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ERIOSTEMON 



STOVE. 



E. hypoleu'ca (white-beneath). July. W. Ind. 

 languino'sa (woolly), J. July. Bourbon. 1818. 

 ru'fa (reddish). August. W. Ind. 1830. 

 tomento'sa (woolly). May. N.S. Wales. 1842. 



ERIOCHTLTJS. (Ftomerion, wool, and cheilos, a lip. 

 Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Terrestrial orchids from Australia. Offsets and 

 division. Equal parts of fibrous loam and peat, with 

 sand and some charcoal to keep the compost porous. 

 E. autumna'lis (autumnal). Red. October. 1823. 



dilata'tus (dilated). April, May. 



latifo'lius (broad-leaved). October. 



,, multifto'rus (many-flowered). March, April. 



sca'ber (rough). September. 



ERIOCNE'MA E NBA, E. MARMORA'TA, and E. 



SANDE R.32. See BERTOLONIA MARMORATA. 



ERIO COMA FLCRIBU NDA. See MONTANOA FLORI- 

 BUNDA. 



ERIO COMA FRA GRANS. See MONTANOA TOMEX- 

 TOSA. 



ERIODE'NDRON. (From erion, wool, and dendron, a 

 tree ; referring to the silky wool in seed-pods. Nat. 

 ord. Mallow-worts [Malvaceae]. Linn. i6-Monadelphia, 

 8-Polyandria. Allied to Bombax.) 



Stove trees ; seeds in a hotbed ; rich, sandy loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



E. anfractuo' sum (winding). 100. Scarlet. E. Ind. 



1739- 



cariba'um (Caribaean). See E. ANFRANTUOSUM. 

 guinee'nse (Guinea). See E. ANFRACTUOSUM. 

 leianthe'rum (smooth-anthered). 70. Scarlet. Brazil. 



1818. 



ERIO GONUM. (From erion, wool, gonu, a joint ; 

 downy at the joints of the stems. Nat. ord. Buckwheats 

 [Polygonaceae]. Linn. g-Enneandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Polygonum.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials with yellow flowers, 

 from North America. Seeds and divisions in March 

 and April ; loam and a little peat. 

 E. compo'situm (compound), ij. June. 



fla'vum (yellow), i. July. 1811. 



longifo'lium (long-leaved). 2. June. 1822. 



pauciflo'run (few-flowered). 2. June. 1820. 



racemo'sum (racemed). i to ij. Rosy-white. 

 Western N. Amer. 1910. 



seri'ceum (silky). See E. FLAVUM. 



tomento'sum (woolly). 2. May. 1811. 



EEIOPA'PPUS. SeeLAYiA. 



ERIO PHORUM. Cotton Grass. (From erion, wool, 

 and phoreo, to bear; in reference to the silky tails or 

 coverings of the seeds. Nat. ord. Sedges [Cyperaceae]. 

 Linn. ^-Triandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The Cotton Grasses are pretty bog plants. They are 

 natives of peat marshes, and do not belong to Grasses, 

 though erroneously so called. 



E. angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved), ij. White, many- 

 headed. Britain. 



capita' turn (headed). See E. SCHEUCHZERI. 

 Scheuchze'ri (Scheuchzer's). i. White. N. temperate 



and cold regions. 



vagina'tum (sheathing). i. White, one-headed. 

 Britain. 



ERIOPHY'LLUM. (From erion, wool, and phullon, a 

 leaf ; woolly-leaved. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. 

 Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Superflua.) 



Hardy evergreens, from North America. Divisions of 

 the roots in spring ; common soil. 



E. ccBspito'sum (turfy), i. Yellow. May. 1826. 

 confertiflo'rum (crowded-flowered). Yellow. Cali- 

 fornia. 1888. 



oppositifo'lium (opposite- leaved). See BAHIA OPPOSITI- 

 FOLIA. 



ERIO PSK. (From Eria, a genus of orchids, and 

 opsis, like. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 

 2O-Gynandria, i-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids. Division ; fastened to wood with a 

 little moss. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 55 

 to 60. 



E. bi'loba (two-lobed). ij. Orange. September. Peru 



1845- 

 Hele'nce (Helen's), ij to 2. Orange, twice as large 



as E. biloba. Peru. 1897. 

 Fuersienbe'rgii (Fuerstenberg's). Brown, orange, 



white, purple. 1908. 

 rutidobu'lbon (wrinkled-bulbed). 2. Orange, purple. 



Colombia. 1846. 

 Sprucei (Spruce's). Light yellow, edged red. Brazil. 



1884. 



ERIOSE'MA. (From erion, wool, and sema, a standard. 

 Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



Evergreen stove shrubs. Seeds ; cuttings of short 

 side-shoots in sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. 

 Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 



E. chine'nse (Chinese), i. Purple. June. Nepaul. 



1821. Greenhouse. 

 grandifio'rum (large-flowered). 2. Yellow. August 



Mexico. 



parviflo'rum (small-flowered). 3. Zanzibar. 1823. 

 viola'ceum (violet). 4. Purple. March. Guiana. 1820. 



ERIOSPE'RMTJM. (From erion, wool, and sperma, a 



seed ; woolly-seeded. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. 



Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Anthericum.) 



Greenhouse bulbs from South Africa. Offsets ; sandy 



peat. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 



E. albucoi'des (Albuca-like). J. Yellow, green. 1875. 

 Bellende'ni (Bellenden's). i. Light blue. July. 1806. 

 bre'vipes (short-stalked), i^ to 2. White, with green 



rib. 1862. 



calcara'tum (spurred). . White, green. 1875. 

 folioli' ferum (leaflet-bearing). J. Yellow, green. 



July. 1806. 

 ,, lanceafo'lium (spear-head-leaved), i. Light blue. 



July. 1795. 



lanugino'sum (woolly), i. White, green. July. 1820. 

 latifo'lium (broad-leaved), i. Light blue. July. 



1800. 



Macke'nii (Macken's). Yellow. July. 1871. 

 parado'xum (wonderful), i. July. 1825. 

 parvifo'lium (small- leaved). J. Dark blue. July. 



1796. 

 proli'ferum (proliferous). White, green. May to 



August. 1821. 



pube'scens (downy), i. White, green. July. 1820. 

 spira'le (spiral), i. White. May. 1824. 



ERIOSTE'MON. (From erion, wool, and stemon, a 

 stamen ; appearance of stamens. Nat. ord. Rueworts 

 [Rutaceae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Crowea.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from Australia. Cuttings of 

 young shoots in April, in sand, under a bell-glass, and 

 in about a week plunged in a mild hotbed ; three parts 

 sandy peat, and one sandy, fibrous loam. Summer temp., 

 55 to 75 ; winter, 45 to 50. 

 E. affi'nis (related). 3. White. Australia. 1903. 



,, buxifo'lius (box-leaved). 2. Pink. May. 1824. 



cuspida'tus (spine-pointed). See E. MYOPOROIDES. 



ericifo'lius (heath-leaved). 3. Red. June. 1824. 



glauce' scens (milky-green). Lilac. April. 1824. 



gra'cilis (graceful), i. Lilac. June. 1831. 



interme'dius (intermediate). See E. MYOPOROIDES. 



lanceola'tus (spear-head- leaved). See E. SALICIFOLIUS. 



latifo'lius (broad-leaved). 3. White. 1845. 



hnearifo'lius (narrow-leaved). See GEIJERA PARVI- 

 FLORA. 



myoporoi'des (Myoporum-like). ij. White. Sep- 

 tember. 1824. 



neriifo'lius (oleander-leaved). See E. MYOPOROIDES. 



nodifid rus (knot-flowered). Blush. 1841. 



,, oblongifo'lius (oblong-leaved). See ACRONYCHIA 



L.EVIS. 



salicifo'lius (willow-leaved). 3. Red. June. 1823. 

 sca'ber (tough-leaved). i$. Pink. ApriL 1840. 



