ERY EUC 
EUC EUC 
portoricensis . . Scarlet . S. Ev. S. Porto Rico . 1800 
resupiriata . . Scarlet . S. Her. P. E. Ind. . .1823 
rubrinervia . . Scarlet . S. Ev. T. Bogota . . 1823 
secundiflora . . Scarlet . S. Ev. T. Brazil . . 1820 
spathSc^a . • . Scarlet . S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1824 
specioaa ... Scarlet . 9, S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1805 
strlcta .... Scarlet . S. Er. S. E. Ind. . . 1616 
suberosS . . . Scarlet . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1816 
umbrosa, 2 . . Scarlet . S. Ev. T. Caraccas . 1817 
velutina . . . Scarlet . S. Ev. T. Caraccas . 1810 
ERVTHROLiiiNA, Sweet. From erythros, red, and chlaena, 
a cloak; alluding to the scales of the calyx. Linn. 
19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Compositm. A very pretty 
Mexican species, producing its scarlet and orange 
flowers in abundance ; it delights in a rich soU, 
and young plants are readily obtained from seed, 
conspicu^ . . . Scar. oran. 9, H. B. Mexico . . 1825 
Erythronium, Linn. From erythros, red ; in allu- 
sion to the colour of the leaves and flowers. Linn. 
6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacece. These are handsome, 
though dwarf-growing plants. They all thrive in 
common garden soil, except E. lanceolatum, which 
requires a peat soil, or it will not succeed; they 
are increased from offsets. Synonyms: 1. E. ame- 
ricanum, 
albidum . . . ^V^^ite . . 4, H. Bl. P. Louisiana . 1824 
Denscanis . . .Red lilac . 3, H. Bl. P. Europe . . 1596 
albldum . . . White . . 3, H. Bl. P. Italy . .1596 
rtibrum . . . Red lilac . 3, H. Bl. P. Europe . . 1596 
grandiflortim . . Yellow . 5, H. Bl. P. N. Amer. . 1826 
lanceolatum, 1 . Yellow . 4, H. Bl. P. N. Amer. . 1665 
Erythrophljeum, R. Brown. From erythros, red ; in 
reference to the red juice which flows from the 
tree when cut. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Legu- 
minosce. This is a lofty and an ornamental tree, 
growing ahoxit a hundred feet high. The natives 
of many parts of Western Africa use the red juice 
of the tree as an ordeal, to detect the guilt of those 
accused of any crime. The juice is taken in large 
draughts, and those who are not sufficiently strong 
to stand this ordeal, are pronounced guilty, and 
those who are, are considered innocent ; whence the 
tree is called Gregre-tree, or Ordeal-tree. Syno- 
nyms: \. Afzelia grandis. 
g^ineensS . . . Pa. yel. . S. Ev. T. S. Leone . 1793 
Erythroxylon, Linn. From erythros, red, and xylon, 
wood ; the wood of the trees is red. Linn. 10, Or. 
3, Nat. Or. Malpighiacea. These trees are not 
possessed of much beauty. They require to be 
grown in a mixture of peat and loam, and cuttings, 
not too ripe, will root in sand, under a glass, in a 
moist heat. 
bavnnensS . . . Yel. grn. . S. Ev. T. Havannah . 1822 
hj'pericifolium . Yel. grn. . S. Ev. T. Maurit. . . 1818 
laurifblium . . Yel. gm. . S. Ev. T. Maurit. . . 1823 
Escali.onia, Mutis. In honour of Escallon, a Spanish 
traveller in South America, who first found the 
species in New Granada. Linn. 5, Or. Nat. Or. 
Escalloniacem. All the species of this genus are 
very fine, evergreen, greenhouse shrubs, several 
of which are sufficiently hardy to stand our winters 
when planted against a south wall, with the pro- 
tection of a mat in severe weather. They grow 
best in a mixture of peat, sand, and loam ; cuttings 
taken off as soon as the wood is ripened, will root 
readily if planted in sand, under a glass. Syno- 
nyms : 1. E. bifida. 
dkscolbr . . . . White. . S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1820 
glandulosS . . . Red . . 9, G. Ev. S. Chile . . 1827 
aiinita .... White . . 8, G. Ev. S. Chile . . 1830 
monte vidensis, 1 . White . . 8, G. Ev. S. Monte Vid. 1827 
pulvendenia . . G. Ev. S. Chile . . 1831 
rubra .... R^d . . 9, G. Ev. S. Chile . . 1827 
viscosa .... White. . G. Ev. S. Mendoza . 1829 
EscHAROnc, having the power to scar or bum the 
skin. 
Eschscholtzia, see Chrysels. 
Esculent, good for food. 
Ethulia, Cassini. Meaning unknown. Linn. 19, 
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Composites. Stove annuals, not 
worth cultivating, except in botcinical collections. 
Synonymx: 1. E. sinapifolia, brasiliensis, cony- 
zoides, divaricata, integrtfolia 1 . 
Eucalyptus, L’ Heritier. From eu,well, and kalypto, 
to cover ; the limb of the calyx covers the flower 
before expansion, and afterwards falls off in the 
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shape of a lid, or cover. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Myrtaceas. All the species of this genus are very 
tall and handsome, and as they grow fast, are well 
adapted for conservatories. E. perfoliata will 
endure tne open air against a south wall, in which 
situation it looks very handsome, on account of its 
hoary, bluish foliage, and neat growth of the 
branches. They delight to grow in a mixture of 
peat, loam, and sand ; and cuttings, not too ripe, 
root readily in sand, under a glaiss. A kind of gum, 
called kino, is got from E. resinifera, and sold in 
the medicine bazaars of India; and various other 
species yield a large quantity of tannin, which is 
extracted from the trees in New Holland, and sent 
to the English market, and is said to be twice as 
powerful in its operations as oak-bark. Synonyms : 
1. E. cordata. 
alata .... White . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1816 
albicaulls . . . White . . G. Ev, T. X. Holl. . 1810 
amygdalina . . White . . G. Ev. S. V. D. L. . 1820 
angustifblla . . White . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1810 
botryoidts . . . AVhite . . 6, G. Ev. T. X% Holl. . 1803 
capitellata . . . White . . G. Ev. T. X\ Holl. . 1804 
cornuta .... White . . G. Ev. T. N. HoU. . 1803 
corymbosA . . . White . . G. Ev. T. N. S. W. . 1788 
cotinifftlia . . . White . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1818 
curviila .... AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. 
elongata . . . White . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1823 
eiigenioides . . Wliite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. 
globulus . . . AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1810 
haemastoma . . White . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1803 
heterophj’lla . . AA’hite . . G. Ev. T. X'. Holl. . 1820 
hir!,uta .... AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 
hvpericifOlia . . AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. HolL . 1823 
incrassata . . . AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1818 
longifolia . . . AVhite . . 6, G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 
marginata . . . AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1794 
media .... AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1823 
miciophylla . . AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1823 
mucronata . . . AVliite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1823 
mnltiflora . . . AVhite . . G. Ev. T. X. HolL . 1820 
myrtifdlia . . . AVhite . . G. Ev. S. X. Holl. . 1823 
obliqua .... AVhite. . 7. G. Ev. T. V. D. L. . 1774 
orbicularis . . . AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1816 
ovata .... AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1820 
paniculata . . . White . . G. Ev. T. N. S. AV. . 1804 
pauciflora . . . AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. 
perfoliata . . . AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1820 
persicifblia . . .AVhite. . 7. G. Ev. T. C. G. H. .1817 
phillvreoides . .White. . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. .1820 
pilularls . . . AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. S. AV. . 1804 
piperata . . . AVliite . . G. Ev. T. N. S. AV. . 1788 
pulchelia . . .AVhite. . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. .1820 
pulverulenia, 1 . AVhite . . 6, G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1816 
pulvigera . . . AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1824 
purpurascens . .White. . G. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1823 
resinifera . . . AVhite . . 5, G. Ev. T. N. S. AV. . 1788 
reticulata . . . White . . G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1823 
robusta .... AVhite . . 8, G. Ev. T. X. S. AV. . 1794 
rostrata .... White . . G. Ev. T. X. S. AV. . 1804 
saligna .... White . . G. Ev. T. X. S. AV. . 1804 
scabra .... AVhite . . G. Ev. T. X. Holl. . 1810 
stenophylla . . AVhite . . & Evr. T. X. HolL . 1823 
strlcta .... AVhite . . G. Ev. T. X. Holl. . 
tereticornis . . White . . G. Ev. T. X. Holl. . 1804 
triantha . . .AVhite. . G. Ev. T. X. Holl. .1823 
undulaU . . .AVhite. . G. Ev. T. X. HolL .1820 
verrucosa . . . AA'hite . . G. Ev. T. X. Holl. . 1820 
viminalis . . . AVhite . . G. Ev. T. X. Holl. . 1810 
virgata .... AVhite . . G. Ev. T. N. HolL 
EucharidiOm, Fischer and Meyer. From eucharis, 
agreeable; in allusion to the appearance of the 
plant. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Onagraceae. A 
pretty little plant, nearly allied to Clarkia ; it 
flowers about six rveeks from the time of germina- 
tion, and is perfectly hardy, 
concinnum . . . Purple . 6, H. A. X. Amer. . 1836 
EuchIlus, R. Brown. From eu, well, or good, and 
cheilos, a lip ; the upper lip of the calyx is very 
large. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Ori Leguminesa. A 
very pretty plant when in flower. For culture 
and propagation, see Pultemea. 
obcordatus . . . Yellow . 4, G. Ev. S. X. Holl. . 1803 
Euchroma, Nuttall. From eu, well, or good, and 
chroma, a colour; alluding to the colour of the 
bracteas. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophulariacex. 
Dwarf ornamental plants, of easy culture. Syno- 
nymes : 1. Bartsia coccinea, Castilleja coccinea. 2. 
Castilleja sessilifiora, grand(flora. 
coccinea, i. . .Yellow . 7, H. A. X. Amer. . 1787 
grandiflora, 2 . . Pur. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. Louisiana. 1811 
Euclea, Linn. Derived from e^kleia, glory; allud- 
