ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
Eve’s-cushion (Saxifraga hypnoides).—See Saxifraga. 
Ewer’s Stonecrop (Sedum Ewersi)._See Sedum. 
Exacum.— 0rd. Gentianacex. Stove annuals amd perennials. 
First introduced 1848. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam & sand. Position, pots 
in light part of plant stove. Water freely. Temp., 65° to 75°. Pro- 
agate by seeds sown on surface of fine compost in temp. 75° to 80° 
in April, transplanting seedlings when large enough to handle into 
small pots & thence into a larger size later on; perennial species also by 
cuttings. 
_ PERENNIAL SPECIES: E. affine, bluish lilac, fragrant, June to Oct., 6 in., 
ocotra, 
Gaene SPECIES: E. zelanicum macranthum, violet purple, autumn, 2 ft., 
eylon. 
Exeter Elm (Ulmus montana var. fastigiata)—See Ulmus. 
Exeter Oak (Quercus var. crispa).—See Quercus. 
Exochorda (Pearl Bush)—Ord. Rosacex. Hardy deciduous 
flowering shrubs. First introduced 1854. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, shrubberies. Plant, Oct. 
to Feb. Prune after flowering. Propagate by seeds sown in sandy 
soil in cold frame in spring or autumn; cuttings of young shoots in- 
serted in sandy soil under bell-glass in summer; grafting on portions 
of its own roots in temp. 60° in spring. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: E. Alberti, white, May, 5 to 6 ft., Turkestan; grandi- 
flora (Syn. Spirea grandiflora), white, May, 6 ft., China. 
Fabiana (False Heath).—Ord. Solanacew. Hardy flowering 
shrub. Evergreen. First introduced 1838. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, against south or west walls; 
cool greenhouses N. of England. Plant, Oct. or April. Water plants 
in pots moderately in winter, freely in summer. Repot, March or 
April. Propagate by cuttings of firm young shoots inserted in sandy 
soil under bell-glass in cold greenhouse, or in cold frame in March or 
April. 
EPECIES OULTIVATED: F. imbricata, white, May, 3 ft., Chili. 
Fagopyrum (Buckwheat).—Ord. Polygonaceery. Hardy annual. 
Grown for yielding seed for pheasant and poultry feeding; also for 
ploughing or digging in asa green manure. Good bee plant also. 
CULTURE: Soil, light, sandy, or brashy; clay unsuitable. Sow in 
May in shallow drills Gin. to 8in. apart. Harvest when greatest 
amount of seed has matured, as seeds do not ripen all at once. Cut 
early in morning when moist with dew. Plough or dig in as green 
manure when flowering begins. Seed to sow an acre, 1 bushel. 
Average yield per acre, 25 to 30 bushels. Weight of a bushel of seeds, 
50 lb. rab press bushel, 5s. to 6s. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: F. esculenteum, pink and white, summer, 3 ft., Central 
818. 
Fagus (Beech).—Ord. Cupulifere. Hardy deciduous & evergreen 
orn. foliage trees. Leaves, oblong, light green, silver striped, golden 
striped, pe purple. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy or chalky, & gravelly loam. Position, open 
dryish shrubberies, lawns, copses; also good seaside tree. Plant 
deciduous species & varieties Oct. to Feb.; evergreen, Sept. or April. 
Common species (F. sylvatica) good hedge shrub. Plant 9in. apart & 
keep sides closely trimmed. Timber used for making joiners’ tools, 
gun stocks, saddle trees, & wheel felloes. Average value per cubic foot 
10d. to 1s. 7d, Propagate by seeds sown } in, deep in rows 15 in. apart 
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