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ed 7ith a little loam; and they are 
quit2 hardy. 
Eryrur#\s. — Gentiandcee. — 
The Lesser Centaury. Little pink- 
flowered plants, mostly annuals, 
suitable for rockwork. The seeds 
should be ‘sown in autumn in the 
open border, and the plants removed 
in patches, with earth attached, to 
the rockwork in spring. 
Eryrarina. — Leguminose. — 
The Coral Tree. Stove and green- 
house shrubs, with splendid coral- 
coloured flowers. EE. laurifolia, 
and E. Crista-galli, will grow in 
the open air, and they will flower 
magnificently in a warm sunny bor- 
der, if sheltered by a south wall. 
The soil should be a sandy loam, or 
loam and peat; and they are pro- 
pagated by cuttings of the young 
wood struck in sand under a glass, 
but without bottom-heat. 
Eryturo\nium. — Tulipdcee. — 
See Doa’s-Tooru Vioter. 
Escatio\n1a. — Escallonidcee.— 
Beautiful shrubs, natives of South 
America, which are nearly hardy 
in the ci'mate of London. They 
grow best :n peaty soil, or in very 
sandy loam. . rtibra is generally 
trained against a wall, but £&. 
Monte Vidénsis, which produces | 
large clusters of white flowers, is 
grown asabush. Both kinds re- 
quire-protection from severe frosts. 
There are several other kinds, but 
only the two mentioned are in ge- 
neral cultivation in British gar- 
dens. 
Escuscno’Lrz1a. — Papeveracee. 
—Annual plants, with showy flow- 
ers, natives of California, on which 
account the first species introduced 
was called the Californian Poppy. 
The seeds should be sown in the 
open border as soon as they are 
ripe, as if the sowing be delayed 
till spring, the plants frequently do 
not flower till the second year. 
Sometimes they will live, and flow- 
er two, or even three years in suc- 
| cession, though this is very rarely 
the case. 
ErioLtatep.— Drawn up, with 
weak and slender stems—a conse- 
quence which in hardy plants re- 
sults from want of thinning out in 
|proper time, and in greenhouse 
| plants from being kept in too small 
pots, and too far from the light. 
Eveary'ptus.—Myrtdcee.—Aus- 
tralian trees of enormous size, some 
species of which are grown in En- 
| gland as greenhouse shrubs. They 
should be grown in loam and peat, 
and are propagated by cuttings, 
which are very difficult to strike. 
Evucuaripium. —Onagrarie.—A 
little annual, a native of California, 
nearly allied to the Clarkias. It 
was introduced in 1836, but as it 
does not seed freely it is as yet rare. 
It should be grown in loam and 
peat. 
Ever n14.-- Myrtacee.—-The Rose 
Apple. Handsome shrubs, grown 
as fruit trees in the East Indies, 
which produce their splendid flow- 
ers freely in British stoves. They 
should be grown in a mixture of 
two-thirds sandy loam and one- 
third peat, and are propagated by 
|euttings of the ripe wood, which 
strike freely. 
Evo'nyrmus.— Celastrinee.— The 
Spindle-Tree. The common Brit- 
lish species is well known for its 
curious and very ornamental fruit ; 
but the Ameriean kind, E. latifo- 
lius, is much handsomer, both in 
fruit and foliage. Itis a very valu- 
able shrub for a small garden, as it 
will continue to thrive, and to pro- 
duce abundance of flowers and 
fruit every year, for many years in 
succession, without increasing much 
in size, or requiring to be cut in. It 
is also ornamental in early spring, 
from the peculiar form of its buds 
and the richness of its dark red 
bracteas. All the kinds will grow 
in any common garden soil, and 
they are increased by seeds or cut- 
