116 - PLANT PROPAGATION 
with a bell-glass in gentle heat until rooted, then 
gradually hardened off and potted up. Grafting, if the 
necessary skill for the operation has been acquired, will 
give quicker results inserting scions on established 
stocks of Correa alba in March in a close case. 
_ EroprtumM.—tThe garden kinds for rockery and borders 
are propagated by seed sown in April, also by division 
of the roots in early spring. 
ErynciuM.—The Sea Hollies have become _ very 
popular as border plants and for cutting for house 
decoration. Seed should be sown as soon as ripe or the 
roots carefully divided early in April. 
ERYTHR&A.—Propagate these pretty rock plants by 
seed sown in early spring and by division of the roots 
in April. 
ERYTHRINA (CoRAL TREE).—E. crista-galli is the 
species usually grown. It is propagated by taking off 
young shoots with a heel of the old wood in spring, 
inserting them in sandy soil on bottom heat in a warm 
house until rooted, then hardening off and growing on 
with cool treatment. 
ERYTHRONIUM (Doc’s-TootH VIOLET).—Increased by 
offsets taken off in August. 
EscaLLoniA.—Propagation is effected by cuttings of 
half-ripened shoots in sandy soil under handlights in 
August, by layers put down in October, and by suckers 
transplanted in April. 
EscuscHoLtzia.—These showy plants of the Poppy 
family are easily raised from seed sown in spring or 
autumn in any dry, sunny position where they are to 
flower. 
Eucatyptus.—These are mostly raised from imported 
seed sown in the greenhouse in spring. When seed is 
