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ECHIUM, Nat. Ord. BorarjinacecB. a. 

 An exceedingly pretty little shrub, producing its beautiful blue flowers in bunches ; thrives 

 well in peat and loam. 



719 Echium candicans, blue, half-hardy perennial, 4 ft., from Madeira 0 4 



EGG PLAA'T, Nat. Ord. Solanacea;. 

 A very singular and ornamental class of fruit-bearing plants, especially adapted for con- 

 servatory or di'awing-roora decoration ; thrives best in very rich light soil. 



720 Egg Plant, it'AiVe/rMfVerf, half-hardy annual, 14 ft., from Africa 0 3 



721 „ scarlet, beautiful, with handsome dark green foliage, 1^ ft., from Africa .... 0 0 



722 „ f!oH 1^ ft., from Africa 0 3 



723 „ new striped, weighing from 1 to 4 lbs., very handsome, 1^ ft., from Africa . . 0 3 



EXGELMAMIA, Nat. Ord. Composites. 

 A pretty, sweet-scented, dwarf-growing plant 



724 Engelmannia pinnatifida, yellow, hardy annual, i ft., from Chili 0 4 



EXTELEA, Nat. Ord. Tiliacece. 

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



725 Entelea arborescens, white, half-hardy shnib, 6 ft., from New Zealand 0 4 



EPHEDRA, Nat. Ord. Gnetaceai. 

 A very curious plant, producing sweetish berries which are eaten by the peasants of Eussia, 



726 Ephedra altissima, half-hardy shrub, frvviner, from Bai-bary 0 6 



EPIPHYllUM, Nat. Ord. Cactacea. 

 A splendid class of plants, with magnifieent flowers of the most brilliant colours ; they 

 are of easy culture, and succeed in sandy loam, requiring very little water. 



727 Epiphyllum crenatum, orange, greenhouse shrub, 2 ft., fi-om Honduras 1 0 



728 „ grandis 1 0 



729 „ Novelty 1 0 



730 „ Barclayanum 1 0 



731 „ speciosissimum 1 0 



732 „ choice mixed 1 0 



EREMOSTACHYS, Nat. Ord. LabiatcB. 

 A free-flowering, handsome plant, succeeding in common garden soil. Hardy perennial. 



733 Eremostachys laciniatus, yellow, 1^ ft., fi-om the Caucasus 0 6 



ERICA, Nat. Ord. Ericacece. 

 A well-known gemis of exti-emely beautiful and interesting plants, flowering most pro- 

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

 the greenhouse varieties require a sandy peat. 



734 Erica arborea, various, hardy shrub, 3 ft., from S. Europe 0 6 



735 „ collected from choice Cape species, half-hardy shi-ub, 2 ft., from the C. of G. Hope 1 0 



ERIGEROX, Nat, Ord. Composite^. 

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

 in any common soil. Hardy annuals. 



736 Erigeron Be%Tichii, exceedingly handsome, 1 ft 0 3 



737 „ Karwinskianum, blue and white, 1 ft 0 4 



ERIOCEPHALUS, Nat. Ord. Composite. 

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

 loam. 



738 Eriocephalus aromaticus, white, very beautiful, 3 ft 1 0 



ERIOSTEMOX, Nat. Ord. Rutacece. 

 One of the most charming classes of greenhouse shrubs, extremely elegant in their habit 

 of growth, and producing in great profusion their beautiful star-shaped blossoms ; they thrive 

 best in sandy peat and loam. Greenhouse shrubs. 



739 Eriostemon amaenum, i/j/sA, 3 ft., from N. Holland 0 6 



740 „ cuspidatum, red, 3 ft., from N. Holland 0 6 



741 „ „ rubrum, 3 ft., from N. Holland I 0 



742 „ densifolium, pink, 3 ft., from N. Holland 0 6 



743 „ iuteirmedium, white, 3 ft., from N. Holland 0 9 



744 „ liaifolium, red, 3 ft., from N. Holland 0 9 



745 „ pulchellum, 3 ft., from N. Holland 0 9 



ERODIUJI, Nat. Ord. Geraniacece. 

 Charming little plant for rockwork, edgings, or"mixcd floWer borders. 



746 Erodium Pelargoniaeflorum, hardy perennial, \ {t 1 0 



747 „ hymenoides, 7>!n/i, flowering in bunches, hardy perennial, i ft 1 0 



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