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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Eryngium—continued. — 
jl. blue, in ovate heads. July and 
E. giganteum ma. (gigantic) * r 
August. Ll, cal ones on long petioles, profoundly cordate, 
crenate-toothed ; cauline ones stem-clasping, deeply lobed, ser- 
rated ; leaves of involucre eight to nine, large, longer than the 
heads of flowers. Stem dichotomously branched, 3ft. to 4ft. high. 
Caucasus, 1820. Hardy. See Fig. 729. 
maritimum (sea). Sea Holly. fl. very pale blue, in roundish 
heads. July to October. J. of a whitish-glaucous hue, coriaceous ; 
radical ones on long petioles, roundish, cordate, spiny-toothed ; 
superior ones stem-clasping, palmately lobed ; leaves of involucre 
five to seven, ovate, exceeding the heads of flowers. h. lft. to 
lift. Europe, &c. (Britain). (Sy. En. B. 569.) 
pandanifolium (Pandanus-leaved).* fl. purplish, in rather 
small globose heads, with scarcely any involucre ; panicle very 
large, dichotomous. J., radical ones 4ft. to 6ft. long, very 
glaucous, concave, acuminated ; margins spiny. h. 10ft. to 15ft. 
Monte Video. Half-hardy. (G. C.n. s., v. 76.) i 
paniculatum (panicled). fl. greenish-white, with a small 
horizontal involucre, rather large. l. with parallel nerves, linear, 
f spiny-ciliated. Stem nearly naked, bearing at the apex umbellate 
branches; branches bearing one to three heads. A. 3ft. to 5ft. 
Monte Video. Half-hardy. (G.C. n. S., v. 76.) 
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Fic, 730. FLOWER OF ERYNGIUM PLANUM. 
E. planum —— fl. blue, in roundish 
| July and 
Avgust. l, ones on long , oval, , undivided; 
superior ones five-parted, serrated; leaves of involucre six to 
eight, lanceolate, about equal to or exceeding the heads of flowers. 
h. 2ft. Eastern Europe, &c., 1596. Hardy. See Fig. 730. 
E. platyphyllum (broad-leaved). A synonym of E. serra. 
E. serra (saw). fl.. white, in small globose heads. Autumn. 1., 
radical ones in a spreading rosette, lft. to 2ft. long, 4in. broad, 
nearly flat, varying from deeply pinnatifid to mere’ y spinous on 
the margins. h. 4ft. to 6ft. Brazil, 1872. Half-hardy. SYN. 
E. platyphyllum. : : 
E. yuccefolium (Yucca-leaved). A synonym of E. aquaticum. 
ERYNGO. See Eryngium.- 
ERYSIMUM (Erysimon, the old Greek name of 
Hippocrates, from eryo, to draw; on account of its effects 
in drawing blisters). Hedge Mustard. ORD. Cruciferae. 
A genus of about seventy species of hardy annual, 
biennial, or perennial hoary herbs, natives of temperate 
and cold regions of the Northern hemisphere, usually 
branched. Racemes elongated, terminal, many-flowered. 
Leaves variable, usually oblong-linear, entire or toothed. 
A few species only of this somewhat extensive genus 
are worth growing; and these exceptions are, for the 
most part, very showy border plants, of extremely easy 
cultivation in any ordinary garden soil. Increased by 
seeds; the perennials by seeds and divisions. 
E. alpinum ine).* X : È i 
i. lanceolate distantly DSi, covered” with starry pubescence. 
Stem simple, straight. h. 6in. Norway, 1823. Perennial. SYN. 
Cheiranthus alpinus, 
J (rough). J., petals yellow, with white claws. July. 
l linear. 1 ng; lower ones Mity- runcinate, pubescent, 
—— a ga ig? = stem, greyish, Win ee 
(1. F.b. Ai 22) a ee 
Marschallianum (Marschall’s), ight yellow. July. 
J oo narrowed at the ——— prient TA Catena 
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ochroleucum (yellowish-white).* fl. pale yellow, scarcely 
scented; petals obovate. April to July. 7, oblong. lanceolate, 
somewhat toothed, covered with two-parted hairs, or smooth. 
Stems decumbent, branched. Alps of Jura, 1819. Perennial. 
Plant procumbent. SYN. Cheiranthus ochroleucus. 
Erysimum—continued. 
E, o. helveticum (Swiss). jl. yellow; petals obovate. Spring. 
l. linear-lanceolate, either entire or toothed. Stems somewhat 
ascendent, clothed with forked hairs. A. 1ft. Rheetia, 1819. 
Biennial. 
E. Perofskianum (Perofski’s).* Pas deep reddish-orange. h. lft. 
Caucasus, 1838. This is one of the showiest hardy annuals 
grown ; it is admirably adapted for beds, borders, edgings, &c. ; 
and thrives almost anywhere; the seeds may be sown in Septem- 
ber for a spring display. (B. M. 3757.) } 
E. pulchellum (pretty). M. sulphur-yellow. Spring. A. ift., 
1880. Perennial. A very pretty plant, differing from the 
majority of this — in being of remarkably Ty gt — 
and forming itself into a dense tuft of foliage. - (R. H. 1880, 412.) 
E, pumilum (dwarf).* fl. pale sulphur, fragrant. Summer. l. 
linear-lanceolate, somewhat toothed, greyish-green. A. lin. to 
3in. Europe, 1823. An elegant little perennial rock-plant. 
(L. B. C. 899.) 
ERYTHEA (a fanciful name: Erythea, in the 
mythology of the Greeks, was one of the Hesperides, 
daughters of Evening, or the West, “ who dwelt on an 
island of the ocean, on the western edge of the world, 
and guarded a. garden with golden apples”). ORD. 
Palmee. A genus of two species of greenhouse palms, 
from Southern California. They are tall trees, with naked 
trunks, fan-shaped, plicate, filiferous leaves, and densely 
tomentose sheaths and inflorescence. Flowers solitary or 
in clusters, scattered along the numerous branches of 
the pendent panicle. The genus is very nearly allied to 
Livistona, of Australia and Eastern Asia, which differs 
in its distinct filaments, oblong fruit, with hard crus- 
taceous pericarp, the leaf segments entire or nearly sọ, 
not filiferous on the margins. For culture, see Areca. 
E. edulis (edible). A handsome species, with a slender trunk, 
S0ft. high, and 15in. or more in diameter. Each tree bears one 
to four panicles, blossoming late in March ; the fruit clusters 
are said to weigh 40lb. to 50lb. Guadalupe Island. Syn. 
Brahea edulis. 
ERYTHRZAA (from erythros, red; colour of flowers 
of some species). Centaury. Syns. Gyrandra and Hip- 
pocentawrea. ORD. Gentianee. A genus of above thirty 
species of small hardy or half-hardy annual, biennial, or 
perennial plants. Flowers pink, yellow, or rarely white, - 
terminal, sessile, or pedicellate. Leaves sessile, opposite, 
decussate ; radical ones rosulate. Erythreas form elegant | 
little plants for rockwork, grown in a sandy loam soil ~~ _ 
Increased by seeds, or by divisions. 
Centaurium (Centaury). fl. rose-coloured. 1. ovate-lanceo- 
late. Stem dichotomously panicled, corymbose. h. 3in. to 12in. 
North Africa, Europe (Britain). Annual. This plant was 
formerly much employed b; hysicians as a vermifuge. 
(Sy. En. B. 909.) ape —— a 
