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GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 E. acumina'ta (long- pointed). 4. 



liitifo'li't (broad-leaved). 4. July. E. Ind. 1712. 



orienta'lis (eastern). 10. July. Levant. 1/48. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS. 

 E. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). Yellow. July. 



South Europe. 1633. 

 dactylifo'rmis (d&te-foim-fruited). White. 



July. 



arge'nteu (silvery). 10. N. Amer. 1813. 



Cunude'nsis (Canadian). White. Canada. 1848. 



cnnfc'rta (crowded). 10. White. Nepaul. 1825. 



horte'nsis (garden). 20. Yellow. July. South 



Europe. 1633. 



parvifrf lius (small-leaved). 10. White. June. 



India. 1843. Evergreen. 



salicifo'lia (willow -leaved). 



spind'sus (prickly). White. July. Egypt. 1826. 



Sonifa'ricu-s (Songarian). Pale yellow. July. 



Siberia. 1821. 



triflo'rus (three -flowered). White. July. 



Nepaul. 1825. 



umbella'tus (umbelled). White. July. Ne- 



paul. 1829. 



ETJEOCA'RPUS. (From elaia, the olive, 

 and karpos, fruit ; resemblance of fruits. 

 Nat. ord., Lindenblooms [Tiliacese]. 

 Linn., \\-Dodecandria 1-Monogynia.) 



The rough, bony fruit, or stone, divested of the 

 pulp and polished, makes handsome necklaces. 

 Evergreens, with white flowers. Seeds in a hot- 

 bed, in spring ; cuttings of ripened young shoots, 

 with the leaves attached, in sandy soil, under a 

 bell-jflass, and bottom-heat; loam and a little 

 fibry peat. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 

 50 to 55 ; E. cyu'neus, winter, 35 to 45. 

 E. cya'neus (blue-fruited). 10. July. N. Hol- 

 land. 1803. 



grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). 20. White, 



crimson. E. Ind. 1829. 



serru'tus (saw-edge-teau<?d). 20. E. Ind. 1/74. 



EL^EODE'NDRON. Olive Wood. (From 

 elaia, olive, and dendron, a tree ; alluding 

 to the resemblance. Nat. ord., Spindle- 

 trees [Celastracese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 1-Moiiogynia. Allied to Hartogia.) 

 For culture, see EL.SOCA.'RPUS. 



GREENHO-USE EVERGREENS. 

 E. austra'le (southern). 3. Green, white. July. 

 N. S. Wales. 1796. 



Cape'nse (Cape). 18. Green. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1828. 



cro'ceum (rusty). White. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1794. 



integrifo'lium (entin--leaved). 3. Green, white. 



July. N. Holland. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



E. glau'cum (milky-green). 6. Green. Ceylon. 

 1824. 



orienta'te (eastern). 12. Green, yellow. 



Mauritius. 1771. 



xyloca'rpu*n ( wood-fruited). 3. Green, yellow. 



Antilles. 1816. 



ELA'IS. The Oil Palm. (From elaia, 

 the olive ; similarity of expressing oil 

 from the fruit. Nat. ord., Palms [Pal- 

 maceae]. Linn., 22-Dicecta Q-Hexnndria. 

 Allied to Cocos.J 



The best kind of palm wine is from this palm. 

 Palm oil, so much used in the manufacture of 

 soap, and as a sort, of grease, is chiefly the pro- 

 duce of E. Qutnetfnttt and melanoco'cca. Stove 

 Palms, with greenish-white flowers. Suckers and 

 seeds; rich, sandy soil. Summertemp., 60 to 

 85 ; winter, 55 to 60. 



E. Ouinee'nsis (Guinea). 30. Guinea. 1730. 



melanoco'cca (black-seeded). 30. New Gre- 



nada. 1821. 



Occident^ 'tis (western). 30. Jamaica. 1820. 



Pernambucu'na (Pernambuco). 50. Brazil. 



1825. 



specta'bilis (showy). E. Ind. 1831. 



ELAPHAGLO'SSUM. See OLFE'RSIA. 



ELATER. See WIRE-WORM. 



ELDER. Sambu'cus ni'gra. 



Varieties. There are several kinds 

 in cultivation, but the old S. ni'gra, is in 

 most general esteem, being the best 

 adapted for wine-making. The White- 

 berried (8. a'lbida) is much esteemed by 

 some, especially as an ornamental shrub. 

 8. vi'ridis, or the Green-berried, and 8. 

 ni'gra variega'ta, the Silver-striped, and 

 8. ni'gra au'rea, the Golden-edged, are 

 interesting vaiieties. One with scarlet 

 berries is said to be very handsome. 

 Most of the varieties of S. ni'gra are 

 ornamental, and well adapted to assist in 

 forming screens to the exterior of small 

 gardens, or even as hedge-row fruits. 



Propagation. Generally by cuttings, 

 which strike easily, even as large trun- 

 cheons. They are readily produced, 

 also, by suckers, and in all these cases 

 care should be taken to cut away from 

 the stem those buds which are to be 

 placed below the ground. They are 

 easily produced from seed, and by such 

 means varieties may be obtained. 



Soil. They will thrive in almost any 

 ordinary soil ; still they prefer an upland, 

 light loam, containing a fair amount of 

 vegetable matter. 



Culture. The form will depend on the 

 situation it is to occupy. The elder will 

 bear fruit either as a huge bush, or as a 

 small tree, provided the preparatory course 

 of training is properly carried out. Those 

 for fruiting as bushes should be formed 

 almost as a gooseberry-bush in its earlier 

 stages, keeping the centre somewhat thin. 

 Indeed, thinning out superfluous shoots 

 is nearly all that can be practised. 

 Those for standard trees, or with stems, 

 must be trained by clearing away side- 

 shoots, and forming a head at a higher 

 level. About five or six feet are comrmmlv 

 allowed for stem height, and the hon-l 

 must then be formed as recommended 



