ENNEALOPHUS 



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EPACRIS 



admitted ; sandy loam two parts, and fibrous peat one 



part. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 



E. campanula' tus (bell-shaped). Dark red. Japan. 1888. 



Hardy. 



ce'rnuus (drooping). Japan. 

 chine'nsis (Chinese). Yellow-orange, striped red. 



Central and Western China. 1907. 

 himala'icus (Himalayan). Orange-red, tips deeper 



red. E. Himalayas. 1879. 

 japo'nicus (Japanese). White. February. Japan. 



1870. 



quinqueflo'rus (five-flowered). 3. May. China. 1812. 

 ,, serrula'tus (serrulate). Central and Western 



China. 1907. 



reticula'tus (netted). See E. QUINQUEFLORUS. 

 subse'ssilis (nearly-stalkless). i to 10. White. Japan. 



1903. 



ENNEALO'PHUS. (From ennea, nine, and lophos, a 

 crest ; the three stigmas have nine crests in the aggre- 

 gate. Nat. ord. Iridaceae.) 



A greenhouse bulb, allied to Tigridia. Seeds, offsets. 

 Loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 



E. amazo'nicus (Amazonian). Blue-violet, white. Brazil. 

 1909. 



ENSLE'NIA. (Named after A. Enslen, a botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Asclepiads [Asclepiadaceaa]. Linn. s-Pentan- 

 dria, z-Digynia. Allied to Asclepias.) 



Hardy herbaceous climber. Seeds and divisions in 

 spring ; common soil. 

 E. a'lbida (whitish). White. July. N. Amer. 1828. 



ENTA'DA. (The Malabar name. Nat. ord. Legumi- 

 nous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. 2^-Polygamia, i- 

 Moncecia. Allied to Mimosa.) 



The large brown beans, called Gela in India, and used 

 by the natives for washing their hair, are the seeds of 

 E. scandens. Stove evergreen climbers, with white 

 flowers. Cuttings of young shoots getting firm, in sand, 

 under glass, and in heat ; loam and peat in equal portions. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; winter, 48 to 55. 

 E. Adenanthe'ra (Adenanthera-like). See E. SCANDENS. 



monosta'chya (single-spiked). See E. SCANDENS 



polysta'chya (many-spiked). 26. W. Ind. 1816. 



Purses' tha (Pursaetha). See E. SCANDENS. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 20. White. Trop. Amer. 1780. 



ENTELE'A. (From enteles, perfect ; the stamens all 

 fertile. Nat. ord. Lindenblooms [Tiliaceae]. Linn. 13- 

 Polyandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Grewia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from New Zealand. Cuttings 

 of half-ripened shoots in sand, under a glass ; sandy 

 loam and a little peat. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 . arbore'scens (tree-like). 20. White. May. 1820. 



austra'lis (southern). See E. ARBORESCENS. 



Bake'ri (Baker's). Australia. 1869. 



palma'ta (hand-leaved). 4. White. May. 1830. 



pube'scens (downy). See E. PALMATA. 



ENTEROLO'BIUM. (From enteros, inner, and lobos, 

 a pod ; the interior is hardened, like an inner pod. Nat. 

 ord. Leguminosae.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of half-ripe shoots in 

 sandy peat in bottom-heat. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 E. cycloca'rpum (ring- fruited). 60. White. Caraccas. 

 1826. 



ENTRANCES. Upon these parts of a residence, which 

 should give a first and appropriate impression, Mr. 

 Whateley has these just remarks : "The road which leads 

 up to the door of the mansion may go off from it in an 

 equal angle, so that the two sides shall exactly corre- 

 spond ; and certain ornaments, though detached, are yet 

 rather within the province of architecture than of 

 gardening ; works of sculpture are not, like buildings, 

 objects familiar in scenes of cultivated nature; but 

 vases, statues, and termini, are usual appendages to a 

 considerable edifice ; as such, they may attend the 

 mansion, and trespass a little upon the garden, provided 

 they are not carried so far into it as to lose their con- 

 nection with the structure. The platform and the road 

 are also appurtenances to the house ; all these may 

 therefore be adapted to its form, and the environs will 

 thereby acquire a degree of regularity ; but to give it to 

 the objects of nature, only on accoxmt of their proximity 



to others which are calculated to receive it, is, at the 

 best, a refinement. Upon the same principles regularity 

 has been acquired in the approach ; and an additional 

 reason has been assigned for it, that the idea of a seat 

 is thereby extended to a distance ; but that may be by 

 other means than by an avenue. A private road is easily 

 known ; if carried through grounds, or a park, it is 

 commonly very apparent ; even in a lane, here and there 

 a bench, a painted gate, a small plantation, or any other 

 little ornament, will sufficiently denote it. If the entrance 

 only be marked, simple preservation will retain the im- 

 pression along the whole progress ; or it may wind 

 through several scenes distinguished by objects, or by 

 an extraordinary degree of cultivation : and then the 

 length of the way, and the variety of improvements 

 through which it is conducted, may extend the appear- 

 ance of a domain, and the idea of a seat, beyond the 

 reach of any direct avenue." 



EOME'CON. (From eoie, the morning or dawn, and 

 mekon, a poppy. Nat. ord. Papaveraceae.) 



A pretty, hardy, perennial herb for the border or 

 rockery. Division in spring. Light, rich garden-soil. 

 E. chiona'ntha (snow-flowered), i to 2. White. China. 

 1889. 



EOPETON. See TRICHOSANTHES. 



EPA'CRIS. (From epi, upon, and akros, the top. The 

 Epacris grows on the tops of hills and rising grounds. 

 Nat. ord. Epacrids [Epacridaceae]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Australia. Cuttings 

 of the tips of the shoots when from one to two inches in 

 length, in sand, under a bell-glass, in spring or early 

 summer ; three or four round a small pot. Sandy, fibrous 

 peat suits them best. They are better kept in turf-pits 

 than in the open air during the summer, as the sun striking 

 upon the pots is apt to scorch the hair-like roots. If set 

 out of doors, the pots should be plunged in earth or 

 ashes. The plants should be cut back when done flower- 

 ing, and kept close until new growth is making. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 48. 



E. acumina'ta (acuminate). Australia. 

 andromedaflo'ra (Andromeda-flowered). 2. White, 



rose. 1848. 



apicula'ta (small- tufted). 2. May. 1825. 

 ,, attenua'ta (attenuate). See LYSINEMA PUNGENS. 

 autumna'lis (autumnal). Red, tipped white. Autumn. 



Hybrid. 

 bi'color (two-coloured- flowered). 2. Deep crimson, 



white. 1848. Hybrid. 

 breviflo'ra (short-flowered). 3. White. April. New 



South Wales. 



campanula' ta (bell- flowered). See E. IMPRESSA. 

 ,, a'lba (vfhite- flowered). 2. White. April. 1830. 

 ,, ,, ma'xima (largest-bell- flowered). 3. Dark crimson. 



February. 1848. 



cerczfto'ra (wax-flowered). See E. IMPRESSA. 

 cocci'nea (scarlet). Bright crimson. Seedling. 1839. 

 delica'ta (delicate). 2. Blush, white. April. 1848. 

 densiflo'ra (crowded-flowered). 2. Blush. April. 



1848. 



,, diosmczfo'lia (Diosma-leaved). Australia. 

 ,, du'bia (doubtful). See E. HETERONEMA DUBIA. 

 exse'rta (drawn-out). 2. White. May. Tasmania. 



1812. 



,, grandifto'ra (large-flowered). See E. LONGIFLORA. 

 ,, heterone'ma (various-stemmed). 3. White. June. 



1823. 



,, ,, du'bia (doubtful). See E. BREVIFLORA 

 ,, hyacinthiflo'ra (hyacinth flowered). Australia. 1876. 

 ,, ,, carmina'ta (carmine). Red. 

 ,, impre'ssa (flattened). 3. Crimson. June. 1824 

 , parvifto'ra (small-flowered). 3. Red. April. 



1836. 

 ,, longifto'ra (long-flowered). 2 to 3. Crimson, tipped 



white. Australia. 1844. 



microphy'lla (small-leaved). 2. White. May. 1822. 

 ,, minia'ta (vermilion). See E. LONGIFLORA. 

 ,, mulliflo'ra (many-flowered). Crimson and white. 



1860. 



,, niva'lis (snowy- flowered). See E. IMPRESSA. 

 ,, obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). White. Auturun. Aus- 

 tralia. 



