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Erythrochiton—continued. 
(Brazilian). . f. large, in the axille of the bract- 
* to — or more, in a cluster, on short, brac- 
calyx red; corolla white. July. alternate, 
simple, — — — very long, quite entire, smooth. Axil- 
branches almost leafless, bearing the flowers at-their ends, 
h. Brazil, 1842. (B. M. 4742.) 
— — (leaf- flowering). jl. white; cymes short, 
' one ree-flowered, developed on the costa beneath. 1. bold, 
cuneate-oblong, lft. to lift. long. Columbia, 1853. Habit 
erect, unbranched. (B. M. 5824.) 
ERYTHROLZANA CONSPICUA. See Cnicus 
conspicuus. 
ERYTHRONIUM (from erythros, red, the colour 
of the flowers in the European species; Erythronion is 
the name given by Dioscorides to a kind of Orchis). 
Dog’s-tooth Violet. ORD. Liliacee. A genus of seven 
species of very ornamental dwarf, stemless, hardy, bulbous 
plants, of which one species is dispersed through Europe, 
Asiatic Russia to Japan, and the rest are North American, 
Flowers on a scape, solitary, pendulous; perianth seg- 
ments six, erect or reflexed. Leaves radical, ovate, or 
ovate-lanceolate. They succeed in almost any light soil, 
but prefer a mixture of loam and peat.. Propagated by 
offsets, which are produced freely. when the plants do 
well. The best time for obtaining them, or for replant- 
ing, is immediately the leaves die away, after flowering. 
Erythroniums have a better effect when planted in groups 
than if placed in very small quantities separately; the 
bulbs should be inserted about 3in. deep. If left un- 
touched afterwards, an annual top-dressing of good soil 
will be advantageous. Erythroniums succeed best in a 
sheltered position on a rockery, but are also suitable for 
the front line of mixed borders, or for shrubberies. They 
may also be grown in pots, in a cold frame, for green- 
house decoration when in flower. The flowers appear in 
March and — and are attractive outside at that early 
season. i 
E. americanum — 
l elli —— —— — ie 
may olet and white. A. 3in. to 6in. 
like leav 
bright yellow, about lin. 
— -lanceolate, obtuse. 
otted and ‘marbled 
orth America. (B. M. 
Fig. 735. ERYTHRONIUM DENS-CANIS, Large White Variety. 
Bethia. 
Erythronium—continued. 
E. dens-canis.* Dog’s-tooth Violet. M. Inge tb -rose or whitish, 
about 2in. in diameter, solitary, droop: gp SA l. blotched with 
pe le-brown and white, radical, stalked, Fey -oval, rounded 
he base, acuminated. h. 6in. Europe, 1 E (B. M. 5.) 
There are several forms, varying in the colour of the flowers. 
See ne ie 735. 
E. — orum (large-flowered). yellow or cream-colour, 
h a more or less orange base, so. tary or often in a raceme 
of two to six or more; segments lanceolate and somewhat acu- 
minate, strongly recurved, lin. to 2in. long. l not mottled, 
always "closely — oblong-lanceolate, 3in. to 6in. jong, 
— usually short petioles. North-west America. GB. 
E. g. giganteum (gigantic). fl. white, with a yellow and orange 
base, large. l mottled. Washington Territory, (B. M. 5714.) 
ERYTHROPHLŒÆUM (from erythros, red, and 
phloios, bark; referring to the red juice which flows 
from the tree when cut). Red-water Tree. ORD. Legu- . 
minose. A small genus, containing three or four species 
of unarmed stove evergreen trees. Flowers small, almost 
sessile, in long, cylindrical spikes, forming a terminal 
panicle; petals five, small, slightly imbricate; stamens 
ten, inserted with the petals, free. Leaves bipinnate. 
For culture, see Acacia. 
Toepas pale yell l. bipinnate ; — 
op oral oblique, fio — 3 —* 
ted ogole to 100, Mierea Loone aoe 
poisonous, 
The bark of this treeis very 
E. Laboucherii —“ ape 
mc gh agg ——— oe 
woolly edi stamens 2 3 — rine 
leaflets four to nine, alternate, opposite, Ghovale br orbloalir. 
very obtuse or retuse. rth Australia. A 
ee 
ERYTHROTIS BEDDOMEI. See Cyanotis 
kewensis. 
ERYTHROXYLEZ. A tribe of Linem (which see). 
ERYTHROXYLON (from erythros, red, and wylon, 
wood; some of the species have red wood). Including 
ORD. Linee. A very widely-distributed genus 
of about fifty species of stove or greenhouse evergreen 
trees, with small white or yellowish-green flowers, which 
arise from the axils of the stipulaceons scales. E. Coca 
thrives in fibry loam; and cuttings of half-ripe shoots will 
root in sand, under a hand glass, in heat. 
E. Coca (Coca). 
yg ee lanceolate or oval, entire. h. 3ft. to 6ft. 
1869. —— most interesting of the genus, 
—— ; its leaves are — by 
the South Amareni ——— name of Coca. 
Coca also constitu of 1 the Indians. 
Greenhouse. (B. M. PL 40.) 
ESCALLONIA (named in honour of Escalon, a 
Spanish trav in South America, who found the 
first species of this genns in New Grenada). Ord. Sari- 
fragew. A genus comprising about thirty-five species of 
ornamental half-hardy evergreen shrubs, all natives of 
South America. Flowers usually in terminal racemes or 
panicles. Leaves scattered, serrated, or entire. These 
fine plants grow freely in almost any ordinary well- 
drained garden soil. For training against walls, few 
shrubs are more suitable than E. floribunda and E. ma- 
crantha. In the south of England, and on the sea coast 
more especially, they flourish remarkably well, and are 
grown extensively as hedge or shelter plants. 3 
tion may be effected by cuttings, made of half-ripened 
wood, inserted in sandy loam, and covered with a hand- 
light; by layers, or by suckers, 
E. floribunda, (bundle-fowered).* 4 white ; corymbs terminal, 
— — — 
late. July. ng, obtuse, Mees crenulated or or quite en 
covered with clamm h. 10ft. Ni renada, 
1827. Syn. E. montevidensis. B M. ) "T 
illinita varnished), hare — terminal many- 
; petals ls "on ong claws. ~ l. petiolate 
anlar Gots — zT 
Pog celle ——— fl. crimson-red, rather large; 
