128 WINDOW AND PARLOR GARDENING 
The Cherokee beans, E. crista-galli and E. herbacea, produce 
flowers on herbaceous shoots the first season and flower early in 
the fall. 
E. indica Parcellii is a fine tree with beautiful white-varie- 
gated foliage. This one is ornamental all the year round, and 
should not be allowed to dry. All Erythrinas can be propa- 
gated by means of seeds and cuttings. Rich, fibrous soil, and 
plenty of water. 
Euphorbia. Milkwort. Spurge. These are curious some- 
times cactus-like plants, almost leafless, with globular and fleshy 
stems. The only species deserving wider culture is the com- 
mon Poinsettia: E. pulcherima, and E. splendens, both of 
which are hardy in the South. The Poinsettia is grown for 
the sake of the splendid scarlet bracts produced beneath the 
flowers. These measure often a foot in length and are very 
showy. Poinsettias for winter-flowering should be grown in 
small pots and kept dwarf by means of moderate watering and 
plenty of air. The propagation takes place in summer by means 
of cuttings of young shoots. ‘They root easily enough under 
glass in sharp sand with moderate watering. Equal parts of 
fibrous loam, leaf mould, decayed manure, and sand make a 
good soil. 
After rooting, the plants should be potted and grown as 
rapidly as possible to produce a crown of large colored bracts 
in mid-winter. ‘These remain beautiful a long time. After 
flowering, a few months of rest is generally given. ‘The cult- 
ure of E. splendens and E. fulgens is too difficult to be here 
recommended. 
Gardenias, or Cape Jessamines, are well-known plants whose 
exquisite beauty is fully seen in some of the Southern States, 
where the plant is hardy. Gardenias grow easily from _half- 
