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E. Beyri'cUi variega'tum (variegated). Leaves varie- 

 gated with white. Brazil. 1866. 

 bi'color (two-coloured), . White, red. July. Luzon. 



1802. 



bornee'nse(BorneaTi). White, sulphur. May. Borneo. 

 cape'nse (Cape). See D.EDALACANTHUS MONTANUS. 

 cinnabari'num (cinnabar). Scarlet. Burma. 1880. 

 ,, ocella'tum (eyed). Crimson, with white spot. 1871. 

 Coope'ri (Cooper's). White, purple. June. New 



Caledonia. 1864. 

 crenula'tum (notched). Lilac. Autumn. Himalayas. 



1824. 

 eborace'nse (New York). White. Duke of York's 



Island. 1881. 

 Eldora'do (Eldorado). Leaves golden-yellow, veined 



green. Polynesia. 1877. 



f> e'legans (elegant). 3. Scarlet. June. Guinea. 1824. 

 fcecu'ndum (prolific). i. Lilac. June. Brazil. 



1829. 

 Gaudichau'dii (Gaudichaud's). See E. BEYRICHII 



GAUDICHAUDII. 



graciliflo'rum (graceful-flowered). Penang. 

 hypocraterifo'rme (salver-shaped). Red. Trop. Africa. 



1870. 



i'gneum (fiery). Yellow. Leaves veined red. Peru. 

 fndicum (Indian). Red. Himalaya. 

 laxifto'rum (lax-flowered). 2 to 3. Purple. Fiji. 



1877. 



leuconeu'ron (white-nerved). Lilac. Brazil. 

 longifo'lium (long- leaved). Scarlet. November. S. 



Amer. 

 macrophy'llum (large-leaved). See D^EDALACANTHUS 



MACROPHYLLUS. 



macula'tum (blotched). Leaves blotched. 



marmora' 'turn (marbled). S. Amer. 1874. 



monta'num (mountain). 2. Lilac, purple. March. 

 Ceylon. 1843. 



Moo'rei (Moore's). Leaves spotted. Polynesia. 



nervo'sum (nerved). See D^EDALACANTHUS NERVOSUS. 



nigre'scens (blackish). See E. ATROPURPUREUM. 



ni'grum (black). Leaves purple. Solomon Islands. 

 1880. 



palati'ferum (palate-bearing). Scarlet, yellow. Hima- 

 layas. 1871. 



Pari'shii (Parish's). Pale lilac. Burma. 1864. 



pulche'llum (pretty). See D^JDALACANTHUS NERVOSUS. 



racemo'sum (racemed). Blush. August. E. Ind. 

 1826. 



reticula'tum (netted). Leaves netted with yellow. 

 Polynesia. 1875. 



ro'seum (rosy). 2. Rose-purple. Brazil. 1876. 



rubrone" rvium (red-nerved). See FITTONIA VER- 



SCHAFFELTII. 



sanguineole'ntum (blood-red). 

 Madagascar. 1864. 



Schombu'rgkii (Schomburgk's). 



spino'sum (spined). 3. July. 

 ANTHACANTHUS SPINOSUS. 



stri'ctum (erect). See D^DALACANTHUS STRICTUS. 



trf color (three-coloured). Leaves blotched, grey- 

 purple and salmon. Polynesia. 1876. 



tubercula'tum (tuberculated). White. New Cale- 

 donia. 1863. 



varia'bile (variable). 2. Purple. June. Australia. 

 1820. 



veluti'num (velvety). Rose-pink. Leaves velvety 

 olive-green. 1886. 



verbena' ceum (Verbena-like). White variegation. 

 Brazil. 1862. 



Verschaffe'ltii (Verschaffelt's). See FITTONIA VER- 



SCHAFFELTII. 



., ver si' color (changing-coloured). Leaves variegated. 



Polynesia. 1875. 

 Wa'ttii (Watt's). ito2. Deep blue. India. 1901. 



ERA'NTHIS. Whiter Aconite. (From er, spring, and 

 anthos, a flower ; referring to its early flowering. Nat. 

 ord. Crowfoots [Ranunculaceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, 

 6-Polygynia.) 



Hardy tubers ; offsets ; common soil. 

 E. cili'cica (Cilician). Bright yellow. Cilicia. 1900. 

 hyema'lis (common winter). J. Yellow. February. 



Italy. 1596. 



sibi'rica (Siberian). J. Yellow. March. Siberia. 

 1826. 



Leaves netted red. 



See E. RETICULATUM. 

 W. Ind. 1733- See 



ERCILLA. (The diminutive of ercis, creeping. Nat. 

 ord. Phytolaccaceas.) 



Hardy, evergreen climber, clinging like Ivy, and 

 requiring a wall. 



E. spica'ta (spicate). See E. VOLUBILIS. 

 volu'bilis (climbing). Purple. Chili and Peru. 1840. 

 ERECHTHI'TES. (From erechtho, to distress ; pos- 

 sibly from the extreme difficulty of defining the limits of 

 the species. Nat. ord. Composite. Allied to Brachy- 

 glottis and Cineraria.) 



Hardy, or half-hardy annual. Seeds. Ordinary garden- 

 soil. 

 E. valerianczfo'lia (Valerian-leaved). 4. Yellow. July. 



Brazil. 1800. 



EREM/E'A. (From eremos, solitary ; referring to the 

 female organ, or solitary style. Nat. ord. Myrtleblooms 

 [Myrtaceae]. Linn. iS-Polyadelphia, 2-Polyandria. Allied 

 to Callistemon.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from Swan River. Cuttings 

 of young shoots in April or May, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass ; peat one part, and loam two parts. Winter temp., 

 35 to 45. 



E. ericifo'lia (heath-leaved). See E. PILOSA. 

 fimbria'ta (irmged-flowered). Purple. June. 1841. 

 pilo'sa (hairy). Pink. June. 1842. 



ERE'MIA. (From eremos, solitary ; referring to the 

 seed being but one in a cell. Nat. ord. Heathworls 

 [Ericaceae]. Linn. 8-Octandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Erica.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from South Africa. Cuttings 

 of the points of shoots when fresh growth has extended 

 beyond one inch ; sandy peat. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 E. To'tta (Hottentot). 2. Red. June. 1810. 

 tubercula'ris (tubercular). S. Africa. 



EREMO'PHILA. (From eremos, solitary, or desert, 

 and phileo, to love ; the plants grow in dry places. Nat. 

 ord. Myoporaceae.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from Australia. Cut- 

 tings of young shoots in sand, under a bell-glass. Loam, 

 peat, and sand. 

 E. Brow'nii (Brown's). 2. Yellow, or red. October. 



1803. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 4. Scarlet. April. 1825. 

 ,, macula'ta (spotted). 3. Scarlet. April. 1820. 



EREMOSPA'RTON. (From eremos, solitary, and 

 sparion, broom. Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



Hardy leafless shrub. Seeds ; cuttings. Ordinary 

 soil. 



E. aphy'llwn (leafless). 4. Violet. July. Caspian 

 region. 1800. 



EREMOSPA'THA. (From eremos, solitary, and spatha, 

 a spathe ; the floral spathe is solitary. Nat. ord. 

 Palmaceae.) 



A slender, climbing, stove Palm. For cultivation, see 

 PALMS. 



E. haullevillea.'na (Haullevillean). Leaves pinnate, with 

 a prickly apex. Congo. 1909. 



EREMOSTA'CHYS. (From eremos, solitary, and 

 stachus, a spike ; usually only one spike from a plant. 

 Nat. ord. Labiatae.) 



Hardy herbs for the herbaceous border. Cuttings in 

 a cold frame in spring, and seeds. Light, well-drained 

 soil. 



E. labio'sa (large-lipped). Persia. 

 lacinia'ta (cut-leaved). 6. Purple, yellow. July. 



Asia Minor. 1731. 

 fla'va (yellow). Yellow. 

 molucceloides (Molucella-like). 2. Purple. Tartary. 



1796. 



supe'rba (superb), i. Primrose-yellow. Western 

 Himalaya. 1907. 



EREMU'RUS. (From eremos, solitary, and our a, tail ; 

 referring to the flower-spike. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Lili- 

 aceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Asphodel.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial, with yellow flowers. 

 Divisions ; sandy loam. 

 E. alta'icus (Altaian). Siberia. 

 auranti'acus (orange). See E. BUNGEI. 



