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Dryandrus. To this genus belong several species, similar 

 to the Banksias ; they are delicate plants, producing orange 

 and straw-colored thistle-like flowers in abundance. 



Echeveria. This genus of succulent plants are natives of 

 Mexico and California. Some of the species produce green 

 and red blossoms ; the flowers of the variety pulverulenta are 

 red, and the foliage is covered with powder, which gives it a 

 beautiful appearance. 



Epacris. This is a native of New South Wales, of which 

 there are several species, mostly erect-growing plants, varying 

 from two to four feet ; the leaves are small, and the blossoms, 

 which, in different varieties, are crimson, pink, purple, and 

 white, are, under good cultivation, abundant from January to 

 June. 



Eranihemum. This species belong to the hot-house, and 

 will not flower in perfection without plenty of heat. The 

 Eranihemum pulchellum produces flowers of a fine blue color 

 from December to April ; and the Eranthemum bicolor will 

 yield purple and white flowers from April to August, under 

 good cultivation. 



Erica, Heath. Upwards of five hundred species and varieties 

 of this plant are cultivated in Great Britain, where a continued 

 succession of bloom is kept up from January to December. 

 The most prominent colors are white, scarlet, purple, yellow, 

 and red. They are desirable plants to cultivate in any coun 

 try, as they furnish material for the bouquet in winter ; but 

 they must be screened from the noon-day sun in summer, and 

 only moderately watered, as extremes of drought or moisture 

 are destructive to this family of plants. 



Erythrina, Coral Plant. There are several species of this 

 plant, chiefly adapted to the hot-house, producing long spikes 

 of crimson or scarlet flowers. Some keep them in good con 

 dition in a green-house ; they must, however, be well attended 

 to, and frequently repotted, which will sometimes induce 

 them to bloom two or three times in a year. 



Escallonia. There are several species of this plant, some of 



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