EGG-PLANT 



EUEODENDRON 



E. microphy'lla (small-leaved). See SOPHORA TETRAPTERA 



MICROPHYLLA. 



tni'nima (least). See SOPHORA TETRAPTERA. 

 myriophy'lla (many-leaved). See SOPHORA TETRAP- 

 TERA. 



ni'tida (shining). See SOPHORA NITIDA. 

 pulche'lla (pretty). See SOPHORA TETRAPTERA. 



EGG-PLANT or BEARER. Sola'num ovi'gerum. 

 EGG-SHELLS. See ANIMAL MATTERS. 



EGLANTINE. Ro'sa lu'tea, Ro'sa Eglante'ria, better 

 known as R. rubigino'sa or Sweet Briar, and Ru'bus 

 Eglante'ria. 



EGYPTIAN LOTUS. Nymphce'a Lo'tus. 

 EGYPTIAN THORN. Aca'cia ve'ra. 



EHRE TIA. (After Ehret, a German botanical draughts- 

 man. Nat. ord. Borageworts [Boraginaceae]. Linn. 5- 

 Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Tournefortia and 

 Heliotropium.) 



All of them unfold their flowers from coiled (gyrate) 

 stalks, like the Heliotrope. All evergreens and white- 

 flowered. Cuttings in sandy soil, in April, under a bell- 

 glass, and in bottom-heat ; loam and peat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. The Australian 

 species will do in a temperature, in winter, of 35 

 to 45. 



E. acumina'ta (/ong-pointed). 15. July. Trop. Asia. 

 1820. 



buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 8. E. Ind. 1823. 



divarica'ta (straggling). See BOURRERIA DIVARICATA. 



elli'ptica (egg-shaped). Texas and Mexico. 



interno'dis (interknotted). See E. PETIOLARIS. 



Ice'vis (smooth). 12. Trop. Asia. 1823. 



la'xa (lax). See E. PETIOLARIS. 



microphy'lla (small-leaved). See E. BUXIFOLIA. 



,, petiola'ris (long-stalked). 6. Mascarene Islands. 

 1819. 



,, serra'ta (saw-edged-leaved). See E. ACUMINATA. 



EICHO'RNEA. (Commemorative of F. Eichorn, of 

 Prussia. Nat. ord. Pontederiaceae.) 



Aquatics requiring a tank in the stove, either floating 

 or planted in loam and leaf soil in pots, plunged just 

 beneath the water. Divisions in spring. 

 E. azu'rea (azure), i. Pale blue, yellow. Summer. 



Brazil. 1824. 



cra'ssipes (thick-stalked). See E. SPECIOSA. 

 martia'na (Martian). Purple, blue. Summer. Trop. 



Amer. 



panicula'ta (panicled). See E. MARTIANA. 

 specio'sa (showy), i to 2. Violet. Summer. Trop. 

 Amer. 1825. 



EKEBE'RGIA. (After Capt. Ekeberg, a Swede. Nat. 

 ord. Meliads [Meliaceae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Trichilia.) 



A fine greenhouse tree, with the aspect of a large 

 Me'lia Aze'darach. Seeds and cuttings in sand in mild 

 bottom-heat. Light loam and fibrous peat. 

 E. cape'nsis (Cape). White. July. S. Africa. 1789. 



EL2EA'GNUS. Oleaster, or Wild Olive. From elceag- 

 nos, Dioscorides's name for the Wild Olive. Nat. ord. 

 Oleasters [Elceagnaceas]. Linn. 4-Tetrandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Shepperdia.) 



The flowers of E. orienta'lis are highly fragrant, and 

 the fruit is esteemed in Persia. The deciduous species 

 and their varieties, by seeds sown in spring, and cuttings 

 inserted in the open ground, in autumn ; the evergreen 

 species, by layers in autumn, and cuttings under a hand- 

 light, in summer ; sandy soil and a little peat, and re- 

 quiring, during the winter, the assistance of the green- 

 house. The hardy kinds are very graceful. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



E. acumina'ta (Jong-pointed). See E. LATIFOLIA. 

 confe'rta (crowded). See E. LATIFOLIA. 

 ferrugi'nea (rusty). See E. LATIFOLIA. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 4. July. India and China. 

 1712. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS. 

 E. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). Yellow. July. S. 



Europe. 1633. 



dactylifo'rmis (daie-iorm-fruited). White. July. 

 ,, arge'ntea (silvery). 10. N. Amer. 1813. " Silver 



Berry." 



,, canade'nsis (Canadian). White. Canada. 1848. 

 , ; cri'spa (crisped). See E. MULTIFLORA. 

 edu'lis (edible). See E. MULTIFLORA. 

 gla'bra (smooth). 3 to 6. Whitish. China; Japan. 



" Yama Gumi." 

 variega'ta (variegated). 

 horte'nsis (garden). See E. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 

 lo'ngipes (long-stalked). See E. MULTIFLORA. 

 macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 6. Greenish-yellow. 



Autumn. Japan and Formosa. 

 ,, multiflo'ra (many-flowered). Creamy- white. Berries 



orange, edible. China; Japan. 1873. 

 ,, orienta'lis (oriental). 10. July. Orient. 1748. 

 ,, parvifo'lia (small-leaved). See E. UMBELLATA. 

 pu'ngens (pungent). 6 to 8. White, fragrant. 



Autumn. China and Japan. " Natsu Gumi." 

 au'rea (golden). White. Leaves golden. 

 ,, Simo'nii (Simon's). White, fragrant. China. 



1869. 

 Simo'nii tri'color (three-coloured). Leaves golden 



and greenish yellow in the centre. 1888. 

 refte'xa (reflexed). See E. UMBELLATA. 

 ,, rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). Yellow. 1871. 

 ,, salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). 

 ,, Simo'nii (Simon's). See E. PUNGENS SIMONII. 

 ,, spino'sa (prickly). See E. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 

 songo'rica (Songarian). See E. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 

 ,, triflo'ra (three-flowered). See E. LATIFOLIA. 

 umbella'ta (umbelled). White. July. Japan. 1829. 



" Masiro Gumi." 



EL2E1S. The Oil Palm. (From elaia, the olive ; the 

 fruits, like those of the olive, contain oil. Nat. ord. 

 Palmaceae.) 



The fruits of the African Oil Palm are orange-yellow, 

 about the size of a large olive, and are boiled in water 

 for the purpose of extracting the oil by the natives. 

 In its crude state it resembles orange-red butter, and is 

 used for making candles, soap, and for extracting Palm 

 oil. The seeds are also pounded in wooden mortars for 

 the extraction of oil. Stove Palms. Seeds. Good loam 

 and a third of peat, both fibrous, with sand. 

 . guinee'nsis (Guinean). 20 to 30. Guinea. 1730. 



,, melanoco'cca (black-berried). 30. Colombia. 1821. 



occidenta'lis (western). 30. W. Ind. 1820. 



,, pernambuca'na (Pernambucan). 40 to 50. Brazil. 

 1825. 



,, specta'bilis (showy). 30. E. Ind. 1831. 



EL2EOCA'RPUS. (From elaia, the olive, and karpos, 

 fruit ; resemblance of fruits. Nat. ord. Lindenbiooms 

 [Tiliaceae]. Linn. n-Dodecandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The rough, bony fruit, or stone, divested of the pulp 

 and polished, makes handsome necklaces. Evergreens, 

 with white flowers. Seeds in a hotbed, in spring ; 

 cuttings of ripened young shoots, with the leaves attached, 

 in sandy soil, in a close case, with bottom-heat ; loam 

 and a little fibrous peat. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; 

 winter, 50 to 55 ; E. cya'neus, winter, 35 to 45. 

 E. cya'neus (blue- fruited). 10. July. Australia. 1803. 

 ,, denta'tus (toothed). Straw-coloured. New Zealand. 



1883. 



,, edu'lis (edible). White. Amboyna. 

 grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). 20. White, crimson. 



Mauritius. 1829. 

 ,, gra'ndis (grand). White, deeply fringed. Queensland. 



1884. 



,, oblo'ngus (oblong). White. India and Malaya. 

 ,, obova'tus (obovate). White. Australia. 

 ,, peduncula'ris (long-stalked). See ARISTOTELIA 



PEDUNCULARIS. 



,, retjcula'tus (netted). See E. CYANEUS. 



serra'tus (szw-edge-leaved). 20. India and Malaya. 



EL2EODE NDRON. Olive Wood. (From elaia, olive, 

 and dendron, a tree ; alluding to the resemblance. Nat. 

 ord. Spindle-trees [Celastraceas]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Allied to Hartogia.) 



For culture, see EL^OCA'RPUS. 



