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fnylnc is excellent ; for tlie bar- 

 rel, piston-rods, c., being so con- 

 structed as to be turned on a lathe, 

 they are so accurate that there is the 

 least possible loss of power, either from 

 unnecessary friction or from an im- 

 perfect vacuum. 



ENKYA'NTHUS. (From enkuos, en- 

 larged, and anthos, a flower, the flowers 

 swollen in the middle. Nat. ord., 

 Heathworts [Ericacere]. Linn., 10-De- 

 candria \-Monogynia. Allied to Arbu- 

 tus.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, with pink 

 flowers, from China. Cuttings of firm young 

 shoots, in sand, under a hand-light, in April or 

 May ; a bell-glass is too close, unless a little 

 air is admitted; sandy loam two parts, and 

 fibry peat one part. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 E. quinqueflo'ms (five-flowered). 3. May. 1812. 



reticula'tus (netted). 3. January. 1822. 

 EXSLE'KIA. (Named after ^4. Enslen, 



a botanist. Nat. ord., Asclepiads [As- 

 clepiadaeese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria '2- 

 Di.gynla. 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 [Fabacece]. 

 Linn., W-Polygamia l-Moncccia. 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. Purseetha. Stove ever- 

 green climbers, with white flowers. Cuttings 

 of young shoots getting firm, in sand, under 

 glass, and in heat ; loam and peat in equal por- 

 tions. Summer temp., 60 to 75; winter, 48 

 to 55. 



E. Adena'ntJtera (Adenanthera-like). 20. South 

 Sea Islands. 1817. 



man ost a' chy a (single-spiked). 20. Malabar. 



1800. 



polysta'chya (many-spiked). 26. West In- 



dies. 1816. 



Pursen'tfia (Purstetha). 20. East Indies. 



1/80. 



ENTELLE'A. (From enteles, perfect, 

 the stamens all fertile. Nat. ord., 

 Lindenblooms [Tiliacese]. Linn., 18- 

 Polyandria \-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 45. 



E. arbnrefscens (tree-like). 20. White. May. 

 1820. 



pnlma'tn (hand-tertwZ\ 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 

 i has these just remarks : The road 

 | which leads up to the door of the man- 

 ; sion may go off from it in an equal 

 ; angle, so that the two sides shall ex- 

 { actly correspond ; and certain orna- 

 i ments, though detached, are yet rather 

 within the province of architecture than 

 ! of gardening ; works of sculpture are 

 i not, like buildings, objects familiar in. 

 | scenes of cultivated nature ; but vases, 

 | statues, and termini, are usual appen- 

 | dages to a considerable edifice; as such, 

 i they may attend the mansion, and tres- 

 j pass a little upon the garden, provided 

 I they are not carried so far into it as to 

 ; lose their connexion with the structure. 

 The platform and the road are also ap- 

 ; purtenances to the house ; all these 

 | may therefore be adapted to its form, 

 I and the environs will thereby acquire a 

 ! degree of regularity ; but to give it to 

 the objects of nature, only on account 

 i 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 

 i has been assigned for it, that the idea 

 of a seat is thereby extended to a dis- 

 tance; but that may be by other means 

 than by an avenue a private road is 

 easily known ; if carried through 

 I. grounds, or a park, it is commonly 

 I 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 impression 

 along the whole progress; or it may 

 wind through several scenes distin- 

 guished by objects, or by an extraordi- 

 nary degree of cultivation : and then 

 the length of the way, and the variety 

 of improvements through which it is 

 conducted, may extend the appearance 

 of a domain, and the idea of a seat, be- 

 | yond the reach of any direct avenue. 

 I A narrow vista, a mere line of perspec- 

 ; tive, be the extent what it may, will 

 seldom compensate for the loss of that 

 space which it divides, and of the parts 

 which it conceals. 



