KCH ECH
ho^; the prickly scales of the receptacle irive tliat
appearance. LÍnn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Composites.
These plants are ornarnental, cfrowing from one to
two feet hi^K, and of bold habits. For culture,
Coreopsis hetero-
3. R. purpurea.
s^Q Coreopsis. Synomjmes :
phijJia. 2. Rudbeckia napifolia.
4. Í£. serótina.
DicksOní . .
lieteroplivllìt, 1
intennijdljí .
jirtpif'ólíit, 2 .
purpùrea, 3
.serotliiii, 4 . .
EciiiNATtíD, covered with prickles, like an echinus,
or hed^eho^.
EchinarTa, Desfontaines. From ahedf^ehop;';
the prickly heads may be fancied to resemble little
hed^ehoíís. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat . Or. Gramíneo': A
curious little annual, grovvinfr in any common soil»
and increased by cuttinpi's. Synonyme: 1. Cenc/irus
capitatnsy Sesleria echinata.
capiiatft, i . . . Apetal . . 7, Grass. S. Eur. . . 1771
Ecjitnklla, Agardh. From echinus, a hed^ehoff;
bristly appearance of the plants. Linn. 24, Or. '7,
Nat. Or. Al^ce A vei'v minute species of green
Lilac . H. Her, P, Mexico .
Purple . 10, n. Her. P. M^^xieo . . 1820
Red . . 9, H. Her, P. Eng. hyb. . 1820
Red . • 7, F, Her. P. N. Spain . 1824
Red . . y, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 169!)
Red . H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1816
found in lakes, and, by some naturalists, believed
to be animalcula—articulatà.
Echínocactus, Salm-X)yck. From echinns, a hedgebos',
andcf lciwj ; a name given by Theophrastus toa
spiny plant. Limi. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cactacece.
These are plants of great beauty and interest, on
account of their singular and g,i-otesque structure,
the arrangement of their spines, and the beauty of
t h e i r flowers. The soil best suited for them, is
sandy peat, a little loam, and a l i t t l e lime, or brick
rubbish, all of which must be wel l mixed together.
They must be watered very sparingly at all times,
but more so in winter. They are increased from
offsets, which must be dried a few days before being
put in to strike. These plants, and MammillariaSf
are sometimes muc h infested wi t h red spider, which
is very troublesome. The effectual way oi exterm
i n a t i n g them, is to shed a little dry sulphur over
t h e plant infested, and they will soon disappear,
and as soon return, if not carefully watched. Sy-
7iony^ries : 1. Cereus abnorinis. 2 E. platacantha.
Cactus laiispina. 3. Cereus cylindricus. 4. Cactus
depressa, 5. Cereiis gibbosu^. 6. Cereus hystrnx. 7.
Cereus irnhricatus. 8. Cactus intorta. 9. Cactus eri-
•naceus. 10. Cactus parvispiiius. 11. Cactus recurvus,
nobilis.
White . 7
Y.'Ilnw . [)
Yellow . 9
nbiiòrniìs, 1
acuâtûs. . .
aoutanfçulârïs .
Anconiíuiüs
HlCilâtuS
centetènus .
roc'cïneûs .
cornifférus, 2 .
corynódès . .
cvispútús . *.
cylliuìrìiius, 3 .
dGnsùs .
D¿ppéí . . .
deprössüs, 4 .
eohiuñtñs .
excvilpLüs . .
Eyrësïï . . .
glaOc'üs .
foruiôsus
gibbösüs, 5 . .
Gillièsri . . .
gladiätüs . .
hainütCis
hvstrlx, 6 . .
imbricâtùs, 7 •
ititìatils . . .
intôrtiis, 8 . .
iiitricâiûs .
erinâeéùs, 9 •
Lïnkn . . .
ÎVIackjeânils
maminnianoldês
îuelofuctitormïs
meonacântliùs.
mont^vidénsïs .
obvRliatïis .
ortbacñnthus .
Ottônîs . . .
oxyacfinthus .
oxygOuùs . .
Lil. rod
Purple
Yiiilow
Purple
Wlit yel.
Wbt. grn.
White .
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
E 7.
s. Amer.
M. Video
Ev, S.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev,
Ancona
M. Video
Mexico
1818
183G
1835
1834
Mexico .
Pern .
Mexico .
Ev. S. Mexico .
Ev. S. S. Amer.
S. Mexico .
S.
S. Mexico .
S.
Ev.
E v.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev. S. Mexico .
S. Ev. S. Jamaica
7
9, S. Ev
7, S. Ev
S. E^
S. F.v a Ev
S. Ev
Purple . 6.
7,
Y^llnv/ !
Yel. wilt. 10,
Yel. red . 10;
Wiiite .
Purple .
Yellow . 9:
Pa. rose .
Ev.
E v.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
Er.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev,
Mexico .
Mexico .
B. Ayres
Chile .
Antigua
M. Video
Mexico .
Chile .
Chile .
Mexico .
Jamr\ica
M. Video
Mexico .
M. Video
Mexico .
Brazil .
1830
1835
1823
1835
182Í)
1799
1829
18
1798
1830
183'i
1829
1830
18Ü8
1830
1833
1808
1P2{)
1828
17(>8
1818
1835
1836
1836
1829
18R0
1831
ECH
pachycêntrus .
parvispÍTiüs, 10
plHtyacâîitlius .
pol yac ñn ih Ik s .
re cur vu 8, 11 .
rliodflnthüs
robastüs . .
Sahniñiiüs .
scópií . . .
spïnïs-ûlbls .
Sellôwi . . .
sessiliHörüs
spinosîssïmûs .
spiralis . . .
suh^ibbösüs
subulïférûs
sul cat US . .
teuuispïnua
tephraeñnthos .
tlielépbñrüs
tiibercuiñtüa .
tubiílórüa . .
xantbiicanthûs
ÜCH
Rosy .
fìrev .
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
White
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. E v.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev,
S. Ev,
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. Ev.
S. S. Amar.
S. Mexico .
S. Brazil .
S. Mexico .
8.
S.
S. Curacoa .
S. Knrzil .
Brazil .
M. Video
Valparaiso
Mexico .
Mexico .
Brazil .
Bmi5il .
Mexico .
Mexico .
1837
1837
1796
1835
1835
1826
1836
1826
1834
1834
1835
1830
1829
1835
1825
1834
1820
1836
1835
E c i i i n o c h l o a , Beauvois. From echinos, a hedgehog-,
and chloa, grass; alluding to the prickly heads of
flowers. Linn. 3, Or. 2, N a t . Or. Graminea'. Hardy
annuals, flt only to be grown in botanic gardens.
Synonymes: 1. Panicum stagyiinnrn. 2. P. crus-galli.
crus-galli, 2 . . Apetal . . 7, Grass. Britain . .
setigéra . . . . Apetal . . 7, Grass. E. Ind. . . 1820
commutdtá 1, crtis-cürvif cchinütá, erythrospSriniX, intermédldi
stagmná,
E c i i i n ó p h o r a , Tcurnefort. From echinos, a hedgehog,
and phoveo, to bear ; the involucrum is covered with
stiff spines. Linn. 5, Or, 2, N a t Or. Umhclliferce.
R a t h e r interesting plants, succeeeding in any common
soil, and increased by dividing the roots.
spinDsii . . . . While. . 7, H.Her. P. England .
tenuifóim . . .Wiiite. . 7, H. Her. P. Apulia . .1731
trichupiij^lla . , White. . 7, H. Her. P. Levant . . 1820
EchinopoCtOn, Beauvois. From echinos, prickly, and
pogon, a beard. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat . Or. Graminete.
A mere weed, of the simplest culture Synojiyme:
1. Agrostis ovatus—ovatTis.
Echínóps, Linn. From echinos, a hedgehog, and opsis,
aspect; in allusion to the hedgehog-like heads of
flowers. I/imi. 19, Or . .5, N a t , Or. CompoíiííP. Coarse
plants, of considerable beauty, attaining from one
to fi ve f e e t h igh. They are wel l adapted for borders,
on account of their stiff growth; any common soil
suits them, and young plant s are obtained by dividing
the roots. In Spain, they use the flower of E.
strigosus ioY tinder. Synonyme: 1. E. persicus.
exaltätüs . .
börrldüf, 1 . .
hûmïlïs, . .
lanuginösi'is
paiiiculfitüs
polvcéphalús •
Rlt'rö . . .
ruthênïcûs . .
sphserocöplulliis
spinOsüs
strlctüs . .
st rigo sus . .
taûrïcus
tonuifôlïuv^ .
virgätits. . .
viscösCis . .
White . 7. H. Her. P. Austria . 1817
Blue . . 7sH. B. Persia . . 1818
Blue . . 7, H. B. Caucasus . 1816
Blue . . 7, H. B. Levant . . 1736
Blue . . 7,H. Her. P. Spain . .1815
Blue . . 7,H. Her. P. S. Eur. . .1816
Blue . . 7,H. Her. P. Europe . .1570
Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Russia . . 1816
Let. lilue 7, H, Her. P. Austria. . 1596
White . 7, H. Her. P. E«vpt . . 1597
Pa. blue . 7. H. Her, P. Europe . . 1822
Wiiite . 7,H. A.Spain . . 1729
Blue . . 8, H. B. Tauria , . 1816
Blue . . 8, H. Her. P. Russia . . 1820
Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. S.Eur. . . 1820
Blue . . 8, H. B. Caucasus . 1818
EchinospbrmDm, Swartz. From echinos, a hedgehog,
and sperma, seed , the seeds a r e very prickly. Linn.
5, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Boraginacece. These plants are
not worth cultivating, except in general collections.
Synonymes: 1. Myosotis Lapputa. 2. M.
marginata. 3. M- virginica.
Yìrginìcùm, 3 . . Bhio- . . 6, H. B. Virginia . 1C99
barbatnm, deflexHm, Lappìdà J, rnarginCitmi 2, putu-
Inm., RedOwskn.
EcHÌfÈs, Linn. From echis, a viper; refei'ring to
t h e smooth, twining shoots. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat.
Òr. Apocynacece. This is a most beautiful genus
of evergreen twiners ; they grow freely in a mixt
u r e 01 loam and peat, and are increased readily
from cuttings in sand, under a glass. The bark of
E. antidysenterica is astringent and febrifugal.
Pink . . S. Kv. Tw. E. Ind. . , 1821
White . 7, S, Ev. Tw. W. Ind. . 1793
Pink . . 9, G. Ev, S. C. G. H. . 1795
Pa. yel. 10, S. Ev, Tw. E. Ind. . . 1812
. 7, S. Ev. Tw. E. Ind. . 1828
t 114 1
nntidvsentérïeû
bifiöri? . . .
bispinösä . .
caryopliylläta .
cviïiûsà . . .
RCH E C T
diiTOrmîs .
doniiiigênsïs
fnitGscêns .
andiflöril.
S
:-IeynïI . .
lon'f^iflôrii .
mniabaricii .
paniculâtà .
poit.ita . .
reHculât<\ .
RicliÂrdïi .
luhricaülís .
stellArls . .
suberêctâ .
torô.sâ . .
umbellata .
Pa. vel.
Yellow
Pink .
Yellow
White
Red ,
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Ro. vei.
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
1806
1820
181G
1823
1818
1816
1822
1823
1826
1818
1824
1824
1759
1778
1733
7, G. Ev. Tw. CaroHna
6, S. Ev. Tw. W. Ind.
S. Ev, Tw. E. Ind. .
S, Ev. Tw. E. Ind. .
6, S, Ev. Tw. E. Ind. .
6, S. Ev. Tw. Brazil .
6, S. Ev, Tw. Malabar
7, S. Ev. Tw, S. Amer.
S. Ev, Tw. Trinidad
7, S. Ev. Tw. E. Ind. .
7, S. Ev. Tw. Guiana .
7, S. Ev. Tw, Guiana .
7, S. Ev. Tw. Rio Jan.
7, S. Ev. Tw. .Tamaica
7, S. Ev. Tw. Jamaica
7> S. Ev. Tw. J¿imaica
E c h iOm, Linn. From echis, a viper; the seeds resemble
the head of the vippr. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat.
Or. Boraginace(S. This is a very pretty genus of
shrubs, growing from two to six feet high, in a
m i x t u r e of loam and peat. Cuttings will root in
the same kind of soil, under a glass ; but they are
more readily increased by layers, which soon take
root if laid down in the young wood, with a little
nick cut in the shoot. Seeds are frequently produced,
from which they may also be increased.
Synonymes: 1. E. formosum. 2. E. ^randijlorum,
3. E. hispidmn, elegans.
aculefitüm .
»nibígüüm .
argén téüm . .
australe . . .
bifíons . . .
bniehyauthüm
cándícans . .
capitátíim . .
caiidati'im .
crétícíim
cynoglo.ssoldes .
denslflórüm
diffiusüm . .
fa.stuOsüm . .
ferocíssímüni .
foliósüm
fniticosflra ,
gigfmttíüm . .
glábrum . .
glaucophyllüm
grandifiorüm, 1
nlspidúm . .
italícüm . .
Isevigaiüm . .
lasiophj'llüm .
lineátüm .
longiflOrüm
lusitünícüm
macranthüm, 2
macrcpliyllüm
marltlmüm, .
Mertensíl . .
micrSnthüm .
mollé . . .
nervosa ni . .
orientalé
paniculütüm .
parviflorüm
plantaginoides
plantaginéüm .
prostratüni
pyramidatüm .
pyrenáüm . ,
rübrüm .
salmanticüm .
scábrüm . .
Sibthorpii, 3 .
•simplex. . .
«pica til Ri . .
strictüm . .
stiigosüm , .
tenüé . . .
thyr.^oidéüm .
luberculátüm .
verrucOsüm
viulñctíüm . .
vir¿sc<-n.s , .
vulgáré . . .
Óoré-albo .
Eclípta. From ekleipo, to be deficient; the seedcrown
and wing are wanting. Linn. 19, Or. 2,
N a t . Or. Compositis. Uninteresting annuals and
biennials ot easy culture—crecí«, ¡.atifdlid, procümprostrdta,
punctiitá, undulatá.
Ecostate, having no nerves on the leaf.
EcrocARPus, Lyngbye. From ektos, outside, and
Arar^jof, a frui t ; the theca is not inclosed. Linn.
t II0 J
. White . 6• G.. Er.. S. Canaries . 1815
. Wht, red • 7 , G , Ev, S. Canaries . 1820
. Blue . . 6, G,. Ev.. S, C. G. H. . 1789
. Purple . Ö;, H A . S. Eur. . • 1824
. Wht, red 6, G. Ev. . S. Canaries . 1820
. AViiite . 6=, G., Ev. s. C. G. H. ? . 1819
. Blue . . 6, G.. Ev. s. Madeira . 1777
lied . . 6,, G.. Ev. s. C. G. H. . 1819
, Red . . 7.. G . Her. P. C. G. H. . 1818
. Red . , . 4,, H A . Levant . . 1683
. Blue . . 7., G.' Ev. S. Canaries . 1816
. Blue . ,. 6,, G.. Ev. s. Canrtries . 1820
. Pink . . 6.. H A . Crete . . 1817
. Purple . 4,, G.' Ev. S. Canaries . 1779 . Blue . 6,, G.. Ev. s. Madeira . 1794
, White . 7,, G., Ev, s. Canaries . 1815
, Pink . . 5, G. Ev, s. C. G. H. . 1759
, White , .6, G. .Ev. s. Canaries . 1779
, White .. 5,, G. Ev. s. C. G. H, . 1791
. Violet . 5., G.. Ev, s. C. G. H. . 1792
. Pink . .• ÖlG . Ev. s. Madeira • 1787 . Wiiite . 6, G. .Ev. s. C. G. H. . 1818
, White .. 7, H. B. Jersey .
Blue . . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. ' 1774
White . • 5, G. Ev. s. C. G. H. . 1819
Wiiite . • 7, G. Ev. s. Canaries . 1815
Blue . . 7, G. Ev. s. C. G. H. . 1806
Violet 6, H. A. S, Eur. . . 1731
Violet . 7, H. A. Barbary
Canaries
. 1818
Blue . . 7, G, Ev. S.
. 1823
Blue . . 7, H. A. Italy . . 1815
Blue . . 6,6. H. Her,. P. Spain . . 1824
Violet . H. A. Bar bar y . 1824
White . 6, G. Ev. S. Teneriife . J820
Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. Madeira Pa. blue . . 1777 6, H. A. Levant . . 1780
White . 7, G, Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1815
Blue . . 7, White . 6, H. A. Barbarv . 1798
H. A. 8. Eur." . . 1826
Purple . 7, H. A. Italy . . 1776
Red . . 7, H, Her, P. Egypt . . 1825
Blue , . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1820
White . 7» H. B. Pyrenees . 1815
Red . . 6, H. B. Hungary . 1791
Pink . . 7, H. A. Spain . . 1819
Pur, blue 7, G. Ev. Ö. C. G. H. ,. 1820
R-^d . . 6, H. B. Europe . . 1824
White . 6, G. Ev. S. TeneriiFe ,. 1820
White . 6.7, G. Her. P. C. G. H. ,. 1790
Blue . . G. Ev. S. Canaries . 1779
Violet . 8, G. Ev. s. C. G. H. ,.. 1821
Blue . . 7, H. B. Sicily . , . 1824
Blue . . 8, H, B. S.Eur. . . . 1820
Violet . 8, H. B. Spnin . . , 1820
Wiiite . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . . 1822
Blue . . 6, H. B. Austiia. , I608
White . 7, (Í, Ev. S. Crinaries . 1820 Red . . 7, H. B. Britain . ,
White . 7, H, B. Britain . ,
ECT ELA
24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Algw. Mostly dark green
m a n n e producticms, found in spring and summer—
brachiatvs, granuìósùs, tomentOsus, silictilOsTts atrOvìrSns
ferrugìnèùs.
Ectostko^ia, Fries. From ektos, without, and stroma^
a hair. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. Very
minute species, to be met with during summer and
autumn on the Iris, and decayed laurel leaves;
whence their specific names—I r ì d ì s , LaUri.
E d e n t O l u s , not toothed.
E n i B p , eatable.
EnwAKDSiA, Salisbury. In honour of Sydenham
Edwards, a celebrated English botanical draughtsman.
Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat, Or. Leguminosa;. A
v e r y ornamental ^-enus of plants, which will survive
our winters if planted against a warm wall,
and protected from very severe frosts. They vary
in height from four to twelve feet; they thrive
best in sandv peat, and inci'ease readily from cuttings.
Synonyme: 1. Sophora sericea.
chilGnsts .
chrysitphylla
grandiflòri .
microphylia
minima. . .
nitida . .
Yí^llow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
G. Ev
F. De
F,
F.
F. De. S. N. Zeai
T, Chile
S. N. Zeal.
De, S. N. Zeal.
De. S. N. Zeal.
1822
1772
1772
1818
S, Ev. S. Bourbon . 1820
Effuse applied to inflorescence, and means a kind of
panicle with a ver y loose arrangement.
Egg-bearkr, see Solannm origSnmn.
Eglantine, see R6sa lutSa.
Eglantine, see Riibfts EglantBrU.
Egyptian lotus, see Nymphcbd LOtiis.
Egyptian thohn, see Acacia vera.
Ehretia, Linn. In honour of D. G. Ehret, a celebrated
German botanical draughtsman. Linn. 5,
Or. 1, Nat , Or. Ehretiacece. Stove plants, of much
beauty, from eight to twenty-hve feet high. They
delight m loam and peat, and cuttings root in the
same kind of soil, or in sand, unde r a glass» i n heat.
acuminata
While
âspérâ . .
Wiiite
buxiföim
Wliite
divaricata .
White
dubia - .
White
iniernodîa ,
Wiiite
lâvïs . .
Wiiite
lâXH . . .
White
microphyliä
White
serrata .
Wliiie
tinifolïa .
White
EHR HARTA,
Smith.
n a t u r a l i s t
Linn.
. 7. G. Ev, T. N. H0II. . 1820
S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1795
sS.. Ev, S. E. Ind. . . 1823 s. Ev, T. Havannah . 1820 Ev. T, Jiimaica , 182.Ò s. Ev. S, Antilies . 1819
sÖ.. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1823 Ev. S. Bourl)on . 1826
' 7, ss.. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1818 Ev. s. E. ind. . . 1823
• 6, s. E v. T. Jdmaica . 1734
onour of F E h r h a r t , a Swiss
Or. 1, , Nat. Or. Gramineoe.
Aira capensis.
. 7, Grass. C. G, H. 17ÖG
> mi wu >r iiiv-.ji Ci.1 C VlliJ .
lections. Synonyme: 1
panicea . . . . Apetal.
calycina 1 distichiphylla, gigantea.
E k e j í e r g i a . Sparmann named this genus in compliment
to C. Gustavus Ekeberg, captain of a Swedish
East Indiaman, who took him out to China. Linn.
10, Or. 1, Nat. Or, Meliacea;. A very ornamental
tree, growing about twenty feet high; a mixture
of loam and peat suits it, and young plants may be
raised from cut t ings, planted in sand, under a glass,
in heat.
capensis . . . White. . 7, G. Ev. T. C. G-H. . 1789
E l ^ á g n ü s , Linn. From elaia, an olive, and agnos,
a chaste tree; resemblance the tree bears. Linn.
4, Or. I, Nat. Or, Elceagnacece. These are ornamental,
largish-growing trees, or shrubs, of easv
c u l t u r e , thr iving in any open soil, and are increased
by layers or cut t ings of the ripened wood, planted
in a warm situation early in autumn. The fruit
oíE. arbórea, imáconferta, is eaten in Nepa l ; and in
P e r s i a the frui t of E. orze^ía/ií is u sed as a dessert,
under the name of Zinzeyd.
acuminata .
Apetal
G
E v.
angustifOira
Y'fllow
H
De.
S. Eur. .
arbòièa . .
Apetal
G
Ev.
Nepal .
argcntéa
Apetal
H
De.
N. Amer.
eonfCrta
White ,
II
De.
Nepal ,
latifòira . .
Apetal
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Guinea express an oil from the fruit of this plant,
f s the Greeks do from their olives;- whence
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Beautiful species of palms, requiring a sirong heat,
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