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ELLOBOCA RPDS OLERA'CEUS. See CKRATOFTERIS 



THALICTROIDES. 



ELM. See ULMUS. 



ELM-BEETLE. See SCOLYTUS DESTRUCTOR. 

 ELO'DEA OF JUSSIEU. See HYPERICUM. 

 ELO'DEA. (From dod.es, a marsh, the native place of 

 the species. Nat. ord. Hydrocharidaceae.) 



Aquatic annuals, requiring a cool stove. Sow in light 

 loam annually, and keep the pots standing in trays of 

 water. 



E. canade'nsis (Canadian), i. Green. N. Amer. 1836. 

 This water-weed was accidentally introduced to 

 County Down in 1836, and to England in 1841. 

 Jt spread with enormous rapidity in ditches, 

 streams, and canals, so choking up the latter as to 

 impede the navigation. Only the female form was 

 observed, and the plant increased by pieces being 

 carried down-stream by the water, while water- 

 fowl carried it from stream to stream and pond. 

 It has now exhausted its vigour and ceased to be 

 troublesome. 

 guiane'nsis (Guiana). J. White. July. Guiana. 1820. 



ELSHO LTZIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Labiatae.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Divisions. Ordinary 

 soil. 

 E. inci'sa (incised). 2. White. September. Himalaya. 



1824. 



SfoMnfo'm'(Staunton's). 3 to 5. Purple-red. N. China. 

 1909. 



E'LYMUS. (From eluo, I roll up ; the fruit being 

 rolled up in the pale. Nat. ord. Gramineae.) 



Hardy grasses, some of which are of an ornamental 

 character. Seeds, division. Ordinary soil. 

 E. arena' rivs (sand-loving). 3 to 5. Leaves glaucous. 



Britain. 

 gigante'us (giant). 4 to 6. Leaves glaucous. Siberia. 



EMBE'LIA. (From &mbelia, its name in Ceylon, 

 Nat. ord. Ardisiads [Myrsinaceae]. Linn. 5-Pentandria 

 i-Monogynia. Allied to Ardisia.) 



Like Ardisia, the chief beauty resides in the leaves and 

 berried fruit. The pungent berries of Embe'lia Ri'bes are 

 eatable, and called currants in India. Stove evergreen. 

 Cuttings of half-ripe young shoots in sandy soil, under 

 a bell-glass, in heat ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 E. austra'lis (southern). Garden name. 

 Krau'ssii (Krauss'). Pale green. S. Africa. 

 Ri'bes (Ribes). Green. Berries edible. Trop. Asia. 



1886. 

 robu'sta (robust). 20. White, green. India. 1823. 



EMBLICA OFFICINA'LIS. See PHYLLANTHUS EM- 



BLICA. 



EMBO'THRIUM. (From en, in, and bothrion, a little 

 pit ; referring to the pollen-cases, or anthers. Nat. ord. 

 Proteads [Proteaceae]. Linn. ^-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Knightia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sandy soil, 

 taken when the wood is ripe, under a glass ; sandy peat, 

 with a little fibrous loam. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 E. cocci'neum (scarlet). 3. Scarlet. Chili. May. 1851. 



lanceola'tum (lance-shaped). Scarlet. Chili. 



,, linea're (linear). See GREVILLEA LINEARIS. 



,, sali'gnum (willow-leaved). See HAKE A SALIGNA. 



seri'ceum (silky). See GREVILLEA SERICEA. 



spec iosi' ssimum (showiest). See TELOPEA SPECIOSIS- 

 SIMA. 



specio'sum (showy). See TELOPEA SPECIOSISSIMA. 



strobili'num (strobile-like). See KNIGHTIA STROBILINA. 



trunca'tum (truncate). See TELOPEA TRUNCATA. 



EMILIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Compositae.) 



Half-hardy annuals or greenhouse evergreens. Seeds in 

 heat in March, and planted out during settled weather 

 in April or May. Any good soil not too heavy. 

 E. fia'mmea (flame-coloured), i. Scarlet. June. India. 



2. Yellow. India. 



sonchifo'lia (Sonchus-leaved). 

 Greenhouse evergreen. 



EMMENANTHE. (From emmenes, constant, and 

 anthos, a flower. Nat. ord. Hydrophyllaceae.) 



Hardy annual increased by seeds in the open border in 

 April. 



E. penduliflo'ra (drooping-flowered). 2. Cream or 

 yellow. California. 1892. 



EMPE'TRUM. Crow Berry. (From en, in, or upon, 

 and petros, a rock ; plants grow in stony places. Nat. 

 ord. Crowberries [Empetraceae]. Linn. zz-Dicecia, 3- 

 Triandria.) 



Low, spreading, heath-like plants, better suited for 

 damp peat-beds than rock-work. The black berries are 

 as wholesome as black currants, and more palatable. 

 Their Gaelic name means raven-berries ; but ravens or 

 crows never touch them. Grouse eat them greedily, and 

 Ptarmigans feed on the leaves in winter. Hardy ever- 

 greens ; propagated by cuttings under a hand-light, in 

 sandy peat, in summer, and by seeds sown in spring or 

 autumn, which generally remain a year in the soil before 

 vegetating ; heathy soil, and rather moist situation. 

 E. ni'grum (black-berried), i. April. Britain. 



,, ,, sco'ticum (Scolch). $. April. Scotland. 



tomento'sum (felted). 



ru'brunt (red- fruited). See E. NIGRUM. 



EMPLEU'RUM. (From en, in, and pleuron, a membrane ; 

 referring to the seed being suspended from the seed-cord 

 by a thin membrane. Nat. ord. Rueworts [Rutacesej. 

 Linn. zi-Moncccia, 4-Telrandria. Allied to Diosina.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of points of 

 shoots when two inches in length, and getting a little 

 firm at their base, taken off with a heel ; peat, one part, 

 sandy fibrous loam, two parts. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 E. serrula'tum (fine-saw-edged). 3. Pink. June. 1774. 

 S. Africa. 



ENCE'LIA. (From egchelion, a little eel ; formation of 

 the seeds. Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. ig-Syn- 

 genesia, ^-Frustanea. Allied to Sclerocarpus.) 



Greenhouse evergreens and annuals. Seeds, when 

 obtainable, in spring ; cuttings, a little dried at the base, 

 in sand, under a glass, and shaded ; sandy, fibrous loam, 

 with a little peat. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 E. cane'scens (hoary). ij. Orange. July. Peru. 



1786. 

 corda'la (heart-shaped). 3. Yellow. September. 



Mexico. 1826. Perennial. 

 fce'tida (stinking). 2$. Yellow. August. Mexico. 



1824. Annual. 

 halimifo'lia (Halimus-leaved). i|. Yellow. July. 



Mexico. 1826. 



heterophy'lla (various-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 

 Mexico. 1827. Annual. 



ENCEPHALA'RTOS. (From en, in, kephale. a head, 

 and artos, bread ; the trunk contains much starch ; made 

 into bread by the Caffers. Nat. ord. Cycadaceae.) 



Stove plants of Palm-like aspect. Suckers and im- 

 ported stems. Good fibrous loam and sand. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 60. 

 E. Altenstei'nii (Altenstein's). 5. S. Africa. 1835. 

 Barte'ri (Barter's), i. W. Trop. Africa. 1909. 

 ,, brachyphy' llus (short-leaved). See E. CAFFER. 

 ca'ffer (Caffer). 3 to 10. S. Africa. 1775. " Caffer 



Bread." 



,, cycadifo'lius (Cycas-leaved). S. Africa. 1775. 

 ,, elonga'tus (elongated). S. Africa. 1840. 

 Frederi'ci-Guilie'lmi (Frederick-William's). See E. 



CYCADIFOLIUS. 



Ghelli'nckii (Ghellinck's). S. Africa. 1867. 



,, gra'ndis (grand). S. Africa. 1869. 



,, Hildebra'ndtii (Hildebrandt's). Trop. Africa. 1877. 



,, ho'rridus (very spiny). 3 to 5. Leaves glaucous. 



Trop. Africa. i8oc. 

 ,, trispino'sus (three-spined). Leaves with fewer 



spines. S. Africa. 



lanugino'sus (woolly). 3. S. Africa. 1812. 

 ,, la'tifrons (broad- fronded). 1844. 

 laurentia'nus (Laurentian). 30. Congo Free State. 



1904. 



,, Lehma'nni (Lehmann's). S. Africa. 

 ,, lemarinelia'nus (Lemarinelian). Congo Free State. 



1901. 

 longifo'lius (long-leaved). 7. S. Africa. 1818. 



