Seeds in heat, in late winter or spring. Cuttings rarely.
Eglantine. See [Rosa].
Ehretia. Boragineæ.
Place cuttings in sandy soil under glass in bottom heat, in spring.
Eichhornia. Pontederiaceæ.
Propagation is effected by division in spring; seeds.
Elæagnus (Oleaster, Wild Olive, Goumi). Elæagnaceæ.
Increased by seeds, layers or cuttings. The named varieties are often grafted on the most vigorous varieties obtainable. Imported seeds of some species are apt to be empty. E. longipes can readily be propagated by cuttings of the half-ripened wood in June and July, under glass.
Elæis (Oil Palm). Palmæ.
Seeds are used for propagation.