EARTH-NUT 



ECHEVERIA 



EARTH-NUT. A'rachis hypoga'a and Conopo'dium 

 ma'jus. 



EARWIG. (Fotficula auricitlaris.) This destroyer of 

 the peach, apricot, plum, dahlia, pink, and carnation, 

 commits its ravages only at night, retiring during the day 

 to any convenient shelter in the vicinity of its prey. 

 Advantage must be taken of this habit, and if small 

 garden-pots with a little moss -within be inverted upon a 

 stick, and pieces of the dry hollow stem of the sunflower, 

 or Jerusalem artichoke, be placed in the neighbourhood 

 of the fruits and flowers enumerated, many of the insects 

 will resort thither, and may be shaken out and destroyed. 

 As earwigs are winged insects, it is useless to guard the 

 stems of plants in any mode. 



EBENUS. The following species have been separated 

 from Anthyllis by some botanists, to make this genus ; 

 but they should be reunited to it. See ANTHY'LLIS. 

 E. cre'tica (Cretan), ij. Pink. June. Crete. 1737. 

 Montbre'tii (Montbret's). Cappadocia. 

 pinna'ta (leafleted). . Pink. June. Barbary. 1786. 

 Sibtho'rpii (Sibthorp's). Pink. July. Greece. 1826. 



EBERMAI ERA. (Named in commemoration of K. H. 

 Ebermaier, who wrote a book on medicinal plants. Nat. 

 ord. Acanthacea?.) 



Dwarf stove herb with ornamental foliage. Cuttings 

 in light, sandy soil in heat, and covered with a glass. 

 Loam, peat, and sand. 



E. ni'tida (shining). Leaves with intense green venation. 

 Brazil. 1879. 



E'BONY. Diospy'ros E'benum. 



ECASTAPHY'LLUM. (From hekastos, each one sepa- 

 rately, and phullon, a leaf. Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



Loosely branched or sub-climbing stove shrubs. Cut- 

 tings in sand in a close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous 

 loam, a little peat, and sand. 



E. Brow'nei (Brown's). White, red. S. Amer. 1733. 

 Moneta'ria (Monetaria). 10. White. Trop. Amer. 

 1820. 



ECBALLIUM. Squirting Cucumber. From ekballo, 

 to throw out ; in allusion to the ripe fruits bursting 

 and squirting out the seeds with great force. Nat. ord. 

 Cucurbitaceae.) 



The plant is known as the Squirting Cucumber, be- 

 cause, when the fruit is ripe it separates from its stalk, 

 leaving an opening. The rind of the small oblong fruit 

 suddenly contracts and expels the seeds and semi-liquid 

 contents with great force, thus scattering the seeds 

 many feet away from the mother plant. It is a trailing 

 herbaceous perennial, but is usually treated as a hardy 

 annual in this country, or reared in heat and planted 

 out. A little protection would enable it to live through 

 the winter and grow again. Seeds, indoors in March or 

 in the open border in April. Rich, light, well-drained 

 soil. 



E. Elate'rium (Elaterium). Pale yellow. Mediterranean 

 region. Trailer. 



ECBO'ZJUM. (From ekbolion, a medicine to facilitate 

 delivery. Nat. ord. Acanthaceae.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand, in a close 

 frame, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 E. linnea'num (Linnean). 3. Blue. June. E. Ind. 

 1759- 



ECCREMOCA'RPUS. (From ekkremes, pendent, and 

 karpos, fruit ; position of the seed-pods. Nat. ord. 

 Bignpniads [Bignoniaceasj. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2- 

 Angiospermia. Syn. Cala'mpelis.) 



Half-hardy evergreen climbers, with orange flowers. 

 Seeds sown ha heat, in February, will bloom out of doors 

 during the summer ; cuttings taken off in August, and 

 kept in a cold frame during the winter, will bloom better. 

 In sheltered places the fleshy roots will remain safe in the 

 ground during the winter ; but in most places it is safest 

 to protect them from frost and wet, or take them up and 

 keep them from frost, and plant again in May ; any 

 light, fertile soil. 

 E. longifio'rus (long-flowered). 6. July. Peru. 1825. 



,, sca'ber (rough). 6. July. Chili. 1824. 



carmi'neus (carmine). Carmine-red. 1904. 



ro'sea (rosy). Orange-red. 1891. 



ECHA'RDIA. See PERISTERIA. 



ECHEA'NDIA. (Derivation unknown. A rare Lily- 

 wort [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Anthericum.) 



Division, and, it is believed, by seeds ; peat and loam ; 

 greenhouse and cold pit culture. 



E. terniflo'ra (three-flowered). Golden. July. Mexico. 

 1837- 



ECHEVE'RIA. (After M. Echeveri, a botanical 

 draughtsman. Nat. ord. Houseleeks [Crassulaceae]. 

 Linn. lo-Decandria, 4-Pentagynia. All now referred to 

 Cotyledon, which see.) 



Cuttings, chiefly in spring, that the plants may be 

 established during summer ; the base of the cutting 

 should be dried for several days, though the leaves are 

 kept green by shading and moisture, before inserting 

 them in sandy soil ; many will produce a plant from the 

 base of a leaf pegged on to the surface of a pan of silver 

 sand. A bell-glass, if not kept close, will do them good, 

 and also a little bottom-heat ; sandy loam, peat, and 

 lime-rubbish. Winter temp., 40 to 45, and kept 

 almost dry. 

 E. abyssi'nica (Abyssinian). See COTYLEDON CHRYSANTHA. 



acutifo'lia (pointed-leaved). See COTYLEDON ACUTI- 

 FOLIA. 



agavoi'des (Agave-like). See COTYLEDON AGAVOIDES. 



,, atropurpu'rea (dark purple). See COTYLEDON ATRO- 

 PURPUREA. 



,, bracteola'ta (small-br acted). See COTYLEDON BRACTEO- 



LATA. 



ccsspito'sa (tufty). See COTYLEDON C.ESPITOSA. 



califo'rnica (Calif ornian). See COTYLEDON CALI- 



FORNICA. 

 campanula' ta (bell-shaped). See COTYLEDON C^ESPI- 



TOSA. 

 carni'color (flesh-coloured). See COTYLEDON CARNI- 



COLOR. 



cocci' nea (scarlet-flowered). See COTYLEDON COCCINEA. 

 ,, Cordero'yi (Corderoy's). See COTYLEDON CORDEROYI. 

 ,, cuspida'ta (short-pointed). Purple inside. Mexico. 



1907. 

 ,, dtsmetia'na (Desmetian). See COTYLEDON DES- 



METIANA. 



,, farino'sa (mealy). See COTYLEDON FARINOSA. 



fu'lgens (shining). See C. FULGENS. 



,, Fuli'ni (Fulin's). See COTYLEDON GIBBIFLORA FULINI. 



gibbifto'ra (swollen-flowered). See COTYLEDON 



GIBBIFLORA. 



gigante'a (gigantic). See COTYLEDON GIGANTEA. 



glau'ca (glaucous). See COTYLEDON GLAUCA. 



glau'co-meta'llica (glaucous-metallic). Hybrid be- 

 tween Cotyledon glauca and C. gibbiflora metallica. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See COTYLEDON GIBBI- 

 FLORA. 



grandifo'lia (large-leaved). See COTYLEDON GIBBI- 

 FLORA. 



la'xa (loose). See COTYLEDON C.-ESPITOSA. 



,, lu'rida (lurid). See COTYLEDON LURIDA. 



meta'llica (metallic). See COTYLEDON GIBBIFLORA 



METALLICA. 



deco'ra (becoming). A variety of Cotyledon gibbi- 

 flora metallica, with variegated leaves. 



,, Peaco'ckii (Peacock's). See COTYLEDON PEACOCKII. 



,, peruvia'na (Peruvian). See COTYLEDON PERUVIANA. 



pulche'lla (pretty). Bright red. Country unknown. 

 1904. 



pulverule'nta (powdery). See COTYLEDON PULVERU- 



LENTA. 



pu'mila (dwarf). See COTYLEDON PUMILA. 



pusi'lla (dwarf). Yellow-red. Country unknown. 

 The smallest species. 1904. 



Purpu'sii (Purpus's). See COTYLEDON PURPUSII. 



,, racemo'sa (racemed). See COTYLEDON LURIDA. 



retu'sa (blunt-leaved). See COTYLEDON RETUSA. 



,, rosa'cea (rosaceus). See COTYLEDON SECUNDA. 



ro'sea (rosy). See COTYLEDON ROSEATA. 



Schee'rii (Scheer's). See COTYLEDON SCHEERII. 



secu'nda (one-sided). See COTYLEDON SECUNDA. 



seto'sa (bristly). See COTYLEDON SETOSA. 



,, sobri'na (cousin-gennan). . Red. Country un- 

 known. 1904. 



solda'lis (compact). Red-striped. Origin unknown. 

 1904. 



