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GENERAL INDEX. 



Elatine, water-wort, octan. tetrag. and caryophilleae, 

 a H. an. of common culture. 



Elder, see Sambucus. 



Elecampane see Inula. 



Electricity, 1210. 



Elegia, dicecia, trian. and restiacerr, G. peren. 

 C. B. S. rush-like plants of easy culture. 



Elephant-apple, feronia elephantum. 



Elephantopus, elephant's loot, syngen. polyg. segr. 

 and corymbiferea', S. and G. peren. E. and W. 

 Ind. which grow freely in loam and peat, and 

 cuttings root in the same soil under a hand- 

 Elephant's foot, tamus elephantopus. 



Elettaria, monan. monog. and scitaminea?, S. peren. 

 E. Ind. reedy marsh plants of easy culture. 



Eleusine, trian. dig. and graminese, a S. peren. and 

 H. an. Ind. and America, of easy culture. 



Elichrysum, syngen. polyg. super, and corymbifereae, 

 G. tr. and peren. which grow in sandy peat well- 

 drained, and cuttings root freely in sand in a 

 frame on a hot-bed ; but not covered with a bell- 

 glass, otherwise they are apt to damp off. 



EUis Daniel, Esq. a British author on gardening, 

 page 1113. A. D. 1807. 



EUis, John, a British author on gardening, page 1107. 

 A. D. 1770. 



EUis. Thomas, a British author on gardening, page 

 1108. A. D. 1776. 



EUis, William, a British author on gardening, page 

 1104. A. D. 1738. 



Ellisia, pentan. monog. and boragineae, a H. an. 

 Virginia, of the usual culture. 



Elm-tree, see Ulmus. 



Elsholtz, John Sigismond, his works on gardening, 

 page 1123. A. D. 1663. 



Elsholtzia, didyn. gymnos. and labiatea?, a H. an. 

 Siberia, of common culture. 



Elvedon Hall, Suffolk, 7552. 



Elvetham, a seat in Hampshire, 7594. 



Elymus, lime-grass, trian. dig. and gramineas, H. 

 peren. and an. Eur. and Amer. grasses of common 

 culture. 



Elytraria, dian. monog. and acanthaceae, a H. peren. 

 Carolina, of common culture. 



Ember Court, Surrey, 7527. 



Embryopteris, dioec. polyan. and ebenacea?, a S. tr. 

 E. Ind. which grows in sandy loam, and ripened 

 cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass in moist 

 heat. 



Emmerich, Lieut-Col. A., a British writer on gar- 

 dening, page 1109. A. D. 1789. 



Emmerton, Isaac, his works on gardening, page 

 111*. A. D. 1816. 



Empetrum, crow-berry, dicec. trian. and ericea?, a 

 G. and H. tr. Eur. under-shrubs, which may be 

 treated like erica. 



Empleurum, monoec. tetran. and diosmacea?, a G. 

 tr. C. B. S. which grows freely in sandy peat, 

 and cuttings strike root readily under a bell-glass 

 in sand. 



Enchanter's nightshade, see Circaca. 



Encome, a seat in Dorsetshire, 7598. 



Endive, see Cichonium. 



Eng. BoL, English Botany, by Sir J. E. Smith, the 

 figures by J. Sowerby. 



Enghien, botanic garden of, by Parmentier, 141. 



Enghien, Due d'Aremberg's seat there, ISO. 



Ensdebert. Jortin, his works on gardening, page 

 1130. A. D. 1784. 



Enkianthus, decan. monog. and ericeae, a G. tr. 

 China, which grows in sandy loam and peat, and 

 ripened cuttings root readily in pots of sand under 

 a hand-glass without bottom-heat. 



Enmore Castle, Somersetshire, 7599. 



Enontekis, garden of the minister there, 250. 



En quenouille (Fr.), a. mode of training trees, 2120. 



Entrance lodges and gates, 1712. 



Enville, a seat in Staffordshire, 7570. 



Epacris, pentan. monog. and epacridea?, G. tr. 

 N. S. W. which thrive in sandy peat, rough and. 

 turfy, and they require frequent shifting. " Young 

 cuttings planted in pots in sand, under bell- 

 glasses in autumn or winter, or early in spring, 

 will root freely ; but not so in summer." (Sweet.) 



Ephedra, dicec. monad, and conifereaa, H. tr. Eur. 

 under-shrubs which grow in peat earth, and pre- 

 fer a moist situation ; they are readily propagated 

 by division at the root. 



Ephielis, octan. monog. and sapindeas, a S. tr. 

 Guiana, which grows in light loam, and large 

 cuttings root best under a hand-glass in sand. 



Epicurus, gardens of, 23 



Epidendrum, gynan. monan. and orchideae, S. peren. 



W. Ind. parasites which may be treated asat : rides. 

 Epigasa, decan. monog. and rhodoraceae, a H. tr. N. 



Amer. which thrives in peat soil, and is increased 



by layers ; it requires to be protected during 



winter. 

 Epilobium, willow-herb, octan. monog. and ona- 



grarea?, G. and H. peren. and an. Eur. and Amer. 



of the easiest culture. 

 Epilobium angustifolium, 4298. 

 Ephnedium, barrenwort, tetran. monog. and ber- 



beridea?, a H. peren. Eng. which prefers peat and 



loam, and is readily increased by dividing the roots. 

 Epipactis, gynan. monan. and orchidete, H. peren. 



Brit, which do best in pots in loam and peat, and 



increase by dividing the roots ; they require little 



water when in a dormant state. 

 Equestrian promenades, 7313. 

 Equisetum, horse-tail, cryptog. gonopterides, and 



equisetaceae, a H. tr. and H. peren. Brit, which 



may be treated like ephedra. 

 Eranthemum, dian. monog. and acanthacea?, tr. E. 



and W. Ind. which grow in rich light soil, and 



root readily under a hand-glass. 

 Eranthis, winter aconite, polyan. polyg. and ranun- 



culaceae, a H. peren. Italy, the winter aconite, 



of the easiest culture. 

 Erbstein, K. F. W., his works on gardening, page 



1126. A. D. 1799. 



Erddig, a seat in Denbighshire, 7605. 

 Erica, heath, octan. monog. and ericeae, G. tr. 



C. B. S. mostly under-shrubs of great beauty; 



table of species and varieties, 6607 ; propagation 



and culture, 6608. The H. species grow in peat 



soil, and are increased by layers, cuttings, or seeds. 

 Bridge Castle, Sussex, 7531. 

 Erigeron, syngen. polyg. super, and corymbiferea?, 



H. peren. bien. and an. Eur. and Amer. of com- 

 mon culture. 

 Erinus, didyn. angios. scrophularineae, a G. tr. and 



T. peren. Eur. and C. B. S. which thrive best in 



peat, and increase by cuttings or dividing at the 



root. 

 Eriocaulon, pipe-wort, trian. trig, and restiaceae, a 



H. peren. Scot, which grows in bogs, and is in- 

 creased by suckers from the roots. 

 Eriocephalus, syngen. polyg. necess. and corym- 

 biferea?, G. tr. C. B. S. which grow in light rich 



soil, and cuttings root readily in the same soil, 



under a hand-glass. 

 Eriogonum, ennean. monog. and polygoneae, H. 



peren. N. Amer. which thrive best in pots, and 



are increased by seeds. 

 Eriophorum, cotton-grass, trian. monog. and cype- 



raceaa, H. peren. Eur. and Amer. bog grasses of 



easy culture. 



Eriosoma mali, see Aphis lanigera. 

 Eriospermum, hexan. monog. and asphodelea?, G. 



peren. C. B. S. with tuberous roots, of easy culture 



in sandy loam and peat. 

 Erithalis, pentan. monog. and rubiaceae, a S. tr. 



Jamaica, which grows best in loam and peat, and 



cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass in moist 



heat. 



Ermenonville, one of the .most distinguished coun- 

 try-seats in France, about ten leagues from Paris, 



on the road to Flanders by Morfontaine, 167. 

 Erodium, heron's bill, monad, pentan. and gera- 



neaceas, G. peren. and H. an. Eur. and Asia, of 



easy culture, see Gerania?. 

 Erucaria, tetrad, siliq. and cruciferea?, a H. an. 



of easy culture. 

 Ervum, tare, diadel. decan. and leguminosea?, II. 



an. Brit, and Ind. of easy culture, see 4310. 

 Eryngium, eryngo, pentan. dig. and umbellifereae, 



a S. peren. and H. peren. Eur. and Amer. which 



grow in any soil, and are increased by seeds or 



dividing the root. 

 Eryngo, see Eryngium. 

 Erysimum, hedge-mustard, tetrad, siliq. and cruci- 



ferea?, H. peren. bien. and an. Eur. of the easiest 



culture, see Barbarea. 

 Erythraa, pentan. monog. and gentianea?, a G. 



peren. and H. an. Eur. of common culture. 

 Erythrina, coral-tree, diadel. decan. and legumi- 



noseaj, S. and G. tr. which grow readily in sand 



and peat, and cuttings, not too ripe, root in sand 



under a hand-glass. 

 Erythronium, dogstooth-violet, hexan. monog. lilia?, 



H. peren. Eur. and Amer. with tuberous roots, 



of easy culture. 



Escot House, Devonshire, 7600. 

 Esculent roots, 3643. 



