ESCALLOXIA. 



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EUONYilUS. 



Mustard. — Most of the kinds are 

 weedy plants, generally biennials, 

 seldom grown in British gardens. 

 One species, E. PerowsHanum, an 

 annual, with dark orange flowers, in- 

 troduced, in 1838, has become popular 

 from its beauty. £. ihericum, Dec. 

 (Ckeb'dnthus armeniacus, Botanical 

 Magazine), a perennial introduced in 

 1803, somewhat resembles E. Perow- 

 skianum in appearance, except that 

 its flowers are yellow instead of 

 orange. These plants grow best in 

 sandy peat mixed with a little loam ; 

 and they are quite hardy. 



Ertthr^'a. — GentianacecB. — 

 The Lesser Centaury. — Little pink- 

 flowered plants, mostly annuals, suit- 

 ablefor rock-work. The seedsshould 

 be so'svTi in autumn in the open bor- 

 der, and the plants removed in 

 patches, with earth attached, to the 

 rock-work in spring. 



ERTTHRI'^'A. — Leguminosce. — 

 The Coral Tree Stove and greenhouse 

 shrubs, with splendid coral-coloured 

 flowers. E. laurifdlia and E. Crista 

 gdlli, will grov\^ in the open air, and 

 they will flower magnificently in a 

 warm sunny border, if sheltered by a 

 south wall. The soil should be a 

 sandy loam, or loam and peat ; and 

 they are propagated by cuttings of 

 the young wood struck in sand under 

 a glass, but without bottom-heat. 



Erythro':nium. — Tulipdcece. — 

 See Dog's-tooth Violet. 



Esc ALLo'::;iA. — E&calloniacecB. — 

 Beautiful shrubs, natives of South 

 America, which are nearly hardy in 

 the climate of London. They grow 

 best in peaty soil, or in very sandy 

 loam . E. rubra is generally trained 

 agaicst a wall, but E. raontevidensis, 

 which produces large clusters of white 

 flowers, is grown as a bush. Both 

 kinds require protection from severe 

 frosts. There are several other kinds, 

 but only the two mentioned are in 

 general cultivation in British gardens. 



Eschscho'ltzia. — Papaverucece. 

 — Annual plants with showy flowers, 

 natives of California, on which ac- 

 count, and from the flowers resem- 

 bling in shape those of the Poppy, 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 de- 

 layed till spring, the plants frequently 

 do not flower till the second year. 

 ; Sometimes they will live and flower 

 I two, or even three years in succession, 

 though this is very rarely the case. 



Etiolated . — This term isapplied 

 to plants which have been blanched, 

 and drawn up with weak and slender 

 stems ; by being kept too far from the 

 light, and not allowed a sufficient 

 quantity of fresh air. 



Eucaly'ptus. — MyHacecB. — 

 Australian trees of enormous size, 

 some species of which are grown in 

 Englandasgreenhouseshrubs. They 

 should be grown in loam and peat, 

 and are propagated by cuttings, 

 which are very difficult to strike. 



Euchari'dium, — Oiiagracece. — 

 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. 



Eudendro'bium. — Orchidacece. 

 — A new name given to some of the 

 handsomest kinds of Dendrobium, 

 including J), chrysdnthemura, D. 

 riiacrophyllwm^ and B. Pierdrdi. 



EuGE'NiA. — Myrtacece. — The 

 Rose Apple. — Handsome shrubs, 

 grown as fruit trees in the East 

 Indies, which produce their splendid 

 flowers freely in British stoves. They 

 should be grown in a mixture of two- 

 thirds sandy loam and one -third peat, 

 and are propagated by cuttings of the 

 ripe wood, which strike freely. 



Euo'nymus. — Celastrinece. — The 

 Spindle Tree. — The common British 

 species is well known for its curious 



