232  Structure  of  Epigcza  Repens.  {Amx£y!i££.*Tm' 
coriaceous,  deep  green  above,  from  3  to  6  cm.  long,  elliptic  in  out- 
line, ciliate-margined,  cordate,  or  sometimes  rounded  at  the  baser 
cuspidate  at  the  apex,  exstipulate,  but  provided  with  petioles  which 
are  nearly  as  long  as  the  leaf  blades. 
Fig.  r. 
The  fragrant  flowers  are  arranged  in  short,  almost  spike-like 
racemes  at  the  ends  of  the  stems,  and  when  they  unfold  in  the 
spring  are  often  quite  concealed  from  view  by  dead  leaves  which 
