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GENERAL INDEX. 



Elatine, water-wort, octan. tetrag. and caryophille£e, 



a H. an. of common culture. 

 Elder, — see Sambucus. 

 Elecampane — see Inula. 

 Electricity, 1210. 



Elegia, dicEcia, trian, and restiaceae, G. peren. 

 C. B. S. rush-like plants of easy culture. 



Elephant-apple, feronia elephantum. 



Elephantopus, elephant's foot, syngen. polyg. segr. 

 and corymbiferese, S. and G. peren. £. and W. 

 Ind. which grow freely in loam and peat, and 

 cuttings root in the same soil under a hand- 

 glass. 



Elephant's foot, tamus elephantopus. 



Elettaria, mouan. monog. and scitamineas, S. peren. 

 E. Ind. reedy marsh plants of easy culture. 



Eleusine, trian. dig. and gramineee, a S. peren. and 

 H. an. Ind. and America, of easy culture. 



Elichrysum, syngen. polyg. super, and corymbifercce, 

 G. tr. and peren. which grow in sandy peat well- 

 drained, and cuttings root freely in sand in a 

 frame on a hot-bed ; but not covered with a bell- 

 glass, otherwise they are apt to damp ofi". 



Ellis, Daniel, Esq. a British author on gardening, 

 page 1113. A. D. 1807. 



Ellis, John, a British author on gardening, page 1107. 

 A. D. 1770. 



Ellis, Thomas, a British author on gardening, page 



1108. A. D. 1776. 

 Ellis, William, a British author on gardening, page 



1104. A. D. 1738. 

 EHisia, pentan. monog. and boragineee, a H. an. 



Virginia, of the usual culture. 

 Elm-tree, — see Ulmus. 



Elsholtx, John Sigismond, his works on gardening, 

 • page 1123. A. D. 16&3. 



Elsholtzia, didyn. gymnos. and labiateee, a H. an. 



Siberia, of common culture. 

 Elvedon Hall, Suffolk. 7552. 

 Elvetham, a seat in Hampshire, 759i. 

 Elymus, lime-grass, trian. dig. and gramineas, H. 



peren. and an. Eur. and Amer. grasses of common 



culture. 



Elytraria, dian. monog. and acanthaceae, a H. peren. 



Carolina, of common culture. 

 Ember Court, Surrey, 7527. 



Embryopteris, dioec. polyan. and ebenaceae, a S. tr. 

 E. Ind. which grows in sandy loam, and ripened 

 cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass in moist 

 heat. 



Emmerifh, Lieut.-Col. A., a British writer on gar- 

 dening, page 1109. A. D. 1789. 



Emmerton, Isaac, his works on gardening, page 

 111-i. A. D. 1816. 



Empctrum, crow-berry, dioec. trian. and ericete, a 

 G. and H. tr. Eur. under-shrubs, which may be 

 treated like erica. 



Erapleurum, monojc. tetran. and diosmacese, a G. 

 tr. C. B. S. which grows freely in sandy peat, 

 and cuttings strike root readily under a bell-glass 

 in sand. 



Enchanter's nightshade, — see CircEea. 

 Encome, a seat in Dorsetshire, 7598. 

 Endive, — see Cichoniura. 



Eng. Bot., English Botany, by Sir J. E. Smith, the 

 figures bv J. Sowerby. 



Enghien, botanic garden of, by Parraentier, 141. 



Enghien, Due d'Aremberg's seat there, 130. 



Englebert, Jortin, his works on gardening, page 

 1130. A. D. 1784. 



Enkianthus, decan. monog. and ericese, a G. tr. 

 China, which grows in sandy loam and peat, and 

 ripened cuttings root readily in pots of sand under 

 a hand-glass without bottom-heat. 



Enmore C:astle, Somersetsliire, 7599. 



Enontekis, garden of the minister there, 250, 



En quenouille {Fr.), a mode of training trees, 2120. 



Entrance lodges and gates, 1712. 



Enville, a seat in Staffordshire, 7570. 



Epacris, pentan. monog. and epacrideas, G. tr. 

 N. S. W. which thrive in sandy peat, rough and 

 turfy, and they require frequent shifting. " Young 

 cuttings planted in pots in sand, under bell- 

 glasses in autumn or winter, or early in spring, 

 will root freely ; but not so in summer," (Sweet.) 



Ephedra, dicec. monad, and coniferese, H. tr, Eur. 

 under-shrubs which grow in peat earth, and pre- 

 fer a moist situation ; they are readily propagated 

 by division at the root. 



Ephielis, octan. monog. and sapindeas, a S. tr, 

 Guiana, which grows in light loam, and large 

 cuttings root best under a hand-glass in sand. 



Epicurus, gardens of, 23 



Epidendrum, gynan. monan. and orchideae, S. peren. 



VV. Ind. parasites which may be treated as atrides. 

 EpigEea, decan. monog. and rhodoraceje, a H. tr. N. 



Amer. which thrives in peat soil, and is increased 



by layers ; it requires to be protected during 



winter. 



Epilobiura, willow-herb, octan. monog. and ona- 

 grarea?, G. and H. peren. and an. Eur. and Amer. 

 of the easiest culture. 



Epilobium angustifolium, 4298. 



Epimedium, barrenwort, tetran. monog. and ber- 

 beridejB, a H. peren. Eng. which prefers peat and 

 loam, and is readily increased by dividing the roots. 



Epipactis, gynan. monan. and orchideee, H. peren. 

 Brit, which do best m pots in loam and peat, and 

 increase by dividing the roots; they require little 

 water when in a dormant state 



Equestrian promenades, 7313. 



Equisetum, horse-tail, cryptog. gonopterides, and 



equisetacese, a H. tr. and H. peren. Brit, which 



may be treated like ephedra. 

 Eranthemum, dian. monog. and acanthaceae, tr. E. 



and \V. Ind. which grow in rich light soil, and 



root readily under a hand-glass. 

 Eranthis, winter aconite, polyan. polyg. and ranun- 



culacea, a H. peren. Italy, the winter aconite, 



of the easiest culture. 

 Erbstein, K. F. VV., his works on gardening, page 



1126. A. D. 1799. 

 Erddig, a seat in Denbighshire, 7605. 

 Erica, heath, octan. monog. and ericeas, G. tr. 



C. B. S. mostly under-shrubs of great beauty; 



table of species and varieties, 6607 ; propagation 



and culture, 6608. The H. species grow in peat 



soil, and are increased by layers, cuttings, or seeds. 

 Eridge Castle, Sussex, 7531. 



Erigeron, syngen. polyg. super, and corymbiferes, 

 H. peren. bien. and an. Eur. and Amer. of com- 

 mon culture. 



Erinus, didyn. angios. scrophularinese, a G. tr. and 

 T. peren. Eur. and C. B. S. which thrive best in 

 peat, and increase by cuttings or dividing at the 

 root. 



Eriocaulon, pipe-wort, trian. trig, and restiacese, a 

 H. peren. Scot, which grows in bogs, and is in- 

 creased by suckers from the roots. 



Eriocephalus, syngen. polyg. necess. and corym- 

 biferea?, G. tr. C. B. S. which grow in light rich 

 soil, and cuttings root readily in the same soil, 

 under a hand-glass. 



Eriogonum, ennean. monog. and polygoneae, H. 

 peren. N. Amer. which thrive best in pots, and 

 are increased by seeds. 



Eriophorum, cotton-grass, trian. monog. and cype- 

 raceee, H. peren. Eur. and Amer. bog grasses of 

 easy culture. 



Eriosoma mali, — see Aphis lanigera. 



Eriospermum, hexan. monog. and asphodelejB, G. 

 peren. C. B. S. with tuberous roots, of easy culture 

 in sandy loam and peat. 



Erithalis, pentan. monog. and rubiaces, a S. tr. 

 Jamaica, which grows best in loam and peat, and 

 cuttings root in sand under a hand glass in moist 

 heat. 



Ermenonville, one of the most distinguished coun- 

 try-seats in France, about ten leagues from Paris, 

 on the road to Flanders by Morfontaine, 167. 



Erodium, heron's bill, monad, pentan. and gera- 

 neacea;, G. peren. and H. an. Eur. and Asia, of 

 easy culture, — see Geraniee. 



Erucaria, tetrad, siliq. and crucifereas, a H. an. 

 of easy culture. 



Ervum, tare, diadel. decan. and leguminoseas, H. 

 an. Brit, and Ind. of easy culture, — see 4310. 



Eryngium, eryngo, pentan. dig. and umbellifere£e, 

 a S. peren. and H. peren. Eur. and Amer. which 

 grow in any soil, and are increased by seeds or 

 dividing the root. 



Eryngo, — see Eryngium. 



Erysimum, hedge-mustard, tetrad, siliq. and cruci- 



ferese, H. peren. bien. and an. Eur. of the easiest 



culture, — see Barbarea. 

 Erythrsea, pentan. monog. and gentianese, a G. 



peren. and H. an. Eur. of common culture. 

 Erythrina, coral-tree, diadel. decan. and legumi- 



nose£e, S. and G. tr. which grow readily in sand 



and peat, and cuttings, not too ripe, root in sand 



under a hand-glass. 

 Erythronium, dogstooth -violet, hexan. monog. lilia?, 



H. peren. Eur. and Amer. with tuberous roots, 



of easy culture. 

 Escot House, Devonshire, 7600. 

 Esculent roots, 3643. 



