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E. purpu'reum (purple-s/rt/Ared). 5. Pink. 

 August. North America. 1640. 



rotundifo'lium (round -leaved). 1. White. 



July. North America. 1699- 



sessUifo'iium (stalkless-leaved). 1. White. 



September. North America. 1777- 



Syri'anum (Syrian). 4. Purple. August. 



Syria. 1807. 



trifolia'tum (three-leaved). 6. Purple. 



August. North America. 1768. 



trunca'tum (cut-off). l. White. Sep- 



tember. North America. 1800. 



vertirilla'tum vwhorl-teawed) . 5. Purple. 



August. North America. 1811. 



EUPE'TALOI. (From en, handsome, 

 and petalum, a petal ; referring to the 

 large handsome flowers. Nat. ord., 

 Beyonlads [Begoniacesoj. Linn., 21- 

 Monrecla 7 ' -Heptandrla.) 



Stove herbaceous perennial ; division of the 

 plant ; cutting of shoots when young, in sandy 

 soil, under a bell-glass; sandy peat and fibry 

 loam. Summer temp., 55 to 80; winter 45 

 to 55. 



E.jmncta'tum (dotted). Eose, scarlet. May. 

 Mexico. 1839. 



EUPHO'RBIA. Spurge, or Milkwort, 

 (Named after Euphorbus, physician to 

 the king of Mauritania. Nat. ord., 

 Spuryeworts [Euphorbiacese]. Linn., 

 ]}-Dodecandria %-Trigynia.} 



The unripe seed pods of E. lathyrus are the 

 British capers. A large family, widely differing 

 in their habits. Hardy annuals may be sown 

 in the open border, in April ; but with the ex- 

 ception of plumosa, and a few more, the rest 

 are not worth ground room. Even the tropical 

 annuals are little better; they require to be 

 raised in a hotbed and transplanted. Herba- 

 ceous perennials are chiefly hardy ; divisions of 

 the plant, and seeds ; sandy soil ; shrubs and 

 under shrubs chiefly require a dry stove and 

 warm greenhouse, and are propagated by seeds 

 and by cuttings, which should be dried at the 

 base before placing in any rough loose material. 

 The species which are firm and hard, require a 

 rich light loam, with a little peat ; those that 

 are very succulent, should have a large portion 

 of lime rubbish and broken bricks. Winter 

 temp., not much below 45. There are two 

 sub - evergreen shrubs, natives of England, 

 Amygdaloides and Charucias, both of which, 

 and especially the latter, do well for rockwork. 

 Spinosu, from the south of Europe, did well in 

 the Botanic Garden at Cambridge. 



HAEDY ANNUALS. 



E.globo'sa (globular). 1. July. 1818. 



Neapolita'na (Neapolitan). l. July. Na- 



ples. 1816. 



plumo'aa (feathery). July. 1816. 



ru'bra (red). -. June. France. 1818. 



serpyllifo'lia (Serpyllium-teaed). &. July. 



South America. 1817. 



Tau'rlca (Taurian). 1. June. Tauria. 1820. 

 vnriega'ta (variegated). September. Louisi- 

 ana, 1811. 



STOVE ANNUALS. 



E. hi'rta (hairy). . July. East Indies. 1818. 



ophtha'lmica (opathalmic). . July. Rio 



Janeiro. 1824. 



scordifo'lia (Scordium-leaved). . July. 



Africa. 1823. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 E. aphy'lla (leafless). 1$. Teneriffe. 1815. 

 1 a'pios (pear-roo/rtT . . July. Candia. 1596. 

 i atropurpu'rea (dark-purple). 3. July. Te- 

 neriffe. 1815. 



balsami'fera (Balsam-bearing). June. Ca- 



naries. 1779- 

 frutico'sa (shrubby). 1. June. Sicily. 1824. 



imbrica'ta (imbricated). 1. August. Por- 



tugal. 1804. 



lee'ta (joyous). 1. June. 1758. 



nummularicefo'lia (Moneywort-leaved). 4. 



July. 1800. 



ornitJio'pHs (bird's-foot). 1. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1816. 



spathuleefo'lia (spatula-leaved). 2. August; 



1800. 



spino'sa (prickly). 2. June. Levant. 1710. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 

 E. Ale'ppica (Aleppo). 1. July. Europe. 1820. 



Erythri'na (Erythrina). I. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1823. 



margina'ta (bordered). 1. June. South 



America. 1824. 



prunifo'lia (Plum -leaved). 2. August. 



1799- Biennial. 



serra'ta (narrow saw - leaved") , 1. July. 



South Europe. 1710. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 E, anacampseroi'des (Anacampseros - like) 1 . 



9. April. East 



South America. 



antiquo'rum (antique). 



Indies). 1/68. 



biglandulo'sa (twin-glanded). 3. Bourbon. 



1808. 



Bo'jeri (Bojer's). 4. Scarlet. November. 



Madagascar. 



| bractea'ta (bracted). l. August. 1809. 



I Bryo'nii (Bryony-like). Scarlet. 



S bupleurifo'lia (Bupleurum- leaved). 1$. Au- 

 gust. Cape of Good Hope. 1793. 



; Canarie'nsis (Canary). 20. July. Canaries. 

 1697. 



j caerule'scens (bluish). 3. June. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1824. 



I Caput Medu'sae (great Medusa-headed). 2. 

 August. Africa. 1/31. 



pu'mila (dwarf). J. August. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1768. 



cereifo'rmis (Cereus- shaped). 2. April. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1731 . 



Commeli'ni (Commelin's). August. Africa. 



1805. 



cri'spa (curled). . July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1819. 



cucumeri'na (Cucumber -like), i. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 



enneago'na (nine-angled). 3. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1/90. 

 fructuspi'na (spine-fruited). 3- August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1731. 

 .. gemina'ta (tvt'm-branched). $, 



August. Cape of Good Hope* J731, 



