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THE NURSERY-LIST 305Echinopsis. Cactacc~~.I-Lndled as are the species of cereus. See Cactus, page 261.Echium. Borugi~lawa).Grown from seeds, sown as soon as ripe ; the woody species fromcuttings and layers.Edgeworthie . Thy 111 daaceca.Propagation is 1)~ sctds ; also by grecnwt~otl cuttings in springunder glass.Eggplant (SOTLI.~I l11)1 JIr~/~>~~l~~rl.u). SOIC;I~MZC~‘P.Grown readily from WI&, as for tomatoes ; start indoors andtransplant. Fruit should btl had in a warm climate in 120 to 150tlq~ from s&-sowing. The plant can he propagated lq- cuttings.Eichhomia (Popi fvdrrite (z~~recz and crns&ju~s of gardeners), PontedrvGwE.Propagates naturally 11) division.Ekagnus (Measter. \Yild Olive. Gumi). Ela?agn acm.Propagated l)~- means of seeds, root-cuttings and layers. Seedsshould be stratified and planted the second spring, as they usuallydo not. germinate the first year. Hardwood cuttings of E.angllsfifoliu strike rcadil~~. The named varieties are often graftedon the most. vigorous kincls. Imported seeds of some species arelikely to I,t* tkII1pty. I:‘. rwultijloru (gumi) can be propagatedreacliljr bye cuttings of the half-ripened wood in June and July, underglass.Elaphoglossum. ~‘cJl!ll)odiacute.Propagation ‘t_lr\. di\.ision and spores. See Ferns, page 312.Elettaria ((‘ardarllorn). %in~y&rtrreaP.Propagated 113’ seeds when obtainable ; also by division of theplants.Elsholtzia. Lnbirrt~.Propagation by se& sown in spring ; the woody species also bygreenwood cuttings in summer.Emilia (( ‘acalia of florists). Co~posif~~Propagated easily by seeds, sown in heat in early spring, or in theopen later.x