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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Eucalyptus continued. 



attenuated at the base. 1804. A large shrub or moderate-sized 



tree. 



E. plurllocularis (many-celled). A synonym of K Preissiana. 



E. polyanthemos (many-flowered). JL white, small, in umbels, 

 shortly pedunculate, and usually several together in short ob- 

 long or corymbose panicles in the upper axils, or at the ends of 

 the branches. I. on rather long petioles, broadly ovate-orbicular, 

 or rhomboidal, obtuse, or rarely shortly acuminate, mostly 

 under 3in. long, passing, in older trees, into ovate-lanceolate, pb- 

 tuse, and 3in. long, or more, rather rigid, with fine diverging 

 veins, the ultra-marginal ones distant from the edge. h. vanous, 

 sometimes small, at others attaining 40ft. to 50ft. SYNS. 

 E. populifolia and E. populnea. 



E. populifolia (Poplar-leaved). A synonym of E. polyanthemos. 



E. populnea (Poplar-like). A synonym of E. polyanthemas. 



E. Preissiana (Preiss's). fl. yellow ; peduncles axillary or 

 lateral, very thick and much dilated, sometimes almost winged, 

 under lin. long, each with three large flowers, either sessile or 

 tapering into a very short, thick, flattened pedicel. I. mostly 

 opposite, although petiolate, from broadly ovate to ovate-lanceo- 

 late, very obtuse, or rarely acute, 3in. to 5in. long, very thick and 

 rigid, the veins diverging and parallel, but not close, the mar- 

 ginal one at a distance from the edge. h. 8ft. to 12ft A stout, 

 rigid shrub. SYN. E. plurilocularis. (B. M. 4266.) 



E. pulverulenta (powdery). /., peduncles axillary, very short, 

 terete, or angular, each with three flowers not large, and sessile, 

 or nearly so. June. I. sessile, opposite, cordate, orbicular or 

 broadly ovate, obtuse, or almost acute, quite entire, more or less 

 glaucous. A small tree. SYNS. E. eordata and E. pulvigera. 

 (B. M. 2087.) 



E. pulvigera (powdery). A synonym of E. pulverulenta. 



E. robusta (robust), fl., peduncles lateral and terminal, two- 

 edged ; pedicels short, compressed. I. alternate, ovate, h. 100ft. 

 1794. The variety rostrata has ovate-lanceolate acuminated 

 leaves. 



E. splachnicarpa (Splachnum-fruited). A synonym of C. calo- 

 phylla. 



E. tetragona (four 

 thick, angular or flat 



). fl. red ; peduncles axillary, short, 

 with three or more rather large 



flowers, on thick, angular, or flattened pedicels. July. I. mostly 

 opposite, or nearly so, the upper ones alternate, from broadly 

 ovate and very obtuse to lanceolate-falcate and almost acute, 

 rarely more than 4in. long, thick and rigid, with diverging, but 

 rather distant, veins, h. varying from a low scrubby shrub to a 

 small tree of 20ft. to 25ft. 1824. SYN. Eudesmta tetragona. 

 (S. F. A. 21.) 



EUCHJEJTIS (from, eu, well, and chaite, hair; petals 

 bearded inside). ORD. Rutacece. A. genus of four or five 

 species of greenhouse evergreen Heath-like shrubs, confined 

 to South-western Africa. For cultivation, see Diosma. 

 E. glomerata (close-flowered), fl. white, glomerate at the tops 



of the branches ; peduncles very short, bracteate. May. I. 



scattered, lanceolate, keeled, with a pellucid, rigidly, and ciliated 



margin, h. 2ft. Cape of Good Hope, 1818. 



EUCHARIDIUM (from eucharis, agreeable ; habit 

 of plant). ORD. Onagrariece. A genus containing only a 

 couple of species of very pretty hardy annuals, both Cali- 

 fornian, extremely showy when grown in masses. Seeds 

 may be sown in the open border, in spring or autumn. 

 E. Breweri is probably not yet in cultivation. 

 E. concinnum neat).* fl. lilac-purple, solitary, on long pedicels ; 



petals trilobate ; sepals cohering at the tips, reflexed. Summer. 



1. glabrous, ovate-lanceolate, entire, h. 1ft. North America, 



1787. (B. M. 3589.) E. grandiflorum (R. H. vi. 298) is merely 



a large-flowered variety of the above. 



EUCHARIS (from eu, well, and charts, grace ; very 

 graceful, a manufactured name). ORD. AmaryllideoB. A 

 small genus of tropical bulbous plants, from New Grenada. 

 There are five species known, all of which are in cultiva- 

 tion, and three of them taking rank among the most 

 popular of stove bulbous plants. For their cultivation, a 

 temperature of 65deg. to 70deg., rising to SOdeg. in 

 summer ; and, except for a few weeks in autumn, an 

 abundance of water always will be found suitable. The 

 soil should consist of two parts rich loam to one of leaf 

 mould and manure, with the addition of charcoal, to keep 

 it open. Rather large pots are best, so as to allow the 

 roots to ramify freely, and they should be inserted deeply. 

 Half-a-dozen strong bulbs in a lOin. pot will be suitable 

 for E. candida, E. grandiflora (amaeonica) , and E. San- 

 deriana, whilst for the others a Gin. pot for the same 

 number of bulbs will be ample. Where grown in large 

 quantities, the bulbs may be planted out in beds beneath 



Eucliaris continued. 



which hot-water pipes are placed, though equally good 

 results are obtainable if they are kept in pots and 

 plunged in a tan or dung bed. If potted in good soil 

 in the first instance, it will not be necessary to do more 

 than top-dress the plants annually, repotting only when 

 the bulbs are overcrowded. Liquid manure may be given 

 with advantage, after the flower-scapes appear. If placed 

 in an intermediate house whilst in flower, a longer dis- 

 play, and blossoms of better substance, will be the 

 result. Offsets are developed rather freely by the bulbs 

 when growing well, and if these be removed and potted 

 up singly in Gin. pots, a good stock of plants may soon be 

 obtained. After the leaves are all matured, lesg water, 

 and a temperature a few degrees lower than that recom- 

 mended for the growing period, will be necessary ; always 

 however, avoiding total drying off treatment not essen- 

 tial to the free production of flowers, but likely to 

 weaken the bulbs. When favourably situated, old-esta- 

 blished plants of the above-named best kinds of Eucliaris 

 will bear two or three crops of flowers in the course of 

 a year. Seeds are sometimes ripened on cultivated 

 Eucharises, which may be sown as soon as ripe, in a 

 warm house. 



E. amazonlca (Amazon). A synonym of E. grandiflora. 

 E. Candida (white).* fl. pure white, drooping, Sin. broad ; corona 

 very prominent, divided into six pointed segments, to which the 

 stamens are attached ; umbel six to ten-flowered on scape 2ft. 

 long. I. solitary on each bulb, broadly elliptic, acuminate ; petiole 

 long, compressed, 1ft. long. Bulb large as a hen's egg, with an 

 elongated neck. New Grenada, 1851. (F. d. S. 788.) 



(white). A garden name for E. subedentata. 



E. o. grandiflora (large-flowered). A synonym of E. grandiflorz. 



E. grandiflora (large-flowered).* fl. pure white, drooping, 4in. 

 to 5in. wide, borne in three to six-flowered umbels on erect 

 scapes, about 2ft. long ; corona tinged with green. I. several to 

 a bulb, broadly ovate, acuminate, channelled, slightly waved and 

 plaited ; blade 8in.. petiole lOin., long. Bulb egg-shaped, with a 

 rather long neck. New Grenada, 1854. SYNS. E. amazonica, 

 E. candida grandiflora. See Fig. 738. (B. M. 4971.) 



E. Hartwcgiana (Hartweg's). This species, already described 

 in this work under Caliphrurla, should now be placed here. 

 (B. M. 6259.) 



E. paradoxa (paradoxical). A synonym of E. subedentata. 



E. Sanderiana (Sander's).* fl. pure white, with filaments and 

 inside of tube yellow, about Sin. wide; corona suppressed ; umbels 

 three to seven-flowered, on erect scape, 18in. long. New Grenada, 

 1882. Habit and foliage of D. grandiflora, to which it may 

 be compared also in the beauty and usefulness of its flowers. 

 (B. M. 6676.) 



E. subedentata (almost without teeth, in allusion to absence 

 of corona). This is now the correct name of the plant described 

 in this work as Caliphruria subedentata. SYNS. E. Can- 

 dida (of gardens) and E. paradoxa. (B. M. 6289.) 



EUCHILUS. Included under Fulteneaa (which see). 

 EUCHL2ENA (from eu, well, and chlaina, a mantle ; in 

 allusion to the large glumes). SYN. Reana. ORD. Grami- 

 neoe. Tropical fodder grasses, of annual duration. Male 

 flowers in dense terminal panicles ; females in axillary spikes. 

 Leaves long, broad, strap-shaped. Stems tall, succulent. 

 E. luxurians (luxuriant). Teosinte. fl., males on short axillary 



panicles females in large terminal drooping panicles. I. 4ft. 



long, green, soft in texture. Stems 12ft. to 15ft. high, in tufts, 



as many as thirty stems springing from a single seed. Mexico. 



(B. M. 6414.) 



EUCHROMA. Included under Castilleja (which see). 



ETTCIiEA (from eukleia, glory ; referring to the beauty 

 of the ebony-like wood). SYN. Diplonema. ORD. Ebenacece. 

 A genus containing some nineteen species of greenhouse 

 evergreen shrubs, natives, for the most part, of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. None are of any value from a purely 

 horticultural standpoint. Flowers axillary, racemose, 

 rarely paniculate or solitary. Leaves alternate or oppo- 

 site, entire, oval-lanceolate or oblong, sometimes crisped 

 or wavy. For culture, see Diospyros. 

 E. polyandra (many-stamened). fl. five to seven-fid, dioecious. 



June and July. I. elliptic, alternate or sub-opposite, h. 4ft. to 



6ft. 1774. SYN. Diplonema elliptica. 



EUCNIDE. Included under Mentzelia (which see). 



