ECH 



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EDG 



E. te'nue (slender). 1. Blue. July. Sicily. 

 1824. 



tuber cula' turn (pimpled). 1. Violet. Au- 



gust. Spain. 1820. 



viola'ceum (\io\et-flowered). 3. Blue. June. 



Austria. 1658. 



vulga're flo're-a'lbo (common white-flow- 



ered). 1. White. July. Britain. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 E. cauda'tum (tailed). 1. Red. July. "Cape 

 of Good Hope. 181Q. Greenhouse. 



Lagasca'num (Lagasca's). Lilac. July. 



Spain. 1826. Hardy. 



Merte'nsii (Merten's). \\. Blue. June. 



Spain. 1824. Hardy. 



prostra'tum (prostrate). 1. Red. July. 



Egypt. 1825. Hardy. 



spica'tum (spiked-Dwarf ). . White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 17Q1. Green- 

 house. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 E. aculea'tum (prickly). 4. White. June. 

 Canaries. 1815. 



ambi'guum (doubtful). 3. White, red. 



July. Canaries. 1820. 



arge'nteum (silvery). 3. Blue. June. 



Cape of Good' Hope. 1 789. 



bi'frons (two-faced). 3. White, red. June. 



Canaries. 1820. 



brachya'nthum (short-flowered). l. White. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 181Q. 



ca'ndicans (whitish). 3. Blue. June. 



Madeira. 1777. 



capita' turn (headed), 2. Red. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1819. 



cynoglosfsoi'des (Bugloss-like). 3. Blue. 



July. Canaries. 181 6. 



densiflo'rum (close-flowered). 2. Blue. June. 



Canaries. 1820. 



fastuo'sum (proud). 4. Purple. April. 

 Canaries. 1779- 



feroci'ssimum (fiercest-stalked). 6. Blue. 

 June. Madeiia. 1/94. 



folio'sum (leafy). 3. White. July. Cana- 

 ries. 1815. 



frutico'sum (shrubby). 3. Pink. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1759. 



gigante'nm (gigantic). 10. White. June. 



Canaries. 1779. 



gla'brum (smooth). 2. White. May. Cape 



of Good Hope, 1791. 



glaucophy'llum (milky-green-leaved). 2. 



Violet. May. Cape of Good Hope. 

 1/92. 



grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). 3. Pink. 



June. Madeira. 1787. 



hispidum (bristly). 2. White. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1818. 



inca'mim (hoary). Blue. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1816. 



Iceviga'tum (smooth-stalked). 2. Blue. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1774. 



lasiophy'tlurn (hairy-leaved). 2. White. 



May. Cape of Good Hope. 1819. 



linea'tum (lined). 2. White. July. Cana- 



ries. 1815. 



longiflo'rum (long-flowered). 3. Blue. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1806. 



macrophy'llum (large-leaved). 3. Blue. July. 



Canaries. 1823. 



E. mo'lle (soft). 6. White. June. Teneriffe. 

 1820. 



nervo'sum (nerved). 4. Purple. July. 



Madeira. 1777. 



panicula'tum (panicled). 3. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1815. 



petree'um (rock). 2. Blue. May. Dal- 



matia. 1843. Hardy. 



pyramida'tum (pyramidal). 3. Blue. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



sca'brum (rough). 2. Purple, blue. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



si'mplex (simple). 1. White. June. Tene- 



riffe. 18-20. 



sphasroce'phalon (round-headed). White. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1824. 



stri'ctum i erect). 3. Blue- June. Cana- 



ries. 1/79. 



strigo'sum (stiff-haired). 2. Violet. Au- 



gust. Cape of Good Hope. 1821. 



Swa'rtzii (Swartz's). Blue. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1816. 



verruco'sum (warted). 3. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1822. 



vire'scens (greenish). 2. Bluish. July. 



Canaries. 1820. 



EDGING. The material used for 

 dividing beds and borders from the 

 paths. For the kitchen-garden, and 

 all other places where neatness only 

 need be considered, slates set edgeways 

 form the best edging. In peaty, or 

 any light soils, the common heath 

 (Erica vitlgaris) is very advantageously 

 employed; it requires to be clipped 

 twice annually, and may be planted at 

 any season. Box is neat ; but objec- 

 tionable as a harbour for vermin, liable 

 to decay, troublesome, and as a great 

 impoverish er of the soil. Thrift is 

 almost as objectionable ; when employ- 

 ed, it is best inserted by the dibble 

 during September, the plants being 

 placed two inches apart. It requires 

 frequent trimming, and to be renewed 

 every three years. Gentianella makes a 

 very beautiful edging, but is expensive. 

 It may be planted in September. Va- 

 rious other substitutes have been 

 recommended, but none seem so de- 

 serving of attention as the Saxifraya 

 hypnoides. It is a native plant, and is 

 strongly recommended. Sprigs have 

 to be planted a few inches asunder; 

 they soon spread out and unite, only 

 require paring once in autumn or sum- 

 mer, and no other attention than a 

 second paring in winter or early spring. 

 In winter the leaf of this saxifrage is a 

 refreshing green, and in spring and 

 summer it is in great beauty, from its 



