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EPA 



piadacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria Z-Digy- 

 nta. Allied to Asclepia.) 



Virginian hardy herbaceous climber. Seeds and 

 divisions in spring ; common soil. 

 E. a'lbida (whitish). White. July. 1828. 



ENTA'DA. (The Malabar name. Nat. 

 ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabaceae]. 

 Linn., %S-Polygamia \-Moncecia. Allied 

 to Mimosa.) 



The large brown beans, called Gela in India, 

 and used by the natives for washing their hair, 

 are the seeds of E. Pursee'tha. Stove evergreen 

 climbers, with white flowers. Cuttings of young 

 shoots getting firm, in sand, under glass, and in 

 heat ; loam and peat in equal portions. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 75 ; winter, 48 to 55. 

 E. adena'nthera (adenanthera-like). 20. South 

 Sea Islands. 1817- 



monoslu'chya (single-spiked). 20. Malabar. 



1800. 



polystn'chya (many-spiked). 26. W. Ind. 1816. 



Pursce'tka (Pursaetha). 20. E. Ind. 1780. 



ENTELLE'A. ( From enteles, perfect; the 

 stamens all fertile. Nat. ord., Linden- 

 blooms [Tiliacese]. Linn., 13-Polyandria 

 1-Monogynia. Allied to Grewia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from New Zealand. 

 Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, under a 

 glass ; sandy loam and a little peat. Winter 

 temp., 35 to 46. 

 E. arbore'scens (tree-like). 20. White. May. 1820. 



pulma'ta (hznd-leaved). 4. White. May. 1830. 



pube'scens (downy). White. May. 1836. 

 ENTRANCES. Upon these parts of a 



residence, which should give a first and 

 appropriate impression, Mr. Whateley 

 has these just remarks : The road which 

 leads up to the door of the mansion may 

 go off from it in an equal angle, so that 

 the two sides shall exactly correspond ; 

 and certain ornaments, though detached, 

 are yet rather within the province of ar- 

 chitecture than of gardening ; works of 

 sculpture are not, like buildings, objects 

 familiar in scenes of cultivated nature; 

 but vases, statues, and termini, are usual 

 appendages to a considerable edifice; as 

 such, they may attend the mansion, and 

 trespass a little upon the garden, pro- 

 vided they are not carried so far into it 

 as to lose their connexion with the struc- 

 ture. The platform and the road are also 

 appurtenances to the house; all these 

 may therefore be adapted to its form, 

 and the environs will thereby acquire a 

 degree of regularity ; but to give it to the 

 objects of nature, only on account of their 

 proximity to others which are calculated 

 to receive it, is, at the best, a refinement. 

 Upon the same principles regularity has 

 been acquired in the approach ; and an 

 additional reason has been assigned for 

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it, that the idea of a seat is thereby 

 extended to a distance ; but that may 

 be by other means than by an avenue. 

 A private road is easily known ; if 

 carried through grounds, or a park, it 

 is commonly very apparent; even in a 

 lane, here and there a bench, a painted 

 gate, a small plantation, or any other 

 little ornament, will sufficiently denote 

 it. If the entrance only be marked, 

 simple preservation will retain the im- 

 pression along the whole progress; or it 

 may wind through several scenes distin- 

 guished by objects, or by an extraordinary 

 degree of cultivation : and then the 

 length of the way, and the variety of im- 

 provements through which it is con- 

 ducted, may extend the appearance of a 

 domain, and the idea of a seat, beyond 

 the reach of any direct avenue. A nar- 

 row vista, a mere line of perspective, 

 be the extent what it may, will seldom 

 compensate for the loss of that spa^-e 

 which it divides, and of the parts which 

 it conceals. 



EPA' cms. (From epi, upon, and akros, 

 the top. The Epacris grows on the- tops 

 of hills and rising grounds. Nat. ord., 

 Epacrids [Epaeridacese]. Linn., 5- Pen- 

 tandria l-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Australia. 

 Cuttings of the tips of the shoots when from one 

 to two inches in length, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, in spring or early summer ; three or four 

 round a small pot. Sandy, fibry peat suits them 

 best. They are better kept in turf-pits than in 

 the open air during the summer, as the aun 

 striking upon the pots is apt to scorch the hair- 

 like roots. If set out of doors, the pots should 

 be plunged in earth or ashes. The plants should 

 be cut back when done flowering, and kept close 

 until new growth is making. Winter temp., 40* 

 to 48. 



E, AndromedtKflo'ra (Andromeda-flowered), 2. 

 White, rose. 1848. 



apiculafta 'small-tufted). 2. May. 1825. 



bi'color (two-coloured -flowc red). 2. Deep 



crimson, white. 1818. 



campanula' ta (bell-./foirererf). 3. Deep blush. 



April. 1830. 

 a! Vta (white-flowered). 2. White. April, 



1830. 

 maxima (largest-bell-^owered). 3. Darfc 



crimson. February. 1848. 



cerceflo'ra (wax-flowered). 2. White. April. 



1831. 



exse'rtu (drawn-out). 2. White. May. 18)2. 



deiica'ta (delicate). 2. Blush, white. April. 



1348. 



denaifiu'ra (crowded-flowered). 3. Blush. April 



1848. 



du'bia (doubtful). 3. White. April. 



grandiflu' ru (lar^e-flowered). 3. Scarlet. 



March. 1803. 



fteterone'ma (various-stemmed). 3. White. 



Juua. 1823. 



