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E. petMta (shield-teamed). 10. Trinidad. 1826. 



reticula'ta (netted). 6. Yellow. July. E. 



Ind. 1818. 



sple'ndens (shining). White, rose. Septem- 



ber. Brazil. 1841. 



Ricka'rdii (Richard's). 3. Yellow. July. 



Guiani. 1824. 



rubricau'lis (red-stemmed). 6. YeHow. July. 



Guiana. 1824. 



stella'ris (st&r-eyed-corallaed). 1Q. Eose, 



yellow. July. Rio Janeiro. 



subere'cta (slightly-bent. Savannah-flower). 



10. Yellow. July. Jamaica. 1/59. 



tortfsa (twisted). 10. Yellow. July. Ja- 



maica. 1778. 



umbellu'ta (umbelled). 15. Yellow. July. 



Jamaica. 1/33. 



E'CHIUM. Viper's Bugloss. (From 

 echis, a viper ; seeds like the viper's head. 

 Nat. ord., Borageworts [Boraginacese]. 

 Linn., 5 Pcntandria l-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Anchusa.) 



Annuals and biennials, by seed in common 

 garden-soil, in March; evergreen shrubs, also, by 

 seeds, sown in spring, in a slight hotbed ; by 

 layering the young shoots in summer; and cuttings 

 in sandy soil of firm young shoots, in April or 

 May, under a bell-glass, but not kept very close, 

 and receiving a little bottom-heat ; peat and loam. 

 Winter temp., 4t> to 4s. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



E. angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). Blush. July. 

 Spain. 1826. 



arena'rium (s&nd-inhabiting). Purple. July. 



Calabria. 1826. 



calyci'num (^o-g-e-calyxed). Blue, yellow. 



July. South Europe. 1829. 



macra'nthum (large-flowt-red). 1. Violet. 



July. Barbary. 1818. 



Si'/ns/i(Sims's). Red, blue. August. South 



Europe. 1816. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



E. amas'num (agreeable). Blue. July. Caucasus. 

 1826. 



aspe'rrimum (very rough). Blue. July. Cau- 



casus. 1826. 



Dahu'ricum (Dahurian). Blue. July. Dahuria. 



1827. 



Ita'licum (Italian). 4. White. July. Jersey. 



Hibthu'rpii (Sibthorp's). 1. Red. June. Eu- 



rope. 1824. 



te'nue (slender). 1. Blue. July. Sicily. 1824. 



tuberculit'tum (pimpled). 1. Violet. August.. 



Spain. 1820. 



viola'ccum (\io\et-flowered~). 3. Blue. June. 



Austria. 1658. 



vulga'refio're-a'lbn (common- white-flowered). 



1. White. July. Britain. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 



E. caudu'tum (tailed). 1. Red. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1819. Greenhouse. 



Lagusca'num (Lagasca's). Lilac. July. Spain. 



1826. Hardy. 



Merte'nsii (Merten's). 1$. Blue. June. Spain. 



1H24. Hardy. 



prostra'lum (prostrate). 1. Red. July. Egypt. 



1825. Hardy. 



spica'tum (spiked-dwar/). $. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1791. Greenhouse 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 E. uculea'tum (prickly). 4. White. June. Cana- 

 ries. 1815. 



E, umbi'guum (doubtful). 3. White, red. July. 

 Canaries. 1820. 



arge'nteum (silvery). 3. Blue. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1789- 



bi'frons (two-faced). 3. White, red. June. 



Canaries. 1820. 



bruchyti'nthum (short-flowered). Ij. White. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1819. 



ca'ndicnnn (whitish). 3. Blue. June. Madeira. 



1777- 



capita 1 turn (headed). 2. Red. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 18! 9- 



cynoglossoi'des (bugloss-like). 3. Blue. July. 



Canaries. 1816. 



densiflo'rum (thickly-flowered). 2. Blue. June. 



Canaries. 1820. 

 fastuo'sum (proud). 4. Purple. April. Cana- 

 ries. 1779. 



feroci'ssinmm (fiercest-sta/Aed). 6. Blue. June. 



Madeira. 1/94. 

 folio'sum (leafy). 3. White. July. Canaries. 



1815. 

 fruticu'sum (shrubby). 3. Pink. May. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1759. 



glga'nteum (gigantic). 10. White. June. Ca- 



naries. '779> 



glu 1 bruin (smooth). 2. White. May. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1/91. 



glaucophy'llum (milky -green-leaved). 2. Vio- 



let. May. Cape of Good Hope. 1792. 



grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). 3. Pink. June. 



Madeira. 1/87. 



hi'spidum (bristly). 2. White. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1818. 



inca'num (hoarv). Blue. June. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1816. 



laevlga'tum (smooth-stalked). 2. Blue. July, 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/74. 



lasiophy'llum (hairy-leaved). 2. White. May* 



Cape of Good Hope. 1819- 



linea'tum (lined). 2. White. July. Canaries. 



1815. 



longiflo'rum (long-flowered). 3. Blue. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1806. 



macrophy'tlum (large-leaved). 3. Blue. July. 



Canaries. 1823. 



mo'lle, (soft). 6. \Vhite. June. Teneriffe. 



1820. 



nervo'sum (nerved). 4. Purple. July. Madeira. 



1777- 



j9anze/a'^Mm(panicled). 3. \Vhite. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1815. 



petrae'urn (rock). 2. Blue. May. Dalmatia. 



1843. Hardy. 



pyramida'tum (pyramidal). 3. Blue. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. IS'-'O. 



sca'brurn (rough). 2. Purple. Blue. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



si'mplex (simple). 1. White. June. Teneriffe. 



1820. 



sphosroce'phalon (round-headed). White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1824. 



stri'ctum (erect). 3. Blue. June. Canaries. 



1779- 



strigo'sum (stiff-haired). 2. Violet. August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1821. 



Swa'rtzii (Swartz's). Blue. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1816. 



verruco'sum (warted). 3. White. July. Capa 



of Good Hope. 1822. 



vire'scens (greenish). 2. Bluish. July. Cana- 



ries. 1820. 



EDGING. The material- used for divid- 

 ing beds and borders from the paths. 

 For the kitchen-garden, and all other 



