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ERICA 



ERIANTHUS. (From erion, wool, and anthos, a 

 flower ; there is a tuft of woolly hairs at the base of each 

 spikelet of flowers. Nat. ord. Gramineae.) 



Strong growing, perennial grasses of an ornamental 

 character, suitable for subtropical and wild gardening. 

 E. fastigia'tus (upright). India. 



,, fu'lvus (tawny). Himalaya. 



japo'nicus (Japanese). See MISCANTHUS JAPONICUS. 



Monstie'rii (Monstier's). 10. Olympus. 1872. 



Rave'nncz (Ravena's). 3 to 5. Mediterranean region. 



,, stri'ctus (upright). N. Amer. 



ERICA. Heath. (From erico, to break; referring 

 to the brittle nature of the wood. Nat. ord. Heathworts 

 [Ericaceae]. Linn 8-Octandria, i-Monogynia.) 



All natives of South Africa, except where otherwise 

 mentioned. Cuttings of shoots, when fresh growth 

 enables the handling of them easily, or short side-shoots, 

 pulled off with a heel, trimmed, and the lower leaves 

 removed, inserted in sand, the pots previously being 

 half-filled with drainage, and then filled with sandy 

 peat, in various degrees of fineness the rough over the 

 drainage, the fine at the top, all surmounted by, at least, 

 half an inch of silver sand, well pressed and watered, and 

 pressed again a day before using, and then covered with 

 a bell-glass, and set in a close pit or frame. Some slow- 

 growing kinds require to be put into heat, in order to get 

 cuttings. Sandy peat for all, especially the slow-grow- 

 ing, using plenty of drainage ; for the very strong- 

 growing, a very little fibrous loam may be used. In 

 potting from the cutting-pots, it is best to place three or 

 four round the sides of small pots for the first winter, 

 singling them out, and then keeping them close the 

 following spring, hardening them off by degrees ; as 

 larger pots are wanted, pieces of charcoal and sandstone 

 are valuable for keeping the soil open. The pots, if 

 set out of doors, should be protected from the sun in 

 summer ; if plunged, drainage should be secured by 

 setting the pot on bricks. Winter temp., 35 to 45, 

 with abundance of air. 



HARDY EVERGREEN. 



E. arbo'rea (tree). 5. White. May. S. Europe. 1658. 

 alpi'na (alpine). 2 to 3. White. Mts. of Cuenca, 



Spain. 1910. 



mi'nima (least). White. April. S. Europe. 

 squarro'sa (spreading). 4. White. April. S. 



Europe. 1800. 

 stylo' so, (long-styled). 5. White. May. S. 



Europe. 1658. 



austra'lis (southern). 2 to 3. Rose-purple. Portugal. 

 ca'rnea (flesh-coloured). \. Pale purple. February. 



Germany. 1763. 

 a'lba (white). 



cilia'ris (ciliated), i. Purple. Autumn. Cornwall. 

 mawia'na (Mawean). i to ij. Purplish-crimson. 



Autumn. Portugal. 1882. 



cine'rea (grey), i. Purple. July, August. Britain. 

 a'lba (white), i. White. Britain. 

 cocci'nea (scarlet), i. Deep red. 

 herba'cea (herbaceous). See E. CARNEA. 

 lusita'nica (Portuguese). 3 to 5. White or pale pink. 



Spain and Portugal. 



Macka'ii (Mackay's). Purple. July. Ireland. 

 mediterra'nea (Mediterranean). 4. Purple. April. 



Portugal. 1648. 

 a'lba (white). White. 



hibe'rnica (Irish), i to ij. Pale purple. Ire- 

 land. 

 hy'brida (hybrid). Rose-purple. January to 



March. 

 multiflo'ra (many-flowered), i to 2. Rose-purple. 



August. S. Europe. 

 scopa'ria (broom). White. Western Mediterranean 



region. 

 stri'cta (upright). 2 to 5. Pale purple. July to 



September. S. Europe. 1795. 



Te'lralix (Tetralix). i to 2. Flesh. July to Sep- 

 tember. Britain. " Cross-leaved Heath." 

 a'lba (white). White. Britain. 

 umbella'ta (umbelled). Pale purple. April to July. 



Western Mediterranean region. 

 va'gans (wandering), i to 3. Pale purple. August 



to October. Cornwall. " Cornish Heath." 



E. va'gans a'lba (white). White. 



,, grandifto'ra (large-flowered). Rosy-purple. 



,, Vei'tchii (Veitch's). White. Garden hybrid. 1907. 



Watso'ni (Watson's), i. Purple. S.W. England. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREEN. 



E. acumina'ta (pointed-leaved). See E. MASSONI. 

 ,, ,, pa'llida (pale), i. Pale red. June. 1820. 

 acu'ta (pointed-cupped). . Red. June. 1799. 

 ce'mula (lovely). 



,, affi'nis (allied). 3 to 6. Yellow. June. 

 ,, aggrega'ta (crowded). Pink. July. 1803. 

 aitonia'na (Aitonian). 2. White, purple. August. 



1790. 



a'lbens (whitish). 2. White. July. 1826. 

 ,, Albe'rti (Albert's). Gardens. 

 ,, a'lbida (whitish). See E. ALBENS. 

 ,, amce'na (pleasing). See E. PLUMOSA. 

 ,, ampulla'cea (nask-shape-flowered). 2. White, red. 



June. 1790. 

 ,, andromedcejlo'ra (Andromeda-flowered). 2. Pink. 



May. 1803. 



Arbu'scula (shrub). See E. LATERALIS. 

 archeria'na (Lady Archer's). ij. Dark scarlet. 



September. 1796. 



,, a'rdens (glowing). 2. Scarlet. May. 1800. 

 argentiflo'ra (silvery-flowered). See E. PURPUREA. 

 ,, arista'ia (awned). i. Purple, white. June. 1801. 

 ariste'lla (finely-awned). 2. Scarlet. June. 1800. 

 , articula'ris (jointed). Pink. Spring. 

 , a'spera (rough). See E. SPARMANNI. 

 , assu'rgcns (rising). See E. PERSOLUTA ALBA. 

 , au'rea (golden). 2. Orange. August. 1799. 

 , austinia'na (Austinian). Gardens. 

 , azaleczfo'lia (azalea-leaved). Lilac. June. 1798. 

 , ba'ccans (berry-like), ij Pink. April to July. 

 bandonia'na (Bandon's). 2. Purple. July. 1810. 

 banksia'na (Bank's). . White, purple. April. 



1789. 



a'lba (white), $. White. June. 1812. 

 purpu'rea (purple). $. Purple. June. 1800. 

 barba'ta (bearded). S. Africa. 

 beaumontia'na (Beaumont's). \. Purple. June. 



1820. 



bergia'na (Bergius's). i. Purple. June. 1787. 

 ,, bi' color (two-coloured). 2. Green, red. June. 1790. 

 biflo'ra (two-flowered). See E. DIANTHIFOLIA. 

 ,, bla'nda (Rollinson's charming). 2. Purple, orange. 



May. 1798. 

 blandfordia'na (Blandford's). i. Yellow. May. 



1803. 



,, bonplandia'na (Bonpland's). See E. MUSCARI. 

 ,, borbonicefo' lia (Borbonia-leaved). i. Red. June. 

 ,, bowiea'na (Bowian). i. White. October. 1822. 

 ,, brevifo'lia (short-leaved), i. April. 1800. 

 ,, broadleya'na (Broadleyan). i to 2. Red-purple, 



yellow. Autumn. 



brunia'des (Brunia-like). 3 to 6. Flesh. Spring. 

 bucciniflo'ra (trumpet-flowered). See E. MASSONI. 

 Burne'ttii (Burnett's). Red, white. 

 ca'ffra (Caffrarian) i. White. May. 1802. 

 spica'ta (spiked), i. White. September. 1800. 

 caledo'nica (Caledonian). Rose. June. 1816. 

 ,, calo'stoma (beautiful-mouthed). See E. MASSONI. 

 ,, calyci'na (large-calyxed). . Flesh. Autumn. 

 campanula'ta (bell-flowered), i. Yellow. June. 



1791. 



,, campy lophy'lla (crooked-leaved). See E. FLORIDA. 

 canalicula'ta (channelled). 2. Pale purple. Spring. 

 ,, ,, minor (smaller). Pale purple. 

 ,, candidi' ssima (whitest). Gardens. 

 cane'scens (hoary). See E. VILLOSA. 

 caniharcefo'rmis (Canthara-formed). White. May. 

 ,, carina'ta (keeled). ij. Purple. September. 1820. 

 ,, carni'ola (flesh). See E INFLATA. 

 ,, cavendishia'na (Cavendishian). 3 to 6. Yellow. 



May to July. Hybrid. 

 ,, celsia'na (Cels's). See E. THUNBERGII. 

 ,, cerinthoi' des (honeywort-like). Dark scarlet. Sep- 

 tember. 1774. 



ma'jor (larger). 4. Scarlet. May. 1800. 

 na'na (dwarf), i. Scarlet. May. 1800. 

 ,, ce'rnua (nodding), i. Pink. Autumn. 

 Chamisso'nis (Chamisso's). i. Rose-pink. 1874. 



