Ev. S. C. G. H. 
Ev. S. Canaries 
Ev. S. C. G. H. 
Ev. S. C. G. H. 
Ev. S. Madeira 
Ev. S. C. G. H. 
B. Jersey . 
Ev. S. C. G. H. 
Ev. S. C. G. H. 
Ev. S. Canaries 
Ev. S. C. G. H. 
A. S. Eur. . 
A. Barbary 
Ev. S'. Canaries 
A. Italy 
Her. P. Spain . 
A. Barbary 
Ev. S. Teneriffe 
Ev. S. Madeira 
A. Levant . 
Ev. S. C. G. H. 
A. Barbary 
A. S. Eur. . 
A. Italy . 
Her. P. Egypt . 
Ev. S. C. G. H. 
B. Pyrenees 
B. Hungary 
A. Sp-ain . 
Ev. S. C. G. H. 
B. Eiurope . 
Ev. S. TenerifFe 
Her. P. C. G. H. 
Ev. S. Canaries 
Ev. S. C. G. K. 
B. Sicily . 
B. S. Eur. . 
B. Spain 
Ev. S. C. G. H. 
B. Austria . 
Ev. S. Canaries 
B. Britain . 
B. Britain . 
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1658 
Eci.Ipta, From ekleipo, to be deficient; the seed- 
crown and wing are wanting. Linn. 19, Or. 2, 
Nat. Or. Compositce. Uninteresting annuals and 
b’ennials of easy culture — erectd, latifblla, procfnn- 
bens, prostratu, punctata, unduldtd. 
Ecostate, having no nerves on the leaf. 
Ectocarpus, Lyngbye. From ektos, outside, and 
karpot, a fruit; the theca is not inclosed. Linn. 
[ 115 3 
24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Algae. Mostly dark green 
marine productions, found in spring and summer 
brachiatus, granulosus, tomentOstis, siliculOsus atrO- 
Virens -ferruginefts. 
Ectostroma, Fries. From ektos, without, and stroma, 
a hair. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. Very 
minute species, to be met with during summer and 
autumn on the Iris, and decayed laurel leaves ; 
whence their specific names — Irtdis, Lauri. 
Edentulus, not toothed. 
Edible, eatable. 
Edwardsia, Salisbury. In honour of Sydenham 
Edwards, a celebrated English botanical draughts- 
man. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Leguminosae. A 
very' ornamental genus of plants, which will sur- 
vive our winters if planted against a warm wall, 
and protected from very severe frosts. They vary 
in height from four to twelve feet; they thrive 
best in sandy peat, and increase readily from cut- 
tings. Synonyme ; 1 . Sophora sericea. 
chilensis . . . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. T. Chile . . 1822 
chrysophylla . . YeUow . 5, F. De. S. N. Zeal. . 
gp-andiflorS . . . Yellow . 5, F. De. S. N. Zeal. . 1772 
microphyUS . . Yellow . 5, F. De. S. N. Zeal. . 1/72 
minima .... Yellow . 5, F. De. S. N. Zeal. . 1818 
nitida .... Yellow . S. Ev. S. Bourbon . 1820 
Eefuse, applied to inflorescence, and means a kind of 
panicle with a very loose arrangement. 
Egg-bearer, see Soldnum origenum. 
Eglaetine, see ROsd iTited. 
Eglantine, see Rftbus Eglanterid. 
Egyptian lotus, see Nymphad Lotus. 
Egyptian thorn, see Acdcid vSrd. 
Ehretia, Linn. In honour of D. G. Ehret, a cele- 
brated German botanical draught.«man. Linn. 5, 
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ehretiaceas. Stove plants, of much 
beauty, from eight to twenty-five feet high. They 
delight in loam and peAt, and cuttings root in the 
same kind of soil, or in sand, under a glass, in heat. 
acuminata . 
asper& . . 
buxifOliil . 
divaricata . 
dubia . . 
internodis . 
laevis . . 
laxa . . . 
microphylla 
scrrata . . 
tinifdlia 
. White 
. White 
. White 
. WJiite 
. White 
. White 
. White 
. White 
. White 
. White 
. White 
. 7, G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1820 
. S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1795 
S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1823 
. S. Ev. T. Havannah . 1820 
S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1825 
S. Ev. S. AntiUes . 1819 
S. Ev. T. E. Itid. . . 1823 
. S. Ev. S. Bourbon . 1826 
. 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1818 
. S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1823 
. 6, S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1734 
Ehrharta, Smith. In honour of F. Ehrhart, a Swi.ss 
naturalist. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Gramhiece. 
Plants which are only interesting in botanical col- 
lections. Synonyme: \. Aira capensis. 
panlcea .... Apetal . . 7, Grass. C. G. H. . .1790 
colycind 1, distichiphylla, gigantea. 
Ekebergia. Sparmann named this genus in compli- 
ment to C. Gustavus Ekeberg, captain of a Swedish 
East Indiaman, who took him out to China. Linn. 
10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Meliacex. A very ornamental 
tree, growing about twenty feet high ; a mixture 
of loam and peat suits it, and young plants may be 
raised from cuttings, planted in sand, under a glass, 
in heat. 
capensis . . . White. . 7, G. Ev. T. C. a H. . 1789 
EL.ffiAGNus, Linn. From elaia, an olive, and agnos, 
a chaste tree ; resemblance the tree bears. Linn. 
4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Elaeagnacece. These are orna- 
mental, largish-growing trees, or shrubs, of easy 
culture, thriving in any open soil, and are increased 
by lay'ers or cuttings of the ripened wood, planted 
in a warm situation early in autumn. The fruit 
of E. arborea, and conferta, is eaten in Nepal ; and in 
Persia the fruit of E. orientalis is used as a dessert, 
under the name of Zinzeyd. 
acuminata . . . Apetal . G. Ev. S. 
angrustifOlia . . Yellow . 7> H. De. T. S. Eur. . . 1633 
arborea .... Apetal . 7> G. Ev. T. Nepal . . 1819 
argentea . . . Apetal . H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1813 
conferta . . . White . . H. De. S. Nepal . . 1825 
latifolla. . . . ApeUl . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 17^2 
orientalis . . . Apetal . 7, G. Ev. T. Levant . . 1748 
Elai's, Jacquin. From elaia, olive; the natives of 
Guinea express an oil from the fruit of this plant, 
: s the Greeks do from their olives ;- whence 
the name. Linn. 22, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Palmacea:. 
Beautiful species of palms, requiring a strong heat, 
