Ebenus

Two species. Greenhouse evergreens. Seed. Peat and loam.

Ec Astaphyllum

Three species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Rich loam.

Eccremocarpus

Eccremocarpus longiflora. Green-house evergreen climber. Cuttings. Sand, loam, and peat.

Echeveria

Seven species. Green-house and stove succulents. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Echinacea

Six species. Hardy herbaceous. Division. Light rich loam.

Echinocactus

Sixty-one species. Stove evergreen. Offsets. Sandy peat, and a little calcareous rubbish.

Echinops

Sixteen species. Hardy herbaceous. Division. Common soil.

Echites

Twenty-one species. Chiefly stove evergreen twiners. Cut-ings. Loam and peat.

Echium

Fifty-eight species. Hardy and green-house shrubs and annuals. Layers and cuttings, or seeds. Loam and peat.

Edging

This for the kitchen-garden and all other places where neatness, not ornament, is the object, may consist of useful herbs, the strawberry etc. As an ornamental edging nothing can compare with the dwarf Box, especially in light soils. On heavy low lands it suffers during winter' and may, perhaps, be totally destroyed; in such situations grass may be used, though it is troublesome to keep in order.

Fig. 36.

Edging Knife

This tool, fitted to a straight handle, is used for paring the edges of grass bordering walks, etc, and cutting the outlines of sods, which may be then readily raised by the spade. - Rural Reg.

Edwardsia

Six species. Half-hardy shurbs. Cuttings. Sandy peat.

Egg-Bearer

Solanum origenum.

Egg-Shells

See Animal Matters.

Eglantine

See Sweet Briar.

Egyptian Lotus

Nympaea lotus.

Egyptian Thorn

Acacia vera.

Ehretia

Eleven species. Stove evergreen shrubs and trees. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Ekebergia

Ekebergia capensis. Greenhouse evergreen tree. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Elaeagnus

Seven species. Hardy or green-house trees and shrubs, except E. latifolia, which is a stove shrub. Layers or cuttings. Light soil.

Elais

Four species. Stove palms. Suckers. Rich sandy loam.

Elaeocarpus

Five species. Stove or green-house trees or shrubs. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Elaeodendron

Five species. Green-house and stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Elaphrium

Elaphrium glabrum. Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings. Peat and loam.

Elate

Elate sylvestris. A stove palm. Suckers. Rich loam.

Elater

See Wire-worm.

Elder

Elder (Sambucus). Common black elder (S. nigra), of which there are several varieties, viz., black-berried, white-berried, green-berried, parsley-leaved, gold-striped, silver-striped, and silver-dusted.

Elevation

See Altitude.

Elichrysum

Forty-five species. Chiefly green-house evergreen shrubs and deciduous perennials. Cuttings. Peat and sandy loam.

Elliottia

Elliottia racemosa. Half-hardy evergreen shrub. Layers. Sandy loam and peat.

Ellebocarpus

Ellebocarpus oleraceus. Stove fern. Division. Loam.

Elisena

Elisena longipetala. Stove bulb. Offsets. Sandy loam and leaf-mould.