OF HORTICULTURE. 
Eranthis— continued. 
| January to March. Z. deepl divided olucre of three deeply- 
: cut leaves. A. Sin. to 8in. чаш p 1596. See Fig. hi. 
(Sy. En. B. 43.) 
FiG. 717. ERANTHIS HYEMALIS. 
E. sibiricus (Siberian).* jf. yellow ; m" five, oval, petal-like. 
March and April. A. 3in. Siberia, 18 
ERCILLA (said to be the native Peruvian name). 
Orv. Phytolaccacem. А hardy evergreen creeper, with 
stalked, alternate, entire, sub-coriaceous leaves, adhering 
-to walls, &c., like Ivy. 
* 
Beton ere Chi, olo" Am ‘excellent plant ior таайа 
walls. (G. C. n. Ss., ix., p. 653.) 
EREMIA (from eremos, solitary; in reference to the 
seeds being solitary in the cells). Овр. Ericacem. А 
genus of about ten species. "Uf difrusely-branchod, Heath- 
like, greenhouse e n shrubs, natives of South 
Africa, For cultivation, see Erica. 
E. Totta (Hottentot). Л. red, glomerate ; corolla urceolar, with a 
ГА spreading, hispid from Bristles. 
—- small four-lobed limb. June. 
h. 2ft. 1810. 
EREMOSTACEYS Rais eremos, deserted, and 
stachys, a spike; alluding to the flowers growing in sparse 
verticillate spikes).. ORD. Labiatw. Verv pre hardy 
perennials. АП are natives of Western and Central Asia. 
"Upper lip of corolla elongated, galeate, somewhat com- 
pressed, attenuated at the base. Leaves pinnate or 
pinnatifid. 
soil, and may be increased by division or seed. There are 
. about twenty- -seven species in this genus, but that given 
"below is perhaps the only one in cultivation. 
E. laciniata (cut-leaved). Л. yellow ; whorls ten to twenty-flowered, 
-~ upper ones approximate. July. i. pinnatisect ; segments oblong- 
lanceolate or linear, deeply pinnatifid ; radical ones бїп. 
1 S ecl simple. А. lft. to lift. Levant, 1731. 
©. 
éremos, solitary, and owra, a tail ; 
3). ORD. Liliacew. A genus 
pretty, hardy herba- 
extending from 
1 
oe Asiatic Russia to Ні 1 
in an elongated raceme of 
perianth segments narrow, spreading. L 
linear. They are of easy culture, in moderately еза 
garden soil. Increased by divisions. 
| himalaicus (Himalayan)* jl. white, star-shaped ; scape Lift. 
to 2ft. in height, bearing a densely packed raceme. l.. strap- 
туч; acute, glabrous, entire, about 1ft. in length. Himalaya 
(G. C. n. s., xvi. 49.) 
“hg E eni (Korolkow's) is a rare and handsome species, from 
- Central Asia, growing from 5%. to 4ft. high, and bearing immense 
_ spikes of bright rose flowers. 
E. Olgæ (Olga's). white, eter cipe, with projecting 
stamens; P элү in ғ Le long dense raceme. Summer. l. tufted, 
. linear, scabrous, recurved, " Turkestan, 1881. (R. G. 1048.) 
_ Е. robustus (robust).* Л. peach-coloured, disposed іп an elongated 
raceme on а naked scape, from 8ft. to Sit. in height. J. rosette- 
formed, 4in. wide, апа from 21%. to 3ft. long. Turkestan, 1874. 
(B. M. 6726 ; R. G. 769 .) 
E Spectabilis (showy).* /. sulphur-coloured ; raceme elongated, 
А Suboylindrical,. ча desi: à perianth divided to the very 
base, with six ovate-elliptical, spreading, sulphur-coloured sepals, 
They are of very easy culture in а light rich - 
with a m Wb: stamens eight. Leaves oj 
Eremurus —continued. 
slightly tinged with orange ; anthers oblong, depre, June, 
1. radical, linear-ligulate, ucous-green, ie ET 
and obscurely keeled, sheathing at base. 
аг 
(B. M. 4870. 
E. turkestanicus (Turkestan). fl. reddish зяб perianth eeg- 
ments margined with white; stamens much e raceme 
very long and dense, borne on a tall scape. l broad-linear, 
acuminate. А. 4ft. Turkestan, 1881. (В. С. 997. 
ERIA (from erion, wool; the leaves of some of the 
species are downy). Syn. Pinalia. Including Porpaz (of 
Lindley). ORD. Orchidee. А genus of about 120 species 
of stove epiphytal orchids, natives of India, South China, 
and the Malay Archipelago. They are allied to Stanhopea. 
Flowers solitary or racemose, lateral or apparently ter- = 
minal on the leafy stems or pseudo-bulbs; column short, 
produced at the base in a foot. Leaves variable. Few of 
the species are grown, being generally more curious than 
pretty. For culture, see Stanhopea. 
E. e. (club-stemmed). Л. white; lip bordered with pink. 
India, 183' 
RN Cecilie dag. Ж. bas rims small ; racemes > 
dense, oblong, drooping, reste short КО; A i obl 
lanceolate. Stems comp: To ly 
India, Nepaul, 1839. (BH R. fist, 2. 
E.extinctoria vo oat A а n E gin. 
long; posterior sepal ovate, acute, white, or tinged with rose; 
lateral sepals obliquely ovate, acute, equalling the posterior sepal, 
produced below and adnate to the column, forming an ex- 
tinguisher-like, obtuse or retuse, slightly curved, greenish-tipped 
spur ; lateral petals oblong or oblanceolate, nearly equalling the 
sepals, white or faint blush; labellum narrowed below into a 
distinct claw, with three sub-prominent, longitudinal 
ridges, more or less orange below, and on 1 3 
versely blotched with rose-purple above. Мены. 
remarkable leafless species. (В. М. 5910.) FaN 
E. floribunda (bundle-flowered). Л. white, or ti 
small, but very numerous, in pendulous nol 
Bin. to 10in. ong. Summer. Z : 
fleshy, rather flexuous, terete. ненна Borneo, 
1844, 20.) 
E. m; csformis (Nutmeg.bulbed) fl. white, medi 
racemes erect, shorter than the leaves 
sweet-scented ; 
about as long: as the pedicel, oblong, acuminate, w 
labellum forming a spur at its union with the p 
the column, three-lobed ; disk bearing two oran; 
September. 1. two, lanceolate-spathulate. - uf 
gated, oblong, green; the old bulbs remain, and. 
of the Кае ои of nutmogs (whence the specific n 
1863. 
E. obesa (íat). LE white, scarcely tinged with. : 
much resembling those of Dendrobium: racemes aris 
léafless pseudo-bulbs, Зіп. to 4in. long ; 
three-lobed. February. 1. Dakar terminal. 
oval, tapering at each end, 2in. to 3in. long 
thickest part. Malayan Peninsula, 1863. ( oe 
E. stellata (star-bearin, he 5 stellate, ina dong 
curved raceme, 1%. to 1. ; perianth pe T yellow- 
gan ; sepals and оа r-lanceolate, spreadi 
ip ач three-lobed, hey ола with the column. 
April. two, broadly-lanceolate, marked with five P. itudinal 
ribs. he 2ft. Java (7), 1837. Avery desirable pin. dh 
E. vestita (clothed) Л. reddish-brown, wii 
medium size; racemes long, pen 
lanceolate. ушал Archi 
titwm. (B. M. 5807.) 
ERIANTHUS (front e 
flower; referring to the tuft 
spikelet). Syn. Pipidium, 
comprises about a doz 
grasses, found in m 
E. Ravenn:e (Ra 
meom South. 0 
soil; the flowering 1 
to 6ift., but these are 0 
is an excellent pla 1 D. 
ERICA (Г Piny, is ated from. Breike ot i 
Тъеорм н il . there is probably no ground for the ordinary e 
derivation from erico, or ereiko, to break). Heath. Овр. 
A very extensive genus (about 400 species) of 
dy evergreen, branching, wiry shru 
most part, of the Caj Good Hope. 
nodding, axillary or terminal, fascieled o 
two to three-bracteate ; corolla p 
ЕтісасеФ. 
greenhouse OF 
natives, Ё 
Flowers 1 
racemose 
