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En'docarp, Endocar'pium — The inner 
coat of the pericarp ; it may be mem- 
branous, or hard and bony, as in stone 
fruit. 
Endocarp'oii> — A pplied to apothecia which 
are sunk or innate in the substance of 
the tlmlliis. 
En'dochroms — C ell contents. Colouring 
matter of cells. 
Endo'oenous, Endo'cenu-s— P ossessing the 
internal structure of Monocotyledons — 
viz., the wo«>dy system is in sei»arate 
small bundles or fibius running through 
the cellular system without apparent 
order, and there is usiially no distinct 
central ]>ith, nor outer separable bark. 
Ets’DOGO'xiL’31 — The contents of the nucule 
of a Charn. 
Endophy'tal — ( rrowing within plants. 
Endokhi'zous, ENDOKm'zus—ITsed syno- 
nymously with “Monocotyledonous”; 
because in the germination the radicle, 
instead of elongating, is Vjurst at its 
apex or. sides by secondary radicles or 
fibres, which are then protruded 
through the opetungs. 
Eni^osmosk', ENi*ojjMO'sis— The transmis- 
sion of the ascending crude sap aj^ijears 
to take place chiefly through the elon- 
gated cells associated with the vascular 
tissue, passing frtmi one coll to another 
by a procofts but little understood, but 
known by the name of mf/oy/aosr. 
Endosperm',’ Endosphii'mium — Synonym 
for “ Perisperrn*’ or “ Albumen.” En- 
DOSPOlurM, Endospore — The inner 
coating of a spore. 
Endothe'cium— T he inner lining of the 
anther- cells. 
En'nea— IS itie incompo.'ibion, as Enneagy'- 
NIA, flowers with i) free pastils, styles, 
or stigmas ; Knnean'dria, having 9 
stamens in each llov.-or ; Enneape'- 
Talus, Inn ing 9 petaJvS. 
Eno'dis — \V h<!re a stein, or other part, is 
without Joints or knots. 
En'sipoum — S w\a’d-ahapcd. (See leaflets 
of Li/nUif'a ensifoUa.) 
Entire' — H aving an uiiVwuken or undivided 
margin ; in i^ppo.-'ition to dentate, 
lobed, or divided. 
Entodis'cams — I nserted, as some stamens, 
withiu-side a disk. 
Ephem'eral, Kphem'erous, ErufCM'KUUs— 
Apidied to flowers which expand for a 
few hours at most and then fade away. 
Example: ICvening Primrose. 
Epi — I n co:nj)(mnd-*, signifies up(.>n. 
E'picarp, KplUAU'PtUJi — rhe oiuor skin or 
coat of tlio peric.'tvp, when ripened into 
a fruit. 
Epider'mis, I'buDER'MA — A delic.ate mem- 
brane coating the surface of the various 
parts of c<nn|»o.sed of flattened 
vesicles of tiie cellular tissue. 
Epi'GYNorf^, !'hn’GVN*vs [ic., upon the 
ovary) — When the disk bearing the 
petals i> c*»mbined both with the bpe 
of the calyx-tube and the base outside 
of tho ovary ; either clo&iug over the 
ovary so as only to leave a passage for 
the stylo, or leaving more or less of the 
top of the ovary free, but always adher- 
ing to it above the level of theinsertion 
oi the lowest ovule (except in a few 
cases where tho ovules arc absolutely 
suspended from the top of the cell). In 
epigynous flowers the ovary is described 
as adherent or inferior, the calyx aa 
adherent or superior, the petals as fiR- 
serlcd on or ahuve the ovary. In some 
works, however, most epigynousflowera 
are included in the perigynous ones, 
and a very different meaning is given 
to the term (piipjhoi/s: and there are a 
few cases where no jiositive distinction 
can be drawn between tho epigynous 
and perigynous flowers, or again between 
the perigynoiLs and liypogynous flowers. 
The epigyno\is disk is a name given 
either to the thickened summit of the 
ovary in epigynous flowers, or very 
rarely to the real disk or enlargement 
of the receptacle closing over the ovary. 
EPiPfiL.E'oDKL — Existing supcrlicially on 
the epiderini.s of bark. 
Er'iPHRAGM — In Nidnlarie?e, a delicate 
membrane closing the cup*Iike sporo- 
phore. 
Epiph'yllouh, Epjpuvi/i.i:s— E ither grow- 
ing upon or inserted on tho leaf, as 
many Fungi and Lichens. In the case 
of the Cactus called Epiphyllum, the 
genus is only so named fi-om the 
flattened branches having somewhat the 
appearance vf leaves. 
Epiphytk', Ei't'pji^ton— P lants which at- 
tach themselves to others for su]>port, 
but derive no nutriment from them. 
They simply grow uipon other plants 
without penetra* ing into their tissue. 
(See cho native specit^s of Dcndrobiiims, 
8tag’s-hovn Ferns, &.C.) 
Epispeum', Epispermii'm— T he seed-cover; 
used synonymmisly with “Lorica,” 
“ PerisperTii,” and “ Sjiermodmms.” 
Epispore’ — T he outer integument of a 
spore. 
.Epjsto'mku.s — S[ ngnl-fihaped, 
KinrfiAi.'LCs — Cortical layer of Lichens. 
Ei^Tiuc'eiUJi — The expanded coloured disk 
of the apotheciimi. 
Ei’IZ'OIC — ( irowitig upon animals. 
Equinoc'tial — IH ants wlu-seflnwers expand 
and close at particular hours of the day, 
E'qpit.ynt, EourrATi'vrs {EijoHans, riding) 
— A fonii of vei'iiati(‘n, in which the 
leaves are fohled forwards longitudin- 
ally on the midrib, so that thf-ir edges 
meet, and each embnivc-s tlie one which 
is piac-rd next within it. (See Olnronia 
iiidifolia.) 
Eh.'kmos- -Solidary, as EuEMOPun.A, a lover 
of the desert ; bhiKMOSTACHYs, a soli- 
tary or deserted spike. 
ERiO.'Krs — Found upon booth : Agaricus 
C'/'/creuN. 
ERTCK'TTNrs— Chovvtng on heaths. 
Eri'nvs— P rickly, rough. 
Eiuxkum— A diseased state of the tissue, at 
(me time lujliev^d to be i>roduced by a 
fungus. The trees of Mallotiis pliiLip- 
piiiensis frequently have their young 
shoots deformed by this disease. 
