ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts light sandy loam, one part leaf- 
mould & one part of coarse sand. Position, well-drained pots in warm, 
sunny greenhouse. Pot, autumn. Water freely during growing 
period. Keep nearly dry when at rest. Temp., Sept. to March 55° to 
65°; March to Sept. 65° to 75°. Propagate by offsets removed & treated 
as parent bulbs at potting time. 
s ECIES CULTIVATED: KE. longipetala, white, spring, 3 ft., Peru. 
Elizabeth’s Catchfily (Silene Elizabethe).—See Silene. 
Elk’s-horn Fern Lat ich oi alcicorne).—See Platycerium. 
Elk Tree (Andromeda arborea).—See Andromeda. 
Elm (Ulmus campestris)—See Ulmus. 
Elwes’s Crocus (Crocus sativus Elwesi).—See Crocus. 
Elwes’s Snowdrop (Galanthus Elwesi).—See Galanthus. 
Embothrium.—oOrd. Proteacex. Half-hardy evergreen shrub. 
First introduced 1851. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: soil, sandy peat. Position, against south 
walls outdoors S. of England, pots in cold greenhouse N. of England. 
Protect with mats in severe weather. Plant, March or April. 
GREENHOUSE CULTURE: Compost, two parts peat, one part 
loam, & one part sand. Pot, March. Prune, arch. Water mode- 
rately Oct. to April, freely in summer. Place plants in sunny osition 
outdoors May to Oct. Propagate by cuttings inserted in sandy peat 
under bell-glass in temp. 55° in spring; also by cuttings of roots in- 
serted in sandy peat in temp. 75° in spring; by grafting young shoots 
on portions of its own roots in spring; also by sowing imported or home- 
saved seeds in sandy peeks in temp. 75°, in spring. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: BE. coccineum, scarlet, May to July, 10 to 15 ft., Chili. 
Empetrum (Black-berried Heath; Crake-berry; Crow-berry).— 
Ord. Empetracez. Hardy evergreen fruiting shrub. Berries, black, 
edible; ripe in Sept. 
CULTURE: Soil, boggy. Position, damp, moist, shady. Plant, 
March or April. Propagate by cuttings inserted in June, J uly or Aug. 
in sandy peat under bell-glass in shady position. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: E. nigrum, pink, May, 8 to 10 in., N. Hemisphere. 
Nigrum scoticum and rubrum are varicties. 
Encephalartos (Caffre Bread).—Ord. Cycadacew. Greenhouse 
evergreen plants. First introduced 1835. Leaves, feather-shaped, 
bluish green. j 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts good loam, one part sand. Posi- 
tion, well-drained pots in light part of greenhouse. Repot, March. 
Water liberally April to Aug., very little afterwards. Growth occa- 
sionally stationary for a few years. Temp., Sept. to April 55° to 60°; 
April to Sept. 65° to 75°. Propagate by seeds sown } in. deep in light 
soil in temp. 85° to 95° in March or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: E. Altensteinii, 8 ft., S. Africa; Caffer, 8 to 10 ft., 
8. Africa. oy 
Endive.—See Cichorium. 
Endres’s Crane’s-bill (Geranium Endresi)—See Geranium. 
English Elm (Ulmus campestris)—See Ulmus. 
English Iris (Iris xiphiodes).—See Tris. 
English Maiden-hair Fern (Asplenium trichomanes).—See 
Asplenium. ; 
nglish Stonecrop (Sedum anglicum).—See Sedum. 
English Sundew (Drosera longifolia) —See Drosera. 
Enkianthus.—Ord. Ericacesw. Hardy evergreen shrubs, 
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