ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
pots of sandy peat in temp. 75°; herbaceous species by division in 
spring. 
SHRUBBY SPECIES: E. Crista-galli ; 
8 ft, Brovil rista-galli (Coral Tree), scarlet, June to Aug., 6 to 
HERBACEOUS SPECIES: E. herbacea, scarlet, June to Sept., 3 to 4 ft., W. 
Indies; Bidwelli, scarlet, hybrid. 
Erythronium (Dog’s-tooth Violet; Yellow Adder’s-tongue).— 
Ord. Liliacew. Hardy bulbous perennials. First introduced 1596. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, peat & leaf-mould. Position, 
sheltered rockeries, beds, borders, or under shade of trees. Plant 
bulbs 3in. deep & 2in. apart in Aug. Transplant very seldom. Top- 
dress annually with decayed manure. Propagate by offsets in Aug. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, same as above. Plant bulbs lin. deep 
& in. apart in well-drained ie in Aug. Store pots in cold frame 
during winter. Water very little until Feb., then give a moderate 
supply Place plants in greenhouse or window to flower in March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: E. albidum, white and yellow, April, 6 in., N. America; 
americanum (Yellow Adder's Tongue), golden yellow and purple, May, 6 in., N. 
America; citrinum, yellow, orange, and pink, spring, 6 in., Oregon; Dens-canis 
(Dog’s Tooth Violet), rose, spring, 6 in., Iurope, and its varieties, album (white), 
purpureum (purple), roseum (rose), violaceum (violet); grandiflorum, white and 
orange, spring, N.W. America, and its variety giganteum large); Hartwegi, 
creamy white, May, 6 in., N.W., America; Hendersoni, purple-rose, March, 6 in., 
Oregon; Howelli, yellow and orange, spring, 6 in., Oregon; Johnsoni, rosy pink, 
spring, S. Oregon; purpurascens, yellow, purple and orange, spring, California; 
purpurascens multiflorum, lilac. 
Escallonia (Chilian Gum Box).—Ord. Saxifragacee. Half-hardy 
evergreen shrubs. First introduced 1827. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary rich, well drained. Position, against 
south walls in Midlands & in open garden 8. of England. May also be 
lanted against back walls of cold greenhouses. Suitable for hedges 
in mild districts. Plant, Oct., Nov., March or April. Prune straggly 
shoots only in April. Propagate by cuttings of half-ripened shoots 
Plant, Oct., Nov., March or April. Propagate by seeds sown 1-16in. 
deep, inserted in sandy soil under bell-glass Aug. or Sept.; layering 
shoots in Oct.; suckers removed & replanted in April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: E. langleyensis (hybrid), rosy purple, June; macrantha, 
crimson-red, June, 6 ft., Chiloe; montevidensis (Syn. floribunda), white, July, 10 ft., 
Monte Video; philippinana, white, July, 5 ft., Valdivia; punctata, red, July, 4 ft., 
Chili; rubra, red, July to Sept., 6 ft., Chili. 
Eschscholtzia (Californian Poppy). — Ord. Papaveracex. 
Hardy annuals. First introduced 1790. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny well-drained beds or 
borders. Propagate by seeds sown 1-16 in, deep in Aug. or April where 
plants are to Hower. Thin seedlings out to 2in. apart when 1 in. high. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: E. californica, orange-yellow, summer, 1 to 2 ft., Cali 
fornia; californica crocea, orange. Numerous varieties will be found in trade lists. 
Eucalyptus (Australian Gum; Blue Gum).—Ord. Myrtacee. 
Greenhouse & half-hardy evergreen trees. Orn. foliage. First intro- 
duced 1810. Leaves mostly ovate-lanceolate, fragrant. : 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibry loam, one part leaf-mould,: 
charcoal & sand. Position, pots in greenhouse heated to temp. 45° 
to 50° in winter, 55° to 60° other times; dwelling-rooms, sunny beds 
outdoors in summer; sheltered places outdoors all the year S. of Eng- 
land. Pot, March or April. Plant outdoors June; lift, Oct. Water 
plants in pots moderately Oct. to April, freely afterwards. Pruning 
not required. Propagate by seeds sown 4 in. deep in pots of sandy soil 
in temp. 65° in Feb., March or April; young plants should be raised 
aati nell for pot culture. _ 
