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and rk-h sandy loam, to grow in, and may be in- 
creased by suckers. Palm oil is chiefly obtained 
from E. guineensis; and the best kind of palm wine 
is also said to be obtained from the same tree, 
giiineeiisl.s . . . Gm. wlit. . Palm. Guinea . . 1730 
melanococca . . Grn. wht. . Palm. N. Granada . 1H21 
oecidentalis . . . Grn. wlit. . Palm. Jamaica . . 1820 
pemambucana . . Gm. wht. . Palm. Brazil . . 1825 
Eljeocarpus, Linn. From elaia, an olive, and karpos, 
a fruit ; the fruit has been compared to an olive. 
Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Elceocarpacece. Very beau- 
tiful plants, from ten to twenty feet high. E. cy- 
aneus is excellently adapted for a conservatory. 
They grow best in a mixture of loam and peat, and 
ripened cuttings strike in sand, or soil, under a 
glciss, in a moderate heat ; they are sometimes 
raised from seeds. Synonyme : E. reticulata. 
cySnCus, 1 . . . Wl.ite. . 7, G. Ev. S. N. Roll. . 1803 
grandiflorus . . Wliite . . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1829 
Berratfts .... S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1774 
EL^ODENnno.v, Jacquin. From elaia, an olive, and 
dendron, a tree; the fruit is like that of an olive, 
and the seeds are oily. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Celastracea. This is an ornamental genus of plants, 
growing from three to twelve feet high; they de- 
light in loam and peat, and cuttings root in sand, 
under a glass, in heat. Synonymea : 1. Porten- 
schlagia australis, Lamarckia dentata. 2. Schrebera 
aliens, Senacia glanca, Mangifera glauca. 3. Ru- 
bentia nlivina. 4. Cassine xylocarpa. 
»u‘tral6, 1 . . . Gm. wht. . 7, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1796 
glaucum, 2 . . Green . . S. Ev. S. Ceylon . . 1824 
integrifdliam . . Grn. wlit. . 7i G. Ev. S. N.’HoU. 
orientals, 3 . . Grn. yel. . S. Ev. T. Maurit. . . 1771 
xylocarpQm 4 . Grn. yeL . S. Ev. S. Antillea . 1816 
ElaphrTC'm, From e/apAroi, contemptible ; 
the wood being of no value. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Burseriaceee. A tallish-growing, ornamental tree, 
with white flowers ; it succeeds well in peat and 
loam, and young plants are readily obtained from 
cuttings in sand, or sandy mould, under a glass, in 
heat. Synonyme: 1. Fagara Elaphrium. 
glabrum, 1 . . . mite . . S. Ev. T. Caithag. . 1818 
Slate, Aiton. A name adopted from the Greeks. 
Linn. 21, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Palmacex. This is a fine 
palm, bearing fruit much like a wild plum. In the 
East Indies, the people chew it like the Areca 
nut, with the lesif of the betel, pepper, and quick- 
lime. Elephants eat the fruit-stalks with avidity, 
on account of their sweetness In our stoves, to grow 
the plant well, it must have a strong heat, tind good 
rich loam ; increased by suckers, 
sylvestrls . . . Green . . 5, Palm. E. Ind. . . 1763 
Elaterium, Linn. From elater, an impeller; in re- 
ference to the elastic seed-vessel. Linn. 21, Or. 
10, Nat. Or. Cucurbitacece. A singular genus of 
plants, on account of the elastic seed-vessel ; they 
have little beauty, and require the same treatment 
as Cucurbita. 
carthasinense . . Yellow . 6, H. Tw. A. Carthage . 1823 
tamoid^ . . . Yellow . 6, H. Tw. A. Mexico . . 1820 
Elattnk, Linn. F rom elate, signifying a fir in Greek ; 
itsTeaves have been compared to those of the fir- 
tree. Linn. 8, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Elatinaeea. Curious 
little aquatic plants, of no beauty; they merely 
require sowing by the side of a pond, or rivulet, in 
the opeh air. Synonyme : 1. E. triandra, hexandra. 
Hydropiper. 
HydropIpSr . . White . . 8, H. Aq. A. S. Eur. . . 
tnpetaia, 1 . . Flesh . . 8, H. Aq. A. Britain . . 
Elder, see SambncHs. 
Elecampane, see Corviaartid HelSniilm. 
Electuary, a medicine of conserves and powders, of 
the consistence of honey. 
Elegia, Thunberg. From elegos, lamentation; in re- 
ference to the sad colour ot the plants. Linn. 22, 
Or. 3, Nat. Or. Graminece. The species of this 
genus are only worth cultivating in botanical col- 
lections ; they grow in a loamy soil, and are multi- 
plied by divisions— jfinrdd, racemSsd. 
Eleiotis, Decandolle. From eleios, a dormouse, and 
oua otos, an ear ; the leaves are shaped like the ears 
of a dormouse. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Legumi- 
nosa. A stove biennial, of no interest whatever. 
Synonymea: Hedysarum sororium, Hallia sororia, 
Onobrychis sororia — sororia. 
EleocharTs, R. Brown. From helos, a marsh, and 
chairo, to delight ; in allusion to the place where 
the plants delight to grow. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Graminea. Mostly insignificant bog plants, 
which can only be recommended where there are 
botanical collections. Synonymea: 1. Scirpus aci- 
cularis. 2. S. multicaulis. 
acu« Apetal . . Grass. N. HolL . . 1819 
geniculata . . . Apetal . . 7, Grass. AV. Ind. . . 1822 
glaucescens . . . Apetal . • 7. Grass. N. Amer. . 1820 
multicaulis, 2 . . Apetal . . 7> Grass. Britain . . 
obtusu .... Apetal . . 6, Grass. N. Amer. . 1818 
tenuis .... Apetal . . 7> Grass. N. Amer. . 1824 
aeicularis 1, ovata, palustris. 
Elephantiasis, a species of leprosy, in which the limbs 
become prodigiously swollen. 
Elephantopus, Cassini. From elephas, an elephant, 
and pous, a foot ; the radical leaves resemble an 
elephant’s foot. Linn. 19, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Com- 
posite. The plants of this genus possess but very 
little beauty ; they grow in any common soil, and 
are multiplied from seeds and onsets. On the coast 
of Malabar, a decoction of the leaves and roots of 
E. acaber is given in cases of dysuria — anguatifbllus, 
carolinidnUs, mOllts, nudicaUlia, nudiflorua, sc&bSr, 
spicdtfis, tomentOsus. 
Elephant’s-foot, see Elephdntbpiis. 
Elephant's-foot, see Testudindrid ElephdnflpSs. 
Eleusine, Gartner. Derived from Eleiuis, one of the 
appellations of Ceres. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Graminea. Species of grass, of little beauty, and 
easy culture. Synonyme: 1. Cynosurus indicus. 
calycina .... Apetal . . 8, Grass. E. Ind. . . 1820 
coriic&nd . . . Apetal . . 8, Grass. £. Ind. . . 1714 
indlcA, 1 ... Apetal . . 8, Grass. E. Ind. . . 1714 
verticillite . . . Apetal . . 8, Grass. E. Ind. . . ^820 
Elevated, anything that rises above the surface. 
ElichrCsum. From helios, sun, and chrysos, gold; 
in allusion to the brilli^mt flowers. Linn. 19, Or. 
2, Nat Or. Composita. This genus is greatly ad- 
mired on account of the beautiful flowers of some 
of the species. The soil in which they grow best, 
is a mixture of three parts peat, and one part sandy 
loam. Cuttings will strike in the same Kind of 
soil, if they are taken oS at a joint ; some of the 
species seed freely, from which they may be in- 
creased. Synonymea: 1. Gnaphalium acuminatum. 
2. G. angusiifolium. 3. G. apiculatum. 4. G. arboreum. 
5. G. arenarium. 6. G. candidisaimum. 7. G. cepha- 
lotus. 8. G. congeatum. 9. G. conicum. 10. G. craa- 
aifolium. 11. G. criapum. 12. G. cymoaum. 13. G. 
daayanthum. 14. G. diosmafolium. 15. G. disco- 
lor. 16. G. divaricatum. 17. G. ericoidea. 18. G. 
fatidum. 19. G. Jlaccidum. 20. Aatelma fruticana, 
G. fruticana, grandijlorum. 21. G. grand{florum. 
22. G. graveolena. 23. G. helianthemifolium. 24. 
Elich-aplendens. 25. G. igneaeena. 26. G. italieum. 
27. G. laaiocaulon. 28. G. maritimum. 29. G. odo- 
ratisaimnm. 30. G. orientale. 3\. G. patulum. dSi. 
G. rutilana. 33. G. Stachaa. 34. G. tephrodea. 35. 
G. teretifolium. 
acuminatum, 1 . . Wliite . 7, 0. Ev. S. C. 0. H. . 1823 
angustifonam, 2 . . Yellow . 8, F. Ev. S. Naples . 
amculatum, 3 . . Yellow . G. Her. P. V. D. L. . 1804 
arboreum, 4 . . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1770 
arenarium, 5 . . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. Europe . 1739 
argenteum . . . White . 6, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1800 
bIcolOr Yellow . 7, H. A. V. D. L. . 1835 
bracteatfim . . . Pa. yeL . 9, H. A. N. HoU. . 1799 
involucro-albidd . Yellow . 7, H. A . 1833 
candidissttnum, 6 . Pa. yeL . 6, H. Her. P. Caspian . 1823 
cephalotes, 7 .. . Pink . . 6, G. Ev. S. & G. H. . 1789 
congestdm, 8 . . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1791 
conicum, 9 . . . Yellow . 7, H. Ev. S. S. Eur. . 1824 
cra-ssifollum, 10 . . YeUow . 8, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1774 
crispum, 11 . . . Pink . . G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1809 
cylindrIcCm . . . Yellow . 6, O. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1780 
cymonum, 12 . . . Yellow . 6, G. Her. P. Africa . 1731 
dasyanthum, 13 . . Yellow . 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1812 
dealbatum .... White . G. Her. P. V. D. L. . 1812 
diosmsefOIIum, 14 . White . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1812 
discolOrum, 15 . . Brown . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1815 
divaricatum, 16 . . ^V^lite . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1820 
ericoide*, 17 . . . Pink . . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1774 
fdetidum, 18 . . . yeL 8, G. B. C. O. H. . 1692 
flaccidum, 19. . . Yellow . 7, G. Her. P. Brazil . 1826 
fratlcans, 20 . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. C. G. H. . 1779 
fulgldtim .... YeUow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1774 
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