Encephalartos 



( 319 ) 



Entada 



Propagated by cuttings in very sandy soil beneath 

 a l>ell-glass, carefully shaded. 



Principal Species :-- 

 cam-sei'iis, 1">", Jy., or. lialimifolia, 1;~>", Jy., yel. 



ENCEPHALARTOS. 



A genus (nrd. Cycadaeetc) of very handsome 

 foliage plants that are exceedingly valuable for 

 adorning our stoves and intermediate houses in 

 association with other plants. Propagated by 

 scales. The plants flourish in a mellow loam. 

 All the species are from South Africa. The in- 

 florescence is a cone. This genus is especially 

 interesting as being amog the last representatives 

 of an ancient flora. It fornis, as it were, a link 

 between the prehistoric past ami the present in 

 plant life. 



Principal Species ; 



liorridus, G' (xyii. Zamia 



horridii). 

 villejsiis, 1'. 



Verschaffeltii. 



Altensteinii, 8'. 

 Caffer (*>/><. eatYra). 

 Hildebrandtii, ,s'. v 



Other Species : 



evcailit'olius. Ghellinckii. 



eluM^ntus. regalis. 



ENDIVE. 



A lianly plant, Cichorium Endivia (nrd. Compos- 

 ita-). chitfly cultivated for salad purposes, though 

 the broad-leaved or Batavian Endive is sometimes 

 cooked as a vegetable. 



Propagation. From seeds. To ensure a regular 

 supply, the tirst sowing should lie made outdoors 

 the second week in April, followed by successional 

 sowings about every fortnight through the summer. 

 For late autumn, winter, and spring supplies seeds 

 should be sown in August and September, preferably 

 on a south border. 



Soil. Any ordinary garden soil, which has been 

 deeply dug and made moderately rich by the 

 addition ot manure, is suitable. 



Other Cultural Points. When plants are allowed 

 to remain in the seed drills the latter should 

 be 18" asunder for the broad-leaved varieties, and 

 the plants thinned to 15" apart. The curled 

 varieties are not so robust in growth, and 1' apart 

 all ways will suffice for them. It is advisable to 

 transplant a few from the seed rows, as these, 

 being a week or two later, are useful for succession. 

 Some form of protection is necessary in the case of 

 plants required for winter and early spring use. 

 The simplest method is to lift the plants in October 

 with good balls of earth attached, and place them 

 close together in a cool house or cold frame. Give 

 air on all favourable occasions, and protect from 

 frost, 



Blanching. For salad purposes it is necessary 

 to have the heads thoroughly blanched. Various 

 methods are adopted, and in the summer and 

 autumn there is none better than loosely tying up 

 the outer leaves, allowing room for the expansion 

 of the young growth, or it might rot. Blanching 

 may also be effected by laying tiles or slates on 

 the plants, but this is not advised in a wet season, 

 as the leaves are liable to decay. To blanch the 

 tops for use in the winter and spring a few plants 

 should be taken up at a time, and be placed in a 



Oak (sec Quen'nn 



I'.iiclui liter's Mijlilxlniilc (.we Cin-iea). 

 /.'iicfioliriim (see Dyrhia ami Tillandiia). 

 Etidera (tee Tarca'rum). 

 nemU>n (see 



cellar or other place from which light can be 

 excluded. A Mushroom house is excellent. 



A Selection of Varieties: 

 Round-leaved Bataviau. Moss curled. 

 Greeu curled. White curled. 



ENGELMANNIA (xyn ANGELANDRA). 



The plant (urd. Composite), now known as 

 Engelmannia, is a good hardy perennial. Seeds 

 may be sown in the open border in March or April. 

 The plants will grow in common garden soil. 

 Engelmannia of Pfeiffer is now Cuscuta, and is a 

 distinct genus from that here named. 



Only Species : 



pinnatitida, 2', Jy., yel. 



EPAOKIS MINIATA SPLENDEXS (see j>. 320). 



ENKIANTHUS. 



A small genus (nrd. Ericacea;) of greenhouse 

 or hardy evergreen or deciduous shrubs. Propa- 

 gated by cuttings of half-ripe wood in spring in 

 very sandy soil beneath a bell-glass, with a little 

 air constantly. A compost of fibrous loam two 

 parts and peat one part, with sand, suits. 



Principal Species : 



aiuiKuiulatus, 6', Jy., 

 red; this tunl j;iponieus 

 ure hardy in sheltered 



spots in the south of 

 England and Ireland. 



liiinnlaicus, 20', Je., red, 



or. 

 juponictis, -V, Feb., lidy., 



wh. 



iiuin4iu.'nonis, 'X , My., 

 pk. (situ, retieulatux). 



ENTADA. 



Attractive' Move evergreen climbers (nrd. l,ccrn- 

 miniis:), that grow freely in equal parts, of h>am 



