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potted singly. A mixture of equal parts of loam, leaf mould, and peat, with 

 nearly a part of sand, will suit these Dracaenas. When shifted into 5-in. 

 pots a little more loam and a sprinkling of bone meal will be beneficial. 

 Even after they are shifted it is an advantage to keep them plunged in 

 a gentle bottom heat. Good old varieties still worth growing are Cooperii 

 and termiiialis, while of others may be mentioned angustifolia, Jamesii, 

 Lord Roberts, Lord Wolseley, Prince Manouk Bey, and Sanderiana 

 (fig. 279). D. deremensis War- 

 necki is a graceful new variety 

 having arching leaves 12-18 in. 

 long, 2 in. wide in the middle, 

 with a conspicuous white stripe 

 on each side. Other kinds are 

 Godseffiana, with elliptic golden- 

 spotted leaves; Victoria, broad 

 leaves striped green on a yellow 

 ground; Goldieana, pea green 

 striped with dark green. 



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Echites. The best-known 

 kinds are argyrea, with silvery 

 veins; nutans, red veined; and 

 rubro - venosa, similar. They 

 are stove climbers, liking peaty 

 soil, and are raised by cuttings. 



Epacris. A genus of pretty 

 Australian Heath -like plants 

 requiring greenhouse treat- 

 ment, and a compost of sandy 

 peat. The long narrow tubular 



flowers droop from the shoots in profusion, and are deep crimson, white, 

 pink, or red in colour. Not so much grown now as formerly. Raised 

 from cuttings. 



Episcea (Cyrtodeira). Pretty stove trailing plants with bright -red 

 flowers, the best being chontalensis, fulgida, and metallica maculata. 

 They make nice basket plants, and like peaty soil. Raised from cuttings. 



Erythrina. These are handsome Leguminous plants with large 

 Laburnum-like leaves and bright-red Pea-like flowers. They flourish in 

 rich loamy soil, and are raised from seeds and cuttings. E. Crista-galli, 

 from Brazil, has thick rootstocks and stems 4-6 ft. high, produced 

 annually; E. herbacea has long arching racemes of flowers, and E. Humeana, 

 from South Africa, is a bush, 8-10 ft. high, with long racemes of scarlet 

 blossom. They all flourish in a warm greenhouse. E. Parcelli and 

 E. marmorata like warmer treatment, and are remarkable for the pretty 

 variegated leaves. 



Eucalyptus. A very large genus of Australian trees, some of which 



Fig. 279. Dracaena Sanderiana 



