. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. ERY 214 ESP the preservation of the roots through the ;—Gard. Chron. North of the Potomac it will be safer to remove the Erythrina in autumn to some sheltered situation, where it may be kept in nearly a dry or dormant state until the spring, when it may again occupy its position in the open air. ERYTHROL^NA 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 ghrubs. Cuttings. Peat, sand, and
. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. ERY 214 ESP the preservation of the roots through the ;—Gard. Chron. North of the Potomac it will be safer to remove the Erythrina in autumn to some sheltered situation, where it may be kept in nearly a dry or dormant state until the spring, when it may again occupy its position in the open air. ERYTHROL^NA 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 ghrubs. Cuttings. Peat, sand, and loam. ESCHALLOT or SHALLOT. Al- lium ascalonicum. Of this there are the common, and the long-keeping, the last continuing good for two years. Both have a stronger taste than the onion, yet not leaving that odour on the palate which the latter is accustomed to do, it is often preferred and em- ployed in its stead, both in culinary preparations, and for eating in its natural state. Time and Mode of Propagation.— Each offset of the root will increase in a similar manner as its parent. The planting may be performed in October and November, or early in the spring, as February, March, or beginning of April. The first is the best season, especially if the soil lies dry, as the bulbs become finer. If the smallest offsets are employed for planting, they never become mouldy in the ground, and they are never injured by the most intense frosts. They are to be planted on the surface, six inches asunder each way, in beds not more than four feet wide, some very rich mould being placed beneath them, and a little raised on each side to sup- port them until they become firmly rooted, when it must be entirely re- moved by the hoe, and a strong current of water from the watering pot. The compost laid beneath the offsets may consist of a mixture of well-decayed hot-bed dung and soot, which is very favourable to their growth, and is a preservative from the maggot. Cultivation.—The only attent
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