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Eurya (From eurys large wrongly)

(from eurys, large; wrongly applied to the flowers, which are comparatively small). SYN. Geeria. ORD. Ternstromiaceae. Above thirty forms belonging to this genus have been described, but probably not more than ten or a dozen are specifically distinct, the rest being merely varieties, mostly of E. japonica. They are very ornamental half-hardy or greenhouse evergreen shrubs, with axillary pedicels. All are natives of Japan, China, the Indian Archipelago, &c. Euryas are of easy culture, in peat or leaf soil. Cuttings, made from the ends of the young shoots, root freely in sandy soil, in a gentle heat. When rooted, insert them in small pots, in either peaty or loamy soil, and again place in heat, where they can have the benefit of a good syringing, to encourage quick growth, and get them well established. The variegated form given below is one of the most useful plants for conservatory, hall, or corridor decoration, especially during winter.

E. japonica (Japanese). fl. greenish-white, generally in clusters of from three to six. l. very variable, in the type ovate, attenuated. Japan. A half-hardy evergreen shrub.

E. j. latifolia variegata (variegated broad-leaved).* fl. white, small, on axillary fascicled peduncles. l. variegated with pale yellow, glabrous. entire, oblong-lanceolate, obtusely-acuminate. Japan. 1871.