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EEI 



X, hyema'lis (common winter). $. Yellow. 

 February. Italy. 1596. 



Sibi'nca (Siberian). 4- Yellow. March. 



Siberia. 1826. 



EEEJLE'A. (From eremos, solitary; 

 referring to the female organ or solitary 

 style. Nat. ord., Miirtleblobms [Myr- 

 tacere]. Linn., 18-Polyadelphia 2-Poly- 

 andria. Allied to Metrosideros.) 



Greenhouse evergreens', from Swan River. 

 Cuttings of young shoots in April or May, in 

 sand, under a bell-glass ; peat one part and 

 loam two parts. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 E. ericifo'lia (Heath-leaved). White. June. 

 fimbria'ta (f ringed-flowered) . Purple. June. 

 1841. 



pilo'sa (hairy). Pink. June. 1842. 



ERE 'MIA. (From eremos, solitary ; 

 referring to the seed being but one 

 in a cell. Nat. ord., Heathworts 

 [Ericaceae]. Linn., 8-Octandria \-Mo- 

 nogynia. Allied to Erica.) 



Greenhouse evergreen, from Cape of Good 

 Hope. Cuttings of the points of shoots when 

 fresh growth has extended beyond one inch; 

 sandy peat. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 E. To'tta (Hottentot). 2. Red. June. 1810. 



EEEMU'EUS. (From eremos, solitary 

 and owra, tail ; referring to the flower 

 spike. Nat. ord., Lily worts [Liliacese]. 

 Linn., Q-Hexandria L-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Asphodel.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial, with yellow 

 flowers. Divisions ; sandy loam. 

 E. Cauca'sicus (Caucasian). May. Caucasus. 

 1834. 



specta' bilis (beautiful). 2. May. Siberia. 



1800. 



E'RIA. (From mon, wool; re- 

 ferring to the down on the leaves of 

 some of the species. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20-rynandria 

 1-Monandria. Allied to Dendrobium.) 



Stove orchids. Divisions ; fibry peat and 

 chopped decayed moss ; the plant to be raised, 

 roots and all, above the surface of the pot or 

 shallow basket. Summer temp., 60 to 00, 

 with plenty of moisture ; winter, 50 to 55, 

 dry. 



E. clavicau'lis (club-stemmed). White, yellow. 

 Chirra. 1837- 



excava'ta (hollowed). Nepaul. 



floribu'nda (many-flowered). 1. White, 



crimson. Sincapore. 1842. 



loneicau'lis (long-stemmed). White. Chirra. 



1837. 



longila' bris (long-lipped). White, purple. 



Philippines. 1838. 



panicula'ta (pariicled). Greenish yellow. 



East Indies. 



polyu'ra (many-tailed). Pink, purple, yel- 



low, 



E.pulche'Ua (pretty). Yellow. India. 1840. 



stella'ta (starred). 2. Yellowish, red. Feb. 



ruary. Java. 



ve'stita (clothed). 1. Red, brown. India. 



1842. 



ERI'CA. Heath. (From erico, to 

 break; referring to the brittle nature 

 of the wood. Nat. ord., Heathivorts 

 [Ericaceae]. Linn., 8-Octandria 1- 

 Monogynia.) 



All natives of the Cape of Good Hope, except 

 where otherwise mentioned. Cuttings of the 

 points of shoots, when fresh growth enables the 

 handling of them easily, inserted in sand, the 

 pots previously being half-filled with drainage, 

 and then filled with sandy peat, in various de- 

 grees of fineness the rough over the drainage, 

 the fine at the top, all surmounted by, at least, 

 half an inch of silver sand, well pressed and 

 watered, and pressed again a day before using, 

 and then covered with a bell-glass, and set in 

 a close pit or frame. Some slow-growing kinds 

 require to be put into heat, in order to get cut- 

 tings. Sandy peat for all, especially the slow- 

 growing, using plenty of drainage ; for the very 

 strong-growing, a very little fibry loam may be 

 used. In potting from the cutting pots, it is 

 best to place three or four round the sides of 

 small pots for the first winter, singling them 

 out, and then keeping them close the following 

 spring, hardening them off by degrees ; as larger 

 pots are wanted, pieces of charcoal and sand- 

 stone are valuable for keeping the soil open. 

 The pots, if set out of doors, should be protected 

 from the sun in summer ; if plunged, drainage 

 should be secured by setting the pot on bricks. 

 Winter temp., 35 to 45, with abundance of 

 air. 



HAEDY EVEEGEEN. 



E. arbo'rea (tree). 5. White. May. South 



Europe. 1658. 

 mi'nima (least). White. April. 



South Europe. 

 squarro'sa (spreading) . 4. White. 



April. South Europe. 1800. 

 stylo'sa (long-styled). 5. White. 



May. South Europe. 1658. 



ca'rnea (flesh-coloured). . Pale purple. 



February. Germany. 1763. 



herba'cea (herbaceous). . Pink. 



February. Germany. 



herba'cea (herbaceous). Flesh. May. South 



Europe. 1/63. 



Muckia'na (Mackie's). Purple. July. Ire- 



land. 



Mediterrdnea (Mediterranean). 4. Purple. 



April. Portugal. 1648. 



stami'nea (bent-back-stemmed). 2. Red. 



June. 1799. 



viridipurpu'rea (green and purple). 3. 



Green, purple. May. Portugal. 



GEEENHOUSE EVEEGEEEN. 



E. acumina'ta (pointed- leaved). l. Red. Au- 

 gust. 1800. 



pa'llida (pale). 1. Pale red. 



June. 1820. 



acu'ta (pointed cupped), , Red, June, 



1799. 



