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the seedlings should be very carefully 

 transplanted to the open border in 

 May, as they are then very liable to 

 injury. 



EUCOMIS. Cape bulbs, not very 

 showy, though deserving of cultivation 

 in the outdoor garden, on account of 

 their broad handsome foliage, more or 

 less spotted with purple at the base, 

 from which rise tall cylindrical spikes 

 of blossoms surmounted by a crown of 

 leaves. Like many Cape plants, they 

 are hardy on light and dry soils. 

 There are four species, all of which are 

 in cultivation. E. undulata has leaves 

 1 8 inches long, wavy at the margins, 

 and profusely marked on the under 

 surface with dark purple blotches 

 which, in the variety striata, assume 

 the form of stripes. The flower spike 

 is 2 to 4 feet high. On the upper 

 half are densely arranged, in a cylin- 

 drical manner, numerous greenish-white 

 blossoms, with purplish centre, crowned 

 by a tuft of narrow green leaves. E. 

 punctata is the largest kind, having 

 leaves about 3 feet long. E. regia is 

 dwarf er than either of the preceding. 

 The raceme of flowers is about i foot 

 high, and the tuft of leaves at the top 

 is larger than in other kinds. E. nana 

 is the smallest. The spreading leaves 

 lie horizontally, while in the others 

 they are more erect. They thrive best 

 in light sandy soil, with the roots 

 protected by a covering during winter. 

 The foot of a south wall suits them if 

 they are associated with the larger 

 hardy bulbs, but they are not the 

 most effective or graceful of the Lily 

 family. 



EUCRYPHIA (The Brush Bush}. 

 A handsome shrub, E. pinnatijolia 

 hardy, a native of S. America. The 

 flowers, borne plentifully, are very 

 beautiful. They come at the end of the 

 summer, when blooming shrubs are 

 few. The shrub has pinnate leaves 

 and large white flowers about 3 inches 

 in diameter. Propagated by layers. 

 Seed should be plentiful, and that is 

 the best way to increase it. 



E. CORDIFOLIA. A shrub as fine as 

 that first introduced, but quite distinct, 

 bearing very attractive berries, and grow- 

 ing 10 feet or more high. It is said to be 

 tender at Kew, and even against a wall 

 not to succeed, but it seems quite hardy 

 with me in the Sussex hills. I think it 

 will be one of the best shrubs ever intro- 

 duced. It is a native of Valdivia and the 

 island of Chiloe, where it attains to the 

 stature of a small tree. 



EULALIA. This Japanese Grass, 

 E. gracillima, is less vigorous in growth 

 than either of the better known kinds, 

 the leaves being more narrow and 

 more gracefully recurved. They are 

 bright green in colour, with a stripe of 

 white down the centre of each. 



E. JAPONICA. A hardy and ornamental 

 perennial grass of robust growth, 6 to 

 7 feet high. The brownish-violet flower 

 panicles have at first erect branches, but 

 as the flowers open these branches curve 

 over gracefully and resemble a Prince of 

 Wales' Feather. Each of the numerous 

 flowers has at its base a tuft of long silky 

 hairs, which contribute greatly to the 

 feathery lightness of the whole. For 

 isolated positions on lawns it is excellent. 

 Even more valuable than the type are the 

 two variegated forms variegata, with 

 leaves longitudinally striped with white 

 and green ; and zebrina, with distinct 

 cross bars of yellow on the green. Division 

 or seed. Japan. 



EUONYMUS (Spindle Tree}. "Low 

 trees with little beauty of flower, but 

 of good foliage, habit, and bright fruit. 

 They grow well in almost every variety 

 of soil, and, as a rule, they prefer open 

 sunny situations, particularly the ever- 

 green sorts, and all thrive near the sea. 



E. AMERICANUS (American Spindle 

 Tree). In mild winters and sheltered 

 situations, a small sub-evergreen shrub, 

 of about 6 feet in height. It is found wild 

 over a wide area in Canada and the United 

 States. It has an erect habit of growth, 

 with numerous long slender branches 

 covered with a smooth light green bark ; 

 the flowers, open in June, are succeeded 

 by rough warted brilliant crimson cap- 

 sules. In this country it is generally 

 cultivated as a wall plant. 



E. ANGUSTIFOLIUS (Narrow - leaved 

 Spindle Tree). A sub-evergreen shrub 

 about 4 feet in height, with long wiry 

 branches, clothed with narrow oblong 

 leaves of a deep green colour in summer, 

 changing in autumn to a dull red tint. 

 The flowers are small, of a greenish-white 

 colour, followed by red fruit capsules. It 

 is a very distinct and interesting shrub for 

 a low wall, and has a pretty effect on 

 raised banks, growing freely in shady 

 sheltered aspects, and in damp, heavy 

 soils. 



E. EUROP^EUS (Common Spindle Tree). 

 This is a native of England, and is a bushy 

 tree, from 10 to 25 feet high ; the leaves 

 of a warm green colour, changing as they 

 decay to a reddish tint. Its small green- 

 ish-white flowers expand in May, and are 

 followed almost always by an abundant 

 crop of fruit, in bright pink capsules, 

 which, opening up in the autumn, reveal 

 the orange-coloured sac which envelops 

 the seeds, producing a beautiful effect. Of 

 several varieties, the most interesting are 



