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Greenhouse and Stove Plants. 
ELAPHOGLOSSUM, 
give larger pots as this becomes necessary, 
being careful not to disturb the roots in 
the operation of potting, as the plants are 
impatient of injury in this way. 
D. capensis. A pretty kind, with longish 
leaves. It comes from the Cape of Good 
Hope. 
D. dichotoma rubra. A handsome kind, 
with deeply-forked leaves, from the surface 
of which spring a quantity of red hairs. 
D, filiformis. A medium-sized species, 
with pretty erect leaves, fully furnished 
with the red hair-like glands. Introduced 
from North America. 
D. spathulata. This a closer-growing 
plant than the preceding, with a distinct 
habit. A desirable kind ; from Tasmania. 
DRYNARIA. 
A handsome genus of stove Ferns, dis- 
tinct in appearance. The singular massive 
fronds which many of the kinds produce, 
offer a marked contrast to those of the 
more elegant species. 
For propagation and cultivation, see 
Ferns, general details of culture. 
D. coronans. East Indies. 
D. musefolia. Malay Islands. 
D. quercvfolia. East Indies. 
DYCKIA ARGENTEA., 
A curious-looking, low-growing stove 
plant, with long, narrow leaves that lay as 
flat as those of Tillandsia argentea ; the 
leaves are coated over with a similar 
greyish-white covering. Its principal at- 
traction consists in the singular way in 
which the leaves are disposed. It belongs 
to the Bromelaceous order, and requires 
similar treatment to Billbergias, which 
see. Introduced from Central America. 
ECHEVERIA. 
Evergreen succulents, several kinds of 
which have been much used for planting 
out-of-doors in summer since carpet bed- 
ding came into fashion. Beyond’ their 
adaptability for this purpose, there are 
some that deserve a place amongst the 
occupants of the greenhouse. 
They are easily increased by cuttings 
made of the crowns, or off-sets which most 
of the sorts produce annually; these 
should be taken off in spring, allowed to 
he on the potting bench for a few days so 
that their succulent fleshy stems have time 
to dry up a little, and should then be put 
singly in small pots filled with a mixture 
of half sand and loam in a slightly moist 
condition. Stand them in a temperature 
of 55° or 60°, but not in the usual way 
under a propagating glass, as if confined 
they will most likely rot. They will soon 
strike; when the little pots are full of 
roots move into others a size or two larger, 
and give them a light position in a green- 
house or pit fully exposed to the sun, in 
which they delight. Some of the kinds, 
such as E. metallica, which is a strong 
grower, may require more room before the 
end of summer, in which case it should be 
given, but none of the sorts like over- 
potting. They require plenty of air, and 
should have a dry atmosphere. Their 
flowers are very enduring and are distinct 
in appearance. They will also strike freely 
from cuttings made of the stems. Cut 
them in lengths with three or four eyes 
each, and treat as advised with the suckers. 
The following are desirable kinds :— 
E. agavoides. Flowers scarlet. 
E. atropurpurea. A pretty distinct-look- 
ing species. 
E. metallica. A handsome species, worth 
growing for the distinct metallic colour of 
its leaves. 
HE. metallica glauca. 
form of the last named. 
EL. pulverulenta. A handsome species ; 
the flowers a combination of red, white, 
and green. Mexico. 
E. retusa. A compact-growing kind, 
with pretty red and yellow flowers ; blooms 
in summer and autumn. Mexico. 
E. retusa glauca. A distinct form of E. 
A glaucous-leaved 
retusa. : 
E. secunda, <A pretty plant with scarlet 
flowers. Mexico. 
Insects.—Few insects molest Echeverias 
except aphides, which sometimes attack the 
flower-buds ; the remedy is fumigation. 
ELAIS GUINEENSIS. 
A stove Palm, not equal in appearance 
to many others, but interesting from its 
being the plant from which the Palm oil 
of commerce is obtained. From Africa. 
The method of propagation and after 
management will be found under Palms, 
general details of culture. 
ELAPHOGLOSSUM. 
This genus of stove Ferns, which is 
nearly allied to Acrostichum, contains 
several species that are sufficiently distinct 
in appearance to make them worth includ- 
ing in even a select collection. | 
For propagation and cultivation, see 
Ferns, general details of culture. 
The undermentioned are well-marked 
kinds :— 
