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air and plenty of light ; consequently, should be placed 

 near the glass, that they may have the benefit of all 

 the air that is admitted. Their flowers are as varied 

 in shape as variety or colour, but they all partake of a 

 wax-like nature, and are very persistent. For the 

 finest and most select varieties, see the catalogue at 

 the end of this work. 



Erbdiums, Heron's bill. There are about thirty species, 

 all of a Geranium character, and there are among them 

 some very pretty flowering, soft wooded, shrubby, herba- 

 ceous, and annual plants. Only a few of them belong to 

 the Green-house, of which E. incarnatum, E. crassifblium, 

 and E. lacinidtum, are the finest; culture similar to Gera- 

 nium. The flowers of these are scarlet, pentapetalous, 

 and veiny. 



Eucalyptus, above fifty species of them, and the tallest 

 growing trees of New Holland; foliage very diversified, 

 generally of a hard glaucous texture. From their rapid 

 growth, they soon grow higher than the loftiest house. 

 The most conspicuous are E. corddta, . rostrdta, E. 

 radiata, E. pulvigera, E. glbbifera, E.pulverulenta, and E. 

 resinefera. In Van Dieman's Land, a manufactory 

 has been established, where a tannin is extracted from 

 many of the species. The last mentioned produces 

 gum, like that which the druggists call Kino. They 

 ought not to be too much fostered, as it would in some 

 degree retard their growth. They are of a very hardy 

 nature. When large, the plants will flower freely, and 

 are similar in flower to Myrtle ; many stamina proceed- 

 ing from a hard nut-like capsule. 



Eupatbrium. There is only one species deserving of 



