AND GUIDE TO THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



45 



E\GELMA\'MA, Nat. Ord. Composite^. d. 

 A pretty, sweet-scented, dwarf-growing hardy annual. 



1207 Engleman'nia pinnatif 'ida, yellow, \ ft., from Chili 0 4 



EMELE'A, Nat. Orel. Tilia'cecc. 

 Handsome greenhouse evergreen shrubs ; sueceed best in loam mixed with a little peat. 



1208 Entele'a aibores'cens, white, 6 ft, from New Zealand 0 4 



^P'ACRIS, Nat. Orel. Ej^acrida'cccc. 

 Exceedingly elegant greenhouse shrubs, growing best in sandy loam and peat. 



1209 Ep'acris, finest mixed 1 0 



EPIIE'DRA, Nat. Orel. Gnetacece. 



A very cuffbns plant, producing sweetish bcmcs which arc eaten by the peasants of Eussia, 

 1210 Ephe'dra altis'sima, half-haidy shi-ub, twiner, from Barbary 0 C 



EREMOS'TACIIYS, Nat. Ord. Lahla'tcc. 

 A frcc-flowcring, handsome plant, succeeding in common garden soil. Hardy perennial. 



1211 Eremos'tachys lacinia'tus, j/c/W, 1^ ft., from the Caucasus. 0 6 



ERi'CA, Nat. Ord. Erica'cece. 

 A well-known genus of extremely beautiful and interesting plants, flowering most pro- 

 fusely, and especially effective from their compact, close habit of growth ; both the hardy and 

 the greenhouse varieties require a sandy peat, 



1212 Eri'ca arbo'rca, various, hardy shrub, 3 ft., from S. Europe , 0 G 



1213 „ choice Cape species, greenhouse shrubs, 2 ft., from the C. of Good Hope 1 0 



ERIG'ERON, Nat. Ord. Compositce. 

 Exceedingly handsome, free-flowering plants, continuing a long time in beauty ; succeed 

 .in any common soil. Hardy annuals. 



1214 Erig'eron Beyrich'ii, 1 ft 0 3 



1215 „ Karwinskia'num, blue and white, 1 ft 0 4 



ERIOCEPH'AIUS, Nat. Ord. Composite^. 

 A handsome evergreen shrub, with beautiful silvery foliage ; succeeds in sand and loam. 



1216 Erioceph'alus aromat'icus, white, 3 ft 1 0 



ERIOSTE'MOX, Nat. Ord. Ruta'cece. 



An interesting genus of New Holland plants, extremely elegant in growth, and producing 

 in profusion beautiful star-shaped blossoms ; they thrive best in sandy peat and loam. Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs. 



1217 Erioste'mon amoe'num, blush, 3 ft , 0 6 



1218 „ cuspida'tum, red, 3 ft 0 6 



1219 „ „ rubrum, 3 ft 1 0 



1220 „ densifolium, pink, 3 ft 0 6 



1221 „ interme'dium, white, 3 ft 0 9 



1222 „ linifolium, red, 3 ft 0 9 



ERO'DIUM, Nat. Ord. Gerania'cece. 

 Charming little plants for rockwork, edgings, and flower borders ; succeed in any soil. 



1223 Ero'dium pelargoniaeflo'rum, white and rose, upper petals very prettily striped, I ft., 



from Algiers. Hardy perennial 1 0 



ERYSIMUM, Nat. Ord. Cruciferce. 

 Free-flowering, and exceedingly showy plants, producing in beds, mixed borders, and 

 ribbons, a very fine efi"ect ; succeed in light rich soil. 



1224 Erysimum Arkansa'num, sulphur-yellow , handsome, 1^ ft., hardy annual, from N. 



America 0 3 



1225 „ Barbaria'num variega'tum, yellow, foliage prettily variegated, 1 \ ft., hardy 



perennial , 0 3 



1226 „ PerofFskia'num, orange, showy, 1^ ft., hardy annual, from Palestine 0 2 



ERYTHRI'XA, Nat. Ord. Legumino'sce. 

 A splendid genus of shrubs, with fine leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers. Planted in a 

 warm, favourable situation out of doors they grow freely, but in most localities they succeed 

 best in a greenhouse, with the advantages of a warm house early in the season ; they succeed 



best in rich loam and peat. Half-hardy shrubs. 



1227 Erythri'na coralloden'dron (Coral-ti-ee), scarlet, 20 ft, from W. Indies 0 6 



1228 „ Cris'ta galli, scar/e^, 20 ft., from Brazil 0 6 



1229 „ Henderson'ii, scarlet, 4 ft 1 0 



1230 „ laurifo'lia, scarlet, 4 ft., from S. America ^7 0 9 



