EVERGREENS 



Evergreens. Plants whose 

 leaves last several years and 

 are not shed simultaneously. The 

 plants are thus never leafless. The 

 holly, for example, produces new 

 leaves each season, but each of 

 these lives for three or four years ; 

 therefore, although there is a leaf- 

 fall every year, it only affects the 

 oldest leaves and the foliage as a 

 whole is always full and green. 

 Evergreen leaves are of leathery 

 consistence with glossy surface, 

 and are thus protected against 

 rapid loss of moisture in summer 

 and the effects of frost in winter. 



Everlastings OB IMMOKTELLES. 

 Term applied to the flower-heads of 

 certain composite plants. Their 

 bracts are of a hard, parchment- 



Everlastings. Flowers of Helichry- 

 sum bracteatum, which, when dried, 

 retain their colour and form for years 



like character and coloured, so that 

 if gathered in their prime, i.e. just 

 before they are fully expanded, 

 they will retain their form and 

 colour for several years. The most 

 striking of these are species of 

 Helichrysum, Acroclinium, Rho- 

 danthe, Aphelexis, Waitzia, and 

 Xeranthemum. When gathered 

 they are hung heads downwards to 

 ensure perfect drying. 



Eversley. Village and parish of 

 Hampshire, England. It is 14 m. 

 N.E. of Basingstoke, and almost on 

 the borders of Surrey. The church 

 of S. Mary, which dates from the 

 early part of the 18th century, had 

 Charles Kingsley for its rector from 

 1844-75.' , He is buried in the 

 churchyard and the place is chiefly 

 known for its association with him. 

 Near is Bramshill House, a fine 

 building erected for Prince Henry, 

 son of James I. Pop. 841. 



Eversley, CHARLES SHAW-LE 

 FEVBE, IST VISCOUNT (1794-1888). 

 British politician. Born Feb. 22, 

 1794, he was 

 educated at 

 ^^ Winchester 

 and Trinity 

 College, Cam- 

 . bridge. He en- 

 I t: \ tered Parlia- 



1 mentasaWhig 

 I in 1830 and 

 jj sat for N. 

 1st Viscount Eversiey. Hants from 

 British politician 1832-57. After 



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serving as chairman of various com- 

 mittees, he was elected speaker in 

 1839, and filled that office with dis- 

 tinction, reforming procedure and 

 maintaining order in the difficult 

 times of O'Connell and the free 

 trade debates. In 1857 he retired 

 and was created Viscount Eversley. 

 He died at Heckfield, Hampshire, 

 Dec. 28, 1888. The title became ex- 

 tinct, but was revived as a barony 

 in 1906 in favour of his nephew, 

 Rt. Hon. G. J. Shaw-Lefevre. 



Eversley, GEORGE JOHN SHAW- 

 LEFEVRE, BARON (b. 1832). British 

 politician. Born June 12, 1832, he 

 was educated 

 at Eton and 

 Trinity Col- 

 1 e g e, C a m- 

 bridge. As a 

 Liberal he was 

 M.P. for Read- 

 ing, 1863-85 

 and for Brad- 

 ford, 1885-95. 

 He was civil 1st Baron Eversley, 

 lord of the British politician 

 admiralty i n Ruisel1 



1856, secretary to the board of 

 trade, 1869-71 ; secretary to the 

 admiralty, 1871-74; first commis- 

 sioner of works, 1881-83 and 1892- 

 93; postmaster-general, 1883-84; 

 and president of the local govern- 

 ment board, 1894-95. He was raised 

 to the peerage in 1906. In 1919 

 he published his Reminiscences. 



Evert, ALEXIS ERMOLAEVITCH 

 (b. 1857). Russian soldier. Born 

 Feb. 20, 1857, he entered the army 

 in 1874, saw active service in the 

 Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78, and 

 took part in the Russo-Japanese 

 War, 1904-5. After the outbreak 

 of the Great War he commanded 

 one of the Russian armies in 'S.E 



EVERTON 



Poland, which 



defeated the 



Austrians 



under Dankl 



in Aug.-Sept., 



1914. In 1915- 



16 he was 



comma nder 



in-chief of the 



Russian cen- Alexis Evert, 



tral armies, Russian soldier 



and skilfully conducted the retreat 



from the Niemen. He resigned his 



command in March, 1917. 



Everton. Parish of Lancashire, 

 England, forming a N.E. suburb of 

 Liverpool, and within its borough 

 limits. Here is S. Edward's Roman 

 Catholic College, founded 1842 and 

 enlarged in 1875. It stands in its 

 own grounds of 11 acres. Everton 

 is celebrated for its toffee. Pop. 

 120,865. See Liverpool. 



Everton. Association Football 

 Club. Founded in 1879, it origi- 

 nated from a church school, the 

 first ground being in Stanley Park, 

 Liverpool. In 1885 it adopted pro- 

 fessionalism, and in 1888 was one of 

 the twelve clubs that formed the 

 Football League on its foundation. 

 The club has played in the premier 

 division ever since. In the first 

 year of the competition it occupied 

 eighth place in the league table, and 

 in 1890-91 secured the champion- 

 ship, scoring 29 points out of a pos- 

 sible 44. In 1914-15 it again won 

 chief honours, its record being 46 

 pouits out of a possible 76. On six 

 occasions the club has been runner- 

 up. Everton won the Football 

 Association Cup in 1905-6, beating 

 Newcastle United by one goal to 

 nil in the final. Their ground is 

 Goodison Park, Liverpool. See 

 Football. 



Everton. Association Football Club Team, 1920-21. Left to right, standing : 



J. Elliott (trainer), T. Fleetwood, J. McDonald, A, Grenyer, T. Fern, G. Brew- 



ster, R. Downs ; sitting, S. Chedgzoy, W. Kifsopp, J. Peacock. D. Reid, 



G. Harrison, Clarkson 



Tuson. Manchester 



