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capers. A large family, widely differing in their habits. 

 Hardy annuals may be sown in the open border, in April ; 

 but, with the exception of plumo'sa and a few more, the 

 rest are not worth ground-room. Even the tropical 

 annuals are little better ; they require to be raised in a 

 hotbed and transplanted. Herbaceous perennials are 

 chiefly hardy ; divisions of the plant, and seeds ; sandy 

 soil ; shrubs and under-shrubs chiefly require a dry stove 

 and warm greenhouse, and are propagated by seeds and 

 by cuttings, which should be dried at the base before 

 placing in any rough, loose material. The species which 

 are firm and hard require a rich, light loam, with a 

 little peat ; those that are very succulent should have a 

 large portion of lime-rubbish and broken bricks. Winter 

 temp., not much below 45. There are two sub-evergreen 

 shrubs, natives of England, amygdaloi'des and Chara'cias, 

 both of which, and especially the latter, do well for 

 rock-work. Spino'sa, from the south of Europe, is 

 useful for planting on the rockery. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



E. exi'gua (petty). J. June. Europe. (Britain). 

 globo'sa (globular), i. July. 1818. 

 heterophy'tta (various-leaved). Bracts red at the base. 



N. Amer. 1889. 

 Lcfthyris (Lathyrus). Yellow-green. England. 



" Caper Spurge." Biennial. 

 neapolita'na (Neapolitan). See E. TERRACINA. 

 plumo'sa (feathery). July. 1816. 

 ru'bra (red). See E. EXIGUA. 

 segeta'lis (corn), i. June. Europe. 1820. 

 serpyllifolia (thyme-leaved). \. July. N. Amer. 



1817. 



tau'rica (Taurian). See E. SEGETALIS. 

 Terraci'na (Terracina). ij. July. Mediterranean 



region. 1816. 

 variega'ta (variegated). See E. MARGINATA. 



STOVE ANNUALS. 



E. hi'rta (hairy). See E. PILULIFERA. 

 ophtha'lmica (ophthalmic). See E. PILULIFERA. 

 pUuli'fera (globule-bearing). $. July. Tropics of 



both hemispheres. 1818. 

 scordifo'lia (Scordium-leaved). J. July. Trop. 



Africa. 1823. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



E. aphy'lla (leafless), ij. Teneriffe. 1815. 

 A'pios (pear-roofed). $. July. 

 a'tro-purpu'rea (dark purple). 3. 



1815. 



balsam? f era (balsam-bearing). June. Canaries. 1779. 

 Bivo'na (Bivona's). i. June. Sicily. 1824. 

 frutico'sa (shrubby). See E. BIVON*. 

 imbrica'ta (imbricated), i. August. Portugal. 1800. 

 lee'ta (joyous). See E. DENDROIDES. 

 nummularixfo'lia (moneywort-leaved). See E. IM- 



BRICATA. 



orni'thopus (bird's-foot). i. July. S. Africa. 



spathulafo'lia (spatula-leaved). 2. August. India. 



1800. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 



E. ale'ppica (Aleppo), i. July. S. Europe. 1820. 

 DintJri (Dinter's). Stems 7 to 8-angled. S.W. Africa. 



1906. 

 eryihri'na (red), i. July. Cape of Good Hope. 



1823. 



genicula'ta (jointed). 2. August. Trop. Amer. 1799. 

 margina'ta (bordered), i. June. N. Amer. 1811. 



Leaves edged with white. 

 mu'lticeps (many-headed). Allied to E. tuberculata. 



S. Africa. 1905. 



prunifo'lia (plum-leaved). See E. GENICULATA. 

 serra'ta (narrow-savr-leaved). i. July. S. Europe. 



1710. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 E. obyssi'nica (Abyssinian). Abyssinia. 

 aggrega'ta (aggregate). \. S. Africa. 1910. 

 alcico'rnis (elk's-horn). Madagascar. 

 anacampseroi'des (anacampseros-like). See PEDI- 



LANTHUS PADIFOLIUS. 



anaca'ntha (spineless). S, Africa. 



Candia. 1596. 



July. Teneriffe. 



antiquo'rum (antique). 9. April. E. Ind. 1768. 

 , arbore' scens (arborescent). See E. GRANDIDENS. 

 , beaumierea'na (Beaumierean). Morocco. 

 , biglandulo'sa (twin-glanded). 3. Greece. 1808. 

 , Bo'jeri (Bojer's). 4. Scarlet. November. Mada- 

 gascar. 



, bractea'ta (bracted). See PEDILANTHUS BRACTEATUS. 

 , Bryo'nii (bryony-like). Scarlet. 

 , bupleurifo'lia (bupleurum-leaved). i*. August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1793. 

 , Cfzrule' scens (bluish). See E. VIROSA. 

 , cala'brica (Calabrian). W. Trop. Africa. 

 , canarie'nsis (Canary). 20. July. Canaries. 169;. 

 , Candela'brum (candelabrum). S. Africa. 

 , ErytkrcRCR (Eritrea). Stem 4-angled. Eritrea. 



1910. 

 , Ca'put Medu'sce (gr&t*-Medusa-headed). 2, August. 



S. Africa. 1731. 

 , pu'mila (dwarf), i. August. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1768. 

 , cereifo'rmis (Cereus-shaped). 2. April. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1731. 



, submamilla'ris (slightly-teated). Ribs with trans- 

 verse furrows. 1902. 

 , cervico'rnis (stag*s-horn). S. Africa. 

 , cirsioi'des (Cirsium-like). Resembling a thistle. 



Madagascar. 1907. 

 , clandesti'na (clandestine). S. Africa. 

 , Cla'va (club), i. May. S. Africa. 1800. 

 , coUetioi'des (Colletia-like). Mexico. 

 , sulca'ta (furrowed). 



Commdi'ni (Commelin's). See CAPUT-MEDUS.E. 

 , compa'cta (compact). Garden name. 

 , Coope'ri (Cooper's). S. Africa. 

 corotta'ta (petaloid). See E. PULCHERRIMA ALBTDA. 

 cri'spa (curled). |. July. Cape of Good Hope. 1819. 

 cucumeri'na (cucumber-like), i. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 



, drupi'fera (drupe-bearing). 6. W. Trop. Africa. 1789. 

 eno'pla denta'ta (toothed). Stems 6 to lo-angled. 



S. Africa. 



enneago'na (nine- angled). See E. CEREIFORMIS. 

 FourniJri (Fournier's). Madagascar. Re-introduced. 



1896. 



Fru'ctus-Pi'ni (Pine-fruited). See E. CAPUT-MEDUS^E. 

 gcmina'ta (twin-branched). J. August. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1731. 

 franckia'na (Franckian). Stem 4-angled. Country 



unknown. 

 fttlgens (blazing). 4. Scarlet August. Mexico. 



1836. 



globo'sa (globose). S. Africa. 

 grandico'rnis (large-horned). Trop. Africa. 

 gra'ndidens (large-toothed). 5. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1823. 



grandifo'lia (large-leaved). See E. DRUPIFERA. 

 htemato'des (blood-coloured). Country unknown. 

 Hawo'rthii (Haworth's). See E. CLAVA. 

 hclicothe'le (spiral-nippled). See E. NIVULIA. 

 heptago'na (seven-angled). 3. September. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1731. 

 fulvispi'na (tawny-spined). Spines reddish-brown. 



1902. 

 ru'bra (red-spintd). 4. September. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1731. 



hermentia'na (Hermentian). Congo Free State. 1901. 

 heterochro'ma (various-coloured). ij. Branches 



4-angled. Uganda. 1910. 

 Hy'strix (porcupine). 6. July. Cape of Good Hope. 



1695. 

 Inti'sy (Intisy). 20 to 23. Madagascar. 1907. A 



source of rubber. 



jacquini&flo'ra (Jacquinia-flowered). See E. FULGENS. 

 la'ciea (milky). 4. July. India. 1804. 

 Lama'rckii (Lamarck's). See E. OBTUSIFOLIA. 

 laurifo'lia (laurel-leaved). 2. Peru. 1820. 

 LediSnii (Ledien's). 3. Yellow. S. Africa. 1868. 

 linea'ris (narrow-leaved). July. Vera Cruz. 1824. 

 linifo'lia (flax-leaved). 2. W. Ind. 1774. 

 lophogo'na (crested-angled). 3. Madagascar. 1824. 

 macrogly'pha (long-sculptured). Madagascar. 

 ma'gnidens (large-toothed). See E. GRANDIDENS. 

 magnima'mma (large-nippled). 3. Mexico. 1823. 

 mamitta'ris (nippled-angled). 2. July. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1759. 



