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Eremurus Robustus

This hardy perennial bears tall, handsome spikesof sweetly-scented, peach-coloured flowers in May. It will grow in any ordinary soil, and is easily propagated by young plants from the roots. Height, I...

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Ericas (Heaths)

It is useless to attempt to grow these beautifulshrubs unless proper soil is provided. The free-growing kinds thrive best in good black peat and require large pots. The dwarf and hard-wooded kinds mus...

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Erigeron

Very handsome hardy perennials, producing a copious displayof bloom. They will grow in any soil, and may be increased by division or by seed sown between March and July, or in August or September. The...

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Erinus

The hardy perennial kinds bloom in March, the greenhousevarieties in May. The latter are very pretty. They all like a sandy soil, and may be increased by seed or by division. Height, 6 in. to 9 in.

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Eriogonum

These pretty, hardy, herbaceous plants bloom in June. Theygrow best in a compost of loam and peat, and are easily raised from seed. Height, 1-1/2 ft.

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Eriostemon

Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Grow in sandy peat with alittle loam added. Cuttings will strike in sand. They flower in May and June. Height, 2 ft. to 3 ft.

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Erodium

An extensive genus of very beautiful plants, mostly hardy.They will grow in any soil, and merely require ordinary treatment. The bloom is produced in June or July. Height, 4 in. to 1 ft.

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Eryngium

A very ornamental and beautiful kind of Thistle. They aremostly quite hardy, and will grow in any garden soil, though they thrive best in a light, sandy one. The greenhouse and frame varieties should...

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Erysimum

Flowers of little merit. The herbaceous kinds thrive incommon soil, but do best in a mixture of loam and peat. They may be increased by cuttings placed under glass. The annuals and biennials merely ne...

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Erythrina Crista Galli (Coral Plant)

A showy, summer-bloominggreenhouse plant. Place it in turfy loam enriched with old manure. It may be transferred to the garden in the summer, and when the wood is ripe cut it back and keep it dry till...

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