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Eurybia. See Olearia. 



Eustylis. See ttemastylLs. 



Euterpe. Palma. 

 Seeds in heat. 



Eutoca. See Phacelia. 



Evening Primrose. See CEnothera. 



Exacum. Gentianea. 



Seeds should be sown in spring, in bottom heat. 



Exochorda. Rosacece. 



Grown from seeds, layers, cuttings and suckers. Seeds 

 are difficult to procure. Layering in June is a common prac- 

 tice. Various kinds of cuttings are employed, but the best 

 results follow short, soft cuttings, taken from forced plants 

 and set deep in shallow flats of sand. They require a very 

 strong bottom heat, a close frame, and the water should be 

 applied in a spray upon the foliage. Cuttings are sometimes 

 grafted upon pieces of roots. It is regarded as a difficult 

 plant to propagate. 



Fabiana. Solanacece. 



Readily increased by seeds and cuttings. 

 Fagus (Beech). Cupuliferce. 



Commonly grown from the nuts, which should be stratified 

 and sown very early in spring. They may be sown immed- 

 iately after they are gathered, if they can be protected from 

 vermin. The named varieties are grafted upon the Euro- 

 pean or American species. 



Fair Maids of France. See Ranunculus. 

 Fan-palm. See Corypha. 

 Farfugium. See Senecio. 

 Fedia. See Patrinia. 

 Felicia. Compositce. 



Propagated by seeds, or by cuttings inserted in sandy soil, 

 under a glass. 



Fennel (Fceniculum, various species). Umbelliferce . 



Seeds, usually in spring. 

 Fennel Flower. See Nigella. 

 Fenugreek (Trigonella Fcenum-Grcecum). Leguminosce. 



Propagated by seeds. 



