Sow the seeds in spring for the propagation of the biennials, and divide the perennials early. Also by root-cuttings.
Echium (Viper’s Bugloss). Boragineæ.
The herbaceous species are raised from seeds. Also increased by divisions. The shrubby sorts are increased more readily by layers, but also by cuttings, placed in sandy soil under glass.
Edelweiss. See [Leontopodium].
Edgeworthia. Thymelæaceæ.
Cuttings should be inserted in sandy soil, under glass in spring.
Edwandria. Leguminosæ.
By seeds or cuttings of the young wood.
Egg-Plant (Solanum Melongena). Solanaceæ.