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EPIGJEA—ERYSIMUM. 
EPIGiEA. 10—1. (Ericcc.) [From epi, upon, ge, the earth.] 
re'pens , (trailing arbutus, r. and w. Ap. fy) stem creeping; branches and pe¬ 
tioles very hirsute; leaves cordate-ovate, entire;, corolla cylindric. 
EPILOBIUM. 8 —1. ( Onagrice .) -[From epi, upon, lottos, apod.] 
spica'tum , (willow herb, p. Ju. Tj..) leaves scattered, lance-linear, veiny, glab¬ 
rous ; flowers unequal; stamens declined. 4 -G f. 
tetrago'num , (r. Ju. Tj..) leaves sessile, lanceolate-oblong, denticulate, lower 
ones opposite ; stigma undivided ; stem 4-sided, nearly smooth; flowers in. 
terminal racemes. Low grounds. 2 f. 
EPIPHEGUS. 13—2. (Pedicular es .) [From epi , upon, pliegas , the beech.] 
Virginia'nus, (beech drops, cancer root, y. p. Ju. %.) stem very branching; 
flowers alternate, distant!; calyx short, cup-form, shorter than the capsule. 
The whole plant is yellowish-white, and of a naked appearance. 8-12 h 
Astringent. 
EQUISETUM. 21—1. ( Fihces .) [From equus, a horse, seta, bristly.] 
hyerna'le , (scouring rush, Ju. Of*) stems erect, very scabrous, bearing spikes at 
the apex; sheaths 2 -coloured, withering at the base and apex; teeth with 
caducous awns. 2-3 f. 
ERICA. 8—1. ( Encce .) [From ereifco ) easy to break.] 
pubes"cens, (downy heath, r. M.) corolla linear, pubescent, with the limb 
erect; capsule glabrous; leaves fringed. Ex. 
cine'rea , (common heath, p. Au. I 7 .) leaves narrow-linear, in threes; stem 
branched ; flowers in dense clusters, drooping. Abundant on the heaths of 
England and Scotland. 
cilia'ris , leaves in fours, ciliate; corolla egg-shaped, inflated. In boggy 
grounds. The heaths, though very common in Europe, are all exotics in 
America. 
ERIGONUM. 9—1. ( Polygonece .) [From erion, wool, gonw, joint.] 
tomenlo'sum, (Ju. Of-) leaves oval, wedge-form at the base, glabrous above-, 
white-downy beneath; cauline leaves in threes and fours; fascicles of 
flowers axillary, solitary, sessile. 2 f. S. 
ERIGERON. 17—2. ( Corymbiferce .) [From er, the spring, geron , an old man, because in the 
spring it has a white, hoary blossom, resembling gray hair.] 
beiUdifo'iium , (w-p. M. 7]..) hairy, gray ; radical leaves obovate, sub-serrate ; 
stem leaves remote, oblong-ovate, amplexicaul, entire; stem 3-5-fIowered j. 
rays nearly twice as long as the hemispherical calyx. 12-18 i. 
philadel"'phicum, (w-p. J. 7|_.) pubescent; leaves wedge-oblong, sub-serrate ; 
cauline ones half-clasping; ray-florets capillary, as long as the disk; stem 
branched above, many-flowered. 2-3 £'. 
ERODITJM. 15—5. ( Gerania .) [From eredias , a stork.] 
cico'nium, (stork-bill geranium, <v>.) peduncled; many-flowered; leaves pin¬ 
nate; leafets pinnatiiid, toothed ; petals oblong, obtuse; stem ascending. Ex-, 
cicuta'rium , (hemlock geranium, p. Ap.<£h) peduncles many-flowered ; leaves 
pinnate ; leafets sessile, pinnatiiid, gashed ; corolla larger than the calyx ; 
stem prostrate, hirsute. Ex. 
moscha'tumi, (musk geranium, #.) peduncles many-flowered ; leaves pinnate ; 
leafets sub-petioled, oblong, gash-toothed; petals equalling the calyx; stem 
procumbent. Ex. 
ERVUM. 16—10. ( Leguminosce .) [From arvum , a field, growing wild.] 
hirsu'tum , (hairy tare, b-w. J. #.) leafets linear, obtuse, mucronate; pedun¬ 
cles 3-6-flowered, shorter than the leaves; legume oblong, hairy. 2-3 f. 
Stem diffuse; leaves cirrose. 
ERYNGIUM. 5—2. ( Umbelliferce .) 
aquat"icum , (button snake-root, w-b. Au. 7f-)^ eav ' es ensiform, ciliate spinose; 
12-18 inches long; flowers in ovate heads at the end of the branches. 
mariti'mum , radical leaves sub-rotund, plicate, spinose; heads of flowers pe¬ 
duncled. Sea-holly. Root medicinal. Ex. 
ERYSIMUM. 14—2. (Cruciferee.) [From eruo, to draw, from its power of producing blisters.] 
amphib"ium J (water radish, y. J. Of.) silique or rather silicle, oblong-ovate, 
