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EU'STREPHUS. (From r, good, and 

 strepho, to twine; literally, beautiful 

 twiners. Nat. ord,, Lihjworts [Liliaeefe]. 

 Linn., 6-Hexandria 1-Afonogynia. Allied 

 to Dianella.) 



Half-hardy evergreen twiners, from New South 

 Wales, with pale purple flowers. Cuttings of firm 

 young shoots in early autumn or spring, in sandy 

 soil, under a glass; sandy peat. They will bear 

 the same treatment as Dianella. 

 E. angustifu'lius (narrow-leaved). 3. July. 1820. 



latifo'lius (broad-leaved). 3. June. 1800. 



EUTA'SSA and EUTA'CTA, synonymes for 

 Arauca'ria Cunningha'mii and exce'lsa. 



EUTA'XIA. (From eutaxia, modesty; 

 referring -to the delicate aspect of the 

 flowers. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabaoeae]. Linn., W-'Decandria 1-Mo- 

 nogynia. Allied to Dillwynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from New Hol- 

 land. Cuttings of short young shoots, getting 

 firm at the base, in sand, under a bell-glass, in 

 April or May ; pest and loam, in equal propor- 

 tions. Winter temp., 40 to 45. E. myrtifo'lia, 

 with a little protection, will do against a wall near 

 London. 

 E. BaWeri (Baxter's). 6. Yellow, 1830. 



myrtifu'lia (myrtle-leaved). 14. Orange. Au- 



gust. 1S03. 



pu'ngens (pungent). 4. Orange. May. 1825. 



EUTE'EPE. ( After Euterpe, one of the 

 nine Muses. Nat. ord., Palms [Palma- 

 cese]. Linn., 2i-Moncecia Q-Hexandria. 

 Allied to Areca.) 



Stove palms. Seeds ; rich loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85, and moist; winter, 50 to 60. 

 E. Caribee'a (Caribean). 30. W. Ind. 1656. 



globo'sa (round -fruited). 30. Mauritius. 1819. 



monta'na (mountain). Yellow. Grenada, 1815. 

 Are'ca olera'cea and pvsifu'rmis are sometimes 



included erroneously in this genus. 



EU'THALES. (From eu, well, and thaleo, 

 to push or sprout. Nat. ord., Goodeniads 

 [Goodeniacese]. Linn., 5 Pentandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Leschenaultia.) 



A singular characteristic of Goodeniads may be 

 seen in the flower of Leschenaultia; the stigma 

 is placed in the bottom of a cup, or indusiutn, and 

 when the pollen is shed, the cup closes over the 

 stigma; whether it does so in others has not been 

 recorded. Greenhouse herbaceous perennials, from 

 New Holland. Cuttings of young shoots getting 

 firm, in April or May, or early in autumn; peat 

 and loam. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 E. macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 4. Yellow, brown. 



July. 183Q. 

 trine'rvis (three-nerved). 1. Purple, yellow. 



July. 1803. 



EUTHA'MIA. See SOUDA'GO. 



EU'TOCA. (From eutokos, fruitful ; re- 

 ferring to the abundance of seeds. Nat. 

 ord, Hydrophyls [Hydrophylacese]. Linn., 

 5- Pentandria l-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Nemophila.) 



Hardy annuals and biennials, from North Amc. 

 rica. Seeds sown in the border in April, or (in * 

 light hotbed, and transplanted; sow or plaitt 

 thinly, or the leaves will become diseased. 



HAEDY ANNUALS. 



E. divaricn'ta (straggling). Light violet. May. 

 1833. 



Menxic'&ii (Mertzies's). Purple. June. 182(5. 



pnrvifldra (small-flowered). Blue. June. 1826. 



vi'scidu (claramy-Aaj'm/). 2. Brown, rose. 1834. 



Wrungeliafna (Wrangel's,), 1 Blue. August, 



1835. 



HAEDY BIENNIALS. 

 E. FrnnTtU'ni (Franklin's). 1. Pink. May. 1827. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered), li. Pink. June. 



1826. 



seri'cea (silky). I. Blue. June. 1827. 



EUXE'NIA. (From eu, beautiful, and 

 xenos, a stranger. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteracece]. 19 Syngenesiab Segreyata. 

 Allied to Petrobiuin.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of yount? shoots 

 in spring or autumn, in sand, urid'T a bell-glaaa; 

 peat and loam. Winter temp., 4$ to 48. 

 E. gru'ta (pleasant). 2. Yellow. Chili. 1825. 



EVELY'NA. (Named after John Evelyn, 

 our first good writer on trees, &c. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [Orchidaceee]. Linn., 20- 

 Gynandrial~Monandria. Allied to Bletia.) 



Stove orchids, some of which are terrestrial, 

 anu may be grown in loam and peat, like Bietia-; 

 the others in shallow baskets and block* of wood, 

 with sphagnum-moss. Summer temp., 60 to 

 85 ; winter, 55 to 60 ; divisions. 

 E. bracte'scens (bracted). Red. July. Merida. 



capitcrta (headed). White. August. Sierra 



Neva. 



columna'ris (columned). White. Purple. June. 



Sierra Neva. 



ensa'ta (sword-/eot>ed). Carmine. August, 



Sierra Neva. 



flare? scens (yellowish). Yellow. May. TruxiUc. 

 furfuru'vea (purplish). Scarlet. June. Merid.%. 



kermesi'na (carmine). Bright carmine. 3^r 



nuary. Mariquita. 



lupuli'na (lupine-like). Rose. August. Sierra 



Neva. 



EVENING FLOWER. He'spems. 



EVENING PRIMEOSE. (Enothe'ra. 



EVEEGEEENS are such plants as do not 

 shed all their leaves at any one time 

 during the year. 



EVEEGEEEN THOKN. Cral&'yus pyra- 

 ca'ntha. 



EVEELASTING. GnaphaTmm. 



EVEELASTING PEA. La'thyrus latifo'lhin. 



EVO'DIA. (From evodia, sweet scent; 

 referring to that of the leaves. Nat. ord., 

 Riteworts [Rutacesej. Linn., A-Tetran- 

 dria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Pilocarpus.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, and in bottom- 

 heat, in April ; light, fibry loam. Summer temp., 

 55 to 75 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 E. triphy'lta (three-leaved). 7. White. E. Ind. 



