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Epiphyllum. Cactece. 



Readily grown from cuttings. Pieces of the branches four 

 to six inches long are placed in sandy soil in gentle heat, and 

 kept moderately dry. Epiphyllums are often grafted on 

 strong stocks of pereskia (Pereskia aculeata is commonly 

 used, but P. Bleo is equally as good), for the purpose of get- 

 ting high or rafter plants. A young shoot is cleft-grafted 

 into any portion of the pereskia which has become hard, and 

 the cion is held in place by a cactus spine passed through it. 

 Several cions may be inserted along the sides of the stock. 



Eranthemum. Acanlhacece. 



Seeds. Cuttings root readily in spring in peaty soil, in a 

 close frame where there is a bottom heat of about 70. 



Eranthis (Winter Aconite). Ranunculacece. 



Increased by seeds and division. 

 Eremostachys. Labiatce. 



May be increased by seeds or division. 

 Eremurus. Liliacece. 



Increased by seeds and divisions. 

 Erica (Heath). Ericaceae. 



Will grow from seeds, but these are used generally to 

 secure new varieties. Commonly propagated by very short 

 cuttings, taken from the tips, or made of the lower young 

 growth. Carefully remove the leaves from the lower parts of 

 the cutting, which should be about one inch long, and then 

 insert rather closely in pots, which should be filled two-thirds 

 with crocks, the remainder being fine sandy peat with a layer 

 of clean, compact sand on the surface. Cover with glass. 

 Water well, and place in a temperature of about 60. 



Erigeron, including Phalacroloma, Polyactidium. Composite?. 



Readily increased by seeds or divisions. 

 Erinus. Scrophularinece. 



Seeds and divisions. After becoming established, they 

 propagate themselves by seed. 



Eriobotrya. See Photinia. 

 Eriodendron. Malvaceae. 



Raised from seeds sown in sandy soil, in heat. 

 Eriogonum. Polygonacece. 



May be increased by seed or division. 



