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Stove palms. Seeds; rich loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 85, and moist; winter, 50 to 60. 

 E. Carlbcp'a (Caribtean). 30. West Indies. 

 1656. 



globo'sa (round-fruited'). 30. Mauritius. 



1819, 



monta'na (mountain). Yellow. Grenada. 



1815. 



Are'ca olera'cea and pisifo'rmis are 

 sometimes included erroneously in this 

 genus. 



EU'THALES. (From en, well, and 

 lhaleo, to push or sprout. Nat. ord., 

 Goodeniads [Goodeniaceae]. Linn., 

 b-Pentandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Leschenaultia.) 



A singular characteristic of Goodeniads may 

 be seen in the flower of Leschenaultia ; the 

 stigma is placed in the bottom of a cup or in- 

 dusium, and when the pollen is shed the cup 

 closes over the stigma ; whether it does so in 

 others, has not been recorded. Greenhouse 

 herbaceous perennials from New Holland. Cut- 

 tings of young shoots getting firm, in April or 

 May, or early in autumn; peat and loam. 

 Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 E. macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 4. Yellow, 

 brown. July. 1839. 



trine'rvis (three-nerved). 1. Purple, yellow. 



July. 1803. 



EUTHA'MIA. See SoUda'go. 



EU'TOCA. (From eutokos, fruitful; 

 referring to the abundance of seeds. 

 Nat. or A., Hydrophyte [Hydrophylacese]. 

 Linn., b-Pentandria \-Monoyynia. Al- 

 lied to Nemophila.) 



Hardy annuals and biennials from North 

 America. Seeds sown in the border in April, 

 or on a slight hotbed, and transplanted ; sow 

 or plant thinly, or the leaves will become 

 diseased. 



HAEDY ANNUALS. 



E. divarica'ta (straggling). Light violet. May. 

 1833. 



Menzie'sii (Menzies's). Purple. June. 1826. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered). Blue. June. 



1826. 



vl'scida (clammy-haired) . 2. Brown, rose. 



July. 1834. 



PFrag f e/io'a(Wrangel > s). 1, Blue. Au- 



gust. 1835. 



HARPY BIENNIALS. 



E. Frankli'ni (Franklin's). 1. Pink. May. 

 1827- 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered). l. Pink. 



June. 1826. 



seri'cea (silky). 1. Blue. June. 182/. 



EUXE'NIA. (From en, beautiful, and 

 xenos, a stranger. Nat. ord., Com- 

 tiosites [Asteracese]. Linn., \$-Syn<i<.-nt'- 

 sia 5-Scyrepata. Allied to Petrobium,) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, in spring or autumn, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass; peat and loam. Winter temp . 40 

 to 48 b . 

 E. gra'ta (pleasant). 2. Yellow. Chili. 1825. 



EVELY'NA. (Named after John 

 Evelyn, our first good writer on trees, 

 &c. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidacew]. 

 Linn., '20-Gynandria \-Monandrla. Al- 

 lied to Bletia.) 



Stove orchids, some of which are terrestrial, 

 and may be grown in loam and peat, like 

 Bletia ; the others in shallow baskets and blocks 

 of wood, with sphagnum moss. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85 ; winter, 55 to 60; divisions. 

 E. bracte'scens (bracted). Red. July. Merida. 



capita 'ta (headed). White. August. Sierra 



Neva. 



columna'ris (columned). White, purple. 



June. Sierra Neva. 



ensa'ta (svrorA-leaved). Carmine. August. 



Sierra Neva. 



flave'scens (yellowish). Yellow. May. 



Truxillo. 



furfura'cea (purplish). Scarlet. June. 

 Merida. 



kermesi'na (carmine). Bright carmine. Ja- 



nuary. Mariquita. 



lupuli'na (Lupine-like). Rose. August. 



Sierra Neva. 



EVENING FLOWER. He 1 sperm. 



EVENING PRIMROSE. (Eno'thera. 



EVERGREENS are such plants as do 

 not shed all their leaves at any one 

 time during the year. 



EVERGREEN THORN. Crata'yns pyra- 

 ca'ntha. 



EVERLASTING. Gnapha'litim. 



EVERLASTING PEA. La'thyrus tatifo'- 

 Hut, 



EVO'DIA. (From evodla, sweet scent; 

 referring to that of the leaves. Nat. 

 ord., Rueworts [Kutacere]. Linn., 4- 

 Tetrandrla \-Monoyymn. Allied to 

 Pilocarpus.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half 

 ripened shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, and 

 in bottom-heat, in April; light fibry loam. 

 Summer temp., 55 to 75 ; winter, 50 b to 55. 

 E. triphy'lla (three-leaved). 7- White. East 

 Indies. 1821. 



EVO'LVFLUS. (From evolvo, the op- 

 posite to Convolvulus ; referring to the 

 plants not twining. Nat. ord., Bind- 

 weeds [Convolvulaceffi]. Linn., -}-Peii- 

 landrla "-l-Ditfynia. Allied to Convolvu- 

 lus.) 



For culture see Convo'lnilits. All blue 

 flowered trailers, except where otherwise 

 specified, 



