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Echinopsis. Cactacece. 



Handled as are the species of cereus. See Cactus, page 261. 



Echium. Boraginaceoe. 



Grown from seeds, sown as soon as ripe ; the woody species from 

 cuttings and layers. 



Edgeworthia. Thymelceacece. 



Propagation is by seeds ; also by greenwood cuttings in spring 

 under glass. 



Eggplant (Solanum Melongena). Solanaceoe. 



Grown readily from seeds, as for tomatoes ; start indoors and 

 transplant. Fruit should be had in a warm climate in 120 to 150 

 days from seed-sowing. The plant can be propagated by cuttings. 



Eichhornia (Pontederia azurea and crassipes of gardeners). Ponte- 



deriacece. 

 Propagates naturally by division. 



Elaeagnus (Oleaster. Wild Olive. Gumi). Elceagnacece. 



Propagated by means of seeds, root-cuttings and layers. Seeds 

 should be stratified and planted the second spring, as they usually 

 do not germinate the first year. Hardwood cuttings of E. 

 angustifolia strike readily. The named varieties are often grafted 

 on the most vigorous kinds. Imported seeds of some species are 

 likely to be empty. E. multiflora (gumi) can be propagated 

 readily by cuttings of the half-ripened wood in June and July, un- 

 der glass. 



Elaphoglossum. Polypodiacea. 



Propagation by division and spores. See Ferns, page 312. 



Elettaria (Cardamom). Zingiberacece. 



Propagated by seeds when obtainable; also by division of the 

 plants. 



Elsholtzia. Labiates. 



Propagation by seeds sown in spring ; the woody species also by 

 greenwood cuttings in summer. 



Emilia (Cacalia of florists). Composites 



Propagated easily by seeds, sown in heat in early spring, or in the 

 open later. 



