100 ERYTHRiEA 



Erythr^'a — continued. 



E. aggrega'ta. 4 ins. high. Its pink flowers blossom 

 in July and August. A native of S. Europe, 

 1824. 



Sow the seeds iV in. deep in July or August, 

 and plant out in the following March or April in 

 sandy loam with an admixture of peat. A sunny 

 but moist rockery is the best place for it. 



Eschschol'tzia, Californian Poppy (named after Dr 

 J. F. von Eschscholtz, a German naturalist). Nat. 

 Ord. Papaveracece. 



An extremely brilliant, free-blooming family of 

 Californian poppy-like plants, having orange, 

 crimson, rose, or yellow flowers. They are general 

 favourites, though apt to overrun a border unless 

 checked, as they sow themselves very readily. If 

 grouped together they are very gay, especially the 

 orange varieties. 

 E. caespito'sa. Height 6 ins. Sulphur yellow. 



Neat for edgings or rockery. Syn., E. 



tenuifoVia. 



E. califor'nica. Pale yellow flowers. Introduced, 

 1790. Syn., Chryseis crocea. 



E. califor'nica canicula'ta ro'sea. Rosy white, 

 striped with pale yellow. 



E. califor'nica compac'ta. Bright yellow flowers. 

 Syn., Chryse'is compac'ta. 



E. califor^nica cro'cea. Orange flowers. 



E. califor^nica cro'cea alba. Pure white flowers. 



