The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . (B. M. 7201.) E. (hvrtneriis an interesting and beautiful hybrid, raised from an EpipUyllumand a Cereus of some kind. The branchlets are exactly the sameas those of E. truncatum, but the flowers are not like anEpiphytlum at all, resembling rather those of a Ccrcu^i or aPhyllocactus. SYNS. E. Makoi/ainun (J. U. 1889, p. 352),E. Iius6eUianum Gonrtneri (11. II. 1887, p. 516). E. Gibsonl (Gibsons). i\. two to four, of a beautiful, darkorange-red, produced at
The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . (B. M. 7201.) E. (hvrtneriis an interesting and beautiful hybrid, raised from an EpipUyllumand a Cereus of some kind. The branchlets are exactly the sameas those of E. truncatum, but the flowers are not like anEpiphytlum at all, resembling rather those of a Ccrcu^i or aPhyllocactus. SYNS. E. Makoi/ainun (J. U. 1889, p. 352),E. Iius6eUianum Gonrtneri (11. II. 1887, p. 516). E. Gibsonl (Gibsons). i\. two to four, of a beautiful, darkorange-red, produced at the ends of the branches, having somestraight hairs at their base. 1886. This plant closely resemblesE. truncatuiii. E. Guedeneyi (Guedeneys).* /. large; outer petals white,slightly tiuiied with sulphur; the others pure creamy-whitejstamens nuieh shorter than the petals. Stems very broad, thin,with roundish, shallow notches. Probably of garden origin. E. Makoyanum (Makoy*s). A synonym of E. Ga:rtneri. E. Phyllanthus (leaf-flowering). A synonym of PhyllocaciusPki/Uanihus. 2 Y 346 The Dictionary of Gardening, Z!p ipliy Hum—con Fig. 370. Flower of Epiphyllum Russellianum. E. Russellianum. This is easily distinguished from K trun-catuni by its smaller bfanchlets. A flower is shown in Fig. R. Gasrtneri (Grertners). A synonym of E. * truncatum. The following are additional varieties:Bridfjesii, tube violet, petals dark purple; cntentiim, tubepurplish-scarlet, petals bright scarlet; tricolor, tube salmon-red,petals red, centre purplish. Varieties. The following varieties, in addition to thosenamed in Vol. I., p. 517, may be named: Bridqesii, tubeviolet, petals dark purple. Cbuentum, tube purplish-scarlet, petals bright scarlet. Triooloe, tube salmon-red ;petals red, centre purplish. EFIFHYLLUM (of Haworth). A synonym of Phyl-locactus (which see). EFZFREMNUM. Stn. Kayhidofhora. E. mirahileis at present the only species in cnltivation. EFISCIA. Calyx free,
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