. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1092. G. SMlton. Genus XVIII. EPIGjE^A L. The Epig«;a. Lin. Syst. Decandria Monogynia. Identijication. Lin. Gen., No. 550. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 84!. Synonymes. Jtferaecylum Mich. Gen. 13.; May Flower, Nova Scotia. Derivation. From epi, upon, and gaia, the earth ; the plant creeps upon th
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1092. G. SMlton. Genus XVIII. EPIGjE^A L. The Epig«;a. Lin. Syst. Decandria Monogynia. Identijication. Lin. Gen., No. 550. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 84!. Synonymes. Jtferaecylum Mich. Gen. 13.; May Flower, Nova Scotia. Derivation. From epi, upon, and gaia, the earth ; the plant creeps upon the surface of the earth. Gen. Char. Calyx large, 5-parted, furnished with 3 bracteas at the base. Corolla salver-shaped, with a 5-parted spreading limb; tube villpas inside. Stamens 10. Capsule S-celled, many-seeded. Placenta S-parted. (Don's Mill.) Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, ever- green ; entire., Flowers axillary and terminal, in dense racemes.—A shrub, evergreen, creep- ing, tufted; native of North America. >t^ 1. E. REOPENS L. The creeping Epigaea. Identification. Lin. Sp., 565. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 841. : Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836. Engravings. Bot. Rep., 102.; Bot. Cab., 160.; and om fig. 1093. Spec. Char., Sfc. Branches, petioles, and nerves of 1093. £. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum. London : F. Warne & Co. ; New York : Scribner, Welford & Armstrong
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