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earwigs are winged insects, it is useless 

 to guard the stems of plants in any 

 mode. 



E'BENUS. The following species 

 have been separated from An thy 'His 

 by some botanists, to make this genus, 

 but they should be reunited to it. See 

 Anthy'llis. 



E. Cre'tica (Cretan). 1$. Pink. June. Candia. 

 1737. 



pinna' ta (leafleted). . Pink. June. Bar- 



bary. 1786. 



Sibtho'rpii(SibthoTp's). Pink. July. Greece. 



1826. 



E'BONY. Diospy'ros ebe'neiim. 



ECASTAPHY'LLUM. See Pteroca'rpus. 



ECCREMOCA'RPUS. (From ekkremes, 

 pendent, and karpos, fruit; position of 

 the seed-pods. Nat. ord., Bignonlads 

 [Bignoniacea?] . Linn., l^-Didynamla 

 2-Angiospermia. Syn., Cale'mpelis.) 



Half-hardy evergreen climbers, with orange 

 flowers. Seeds sown on heat in February will 

 bloom out of doors during the summer; cuttings 

 taken off in August, and kept in a cold frame 

 during the winter, will bloom better. In shel- 

 tered places the fleshy roots will remain safe in 

 the ground during the winter, but in most 

 places it is safest to protect them from frost and 

 wet, or take them up and keep them from frost, 

 and plant again in May ; any light fertile soil. 

 E. longiflo'rus (long-flowered). 6. July. Peru. 



'1825. 

 sea' bra (rough). 6. July. Chili. 1824. 



ECHEA'NDIA. (Derivation unknown. 

 A rare Lily wort [Liliacea?]. Linn., 6- 

 Hexandria \-Monogynla. Allied to 

 Anthericum.) 



Division, and, it is believed, by seeds ; peat 

 and loam ; greenhouse and cold pit culture. 

 E. ternifln'ra (three-flowered). Golden. July. 

 Mexico. 1837. 



ECHEVE'RIA. (After M. Echeveri, a 

 botanical draughtsman. Nat. ord., 

 Home-leeks [Crassulaceffi], Linn,, 10- 

 Decandria -Pentagyma. Allied to 

 Sedum.) 



Cuttings, chiefly in spring, that the plants 

 may be established during summer ; the base 

 of the cutting should be dried for several days, 

 though the leaves are kept green by shading 

 and moisture, before inserting them in sandy 

 soil ; a bell-glass, if not kept close, will do them 

 good, and also a little bottom-heat; sandy loam, 

 peat, and lime rubbish. Winter temp., 40 to 

 45, and kept almost dry. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



E. acutifo'lia (pointed-leaved) . 1 . Scarlet, yel- 

 low. April. Mexico. 1841. 



bracteola'ta (small-bracted). Red, yellow, 

 Caraccas, 1840, 



E. ccespeto'sa (tufty). 1. Yellow, July. Cali- 

 fornia. 1796. 



cocci'nea (scarlet-flowered). 2. Scarlet. Oc- 



tober. Blexico. 1816. 



farino'sa (mealy). Pale yellow. California. 

 gibbiflo'ra (swollen-flowered). 2. Yellow, 



pink. September. Blexico. 1826. 



grandifo'lia (large-leaved). 2. Orange. Oc- 



tober. Blexico. 1828. 



la'xa (loose). Yellow. California. 1847. 



pitlvertile'nta (powdery). White, red. Sep- 



tember. Mexico. 1840. 



retu'sa (blunt-leaved). 1. Crimson, yellow. 



November. Mexico. 1846. 



ro'sea (rosy). 1. Rose, yellow. September. 



Brazil. 1840. 



Sche'erii (Scheer's). l. Pink, yellow. No- 



vember. Blexico. 1842. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



E. lu'rida (dingy-leaved). 1. Scarlet. July. 

 Mexico. 1830. 



racemo'sa (racemed). 2. Crimson. October. 



Blexico. 1836. 



secu'nda (second). Scarlet. June. Blexico. 



1837- 



ECHINA'CEA. (From cchinos, a hedge- 

 hog .; referring to the involucre, or 

 scaly covering of composite flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [ Asteracece] . 

 Linn., 19-Syngenesia 2-Superflua. (Al- 

 lied to Rudbeckia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division and 

 seeds, in spring ; common or sandy soil. 

 E. Di'cksoni (Dickson's). 1. Lilac. August. 



Blexico. 



du'bia (doubtful). 4. Lilac. September. 



Blexico. 1837. 



heterophy' lla (various-leaved). l. Purple, 



October. Mexico. 1829. 



napifo'lia (Rape-leaved). 2. Red. July. 



North Spain. 1824. 



purpu'rea (purple-flowered). 4. Red. Sep- 



tember. North America. 1699- 



sero'tina (late-flowering). 3. Red. Sep- 



tember. North America. 1816. 



ECHIKOCA'CTUS. (From cchinos, 

 hedgehog, and cactus. Nat. ord, Indian 

 Figs [Cactacese]. Linn., ~L2-Icosandria 

 \-Monogynia. ) 



Like the section Blammillaria, this of Melo- 

 cacti is encumbered by one-half too many 

 I names of species; founded on trifling varia- 

 | tions, peculiar either to different ages of, the 

 ; same plants, or to accidental forms from seeds. 

 ; For species and culture, see Ca'ctus. 



ECHI'NOPS. Globe Thistle. (From 

 cchinos, hedgehog, and opsis, like ; re^ 

 ferring to the spiny scales of the invo- 

 lucre, or covering of composite flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteraceaj]. 

 Linn., IQ-Syngenesia 5-Scgregata. Al- 

 lied to Gazania.) 



Biennials chiefly by seeds in April. Pe- 

 rennials by division in Blarch ; common soil. 



