DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FLOWERS. 209 



ERYTHRONITIM. DOG'S-TOOTH VIOLET. 



[From a Greek word signifying red, in allusion to the color of the European 

 species.] 



Erytlironium Dens-canis, Dog's-tooth Violet is the 

 common name in England, where it is a favorite. It is 

 not at all related to the Violet, but belongs to the Lily 

 Family. It is a bulbous rooted vernal plant, with purple 

 flowers ; one-half foot high ; there is also a variety with 

 white flowers. 



E. Americannmi Yellow Adder' s-tongue. This is a 

 beautiful vernal plant with bulbous roots, situated deep 

 in the ground. The whole plant is smooth and glossy. 

 Flowers yellow, solitary, drooping; leaves two, nearly 

 equal, lanceolate, veinless, of a dark brownish-green, 

 clouded with irregular spots. Flowers in May ; three to 

 four inches high. This pretty indigenous plant should 

 be transferred to the garden ; it may be taken in July, 

 after flowering. It will require a leaf-mould soil for its 

 successful cultivation. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA. CALIFORNIA POPPY. 



[Named after Doct. Eschscholtz, a botanist of the last century.] 



Eschscholtzia California. California Poppy. A na- 

 tive of the State, the name of which it bears, where it 

 abounds, and is found in large patches or masses, enliven' 

 ing the plains with its brilliant shining yellow blossoms. 



Scarcely any plant produces a greater degree of splen- 

 dor than this ; when the full sun is upon it, it makes a 

 complete blaze of color. It is a most suitable plant for 

 producing a distant effect. When it is planted out in a 

 bed, it requires a considerabe number of sticks for sup- 

 port, or the weak branches will be liable to lie close to 

 ground, and then the bloom is not so fine. If planted m 



