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EUT 



andria 1-Monogyina. Allied to Vic- 

 toria Kegia.) 



The leaves of Euryale in the East Indies vie 

 with those of Victoria, but its flowers are incon- 

 spicuous. The seeds are eatable. Stove aqua- 

 tic. Seeds and divisions ; loamy soil, in a tub 

 set in water, and kept at a high temperature. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 55 6 to 60. 

 E.fe'rox (fierce). Red. August. India. 1809- 



EURY'BIA. (From euribies, wide- 

 spreading ; referring to the roots. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 

 IQ-Syngenesia 2-Superflua. Allied to 

 Aster.) 



All the greenhouse species are from New 

 Holland. Division of the plant in spring, like 

 an autumn Aster; common soil. Usual green- 

 house temperature. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



E- corymbo'sa (corymbed). 2. White. July. 

 North America. 1765. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



E. aculea'ta (prickly-teawed). 2. White. March. 

 1818. 



argophy'lla (white-leaved). 10. White. 



March. 1804. 



chryso'tricha (golden-haired). 2. 



erube'scens (blushing). 3. Red. May. 



glutino'sa (clammy). Pale violet. 



lyra'ta (lyre-leaved). 3. White. Septem- 



ber. New South Wales. 1812. 



myrsinoi'des (Myrsine-like). 3. Pale purple. 



May. New Holland. 1835. 



EI/RYCLES. (From curys, broad, and 

 Idas, a branch, referring to the broad 

 leaves or branch-like footstalks. Nat. 

 ord., Amarylllds [Amaryllidaceee]. 

 Linn., Q-Hexandria 1-Monoyynia. Al- 

 lied to Calostemma.) 



Store bulbs requiring rest in winter. Seeds, 

 but chiefly offsets ; light sandy loam and a 

 little vegetable mould, or very rotten cow-dung ; 

 watered and heat given when growing, drier 

 and cooler when resting. Summer temp., 55 

 to 80; winter, 45 to 55. 

 E. Amboine'nsis (Amboyna). 2. White. May. 

 Amboyna. 1759- 



Australa'sica (Australasian). 1. White. 



May. New Holland. 1821. 



EURY'COMA. (From eurys, large, and 

 home, a head of hair ; in reference to 

 fringe-like hairs on the ovary. Nat. 

 ord., Connarads [Connaracese]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria 1-flfonogynia.} 



Stove evergreen. For'culture see Co'nnarus. 

 E- loneifo'lla (long-leaved). 20. Purple. Suma- 

 tra. 1826. 



ERYTHA'LIA. See Gentfa'na. 

 EUSTE'GIA. (From eu, good, and 

 stege, a covering ; referring to the 



bracts. Nat. ord., Spurgeworts [Eu- 

 phorbiacese] . Linn., 6-Pentandria 2- 

 Digynia. Allied to Peplonia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen trailer. Cuttings in 

 sandy soil, and by trailing runners ; peat and 

 loam. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 E. hasta'ta (halbert-Jeawecf) . 1. White. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 



EUSTO'MA. [From eustoma, a beau- 

 tiful mouth ; referring to the opening 

 of the flower. Nat. ord., Gentianworls 

 [Grentianacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 l-Monogynia. Allied to Leianthus.) 



Seeds sown in a slight hot-bed in March, and 

 transplanted into the border in May, and some 

 in the end of April. E. exaltatum by division, 

 and cool greenhouse treatment. 

 E. exalta'tum (tall). 2. Purple. July. Mexico. 

 1804. Greenhouse herbaceous. 



Russellia'num (Russell's). Purple. August. 



Texas. 1835. Hardy biennial. 



Silenifo'lia (Silene-leaved). 1. White. July. 



I. of Providence. 1804. Hardy annual. 



EU'STREPHUS. (From eu, good, and 

 strepho, to twine; literally beautiful 

 twiners. Nat. ord., Lilyworts [Liliaceee]. 

 Linn., Q-Hexandria 1-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Dianella.) 



Half-hardy evergreen twiners, from New 

 South Wales, with pale purple flowers. Cut- 

 tings of firm young shoots, in early autumn or 

 spring, in sandy soil, under a glass; sandy 

 peat. They will bear the same treatment as 

 Dianella. 



E. angustifo'lius (narrow-leayed). 3. July. 

 1820. 



latifo'lius (broad-leaved). 3. June. 1800. 



EUTA'SSA and Eutacta, synonyms for 

 Aurauca'ria Cunningha'mii and exce'lsa. 



EUTA'XIA. (From eutaxia, modesty ; 

 referring to the delicate aspect of the 

 flowers. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabaceae]. Linn., 10-Decandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Dillwynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from New Hol- 

 land. Cuttings of short young shoots, getting 

 firm at the base, in sand, under a bell-glass, in 

 April or May ; peat and loam in equal propor- 

 tions. Winter temp., 40 to 45. E.myrtifolia, 

 with a little protection, will do against a wall 

 near London. 

 E. Ba'xteri (Baxter's). 8. Yellow. 1830. 



myrtifo'lia (myrtle-leaved). 1$. Orange. 



August. 1803. 



pu'ngens (pungent). 4. Orange. May. 



1825. 



EUTE'RPE. (After Euterpe, one of 

 the nine Muses. Nat. ord., Palms 

 [Palmacece]. Linn., 2l-Moncecia 6- 

 Hexandria. Allied to Areca.) 



