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GENERAL INDEX. 



Elatine, water-wort, octan. tetrag. and caryophillea?, 



a H. an. of common culture. 

 Elder, — see Sambucus. 



Elecampane — see Inula. 



Electricity, 1210. 



Elegia, dicecia, trian. and restiacea?, G. peren. 

 C. B. S. rush-like plants of easy culture. 



Elephant-apple, feronia elephantum. 



Elephantopus, elephant's foot, syngen. polyg. segr. 

 and coryinbifereae, S. and G. peren. E and W. 

 Ind. which grow freely in loam and peat, and 

 cuttings root in the same soil under a hand- 

 glass. 



Elephant's foot, tamus elephantopus. 



Elettaria, monan. monog. and scitamineae, S. peren. 

 E. Ind. reedy marsh plants of easy culture. 



Eleusine, trian. dig. and grammes, a S. peren. and 

 H. an. Ind. and America, of easy culture. 



Elichrysum, syngen. polyg. super, and corymbiferea?, 

 G. tr. and peren. which grow in sandy peat well- 

 drained, and cuttings root freely in sand in a 

 frame on a hot-bed ; but not covered with a bell- 

 glass, otherwise they are apt to damp oft! 



Ellis, Daniel, Esq. a British author on gardening, 

 page 1113. A. D. 1807. 



Ellis, John, a British author on gardening, page 1107. 

 A. D. 1770. 



Ellis, Thomas, a British author on gardening, page 

 1108. A. D. 1776. 



Ellis, William, a British author on gardening, page 

 1104. A. D. 1738. 



Ellisia, pentan. monog. and boraginea?, a H. an. 

 Virginia, of the usual culture. 



Elm-tree, — see Ulmus. 



Elsholtz, John Sigismond, his works on gardening, 

 page 1123. A. D. 1663. 



Elsholtzia, didyn. gymnos. and labiates?, a H. an. 

 Siberia, of common culture. 



Elvedon Hall, Suffolk, 7552. 



Elvetham, a seat in Hampshire, 7594. 



Elymus, lime-grass, trian. dig. and graminea?, H. 

 peren. and an. Eur. and Amer. grasses of common 

 culture. 



Elytraria, dian. monog. andacanthaces,a H. peren. 

 Carolina, of common culture. 



Ember Court, Surrey, 7527. 



Embryopteris, dicec. polyan. and ebenacea?, a S. tr. 

 E. Ind. which grows in sandy loam, and ripened 

 cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass in moist 

 heat. 



Emmerich, Lieut.-Col. A., a British writer on gar- 

 dening, page 1109. A. D. 1789. 



Emmcrton, Isaac, his works on gardening, page 

 1114. A. D. 1816. 



Empetrum, crow-berry, dicec. trian. and ericeae, a 

 G. and H. tr. Eur. under-shrubs, which may be 

 treated like erica. 



Empleurum, moncec. tctran. and diosmacea?, a G. 

 tr. C. B. S. which grows freely in sandy peat, 

 and cuttings strike root readily under a bell-glass 

 in sand. 



Enchanter's nightshade, — see Circaaa. 



Encomc, a seat in Dorsetshire, 7598. 



Endive, — see Cichonium. 



Eng. Bot., English Botany, by Sir J. E. Smith, the 

 figures bv J. Sowerby. 



Enghien, botanic garden of, by Parmcntier, 141. 



Enghien, Due d'Arembcrg's seat there, 130. 



Englebert, Jortin, his works on gardening, page 

 1130. A. D. 17S4. 



Enkianthus, decan. monog. and ericeae, a G. tr. 

 China, which grows in sandy loam and peat, and 

 ripened cuttings root readily in pots of sand under 

 a hand-glass without bottom-heat. 



Enmore Castle, Somersetshire, 759P. 



Enontekis, garden of the minister there, 250. 



En quenouille {Fr.), a mode of training trees, 2120. 



Entrance lodges and gates, 1712. 



Enville, a seat in Staffordshire, 7570. 



Epacris, pentan. monog. and epacridea?, G. tr. 

 N. S. W. which thrive in sandy peat, rough and 

 turfy, and they require frequent shifting. " Young 

 cuttings planted in pots in sand, under bell- 

 glasses in autumn or winter, or early in spring, 

 will root freely ; but not so in summer." (Sweet.) 



Ephedra, dicec. monad, and coniferea\ H. tr. Eur. 

 under-shrubs which grow in peat earth, and pre- 

 fer a moist situation ; they are readily propagated 

 by division at the root. 



Ephielis, octan. monog. and sapindca?, a S. tr. 

 Guiana, which grows in light loam, and large 

 cuttings root best under a hand-glass in sand. 

 Epicurus, gardens of, 23 



Epidendrum, gynan. monan. and orchidea*, S. peren. 

 W. Ind. parasites which may be treated asaerides. 

 Epigaea, decan. monog. and rhodoracea?, a H. tr. N. 

 Amer. which thrives in peat soil, and is increased 

 by layers ; it requires to be protected during 

 winter. 



Epilobium, willow-herb, octan. monog. and ona- 

 grarea?, G. and H. peren. and an. Eur. and Amer. 

 of the easiest culture. 



Epilobium angustifolium, 4298. 



Epimedium, barren wcrt, tetran. monog. and ber- 

 berideae, a H. peren. Eng. which prefers peat and 

 loam, and is readily increased by dividing the roots. 



Epipactis, gynan. monan. and orchideee, H. peren. 

 Brit, which do best in pots in loam and peat, and 

 increase by dividing the roots ; they require little 

 water when in a dormant state. 



Equestrian promenades, 7313. 



Equisetum, horse-tail, cryptog. gonopterides, and 

 equisetacea?, a H. tr. and H. peren. Brit, which 

 may be treated like ephedra. 



Eranthemum, dian. monog. and acanthacea?, tr. E. 

 and W. Ind. which grow in rich light soil, and 

 root readily under a hand-glass. 



Eranthis, winter aconite, polyan. polyg. and ranun- 

 culacea?, a H. peren. Italy, the winter aconite, 

 of the easiest culture. 



Erbstein, K. F. W., his works on gardening, page 

 1126. A. D. 1799. 



Erddig, a seat in Denbighshire, 7605. 



Erica, heath, octan. monog. and ericea?, G. tr. 

 C. B. S. mostly under-shrubs of great beauty ; 

 table of species and varieties, 6607 ; propagation 

 and culture, 6608. The H. species grow in peat 

 soil, and are increased by layers, cuttings, or seeds. 



Eridge Castle, Sussex, 7531. 



Erigeron, svngen. polyg. super, and corymbiferea?, 

 H. peren.'bien. and an. Eur. and Amer. of com- 

 mon culture. 



Erinus, didyn. angios. scrophularinea?, a G. tr. and 

 T. peren. 'Eur. and C. B. S. which thrive best in 

 peat, and increase by cuttings or dividing at the 

 root. 



Eriocaulon, pipe-wort, trian. trig, and restiacea?, a 

 H. peren. Scot, which grows in bogs, and is in- 

 creased by suckers from the roots. 



Eriocephalus, syngen. polvg. necess. and corym- 

 biferea?, G tr. C. B. S. which grow in light rich 

 soil, and cuttings root readily in the same soil, 

 under a hand-glass. 



Eriogonum, ennean. monog. and polygonea?, H. 

 peren. N. Amer. which thrive best in pots, and 

 are increased by seeds. 



Eriophorum, cotton-grass, trian. monog. and cype- 

 racea?, H. peren. Eur. and Amer. bog grasses of 

 easy culture. 



Erios'oma mali, — see Aphis lanigera. 



Eriospermum, hexan. monog. and asphodelea?, G. 

 peren. C. B. S. with tuberous roots, of easy culture 

 in sandy loam and peat. 



Erithalis, pentan. monog. and rubiacea?, a S. tr. 

 Jamaica, which grows best in loam and peat, and 

 cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass in moist 

 heat. 



Ermenonville, one of the most distinguished coun- 

 try-seats in France, about ten leagues from Paris, 

 on the road to Flanders by Morfontaine, 167. 



Erodium, heron's bill, monad, pentan. and gera- 

 neacea?, G. peren. and H. an. Eur. and Asia, of 

 easy culture, — sec Gerania?. 



Erucaria, tetrad, siliq. and cruciferea?, a H. an. 

 of easy culture. 



Ervum, tare, diadel. decan. and leguminosea?, II. 

 an. Brit, and Ind. of easy culture, — see 4310. 



Ervngium, eryngo, pentan. dig. and umbelliferea?, 

 a S. peren. and H. peren. Eur. and Amer. which 

 grow in any soil, and are increased by seeds or 

 dividing the root. 



Eryngo, — see Ervngium. 



Erysimum, hedge-mustard, tetrad, siliq. and cruci- 

 ferea?, H. peren. bien. and an. Eur. of the easiest 

 culture, — see Barbarea. 



Erythra?a, pentan. monog. and gentianea?, a G. 

 peren. and H. an. Eur. of common culture. 



Erythrina, coral-tree, diadel. decan. and legumi- 

 nosea?, S. and G. tr. which grow readily in sand 

 and peat, and cuttings, not too ripe, root in sand 

 under a hand-glass. 



Erythronium, dogstooth-violet, hexan. monog. lilia?, 

 H. peren. Eur. and Amer. with tuberous roots, 

 of easy culture. 



Escot House, Devonshire, 7600. 



Esculent roots, 3648. 



