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ibíricuni 12 . Yellow. 5, II.
iiitcnuMium Yellow. O, II.
leptophj^lliim
U .
lou^ifòlium
.
longisiliquòsum
pàtiihim .
l>orfoliíV
tum 17 .
B. 1 Armenia 1803
B. 2 bwitzcii. 1819
. Yellow . O, II.
!• Yellow . O, II.
B. 1 Iberia 1821
B. 1 S. Eur. . 1823
Yellow. C, II.
. Yellow. 6, II.
l White . 5, II.
Perofskiìiiium Orango. 7, lì.
immilum. . Yellow. 6, II.
quadrieònie. Yellow. G, II.
Kedòwskii . AVhite . 6, 11.
rhàìticnm 18. Yellow. 6, li.
strictum 22 . Yellow, ü, II.
slrigt^siim 21 Yellow. 6, li.
suiìrutioò- Yellow, C, II. Ev.
B. l i Switzerl
B. 1 S. Kur.
A. 1 Austria
B. 2
1819
1820
1818
1838
sinu .
versicolor 23. Yarieg
B. ¿Switzerl. 1819
A. 1 Silìcria . 1821
B. 1 Liberia . 1821
B. 1 Switzerl. 1819
B. 2 Austria . 1819
B. 1 Siberia . 1800
S. 2 Europe . 1820
5, II. lier. r . 1 Caucasus 1825
a!2')ìmiml, altaìcum; angusiifbliumS^ dsinriim^
aiistrìaciivi 4, cheiranihoìdeSy cràssipes, ciispidàtum^
diffùmvi ^ diìhmm 9, exaltàtuvi, kelvéiicxim^
lanceolàtum, 13, leiMstyliim 15, Marschalliàmivi
^ odoràhtm^ repàndiim^ sessilijlòr-um
19, siculum^ siliciLÌhmm 20, virgàtum.
E rVs i p i i k , DG CandolU. Tlie iiame givon to
mildew by the Greeks. Linn. 24, Or. 9, 'Nat
Or. JIclveilàcGce. Very minute, mostly whitish
species, found most commonly in autumn, on
a groat variety of ])lants, slirubs, and trees—
adù-nca ^ Pòpuli ^ Primàstrij McòrniSj commùnis^
Cichoraceàrim, Lcguminosàruiny mdcidans, Polygoneàrum^
Ranitncidaceàriim^ Umbelliferàr
i i m , divaricàta ^ deprèssa ^ Artemisioi ^ Bardànce,
fitlglmay guttata ^ c ó r y l i , Vlmòrum, ^ lamprocàrpa
^ pcìiicillàta ^ Grossulària ^ BerhóridiSy tòr ~
t i l i s .
E r y t i i r ì - u , Richard. From erythros, red ; alhiding
to the colour of the ilowers. Linn, 5,
Or. 1, Nat. Or. GcntianàcecB. The species of
this genus are pretty, but not easy of cultivation.
The herbaceous spccies require an open,
]oamy soil, and may be increased by divisions.
Tlie annuals and biennials require sowing in
the open border, in autumn, or they will not
come up. Synonymes: 1, Chirdnia CentaHr
i i t i a ; 2, C. liitoràlis ; 3, C. piolchélla.
. 7, H. B. i S. Eur. . 1824
. 7, P. A. ^ Chile . .1825
. 7, H. A. I Brit., heaths.
. 6, G. Her. P. | Spain . 1824
. 6, H. A. J Brit., sea sh.
. 5, H. A. I Eng., sea sh.
aggregiUa. . Red
Cachanlàhuan Pink
Centiitirium 1 Pink
conférta .
Pink
latifòlia .
Pink
littoràlis 2
Pink
lùtea . .
marítima .
Massóni .
pulchélla 3
spicàta
Yellow 7, H. A. I- S. Eur. . 1824
Yellow 7, G. Her. Tr. ^ S. Eur. . 1777
Yellow 7, F. Her. P. | Azores . 1777
Pink . 6, li. A. I Eng., sea sh.
Pink . 7, IL A. | S. France 1820
E k y t i i r ì n a , Linn. From erythros, red ; in reference
to the colour of the iiovvers. Linn, 17.
Or. 4, Kat. Or. Fahaceay. These are all splendid
plants, with fine large lea^^s, and beautiful
brilliant, scarlet, or red liowers ; the comi)
ost best suited for them is one i)art fresh
maiden loam, one part sandy peat, and one
part of horse-dung, well rotted and pulverised.
The whole should be well, incorporated and
chopped, and also well exposed during frost in
winter. As soon as the plants have done
growing, cut them down, and set them in a
cool greenhouse, where they may be kept
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quito dry till the end of November, when they
may be potted into fresh soil, and pots of a
])roper size. When potted, water, and set
them in a house where the lieat is about sixty
degrees, and about March they will llower in
•I)crrection. "When the plants arc again out of
flower, cut them down, as before, to five or six
eyes, according to the strength of the stems ;
re-pot them, and place them in the stove until
they have taken root, and made shoots from
nine to twelve inches, when they must be removed
to a house of the temperature of from
íifty-íiveto sixty degrees, allowing them])icnty
of liglit ; they must be frequently syringed, to
¡prevent tbe attacks of the red spider. Continue
this treatment till they show flower,
then allow them ])lenty of air and moisture,
and they will flower freely again in July, after
which, it is advisable to give them their winter.
Cuttings taken off at a joint, without depriving
them of their leaves, root readily in sand,
under a hand-glass, in a moist lieat. E. Cristag
á l l i , and E. l a n r i f o l i a , will thrive and flower
freely in warm sheltered situations out of
doors ; in such situations, they are killed to
the stamp in winter unless they are cut down
to about four inches of the stem, and sheltered
by an inverted flower-pot. Synonymes : 1, E ,
vclnüna ; 2, E. arhorm. See also Euphorbia
E r y i h r h i a a n d Piscidia Erythrlna.
abyssinica . Scarlet 5, S. Ev. S. 10 Abyssinia 1820
aculeatissima Scarlet 5, S. Ev.
arboresccns . Scarlet (3, S. Ev.
5, S. Ev.
Scarlet 7, S. Ev.
Scarlet 6, S. Be.
Scarlet 6, G. Ev.
Pink . 5, S. Ev.
Scarlet 5, S. Ev.
austràlis .
Bollan gèrii
Bidwíllii .
càiïra . .
Ci\rnoa . .
Corallodéndrum
Cottyiinum
Crísta-gálli
enneándra 1
S. 8 . 1800
T. 25 E. Indies . 1818
T. 25 MorctonB. 1830
S. 10
S. G Hybrid
S. 4 C. G. II.
1847
181(5
T. 12 Vera Cruz 1733
T. 20 W. Indies 1690
Scarlet 7, S. Ev.
Scarlet 6, S. Ev.
Scarlet 5, S. Ev.
S 6
T. 30 Brazil
S. 10
1771
" " ' I h " : } Scarlet 6, S. Ev. S.
fúlgens . . Scarlet 5, S. Ev.
fusca . . . Scarlet 6, S. Ev.
glaüca . . . Scarlet 5, S. Ev.
herbácea . . Scarlet 7, G. Her. P.
hórrida . . Scarlet 6, S. Ev. S.
inct\na . . . Scarlet 7, S. Ev.
•índica . . . Scarlet 6, S. Ev.
laurifólia . . Scarlet 8, S. Her. P.
macroph^lla . Scarlet 7, S. Ev.
S. 8 E. Indies . 1801
T. 15 E. Indies . 1800
T. 20 Caraccas . 1819
3 Carolina . 1824
5 Mexico . 18-24
S, 10 E. Indies . 1820
T. 12 E. Indies . 1814
6 S. Amer. . 1800
T. 20 Teneriffc . 1822
T. 20 Caraccas . 1790
S. 1 . 1823
S. 10 E. Indies . 1816
S. 6 Nepal . . 1820
S. 6 E. Indies . 1696
T. 15 E. Indies . 1800
T. 15 S. Amer. . 1820
S. 10 Porto Rico 1800
mitis . . . Scarlet 8, S. Ev.
nàna . . . Scarlet 6, G. Do.
ovalifòlia . . Scarlet 7, S. Ev.
ovàlis . . . Scarlet 7, S. Ev.
pietà . . . Scarlet 6, S. Ev.
piscidioidcs . Scarlet 7, S. Ev.
poiitntbes. . Scarlet 8, S. Ev.
portorici^nsis Scarlet 8, S. Ev
resupinàta . Scarlet 7, S
Her. P. 1 E. Indies
rubrinérvia . Scarlet 7, S
Ev. T. 15 Bogota
secundiflòra . Scarlet 8, S. Ev.
T. 20 Brazil .
spathàcca . Scarlet 6, S. Ev.
T. 12 W. Indies
speciósa . . Scarlet 9, S. Ev.
T. 8 W. Indies
stricta . . . Scarlet 7, S. Ev.
S. 6 E. Indies .
suberòsa . . Scarlet 9, S. Ev.
T. 15 E. Indies ,
umbròsa 2 . Scarlet 6, S. Ev.
T. 60 Caraccas ,
velutina . . Scarlet 7, S. Ev.
T. 15 Caraccas
E r y t i i r o c p i ì t o n , Nees and Martins. From erythros,
1823
1823
1820
1824
1805
1816
1816
1817
1810
red, and chiton, a coat. Linn. 5, Or. 1,
Nat. Or. Rutacem. A small tree attaining
about ten feet in height ; it has the habit of
Tlicophrdsii, being without branches, and hav-
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ing all the leaves collected at the summit.
The ilowers are white with rod calyxes ; it is
one of those fragrant tropical trees whose
foliage is filled with a sweet volatile oil, like
that of the orange, and whose aromatic, tonic
bark is valuable as a remedy for the fevers of
such countries. The genus is indeed very near
Galipea, one of whose species furnishes the
Angostura bark of Medicine.
Braziliinsis . White 7, S. Ev. T. 10 Brazil . . 1842
EuYTiiiiOLiiNA, Sweet. From erythros, red, and
chlxna ^ a cloak ; alluding to the scales of the
calyx. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracem.
A very pretty Mexican species, producing its
scarlet and orange ilowers in abundance ; it
delights in a rich soil, and young plants are
readily obtained from seed.
conspicua . . Scar. oran. 9, H. B. 4 Mexico 1825
E r y t i i r 5 n i u m , Linn. From erythros, red ; in
allusion to the colour of the leaves and liowers.
Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lilidcm. These are
handsome, though dAvarf-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.
Synonyme:
1 , E , americànum.
White . 4 II. Bl. P. i Louisiana . 1824
Red m. 3, H. Bl. P. i Europe . . 159G
álbidum .
Dèli s cànis
álbiduru .
minus
rùbrum .
gigantèum
grandiilòrum Yellow
lanccolàtum 1 Yellow
longifòlium . Ruse
White
Rod liL
3, il. Bl. r . i Italy . . . 1596
3, H. Bl. r . i Europe . . 1C96
Red m. 3, II. Bl. P. l Europe . . 1590
Yellow 4, H. Bl. P. I N. Amer. .
5, H. Bl. P. Jn". Amer. . 182G
4, H. Bl. P. JN. Amer. . 1005
3, II. BL P. i Switzerland.
ERYTn/jiopiiL^ :UM, Afzel. From erythros, red ;
in reference to the red juice which flows from
the tree when cut. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Fahàceoe. This is a lofty and an ornamental
tree, growing about a hundred feet high. The
natives of many parts of Western Africa iise
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 suiiiciently 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. Synonyme: 1,
Afzélia gr¿tndis.
guineíínse . Pa. yel. 6, S. Ev. T. 100 S. Leone . 1793
E r y t h r o p ó g o n , De CandolU. From erythros,
red, and pogon, a beard ; paleoe of ilowers.
Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteràccoe. Synonymes:
1, Metalàsia unijiora ; 2, M. nmbellata.
imbrieîitus . White 5, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G H. . . 1810
umbellàtus . Roso . 5, G. Ev. S. C. G. II. . . 1810
E i i Y T i i R O X Y L À c E i E or E r y t h r o x y l s . A small
order of trees and shrubs, nearly related to
Malpighiads. They are chicfiy natives of
South America and the West Indies.
E r y t h r ó x y l o n , Linn. From erythros, red, and
xylon, wood ; the wood of the trees is red.
Jjinn. 10, Or. 3, IsTat. Or. Erythroxylàceoe.
These trees are not possessed of much beauty,
but in their native countries they are valuable
for their domestic and medicinal uses. ^ ^ E.
Còca is a plant much used by the miners of
Peru for its stimulating ])roperties, which in
many respects resemble opium, and no eifects
that have been ascribed to the immoderate use
of opium are exceeded by what seems the consequence
of chewing the Coca leaf." They
require to be grown in a mixture of peat and
loam, and cuttings, not too ripe, will root
in sand, xinder a glass, in a moist heat. See
Sethia, also Melhània ErytUròxylon.
havaiiénse , . Yel. gn. 5, S. Ev. S. 10 Ilavanh. 1822
hyperieifòlium Yel. gn. 5, S. Ev. T. 40 Maurit. . 1818
laurifòlium . . Yel. gn. 5, S. Ev. T. 50 Muurit. . 1823
E s c a l l ò n i a , MUHS. In honour of Escallon, a
Spanish traveller in South America, who first
found the species in New Grenada. L i n i i . 5,
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Escalloniàecoò, All the species
of this genus are very line, evergreen, greenhouse
slirubs, several of which are suiiiciently
hardy to stand our winters when planted against
a south wall, with the protection of a mat in
severe weather. They groAV best in a mixture
of peat, sand, and loam ; cuttings taken olf as
soon as the wood is ripened, will root readily if
1)1 anted in sand, under a glass. Synonyme : 1,
E. hijida.
Caraeasána
densa . .
discolor .
floribúnda
glandulòsa
ilUnìta. .
maerííntha
moatevidénsis
1 .
Organénsìs
. White 8, G. Ev. S. 6 Caraeeaa . . 1827
. Pk.wt. 8, G. Ev. S. 6 Merida.
. White 8, S. Ev. S. C S. Amer. . 1820
. White 9, G. Ev. S. 5 N. Grenada 1827
. Red . 9, G. Ev. S. 4 Chilo . . . 1827
. White 8, G. Ev. S. 4 Chile . . . 1830
. Red . 7, G. Ev. S. 4 Chiloo . . lUÌ
White 8, G. Ev. S. 6 Montevideo 1827
Rose . 8, H. Ev. S. fi Organ Mts. . 1844
pteroclìidon . White 6, G. Ev. S. 6 Patagonia . 1854
pulverulenta White 8, G. Ev. S. 6 Chile . . . 1831
rùbra . . . Red. . 9, G. Ev. S. Chilo . . . 1827
viscósa . . White 8, G. Ev. S. 5 Mendoza. . 1829
E s c a l l o n i à c e ì e or Es c a l l o n i a d s . a small
order of shrubs, found growing in the temperate
parts of the world at considerable elevations.
All arc evergreen, and emit a powerful
odour.
EsciiAROTic, having the power to scar or burn
the skin.
E s c h s c i i ó l t z i a . See Chr ^seis.
E s c u l e n t , good for food^
ÉSCULUS. See Qiiércus Ésculus and lùtea.
EsPALÌiiTiA, Mut. In honour of Don Jose Espaleta,
Yiecroy of New Grenada. Linn. 19, Or.
2, IS'at. Or. Aste7 ^ àcece. Perennial species, growing
freely in the open border in summer, but
requiring the shelter of a frame in winter ; increase
is by division of the roots,
argéntea . Yellow 6, E. Her. P. N. Grenada 1845
grandiflòra Yellow 6, F. ller. P. N. Grenada 1845
E s p r i t d' Iva. An aromatic liquor made from
^ Ptàrmica moschàta.
E s u l a . See Euphorbia,
E t h e r O^ n a n t h i c is found in the rind of the
Quince.
E t i i í t l i a , Cassini. Meaning unknown. Linn,
19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteràcem. Stove annuals,
not worth cultivating, exccpt in botanical collections.
Synonyme: 1, E. sÍ7iap)ifolia--\)Yíi.-
siliénsis, conyzoides, divaricata, integrifòlia 1.
E u c a l y p t u s , E H e r i t i e r . From eu, w^ell, and
kalypto ^ to cover ; the limb of the calyx covcrs
Q 2