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ECHINOPS. Sixteen species. Hardy 

 herbaceous. Division. Common soil. 



ECHITES. Twenty-one species. 

 Chiefly stove evergreen twiners. Cut- 

 ings. Loam and peat. 



ECHIUM. Fifty-eight species. 

 Hardy and green-house shrubs and an- 

 nuals. Layers and cuttings, or seeds. 

 Loam and peat. 



EDGING. This for the kitchen-garden 

 and all other places where neatness, not 



ELiEODENDRON. Five species. 

 Green-house and stove evergreen 

 slirubs. Cuttings. Loam and peat. 



ELAPHRIUM glabrum. ^ Stove ever- 

 green tree. Cuttings. Peat and loam. 



ELATE sylvestris. A stove palm. 

 Suckers. Rich loam. 



ELATER. See Wire- worm. 



ELDER {Sambucus). Common black 

 elder (S. nigra), of which there are 

 several varieties, viz., black-berried, 



ELEVATION. See Altitude. 

 ELICHRYSUM. Forty-five species. 



ornament, is the object, may consist of) white-berried, green-berried, parsley- 

 useful herbs, the strawberry &c. As an • leaved, gold-striped, silver-striped, and 

 ornamental edging nothing can compare silver-dusted, 

 with the dwarf Box, especially in light 

 soils. On heavy low lands it suffers 



during winter and may, perhaps, be i Chiefly green-house evergreen shrubs 

 totally destroyed; in such situations i and deciduous perennials. Cuttings, 

 grass may be used, though it is trouble- Peat and sandy loam. 



ELLIOTTIA racemnsa. Half-hardy 



evergreen shrub. Layers. Sandy loam 



and peat. 



some to keep in order. 

 Fig. 36. 



EDGING KNIFE. This tool , fitted 

 to a straight handle, is used for paring 

 the edges of grass bordering walks, 

 &c., and cutting the outlines of sods, 

 which may be then readily raised by 

 the spade. — Rural Reg. 



EDWARDSIA. Six species. Half- 

 hardy shurbs. Cuttings. Sandy peat. 



EGG-BEARER. Solanum origenum. 



EGG-SHELLS. See Animal Matters. 



EGLANTINE. See Sweet Briar. 



EGYPTIAN LOTUS. Nymphcea 

 lotus. 



EGYPTIAN THORN. Acacia vera. 



EHRETIA. Eleven species. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs and trees. Cuttings. 

 Loam and peat. 



EKEBERGIA capensis. Green- 

 house evergreen tree. Cuttings. Loam 

 and peat. 



EL^AGNUS. Seven species. Hardy 

 or green-house trees and shrubs, except 

 E. latifolia, which is a stove shrub. 

 Layers or cuttings. Light soil. 



ELAIS. Four species. Stove palms. 

 Suckers. Rich sandy loam. 



EL^.OCARPUS. Five species. 

 Stove or green-house trees or shrubs. 

 Cuttings. Loam and peat. 



ELLRBOCARPUS oleraceus. Stove 

 fern. Division. Loam. 



ELISENA longipetala. Stove bulb. 

 Offsets. Sandy loam and leaf-mould. 



ELM (Ulmus). 



ICLM BEETLE. See Scolytus. 



EMBLICA. Two species. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Peat and 

 sand. 



EMBOTHRIUM stroUlinum. Green- 

 house evergreen shrub. Cuttings. 

 Sandy peat. 



ENCP.LIA. Two species. Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. 

 Loam. 



ENDIVE {Cichorium endivia). 



Varieties. — The green-curled, the 

 only one cultivated for the main crops, 

 as it best endures wet and cold ; the 

 white-curled, chiefly grown for summer 

 and autumn ; the broad-leaved, or Bata- 

 vian, is preferred for soups and stews, 

 but is seldom used for salads. 



Soil and situation. — Endive delights 

 in a light, dry, but rich soil, dug deep, 

 as well for the free admission of its tap- 

 root as to serve as a drain for any super- 

 abundant moisture. This should be 

 especially attended to for the winter 

 standing crops, for which, likewise, if 

 the soil or substratum is retentive, it is 

 best to form an artificial bed by laying 

 a foot in depth of mould on a bed of 

 brickbats, stones, &c., as excessive 

 moisture, in conjunction with excessive 

 cold, is in general fatal to this plant. 

 The situation should be open, and free 

 from the influence of trees. 



