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scantily increased by division of the 
tubers 
DODECANTHEON (Linn.) Nat. 
Or. Primulaceae. Pretty border plants, 
which grow best in rich loam. The va¬ 
rieties of I). Meadia are very beautiful. 
DRYANDRA (R. Brown.) Nat. Or. 
der Proteaceae. Handsome conservatory 
plants, closely resembling the Banksia, 
to which genus they may be referred for 
culture 
DRYPIS (Linn.) Nat. Ord. Silena- 
cece. A beautiful little trading plant, 
well adapted for growing upon rockwork; 
its pretty blue flowers being produced so 
copiously as completely to cover the 
ground. It is increased by cuttings 
struck in sandy peat, and the mature 
plants affect a soil of similar nature. 
, ECHEVERIA (De Candolle.) Nat. 
Or. Crassulaceae. A highly ornamental 
genus of succulent plants, the flowers of 
all the species being richly coloured and 
freely produced; they grow with free¬ 
dom in a mixture of loam, leaf-mould, 
aud brick rubbish; some care is neces¬ 
sary in the application of water through 
the winter, as they are liable to receive 
injury from excessive moisture; an airy 
shelf in the greenhouse is perhaps the 
best place for them at all times. 
ECHINOCACTUS (Salin Dyck.) 
Nat. Ord. Cadaceae. This genus is one 
of the most beautiful of the order ; the 
grotesque appearance of the plants, 
crowned as they are at times with their 
large specious flowers, render them 
objects of much attention among the 
admirers of this class of vegetable forms. 
The soil we prefer for their culture is a 
mixture of rich loam, thoroughly decom¬ 
posed manure, and silver sand, in equal 
quantities; this must be well drained by 
mixing small lumps of charcoal and pot¬ 
sherds with the earth, and by placing a 
layer of the same material at the bottom 
of the pots. Through the winter the 
plants should be kept in a reduced tem¬ 
perature, such as that of a greenhouse, 
and have little or no water, but in sum¬ 
mer they grow and flower more freely, if 
allowed a stove temperature and a liberal 
supply of moisture; bright sunlight is 
essential to their vigour at all seasons, 
but most particularly so in autumn and 
winter. The following are desirable kinds: 
arcuatus , crispatus, densus , Eyresii , gibbo- 
sus , Gilliesii, Linlcii , meonacanthus , otto- 
nis, oxygonus , rhodanthus, and tenuispinus. 
ECHITES (Linn.) Nat. Or. Apocy- 
naceae. A genus of magnificent stove- 
climbers, with yellow, white, red, and 
crimson flowers; they closely resemble 
the Dipladenia already mentioned, and 
may be referred to it for culture. The 
following should be in every collection : 
atropurpurea , longifiora , splendens , and 
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ELICHRYSUM (Linn.) Nat. Ord. 
Composites. Handsome, hardy, and half- 
hardy annuals, delighting in light rich 
soil and a sunny situation; the flowers, 
from their dry persistent character, are 
much valued for decorative purposes. 
The hardy species merely require to be 
sown where they are to remain, while 
the more tender kinds should be raised 
in gentle heat, and may afterwards be 
gradually inured to the open air, or 
placed in pots, and grown in verandahs, 
halls, &c. 
ENKIANTHTJS (Loureiro.) Nat. 
Ord. Ericaceae. Highly beautiful objects, 
and which, from their habits of blooming 
in winter and early spring, are much 
esteemed for ornamenting the green¬ 
house and conservatory. They require 
to be grown in sandy peat, and should 
have a shaded situation out of doors 
through the summer. 
EPACRIS (Eorster.) Nat. Order 
Epacridaceae. The method we are about 
to recommend for the management of 
these lovely plants, will be found to 
differ considerably from the ordinary 
course of treatment, but as we have 
found it so decidedly preferable, there 
can be no hesitation in advising its 
adoption. To begin, we select young 
healthy plants, and in Eebruary remove 
them from the small pots in which they 
have been grown, into others three or 
four sizes larger, according to the ap¬ 
parent health of each individual, using 
very sandy peat in as rough a state as 
possible, with pieces of charcoal or free¬ 
stone intermixed, draining the pots with 
