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Erdnthemums, about ten species. E. pulchellum and E. 

 bicolor are the finest of the genus ; the former is in our col- 

 lections. Plenty of heat is indispensable to make it flower 

 in perfection ; therefore it should have the warmest part of 

 the house, and it will produce flowers of a fine blue colour 

 from December to April. The flowers of the latter are white 

 and dark purple, with a few brown spots in the white : blooms 

 from April to August. Drain the pots well, and give the 

 plants little sun during summer. (Soil No. 11.) 



Eugenias, about thirty species, esteemed for their hand- 

 some evergreen foliage. This genus once contained a few 

 celebrated species, which have been divided. (See Jam- 

 bosa.~) The Allspice tree, known as Myrtus Pimenta, is 

 now E. Pimento. ; the leaves are ovate, lanceolate, and, when 

 broken, have an agreeable scent. There are several varie- 

 ties, all of the same spicy fragrance. The plant is in very 

 few of our collections. E. frdgrans is sweet-scented; the 

 flowers are on axillary peduncles ; leaves ovate, obtuse. 

 (Soil No. 11.) 



Euphorbia (spurge), a genus of plants disseminated over 

 every quarter of the globe ; a few are beautiful, many gro- 

 tesque, and several of the most worthless weeds on the earth. 

 There are about two hundred species, and from all of them, 

 when probed, a thick milky fluid exudes. Those of the 

 tropics are the most curious, and very similar in appearance 

 to Cdctusj bat easily detected by the above perforation 

 There is a magnificent species in our collections, which was 

 lately introduced from Mexico (see Poinsettia). E. splen- 

 dens flowers freely from December to May, and is of easy 

 culture. E. fulgens, same as joquiniiflbra^ is a plant of a 

 slender willow-looking habit, but produces a profusion of 

 flowers from the axil of each leaf, which renders it very 

 showy. The flowers of the whole genus are apetalous, and 

 the beauty of those described is in a brilliant scarlet bractea, 

 which is very persistent. They must have plenty of pot- 

 room. (Soil No. 9.) 



Erytlirinas (Coral tree), a genus containing about thirty 

 species of leguminose, scarlet-flowering plants. Several 

 species are greatly esteemed for their beauty and profusior 

 of flowers, which, in well-established plants, are produced 

 in long spikes. E. corallodendrum blooms magnificently 

 i the West Indies, but in our collections has never flowered. 



