Eul.EMA. 



EUPHORBIA. 



Euge'nia (nat. ord. Myrta'ceae). 



The name of some highly ornamental 

 greenhouse evergreen trees of considerable 



beauty, bearing for the most part white 

 flowers. They require a compost of loam 

 and peat. 



Eulalia (nit. ord. Graminese). 



An ornamental hardy grass resembling 

 ribbon-grass in some respects, but slighter 

 in every respect and of not so strong a 

 growth. They are suitable for borders 

 and will also thrive in conservatories and 

 cool houses, in large pots or tubs. 



Euonymus (not. oni. Alastrinse). 



A well-known garden tree, otherwise 

 called the Spindle Tree. There are many 

 varieties, numbering among them shrubs 

 suitable even for fences, having glossy 

 leaves either wholly green or variegated. 

 The flowers are small and insignificant. 

 Propagation is effected by cuttings taken 

 from last year's growth in the autumn, and 

 set in rich loam and sand. 



Euphor'bia (nat. ord. Euphorbla'ceae). 



Plants of this name are mostly very 



ornamental, warm greenhouse evergreen 



shrubs, 



For bouquets, vases, or head-dresses, 

 Euphorbia jacquiniaflora, otherwise E. 

 fulgens, is one of the finest flowers in 

 existence ; one of its fine spikes of orange- 

 scarlet blossoms, 1 8 inches long, is a 

 matchless wreath at once. Few plants 

 are more easily propagated and grown 

 than the euphorbia and the poinsettia, 

 which is similar in character. Both can 

 be had in flower from October to March. 

 Their treatment is singularly easy and 

 simple, and may be described briefly as 

 follows : 



Propagation. Suppose the plants flower 

 in December, cut them down to within 

 three eyes of the old wood at the end of 

 January. Put in as many cuttings as may 

 be required, in lengths of from 4 inches to 

 6 inches long. They will strike in any 

 vinery or house at work without shading 

 or any attention whatever, except watering. 

 When rooted, pot singly in 48-sized pots, 

 and return to the same house or a pit with 

 bottom heat. If large plants are wanted, 

 they grow best with the latter treatment. 

 When the cutting has made 6 inches of 

 wood, stop it, and sometimes it will break 

 into three shoots ; and this is quite enough 

 for one-year-old plants. The plants will 

 flower in 8 -inch pots, and if they have 

 three good branches, terminating in a 

 whorl of scarlet nearly a foot across, the 

 grower will, or ought to be, more than 

 satisfied. 



Large Plant 's ', How to grow. To obtain 

 plants of almost any magnitude, allow the 

 old plants to continue rather dry for six 

 weeks after having cut them down ; then 

 water and plunge in bottom heat to break 

 freely. Leave a dozen shoots, and thin 

 off all beyond that, and insert them as 

 cuttings if wanted, to be treated as above. 

 When these shoots are 2 inches long, 

 shake out the plants, and repot in pots that 

 will just hold the roots, in a compost con- 

 sisting of equal parts leaf mould, loam. 



