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but if planted out in May tliej' will flower 

 finely. Propagated by suckers, which should 

 be taken off when a new growth commences 

 in spring. First introduced in 1821. 



Euryga'nia. Named after Eurygania, the wife 

 of ^dipus. Nat. Ord. Vacci7iacecB. 



A genus of about a dozen species of orna- 

 mental evergreen shrubs with pendant 

 branches and bright-colored, generally red, 

 flowers, allied to Thibaudia. All are natives 

 of the Andes of South America. 



Eusca'phis. From eu, well, and skaphis, a bowl : 

 in allusion to the persistent, bowl-like calyx. 

 Nat. Ord. SapindacecB. 



A genus of two species of hardy glaT)rous 

 shrubs, natives of Japan. E. staphyleoides has 

 white or yellowish flowers, borne in terminal 

 panicles, succeeded by red, bladdery fruit, 

 remaining on the bush until wintei*. This 

 plant is highly pi'ized in its native country for 

 its medicinal properties. 



Eu'stoma. From eustomos, of beautiful counte- 

 nance; referring to the corolla. Nat. Ord. 

 GentianacecB, 



A genus containing only two species, with 

 bright purple or pui'plish-blue flowers, closely 

 allied to LisianthiLS. They are elegant little 

 plants, found from Florida and Texas to Ne- 

 braska, and are readily increased by seeds. 



Euta'xia. From etdaxia, modesty ; referring to 

 the delicate aspect of the flowers. Nat. Ord. 

 LeguminoHCR. 



A genus of verj^ pretty green-house shrubs, 

 natives of Western Australia. They are 

 chiefly low growing and bushy, with small 

 heath-like leaves, and pure yellow pea-shaped 

 flowers, produced in small axillary clustei's. 

 E. myrtifolia is a popular green-house plant, 

 whose slender stems are often seen thickly 

 covered in the spring and summer months 

 with its bright yellow flowers. The species 

 are increased by cuttings. Introduced in 1803. 



Eute'rpe. After Euterpe, one of the nine Muses. 

 Nat. Ord. PalmacecB. 



A genus of Palms of extremely graceful 

 habit, natives of South America and the West 

 Indies. With the exception of E. montana, 

 from the latter country, all are too tall grow- 

 ing for the green-house. This species attains 

 a height of about twenty feet, and has the 

 base of the stem much swollen or bulged out. 

 The leaf bud and the central portion of the 

 upper stem are cooked as a vegetable or 

 pickled by the natives, and is highly esteemed. 

 Propagated by seed. 



Euto'ca. From eutokos, fruitful ; referring to 

 the abundance of seeds. Nat. Ord. Hydro- 

 jyhyllacecB. 



A genus of hardy annuals, with blue, pink, 

 or lilac flowers, mostly from California. A 

 few species are found in Virginia, and south 

 and west, but are not of sufficient merit to 

 warrant their introduction into the gaiden. 

 Those from California are free-flowering, and 

 of the easiest culture. The seed should be 

 sown as early in spring as possible. 



Evening Flower. See Hesperantha. 



Evening Glory. See IpomcEa. 



Evening Primrose. See CEnothera. 



Evergreens. A term applied to trees, shrubs, 

 or other plants, that retain their foliage 

 during winter. 



EXO 



Everlasting Flower. See Helichrysum. 



Common American. Gnaphaliumpolycephalum, 



and (t. decurrens. 

 Swan River. Rhodanthe Ma7igle,^ii. 

 Yellow. Helichrysum orientate and H. arena- 



rium. 



Everlasting Pea. See Lathyrus IcUifolius. 



Evolved. Unfolded. 



Evo'lvulus. From evolvo, to roll out, the op- 

 posite to Convolvulus ; referring to the plant 

 not twining. Nat. Ord. ConvolvulacecB. 



An extensive genus of annuals and peren- 

 nials, mostly from the East Indies and South 

 America, a few species being found in Florida. 

 The flowers of these plants are extremely 

 beautiful, mostly of a large size, and of various 

 shades of blue and white. The annuals should 

 be started in a hot-bed or green-house, and 

 planted out as soon as the weather will per- 

 mit, or they may be grown in pots and trained 

 on a balloon frame. The perennials should 

 be kept dry and dormant through the winter, 

 and started in a brisk heat in spring. During 

 summer they may be grown in the green- 

 house, or in pots, and trained on a trellis, or 

 other suitable place for a climbing plant. The 

 perennials may be increased by cuttings of 

 young shoots. First introduced in 1817. 



E'zacum. This name was used by Pliny, and 

 by him derived from ex, out, and ago, to 

 drive ; in allusion to its supposed expelling 

 powers. Nat. Ord. Gentianacece. 



Annual, or perennial herbs, with opposite 

 sessile leaves, and showy blue, yellow or 

 white flowers. This genus contains nearly 

 twenty species, though they are not yet all in 

 cultivation. E. inacranthum from Ceylon, has 

 rich blue-purple colored flowers, about two 

 inches in diameter, with large bright yellow 

 stamens. All the species are showy and de- 

 serving of cultivation. Propagated by seeds 

 or cuttings. 



Excoriate. Stripped of the bark or skin. 



Excretion. Any superfluous matter thrown 

 off by the living plant externally ; the action 

 by which a superabundance of secreted mat- 

 ter is rejected from a secreting vessel. Also 

 the matter itself thus excreted; gum, resin, 

 etc., are examples. 



Excurrent. Projecting or running beyond the 

 edge of anything ; running out. When a 

 stem remains always central, all the other 

 parts being regularly disposed round it, as in 

 the stem of a Fir Tree. 



Exocho'rda. Pearl Bush. From exo, out of, 

 and chorde, a cord ; i-eferring to the cords by 

 which the seeds are suspended. Nat. Ord. 

 RosacecB. 



E. grandiflora, the only species yet in culti- 

 vation, is a beautiful hardy shrub from China, 

 introduced a few years since, and as yet com- 

 paratively little known. It is in substance 

 described in the late edition of the Treasury 

 of Botany as being remarkable for the struc- 

 ture of its fruits, which consist of five small 

 compressed bony carpels adhering round a 

 central axis in a star-like manner. From the 

 axis or growing point stand five erect placen- 

 tary cords, which enter the carpels on their 

 inner face near the top, suspending from the 

 apex two thin seeds. These cords remain aftei" 

 the carpels have fallen, and have suggested 



