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Empetrum (Crowberry, or Crakeberry). Empetracece. 



Increased by seeds ; also by nearly ripe-wood cuttings in late 

 summer under glass. 



Encephalartos. Cycadacece. 



Multiplied by seeds, offsets and suckers. See Cycas. 



Endive (Cichorium Endivia). Composite. 



Raised readily from seeds, either in the open where the plants 

 are to stand, or under glass. 



Enkianthus. Ericacece. 



Propagation by seeds sov n in spring, by cuttings of ripe wood 

 under glass in spring, and by greenwood cuttings in summer; 

 also by layers. 



Eomecon. Papaveracece. 



, Propagated by seeds ; also by division. 



Epacris. Epacridacece. 



Grown from tip cuttings in a frame in winter, with bottom heat, 

 much as for erica. 



Epidendrum. Orchidacece. 



The tall-stemmed section of this genus is increased by cuttings, the 

 section with short thick pseudobulbs by division. The former also 

 occasionally produces viviparous flower-scapes, thus affording a 

 ready means of increase. See Orchids, page 372. 



Epigaea (Trailing Arbutus). Ericaceae. 



Cuttings of mature wood may be struck in sand in winter under 

 glass. The best method, however, is by seeds. Watch for the 

 seeds to ripen for they are very soon discharged and lost. Remove 

 pulp by rubbing between the fingers, and sow at once (as advised 

 by Coville) in a well-drained shallow box in a mixture of two parts 

 finely sifted kalmia peat and one part clean sand ; cover T ^ inch 

 deep with same material; protect from evaporation and direct 

 sunlight. Germination takes place in three or four weeks ; in three 

 or four months, transplant into pots in mixture of peat and sand. 

 Plants should bloom in two or three years from seed. 



Epimedium (Barrenwort). Berberidacece. 



In summer or fall divisions of the roots can be made ; sometimes 

 grown from seeds. 



