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E, persiwfo'lia (peach-leaved). July. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 18.17. 



pMUyreei'des (phillyrea-like). 1820. 



piiula'ris (pelleted). 1804. 



pulche'lla (pretty). 1820. 



puloerule'nta (powdery). 30. June. isiS. 



pulai'gera (powdered). 1S24. 



purpura'scens (purplish-ncroed}. 1 323. 



sali'gna (willow-like). 180*. 



sca'bra (rough). 1810. 



stenophy'lla (narrow-leaved). 1223. 



stri'cta (erect,). 



verruco'su (warted). 1828, 



viminu'lis (rod-like). 1810. 



tiirga'ta (twiggy). 



EUCELJE'TIS. (From eu, well, and chaite, 

 a head of hair ; the bottom of the petals 

 furnished with hairs inside. Nat. ord., 

 Eueworts [Rutacese]. Linn., 5-Pentanuria 

 1-Hfonogynia. Allied to Diosma.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub, from the Cape of 

 Good Hope. For culture, see DIO'SMA. 

 X. glomera'ta (daw-flowered). 1. White. May. 

 1818. 



ETJCHARI'DIUM. (From enchant, agree- 

 able ; referring to the general appearance 

 of this exquisite little hardy annual. Nat. 

 ord., Onagrads [Onagraceae]. Linn., 8- 

 Octandria 1 - Monogynia. Allied to 

 Clarkia.) 



Sow in the open ground, in September, March, 

 and middle of May, for flowering from May to 

 September ; sow, also, in a slight hotbed in March, 

 and transplant into the borders. 

 E. concifnnum (neat). 1. Purple. June. N. 

 Amer. 1836. 



grandiflo'rum (large - flowered). Rosy-red. 



June. 1824. 



ETJCHI'LUS. (From eu, fine, and chei- 

 los, a lip ; referring to the upper divi- 

 sion of the flowerrenvelope, or calyx. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabaceee]. 

 Linn., W-Decandria 1-Honogynia. Al- 

 lied to Grastrolobium.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of young, 

 firmish side-shoots, or points of shoots, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, without any bottom-heat. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 45 ; peat and loam. 

 E. obcorduftus (reversed-heart-/?at>ed). 2. Yel- 

 low. April. N. Holland. 1803. 



EUCHRO'MA. (From eu, good, and 

 chroma, colour ; referring to the colour 

 of the bractes. Nat. ord., Fig worts 

 [Scrophulariacece]. Linn., 14 - Didy- 

 lamia %-Angiospermia.) 



This genus should be reunited to CASTILLK'JA, 

 which see for culture. 



. cocci'nea (scarlet-iracrerf). $. Yellow. July. 

 N, Amer. 1/87. Hardy annual. 



grandiflo'ra (large - flowered). l. Purple, 



yellow. July. Louisiana. 1811. Hardy 

 herbaceous. 



EUCLE'A. (From enkleia, glory ; refer- 

 ring to the beauty of the ebony- like v/ood, 

 Mid fine green leaves. Nat. ord., Ebenuds 



[Ebenacese], Linn., 22-D/<ma 10-De- 

 cundria. Allied to Diospyros.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, with white flower*, froin 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings of half-ripe 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in April ; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 56 to 76 ; winter, 

 40 to 45. 



E. racemo'sa (racemed-rotmd-teted). 6. No- 

 vember. 1/72. 



vndulu'ta (waved-teat>d). 5. 1794. 



EU'COMIS. (From eukomes, beautiful. 

 haired; referring to the tufted crown ot 

 the flower-spike. Nat. ord., Lilywwls 

 [Liliaceie]. Linn., 6-Hexandrial-Mono~ 

 gynia. Allied to Daubenya.) 



Strong Cape of Good Hope bulbs, which, if 

 planted six inches deep in a rich, light border in 

 front of a greenhouse, remain uninjured, and 

 flower every year. Propagated by oivsets. 

 E. bifo'lia (two-leaved). $. Light green. April. 

 1792. 



na'nn (dwarf), j. Brov/n. May. 1774. 



puncta'ta (dotted). 2. Green, brown. June. 



1783. 



purpureocauflis (purple-stalked). 2. Green, 



brown. April. 1794. 



re'gia (rojai). 2. Green. March. 1702. 



stria' ta (streaked). 2. Green. 1/90. 



unduta'ta (waved-^euved). 2. Green. April. 



1760. 



EUCEO'SIA. (From eu, beautiful, and 

 krossos, a fringe ; referring to the cup 

 above the insertion of the stamens. Nat. 

 ord., Amaryllids [Amaryllidacese]. Linn., 

 G-Hexandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Stenornesson and Elisena.) 



This is the best ill-used bulb in British gardens. 

 Sweet, Don, Louden, and Paxton make it a na- 

 tive of Cape Horn, instead of the western declivi- 

 ties of the Peruvian Andes a mistake which 

 caused the destruction of many bulbs. Hooker 

 and Lindley gave badly-coloured figures of it, and 

 the latter placed it in alliance with Phycella, with 

 which it has no affinity. Bi'colar refers to a dark- 

 green stripe in the middle of the petals, outside ; 

 the flower is of a bright vermilion. It delights in 

 strong loam; rests in winter, and prefers the 

 stove. Offsets ; light, rich loam. Winter temp., 

 35 to 45. 



E, bi'color (two-coloured). 1. Scarlet, green. 

 April. Peru. 1816. 



EUDE'SMIA. (From eu, beautiful, and 

 desma, a bundle ; referring to the con- 

 nected parcels of stamens. Nat. ord., 

 Myrtleblooms [Myrtacese], Linn., 18- 

 Polyadelphia 2-Polyundria. Allied to 

 Melaleuea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen tree. Cuttings of young 

 shoots getting firm ac the buse, in sand, under a 

 bfll-glass, in April or May ; peat and loam. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 45. 



E. tetrago'na (four-angled). 16. Red. July. 

 N. Holland. 1824. 



EUGE'NIA. (Named after Prince Eug 

 of Saxony. Nat. ord., MyrU-eblvonu 



