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neat. It is one of those flowers which always look untidy, 

 and owes its place in the garden to its bright colour and large 

 blooms. The seed may be sown in the early spring where it 

 is to grow, and when it comes up too close together it must 

 be thinned out. The plant has a tap-root like a small carrot. 

 There may be two complete seasons of bloom ; for if the seed 

 be sown in autumn it will come up, and, unless the frost be 

 very severe, stand through the winter and bloom early. If 

 the plants are allowed to shed their seed the place will be 

 overrun as with a weed ; and where it has once been sown or 

 planted it will afterwards require only to be thinned, for 

 hundreds of plants will come up. It makes a very brilliant 

 appearance in fine weather, and especially when contrasted 

 with the blue of the Convolvulus or Larkspur, and the scarlets 

 and purples of other flowers. The genus has been called 

 Chryseis. 



EUCALYPTUS. Gum Tree. [Myrtacese.] A large genus 

 of greenhouse evergreen shrubs, or rather trees, the majority 

 of which are far too large and coarse in their habit of growth 

 for select collections. They furnish much of the timber of 

 Australia. E. macrocaiya is, however, a very handsome shrub, 

 of moderate dimensions. They grow readily in a compost of 

 loam three parts, and peat one part, with the ordinary treat- 

 ment of the coarser greenhouse shrubs. Propagated by 

 cuttings in sand. Many of the species will sundve with slight 

 protection against a wall, and are remarkable plants in such 

 cases. E. cocci/era has survived the climate of Devonshire as 

 a standard. 



EUCHAPJDIUM. [Onagracese.] Hardy annuals, nearly 

 allied to Clarkia, and requiring the same treatment. They 

 are neat, but not very showy. Sow in March and April in 

 the open borders, and in autumn for early blooming. 



EUCHILUS. [Leguminosae, § Papilionacese.] Greenhouse 

 evergreen shrub. Soil, turfy peat, loam, and sand. Propa- 

 gated by cuttings in sand under bell-glasses. 



EUCOMIS. [Liliaceae.] Greenhouse bulbs, from the 

 Cape of Good Hope. They bear long spikes of green flowers, 

 surmounted by a tuft of small leaves. Rich light soil. Pro- 

 pagated by offsets. Planted deeply at the foot of a wall they 

 will survive the winter. 



