euge'nia. 



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EU^TOCA. 



best in peaty soil, or in very sandy 

 loam. E. rubra is generally trained 

 against a wall, but E. Monte Vi- 

 densis, which produces large clusters 

 of white flowers, is grown as a bush. 

 Both kinds require protection from 

 severe frosts. There are several other 

 kinds, hut only the two mentioned 

 are in general cultivation in British 

 gardens. 



Eschscho'ltzia. — Papaveracece. 

 • — Annual plants, with showy flowers, 

 natives of California, on which ac- 

 count the first species introduced was 

 called the Californian Poppy. The 

 seeds should be sown in the open 

 border as soon as they are ripe, as if 

 the sowing be delayed till spring, the 

 plants frequently do not flower till 

 the second year. Sometimes they 

 will live, and flower two, or even 

 three years in succession, though this 

 is very rarely the case. 



Etiolated. --Drawn up, with weak 

 and slender stems — a consequence 

 which in hardy plants results from 

 want of thinning out in proper time, 

 and in greenhouse-plants from being 

 kept in too small pots, and too far 

 from the light. 



Eucaly'ptus. — Myriacece. — Aus- 

 tralian trees of enormous size, some 

 species of which are grown in England 

 as greenhouse shrubs. They should 

 be grown in loam and peat, and are 

 propagated by cuttings, which are 

 very difficult to strike. 



Euchari'dium . — OnagraricB. — A 

 little annual, a native of California, 

 nearly allied to the Clarkias. It was 

 introduced in 1836, but as it does not 

 seed freely it is as yet rare. It should 

 be grown in loam and peat. 



Euge x nia. — Myrtacece. — The 

 Rose Apple. Handsome shrubs, 

 grown as fruit-trees in the East In- 

 dies, which produce their splendid 

 flowers freely in British stoves. They 

 should be grown in a mixture of two- 

 thirds sandy loam and one-third peat, 



and are propagated by cuttings of the 

 ripe wood, which strike freely. 



Euo'nymus. — Celastrinecs. — The 

 Spindle-tree. The common British 

 species is well known for its curious 

 and very ornamental fruit ; but the 

 American kind, E. latifblius, is much 

 handsomer both in fruit and foliage. 

 It is a very valuable shrub for a small 

 garden, as it will continue to thrive, 

 and to produce abundance of flowers 

 and fruit every year, for many years 

 in succession, without increasing much 

 in size, or requiring to be cut in. It 

 is also ornamental in early spring, 

 from the peculiar form of its buds 

 and the richness of its dark red brae- 

 teas. All the kinds will grow in any 

 common garden soil, and they are in- 

 creased by seeds or cuttings. 



Eupho'rbia. — Euphorbiacece. — 

 Some of the kinds are British weeds, 

 such as the Spurge Caper ; but other 

 kinds are thorny shrubs, requiring the 

 heat of a stove in Britain, and pro- 

 ducing flowers of a most brilliant 

 scarlet. The most beautiful kind is 

 E. fulgens, Karwinsky, E. Jac~ 

 quinicejibra, Hook., which was in- 

 troduced in 1836 by Mr. Rauch. The 

 best plants are raised from seed ; but 

 cuttings may be struck by plunging 

 them into the bark-bed, and not cover- 

 ing them with a glass. The flower- 

 ing plants should be grown in loam, 

 mixed with lime rubbish, or pounded 

 brick. 



Euta'xia. — LeguminoscB. — Aus- 

 tralian shrubs, with yellow and orange 

 pea-flowers, which in England re- 

 quire a green-house. They should 

 be grown in light peaty soil, and re- 

 ceive the general treatment of Aus- 

 tralian shruhs. There are only two 

 species. 



Eu^toca. — Boragvaecs. — Hardy 

 and somewhat coarse-growing annuals 

 and perennials, which require the 

 usual treatment of similar plants. 

 (See Annuals and Perennials.) 



