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ERINOSMA. [Amaryllidacese.] A beautiful little hardy 

 bulb. Soil, sandy loam. Increased by offsets. The only 

 one worth growing is E. verna. 



ERINUS. [Scrophulariaceae.] This genus contains some 

 dwarf hardy perennials, which form beautiful objects for pot 

 culture among alpine plants, as well as for rockwork. They 

 prefer light and rather sandy soil. When grown in pots 

 they should have the protection usually given to alpines, 

 which consists mainly in plunging the pots to prevent frosts 

 from acting on the roots, and in shielding off heavy rains, 

 which saturate the soil, and sometimes, if the drainage gets 

 deranged, become conducive to the decay of the plants by 

 rotting the roots and root-stocks. They are increased by 

 division, which should be done about July or August, or by 

 seeds sown as soon as they ripen. The greenhouse sub- 

 shrubby species are referred to Ntcteeinia. 



ERIOBOTRYA. Loquat. [Pomace^.] Half-hardy ever- 

 green fruit trees, but seldom fruiting in this country. To 

 obtain this they require stove heat in winter. The foliage is 

 good. Soil, peat and loam. Propagated by cuttings in sand 

 in gentle heat, or by grafting on the Quince. 



ERIOCOMA. [Compositae.] Half-hardy evergreen shrubs. 

 Soil, sandy loam. Propagated by cuttings in sandy soil. 



ERIOGONUM. [Polygonacese.] Hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nials. Soil, peat and loam. Increased by divisions or by 

 seeds. 



ERIOPHORUM. Cotton Geass. [Cyperace^.] Very 

 pretty hardy herbaceous perennials, whose beauty consists in 

 their silvery plume-like heads, formed of long white hairs, 

 which accompany the seeds. Soil, damp peat. Increased by 

 division. There are several native species, any of which 

 might be introduced with good effect to boggy hollows in a 

 rock garden. 



ERIOSPERMUM. [Liliace^.] Greenhouse bulbous 

 plants. Soil, sandy loam and peat. Increased by offsets. 



ERIOSTEMON. [Rutace^.] Beautiful evergreen green- 

 house shrubs, possessing considerable similarity in the appear- 

 ance of the blossoms, though not in the general aspect of the 

 different kinds : the flowers are star-shaped, and more or less 

 tinged with a rosy hue. They are compact-growing shrubs 



