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EPIDENDRUM. 
pots, or pieces of brickbat, the| Eprica\a—Ericdécee—The Grand 
largest of which should not exceed 
two inches in diameter, and small 
lumps of freestone; and this will 
provide a reservoir of moisture for 
the nourishment of the roots. The 
plants should be potted high, like 
Heaths, as the collar is inevitably 
rotted, if buried, by the moisture 
which is essential for the roots. 
They require plenty of air and light, 
but not much heat; sufficient to 
exclude the frost in winter is quite 
enough for them. Cuttings of the 
young wood may be struck in pure 
sand, under a bell-glass, and with 
the aid of bottom-heat. See Eri‘ca 
and Curries. 
E/puepra. — Garetdcea. — The 
shrubby Horse-tail, or Sea Grape. 
Very curious small evergreen 
shrubs, with jointed branches, and 
apparently without leaves. ‘They 
grow best in sea-sand; and, when 
pegged down and kept clipped 
closely, may be made to present 
the extraordinary appearance of 
green turf stretching to the very 
brink of the sea, and even covered 
by it at full tide. They are used 
for this purpose, Du Hamel tells us, 
in Africa, to cover those dry burn- 
ing sands, and to give the appear- 
ance of an English lawn, where 
not a single blade of grass_ will 
grow. ‘The berries are wholesome, 
and, when ripe, taste ike mulber- 
ries. 
Eripve'nprum. — Orchidacee. — 
Parasitic plants, which should be 
grown in a damp stove or orchideous 
house, on pieces of wood hung up 
from the rafters for that purpose. 
The roots must be wrapped in damp 
moss and tied on the wood, into 
which they will soon penetrate. 
These plants may also be grown in 
baskets, or cocoa-nuis filled with 
moss, and hung up in the same 
manner. ‘They require to be grown 
in the shade, and kept very moist 
and very hot. 
ERICA. 
— 
Laurel—aA_ little creeping plant, 
with white flowers, suitable for rock- 
work. It should be grown in sandy 
peat, and never suffered to become 
too dry. There is a pink-flowered 
variety, which was raised by Mr. 
Milne, nurseryman, Stoke Newing~- 
ton. 
Eprio‘\s1um.— Onagrdcee. — The 
French Willow-herb. A tall showy 
perennial, with stoloniferous roots, 
only suited to a shrubbery. It re- 
quires no care in its culture; the 
only difficulty being to prevent its 
overpowering every thing else, when 
it is once planted in any situation 
not exceedingly dry. There are 
several wild species of Epilobium 
common in Britain, one of which 
is called by the odd name of Cod- 
lings-and-Cream. EE. alpinus is a 
pretty little plant for reckwork. 
Epipuy'LLum.— Cactdcee. — One 
of the genera formed out of the 
Linnean genus Cactus, by Mr. 
Haworth, and comprising those 
Cacti that produce their flowers on 
their leaves. The genus Epiphy/'l- 
lum is, however, now given up, and 
the plants in it are called Cereus by 
botanists. HE. truncdtum and E. 
speciosum, two of the best-known 
species of this division of Cacti, are, 
however, still generally called by 
their original names of Cactus 
truncatus, and Cactus speciosus. 
Both species are abundant flowerers, 
and require only greenhouse heat. 
C. truncatus will grow grafted on 
almost any other species, and it will 
bear other species grafted on it. 
For culture, see Cereus. 
Era’ntais. — Ranunculaceae. — 
The modern botanic name of the 
Winter Aconite. The Linnean 
name of this plant was Helléborus 
hyemalis. For the culture, see 
Winter AconITE. 
Eri‘ca.— Ericice@a.—The differ- 
ent spec: 8 of Heaths are among 
the mast beautiful of our greenhceise 
