Erpetion

Two species. Halfhardy evergreen creepers. Division. Sandy peat.

Eryngium

Thirty-four species. Chiefly hardy herbaceous. Division or seed. Common soil.

Erythraea

Eleven species. Chiefly hardy annuals. Seed or division accordingly, as they are annuals or perennials. Loam.

Erythrolaena

Erythrolaena conspicua. Hardy biennial. Seed. Rich loam.

Erythronium

Four species. Hardy bulbs. Offsets. Common soil, with a little peat.

Escallonia

Seven species. Green-house and half-hardy evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Peat, sand, and loam.

Eschscholtzia

See Chryseis.

Etiolation

See Blanching.

Eucalyptus

Fifty-three species. Green-house evergreen trees. Cuttings. Peat, loam, and sand.

Eucharidium

Eucharidium concinnum. Hardy annual. Seed. Common soil.

Euchilus

Euchilus obcordatus. Green-house evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Loam, peat, and sand.

Euchroma

Two species. Hardy; one perennial, the other annual. Seed. Common soil, with a little peat.

Euclea

Two species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Peat and loam.

Euccmis

Seven species. Greenhouse bulbs. Offsets. Rich loam.

Eucrosia

Eucrosia bicolor. Green-house bulb. Offsets. Common light soil.

Eugenia

Twenty-eight species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Eulophia

Eight species. Greenhouse and stove orchids. Division. Peat and loam.

Eunomia

Eunomia oppositifolia. Half-hardy herbaceous. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Euonymus

Eighteen species. Chiefly hardy evergreen shrubs. Seed or cuttings. Common soil.

Eupatorium

Fifty species, embracing hardy, green-house, and stove herbaceous, and perennial plants. Seed. Peat and loam.

Euphorbia

One hundred and fifty-two species. Chiefly hardy, greenhouse and stove evergreens. Division or seed. Common soil.

"E. splendens is the most striking species. It is a stove evergreen shrub. It should be repotted early in spring, or even in the winter, if the pot is full of roots. Although it does not require so much water in winter, yet you must not keep it then quite dry, for it is always growing." - Gard. Chron.

E. jaquinaeflora is also a very beautiful species, producing a profusion of deep orange coloured flowers in a wreath like form.

Eurya

Two species. Green-house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Peat and loam.

Euryale

Euryale ferox. Stove aquatic. Seed.

Eurycles

Four species. Stove bulbs. Seed and offsets. Sandy loam and leaf-mould.

Eustegia

Eustegia hastata. Green-house evergreen trailer. Cuttings. Peat and loam.

Eustoma

Eustoma silenifolia. Hardy annual. Seed. Common soil.

Eustrephus

Two species. Green-house evergreen twiners. Cuttings. Sandy peat.

Eutaxia

Three species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Euthales

Euthales trinervis. Green-house herbaceous. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Euthamia

Two species. Hardy herbaceous. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Eutoca

Five species. Hardy annuals and biennials. Seeds. Sandy soil.