352 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Erysimum—continued. 
sinuate-toothed. Stems very robust, many-angled, erect. h. Lift. 
to 2ft. Temperate Sikkim-Himalaya. 
E. pulchellum is a form of E. rupestre. 
eee eee re (Rhetian). A synonym of EZ. ochroleucum helve- 
icwm. 
E. rupestre (rock-loving)." jl. yellow, small. J. slightly toothed ; 
radical ones spathulate; cauline ones ohne pubescent. 
Summer. Stems suffruticose. Asia Minor. useful plant 
for the rockery. EH. pulchellum is a form of this. 
E. Wahlenbergii (Wahlenberg’s).* jl. bright yellow. July. 
1. lanceolate, toothed. Stem 2ft. high, branched. Transylvania, 
1891. A very showy perennial. 
ERYSIPHE GRAMINIS. ‘ce Oidium. 
ERYSIPHE MARTII and E. COMMUNIS. 
See Vine Fungi. 
ERYTHEA. To the species described on p. 530, 
Vol. I., the following should be added : 
E. aculeata (prickly), of Regel. A synonym of EF. armata. 
Erythrina—continued. 
E. caffra (Kaffir), of Ker and Gawler. 
FE. Humeana. 
E. Constantiana (Constant’s). ”. scarlet, large; racemes 
axillary towards the ends of the branches. ‘Trunk 4ft. in 
diameter, and, as well as the branches, covered with persistent 
spines. A. 20ft. Origin unknown. (R. H. 1896, p. 524.) 
E. Humeana. The correct name of HE. Humei. 
E. indica picta (painted). A variety having variegated leaves, 
E. marmorata. ‘The correct name of EF. indica marmorata. 
E. Parcelli. The correct name of E. indica Parcelli. 
E. picta (painted). A form of FE. indica. 
E. Vespertilio (bat). jl. numerous, in showy, erect racemes, 
pendulous; standard ovate, nearly Ijin. long. 1, leaflets 
obversely triangular, cuneate at base, the front side deeply 
hollowed out, so as to leave the two front angles projecting, the 
hollowed portion having sometimes a central apiculus. Western 
Australia, 1885. A grotesque, warm greenhouse shrub. See 
Fig. 377, for which we are indebted to Mr. Wm. Bull. 
Other species or varieties that are, or have been, in cultivation 
are: E. Hendersoni, ¥. insignis (R. G., t. 988), E. profusa, E. pul- 
cherrima, and LE. velutina. 
A synonym of 
Fie. 377. UPPER PORTION OF PLANT OF ERYTHRINA VESPERTILIO. 
E. armata (armed). /l., spadix tomentose, paniculate, pendent. 
Z. large, fan-shaped, palmatisect, glaucous; margins of the 
petioles armed with spines. California, 1887. Syns. EF. aculeata 
of Regel (R. G. 1887, 279, f. 74), Brahea glauca, B. Roezlii. 
ERYTHRZA. Most of the species are broadly dis- 
tributed over the temperate and sub-tropical regions of the 
Northern Hemisphere, but they are rarely found within 
the tropics; one extends as far as Chili, and another is 
Australian. To those described on pp. 530-1, Vol. I., the 
following should be added : 
E. linarifolia (Linaria-leaved). The correct name of E. lit- 
toralis, which is sometimes classed as a variety of 
E. Centaurium. 
E. Massoni (Masson’s). The correct name of LE. diffusa. 
E. spicata (spicate). jj. pink, sub-sessile, erect, bracteate, 
disposed in long and rather loose, simple or bifid spikes. July 
and August. J. oblong, about tive-nerved. Stems quadrangular, 
thickly leafy, erect-branched above. South Europe, &c. (on salt 
marshes). Half-hardy annual. 
ERYTHRINA. To the species described on pp. 531-2, 
Vol. I., the following should be added : 
E. Bidwilli (Bidwill’s) A hybrid between EH. herbacea and 
E. Crista-galli. 
ERYTHROCHATE PALMATIFIDA. A syn- 
onym of Ligularia japonica (which see). ; 
ERYTHROCHITON. Flowers pedunculate or upon 
the leaves, showy, racemose or sub-fasciculate; calyx 
large, red; corolla white or pink, the tube straight or 
curved, the lobes spreading, almost equal, imbricated or 
induplicate-valvate. Leaves towards the tip of the stem, 
alternate, very long, oboyate-lanceolate, _bifoliolate. 
E. Hypophyllanthus is now classed as a distinet genus, 
under the name of Hypophyllanthus Lindeni. 
ERYTHRODANUM. A synonym 
(which see). 
aah waits A synonym of Physurus (which 
see). 
ERYTHRONIUM. This genus now embraces eight 
species, seven of which are North American. For the rock- 
garden, edgings, the front lines of mixed borders, or for 
natnralising, these charming little plants, with their 
Cyclamen-like flowers and often elegantly marbled foliage, 
are equally adapted. Nor does their utility cease with 
their outdoor cultivation. As pot-plants they are like- 
wise pretty. A partially shaded situation and a loam and 
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