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ERIOBOTRYA. 
(See Currinas.) .Heath-seed should 
be sown, if foreign, as soon as it 
arrives ; and, if native, as soon as it | 
is ripe. For sowing the seed, shal- 
low pots or pans should be prepared, 
in the same manner as was describ- 
ed for potting, but with rather more 
sand; and the seed should be mix- 
ed with a little sand, and scattered 
over the surface of the mould; after 
which it may be watered, and set 
on a greenhouse shelf, where it may 
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ERYSIMUM. 
by grafting on the common Haw- 
thorn. 
Erio'pHorum.—-Cyperacee.—-Cot- 
ton Grass. The very curious plants 
contained in this genus are natives 
of Great Britain. The commonest 
species E. angustifolia, is. by far 
the handsomest, and the tufts of 
long, snow-white silky hairs, which 
envelope the seed, are so extremely 
ornamental, that the plant might 
remain till the young plants are) 
edge of a pond, &c.; as all the spe- 
about an inch high, when they 
should be carefully taken up, and | 
set round the edges of pots, about 
three in a thumb-pot, and then re- 
placed on the shelf, till they have 
grown sufficiently large to be potted 
off singly into small pots; when 
they should be allowed to remain a 
few days in the house till they are 
well-rooted ; after which they may 
be placed in the frame with the 
large plants. Heaths in pots should 
never have saucers to stand in, and 
they should be watered twice a day 
in summer, and once in winter. 
Exri'nus. —- Scrophularinee. —- 
Only two species are known, one 
of wich is a beautiful little plant, 
with purple fiowers, which grows 
naturally on old walls, and is admi- 
rably adapted for rockwork, as it 
continues flowering profusely all the 
summer. It is increased by seeds, 
or by dividing the roots; and it re- 
quires scarcely any Soil to grow in, 
but the most suitable is peat, and 
pounded bricks or lime-rubbish. 
Eriozo'rrya.—Rosdcee.—E. ja- 
ponica, formerly called Méspilus 
japonica, the Loquat-tree of the 
East Indies, is a very handsome 
tree for planting in a conservatory 
for its noble leaves. It bears clus- 
ters of white flowers, and yellow 
fruit. In warm situations it will 
stand in the open air, but it requires 
protection from severe frosts. It 
should be grown in a rich loamy 
soil, and is generally propagated 
be introduced advantageously in 
any marshy situation, or-on the 
cies will only grow in moist places. 
Ero‘pium. — Geranidcee. — The 
Wild Geranium. The genus Ero- 
dium differs from Geranium and 
Pelargonium in the shape of its 
seed-vessel. In all the three, the 
seed-pod resembles the head and 
beak of a bird; in Geranium it re- 
sembles a crane’s bill, in Pelargo- 
nium it is a stork’s bill, and in Ero- 
dium a heron’s bill. Besides these, 
the late Mr. Sweet divided the Ge- 
ranidcee into a great many genera, 
which are now seldom to be met 
with. The Erodiums are dwart 
annuals, and perennials, with pretty 
flowers, only suitable for roekwork. 
The tender kinds are grown in a 
mixture of sandy loam and peat, 
and the hardy ones in any common 
garden-soil; and they are increased 
by seeds, division of the roots, and 
cuttings. See Gera‘nium. 
Ery'simum.— Crucifere.— Hedge 
Mustard. Most of the kinds are 
weedy plants, generally biennials, 
seldom grown in British gardens. 
One species, E. Perofskianum, an 
annual, with dark-orange flowers, 
introduced in 1838, has become: 
popular from its beauty. EE. ibéri- 
cum, Dec. (Cheiranthus armenia- 
cus, Botanical Magazinc,) a peren- 
nial introduced in 1803, somewhat 
resembles EF. Perofskidnum in ap- 
pearance, except that its flowers are 
yellow instead of orange. ‘These 
plants grow est in sandy peat mix- 
