A YEAR'S GARDENING 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA {Calif ornim Poppy) . A hardy annual which 

 will thrive in any ordinary soil and produce a brilhant display of 

 flowers. To obtain the best results the seed should be sown in August 

 or September (not later), as the plants are naturally deep-rooted 

 and need to get firm hold of the soil to bloom in perfection. The 

 names of many varieties may be seen in any good catalogue of seeds. 



EUCHARIDIUM. A hardy annual useful for either early 

 summer or autumn flowering and continuing in bloom for a long 

 time. For blooming early in the following summer seed should be 

 sown in autumn, and for late summer display from April to June. 

 One of the best varieties is E. Breweri, of robust growth and bearing 

 flowers of rich red and of some fragrance. 



EUPATORIUM. A perennial of somewhat coarse habit but 

 well suited for the wild garden and for producing cut flowers for the 

 autumn. E. purpurenm is a splendid variety, growing from lo to 

 12 feet high and bearing fine clusters of purple flowers. Other 

 smaller sorts are E. altissimum and E. aromaticum. producing solid- 

 looking masses of white bloom. None are fastidious as to soil. 



EUTOCA. A hardy annual which blooms freely in a sunny 

 situation and makes a good display for a long time. It is a valuable 

 plant for bee-keepers, as the flowers are very attractive to bees. 

 There are several kinds and considerable variety of growth, varying 

 from a few inches to 2 feet, with flowers of blue, purple or white. 

 E. viscida is one of the larger kind, with hairy, gummy leaves and 

 flowers of an intense blue. Of the smaller varieties E. Douglasii 

 and E. campanularia are very good. AU may be sown in the open 

 in April. 



EVENING PRIMROSE. See (Enothera. 

 EVERLASTING PEA. See Lathyrus. 

 EVERLASTINGS. See Helichrysum. 



FERRARI A (otherwise Tigridia, or Tiger- flower). A bulbous 

 plant with very showy but short-lived flowers, requiring a dry, 

 sunny situation and Hfting and storing during the winter. A rich, 

 sandy loam is the soil necessary to ensure vigorous growth and fine 

 blossoms, and the bulbs should be planted about the end of April, 

 not lifting them for the winter untU the fohage has turned yellow- 

 say in November. There are many varieties, all beautiful but 

 rather tender. 



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