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ELSHOLTZIA. 



turf has been laid down, a garden- 

 line should be stretched along its 

 margin, and the edges should be cut 

 smooth with a spade or a turfing-iron. 

 The walk may now be filled in with 

 gravel to within an inch of the upper 

 surface of the turf, and the soil of 

 the border may also be raised to the 

 same height. In the management of 

 the turf afterwards, the greatest care 

 must be taken not to cut the edgings 

 of the turf so as to show a line of 

 earth, which always produces a raw 

 and harsh appearance. Generally 

 speaking, only the grass should be 

 clipped close on the side next the 

 walk; and if it be found that the 

 roots of the grass have penetrated 

 into the gravel, so as to make the 

 use of the turf-cutter necessary, the 

 edges of the cut turf should be after- 

 wards gently pressed down, so as to 

 make the grass slope gently up from 

 the walk. This slope will, however, 

 be very trifling; as if the walks are 

 kept properly full of gravel, they 

 ought to be as nearly as possible on a 

 level with the turf. These remarks 

 will, of course, apply to all cases 

 where there is a gravel-walk through, 

 or round a lawn ; or, in short, to all 

 points of junction between gravel and 

 grass. 



Kdwa'rdsj&.— Legtiminosce . —Half- 

 hardy low trees and shrubs, with 

 pinnate leaves, and very curiously- 

 shaped flowers (which are of a dark 

 golden yellow), and seed-pods. The 

 plants will grow well in the open air, 

 against a wall, if protected during 

 winter by a thatched coping. The 

 soil should be sandy loam, and ke.pt 

 moderately dry, as too much moisture 

 to the roots is apt to make the leaflets 

 turn yellow and drop off. The species 

 are all natives of New Zealand ; and, 

 on their first introduction, they were 

 supposed to belong to the genus So- 

 phora. They are propagated by cut- 

 tings, in sand, under a bell-glass. 



Egg Plant. — Solarium Melon- 

 gena, L. — A tender annual, nearly 

 allied to the Tomato, the fruit of 

 which, when white, greatly resembles 

 an egg. There are some varieties 

 with violet. coloured, and some with 

 dark purple fruit. All the kinds are 

 eatable, if dressed like the Tomato. 

 The seed should be sown in light 

 rich earth, on a hot-bed, in February 

 or March, and the young pricked out 

 into pots, and shifted several times, 

 till they are ready to flower. They 

 may then be removed to the hot- 

 house, or greenhouse ; but they will 

 not ripen their fruit without a good 

 deal of heat. 



Eljea'gnus. — ElceaoncicecB. — The 

 Oleaster, or Wild Olive. Curious- 

 looking low trees, or shrubs, with 

 bluish-green leaves, covered with a 

 white silky down, that gives them a 

 silvery look in the sun-beams. The 

 flowers are small and tube-shaped; 

 they are of a pale yellow, and rather 

 fragrant. The fruit resembles the 

 Olive in shape, and is of a dark 

 reddish brown. There are only two 

 hardy species, one of which is a na- 

 tive of the Levant, and the other of 

 America ; they both require a light 

 rich soil, and a somewhat sheltered 

 situation ; and they are both pro- 

 pagated by seeds or cuttings. The 

 Nepal species require a greenhouse. 



Elder. — See Sambu v cus. 



Elephant's Foot. — See Tamus. 



Elichrysum. — See Helichrysum. 



Elsholtzta. — Labiatce. — A 

 plant of no beauty, the flowers of 

 which somewhat resemble those of 

 the common Mint, but are smaller 

 and less conspicuous. The plant is 

 only noticed here from the re- 

 semblance of its name to that of the 

 Eschscholtzia, which induced Dr. 

 Lindley to pi'opose to change the name 

 of the latter genus to Chryseis ; in 

 the same way as it was proposed to 

 change the name of the Dahlia on 



