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ERIOCHASMA 



1828. 



Arizona. 



August. 



2. Pale purple. 



See E. ACRIS. 

 August. 1828. 

 Violet, with yellow 



E. bellidifo'lius (daisy-leaved). ij. Purple. July. 



N. Amer. 1790. " Robin's Plantain." 

 Blu'mei (Blume's). See E. VILLARSH. 

 carolinia'nus (Carolina), i. Purple. July. N. 



Amer. 1727. 



cauca'sicus (Caucasian). See E. PULCHELLUS. 

 compo'situs (composite), i- White, red. July. 



N. Amer. 1811. 



Cou'lteri (Coulter's), i. White. Colorado. 1901. 

 divefrgens (diverging). White or purple. West 



United States. 1904. 



erioce'phalus (woolly-headed). See E. UNIFLORUS. 

 filifo'lius (thread-leaved). N.W. Amer. 

 flagella'ris (whip-like), j. White or pale lilac. West 



United States. 1904. 

 fri'gidus (frigid). Pyrenees. 

 glabe'llus (smooth), i. Purple. N. Amer. 

 arizo'nicus (Arizonian). Violet-purple. 



1906. 



a'sper (rough). Stem and leaves rough. 

 glau'cus (sea-green), f. Light purple. 



N. Amer. 

 semperflo'rens (ever-flowering). Plant dwarf and 



floriferous. California. 1905. 



grami'neus (grass-like). See ARCTOGERON GRAMINEUM. 

 grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). Purple. Western N. 



Amer. 



ela'tior (taller), i to ij. Lilac. 1902. 

 Hawe'llii (Howell's). N.W. Amer. 

 hu'milis (humble). J. Flesh. August. N. Amer. 



1828. 

 hyssopifo'lius (hyssop-leaved). 



September. N. Amer. 

 kamtscha'ticus (Kamtschatcan). 

 Lehma'nni (Lehmann's). Lilac. 

 leio'merus (smooth-parted). J. 



disc. Colorado. 1900. 

 M macra'nthus (large-flowered), i. Dark purple. N.W. 



Amer. 

 Me'sa (Mesa). 2. Bright purple, i to 2 inches 



across. 

 ma'ximus (largest). Purple. July. Mexico. 1830. 



Half-hardy. 

 mucrona'tus (small-pointed). J. Purple and white. 



Mexico. 

 mulliradia' tus (many-rayed), i to 2. Purple, with 



yellow disc. Himalaya. 1880. 

 M ne'o-mexica'nus (New Mexican). White. New 



Mexico. 1901. 

 philade' Iphicus (Philadelphian). i. Purple. July. 



N. Amer. 1776. 



pube'scens (downy). White. July. Mexico. 1827. 

 pulche'llus (pretty). Purple. April. Dahuria. 1818. 

 pu'ntilus (dwarf). White. August. N. Amer. 1818. 

 ,, purpu'reus (purple). See E. PHILADELPHICUS. 

 rupe'stris (rock), $. Purple. July. Switzerland. 



1819. 

 ,, salsugino' sus (brackish), i. Purple, yellow. June. 



N.W. Amer. 1829. 



Howe'llii (Howell's). See E. HOWELLII. 

 sero'tinus (late). See E. ACRIS. 

 specio'sus (handsome). Blue. June. N.W. Amer. 



1838. 

 grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). Flowers larger and 



deeper in colour than E. s. superbus. 1909. 

 supe'rbus (superb). Flowers large, mauve. 

 strigo'sus (thinly-hairy), i. White. July. N Amer. 



1816. 

 tri'fidus (trifid-leaved). . White or pale lilac. 



Rocky Mountains. 1904. 

 uniflo'rus (one-flowered). J. Yellow. July. Northern 



and Arctic regions. 1800. 

 Va'hlii (Vahl's). See ASTER VAHLII. 

 Villa'rsii (Villars's). i. Purple. July. Piedmont. 



1804. 



ERINA CEA. (From erineos, woollen ; in allusion to 

 the woolly character of the plant. Nat. ord. Leguminosae. 

 Allied to Anthyllis.) 



A shrubby plant with silky leaves, but usually leafless 

 and spiny, requiring a dry situation on the rockery. 

 Cuttings in sand in a cold frame during July and August. 

 E. hispa'nica (Spanish). See E. PUNGENS. 

 pu'ngens (pricking). i. Purple. May. Spain. 

 1759- 



ERINO'SMA VE'RNUM. See LEUCOJUM VERNUM. 



ERINUS. (From er, the spring; referring to the 

 early time of flowering. Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophu- 

 lariacea?]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2-Angiospertnia. Allied 

 to Wulfenia.) 



Hardy and half-hardy plants. Seeds and divisions ; 

 mostly require the protection of a cold pit in winter. 

 Succeed well as rock-plants in summer, if the soil is 

 sandy loam. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 E. alpi'nus (smooth alpine). J. Red. March- Pyrenees. 



a'lb'us (white). White. 



hispa'nicus (hairy. Spanish). See E. ALPINUS. 



EVERGREENS. 



E. fra'grans (fragrant). See ZALUZIANSKYA LYCHNIDEA. 

 lychnide'us (Lychnidea). See ZALUZIANSKYA CAPEN- 



Purple. May. Cape of 



SIS. 



tri'stis (dark-flowered). 

 Good Hope. 1825. 



ERIOBO'TRYA. Loquat. (From erion, wool, and 

 botrys, a bunch of grapes ; referring to the downy flower- 

 racemes. Nat. ord. Roseworts [Rosaceas]. Linn. 12- 

 Icosandria, z-Digynia. Allied to Photinia.) 



Half-hardy evergreen fruit-trees, with white flowers. 

 Cuttings of side-shoots, from one to two inches in length, 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, and in a few days placed in 

 bottom-heat ; by seeds in a hotbed as soon as gathered, 

 also by grafting on the White Thorn, or, better still, 

 on the Quince. Peat and loam ; will grow against a 

 wall with a protection in winter ; has been fruited in 

 pots by turning it out to rest in summer, giving a stove 

 heat in winter, when it flowered in December, and 

 fruited in April. 



E. bengale'nsis (Bengal). 10. Himalaya; Malaya. 1821. 

 elli'ptica (oval- fruited). 12 to 30. Nepaul. 1823. 

 japo'nica( Japanese). 15. October. Japan and China. 



1787. 

 ERIOCA'LIA MA'JOR. See ACTINOTUS HELIANTHI. 



ERIOCAULON. Pipewort. (From erion, wool, and 

 caulos, a stem. Nat. ord. Pipeworts [Eriocaulaceae]. 

 Linn. $-Triandria, $-Trigynia.) 



The only known European Pipewort is E. septangula'n, 

 a small bog or marsh-plant in the Isle of Skye. There 

 are many other species, but all more curious than 

 beautiful. 

 E. decangula're (ten-angled). 2 to 3. Pale yellow. July. 



N. Amer. 



septangula're (seven-angled), i to 2. Dusky and 

 black. Skye ; W. of Ireland. 



ERIOCE'PHALUS. (From erion, wool, and kephale, a 

 head ; referring to the appendage. Nat. ord. Com- 

 posites [CompositaB]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, ^.-Necessaria.) 

 Greenhouse evergreens, from the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Cuttings of young shoots, getting firm, in April, in sand, 

 under a glass ; sandy loam and a little peat. Winter 

 temp., 38 to 45. 

 E. africa'nus (African). White. Winter. 1731. 



,, decussa'tus (crossed). See E. GLABER. 



gla'ber (smooth). 4. Yellow. April. 1816. 



larici'nus (larch-like). 4. Purple. April. 1816. 



,, purpu'reus (purple). See E. GLABER LARICINUS. 



racemo'sus (racemed). 3. Yellow. March. 1739. 



ERIOCHA'SMA. (From erion, wool, and chasme, a 

 rent ; referring to the spore-cases. Nat. ord. Ferns 

 [Filices]. Linn. z^-Cryptogamia, i-Filices. All now 

 referred to Nothochlasna.) 



Ferns, with brown or brownish-yellow spores. Division, 

 before fresh growth commences ; peat and loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. The greenhouse 

 species will do with 5 to 10 lower temperature. E. 

 vesti'ta is hardy. 



GREENHOUSE. 



E. di'stans (distant), f. May. Wales. 1823. 

 hi'rta (hairy). \. May. Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 

 stella'pilis (starry-haired). May. N.S. Wales. 1840. 

 sulca'ta (furrowed). May. N.S. Wales. 

 vesti'ta (clothed). J. August. Amer. 1812. Hardy. 



