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ERYCINA 



ERIO'THRIX. (From erion, wool, and thrix, hair ; 

 referring to the appendages on the seeds. Nat. ord. 

 Composites [Composite]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Super- 

 ftua. Allied to Neurolaena.) 



Stove shrub. Cuttings in sand in a close case. Fibrous 

 loam, peat, and sand. 



E. juniperifo'lia (juniper-leaved). White. July. Bour- 

 bon. 1828. Syn. E. lycopodioides. 



ERI'SMA. (From erisma, strife ; referring to the 

 difficulty of assigning their position in the natural 

 arrangement. Nat. ord. Vochyads [Vochysiaceae]. 

 Linn. i-Monandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of young shoots 

 getting firm, in April, in sand, under a glass, and in 

 bottom-heat ; sandy loam and peat. Summer temp., 

 55 to 80 ; winter, 48 to 55. 



E. floribu'ndum (many-flowered). 40. Blue. October. 

 Guiana. 1825. 



ERI'THALIS. (From erithallo, to grow green ; re- 

 ferring to the glossy, deep green of the leaves. Nat. 

 ord. Cinchonads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, i- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Guettarda.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of young stubby 

 side-shoots in spring or summer, hi sand, under a bell- 

 i, and in bottom-heat ; sandy, fibrous loam, and a 

 , 60 to 80; winter, 50 



White. July. Jamaica. 



little peat. Summer temp., 



to 55. 



E. frutico'sa (shrubby). 13 



1793. 

 Ti'mon (Timon). See TIMONIUS RUMPHII. 



ERITRICHIUM. (Derived from erion, wool, and 

 thrix, a hair ; some of the species being covered with 

 woolly hairs). 



Hardy annual or perennial herbs. Seeds or division 

 in spring. Sheltered positions on the rockery. 

 E. barbi'gerum (beard-bearing). See KRYNITZKIA BAR- 



BIGERA. 



na'num (dwarf). ^. Blue, with yellow eye. Cold 



Northern and Alpine regions. 1869. 

 nothofu'lvum (dull-tawny). White, sweet-scented. 



California. 1892. 

 rupe'stre (rock), i. Blue. July. Altai Mountains. 



1824. 



seri'ceum (silky), i. Purple, yellow. Siberia. 1802. 

 stri'ctum (upright), i. Blue. July. Northern India. 



Annual. 



ERLA'NGEA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Compositae.) 



A greenhouse shrub with felted leaves and the habit 



of a Eupatorium. Cuttings in sand, in a close case, 



with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 



E. tomento'sa (felted). 3 to 5. Lilac. Trop. E. Africa. 



1909. 



ERNODEA. (From ernodes, branched. Nat. ord. 

 Cinchonads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Spermacpce.) 



Half-hardy evergreen trailer. Division ; dry, gravelly 

 soil ; protection of a cold-frame hi winter. 

 E. littora'lis (sea-shore). White. Winter. W. Ind. 

 monta'na (mountain). See PUTORIA CALABRICA. 



ERO DIUM. Heron' s-bill. (From erodios, a heron ; 

 referring to the resemblance of the style and ovaries to 

 the beak and head of the heron. Nat. ord. Cranesbills 

 [Geraniaceae]. Linn. i6-Monadelphia, z-Pentandria. 

 Allied to Geranium.) 



Jhe biennials and annuals may be sown hi front of a 

 border in April ; perennials, divided in March ; the half- 

 hardy, by seeds and divisions ; sandy loam, and the 

 protection of a cold pit in whiter. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



E. chi'um (Chian). Blush. June. Levant. 1724. 

 cico'nium (stork's). Lilac. July. S. Europe. 1711. 

 grui'num (crane's). Blush. July. Crete. 1596. 

 murica'tum (prickly). . Red. July. 1827. 

 mu rcicum (Murcian). See E. CHIUM. 

 ,, pimpinellifo'lium (burnet-leaved). See E. CICUTARIUM 



PIMPINELL/EFOLIUM. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



E. bipinna'tum (doubly- leafle ted). See E. CICUTARIUM. 

 cicuta'rium (Cicuta-like). Purple. Summer. Britain. 

 pimpinellcefo'lium (Pimpinella-leaved). J. Purple. 



July. S. Europe. 1800. 



,, geifp'lium (Geum-leaved). i. Lilac. Algeria. 1835. 

 lacinia'tum (cut-leaved), i. Lilac. Mediterranean 



regions. 1794. 

 Manesca'vi (Manescave's). i. Purple, crimson. 



Pyrenees. 



pulverule'ntum (powdered). See E. LACINIATUM. 

 roma'num (Roman). J. Purple. June. Rome. 1724. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



E, alnifo'lium (Alder-leaved). J. Purple. June. Sicily. 

 1800. 



alpi'num (alpine). . Red. June. Italy. 1814. 



anthemidifo'lium (chamomile-leaved). J. Purple. 

 June. Iberia. 1820. 



carvifo'lium (Caraway-leaved), i. Purple. Spain. 



caucalifo'lium (Caucalis- leaved). See E. ROMANUM. 



chamcedryoi' des (Chamaedrys-like). . White. July. 

 Balearic Isles. 1783. 



chrysa'nthum (yellow-flowered). Lemon-yellow. 

 Greece. 1897. 



co'rsicum (Corsican). \. Purple. June. Corsica. 1817. 



gutta'tum (spotted). Purple, spotted black. Medi- 

 terranean regions. 1861. 



glaucophy'llum (grey-leaved). Lilac. July. Egypt. 

 1732. 



Gusso'ni (Gusson's). i. Pale purple. June. Naples. 

 1821. 



hi'rtum (hairy). $. Purple. June. Egypt. 1818. 



litto'reum (sea-shore). Lilac. June. Narbonne. 1818. 



macrade'nium (large-glanded). J. Pale purple, with 

 black blotches. Pyrenees. 1867. 



malachoi'des (Malachium-like). Mediterranean region. 



,, malopoi'des (Malope-like). See E. ALNIFOLIUM. 



petrce'um(rock). J. Purple. July. S.Europe. 1640. 



Reicha'rdi (Reichard's). See E. CHAM/EDRYOIDES. 



Salzma'nni (Salzmann's). Southern Spahi. 



Semeno'vii (Semenow's). Central Asia. 



sero'tinum (late). |. Blue. August. Caucasus. 1821. 



sibthorpia'num (Sibthorpian). Orient. 



stephania'num (Stephan's). J. Blue. June. Hima- 

 laya. 1820. 



styla'tum (long-styled). J. Purple. June. 1826. 



supraca'num (grey above). J. Purple. Spain. 



tmo'leum (Tmolan). Asia Minor. 



trichomanefo'lium (Trichomanes-leaved). Purple, 

 spotted crimson. Spain. 



HALF-HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 E. crassifo'lium (thick- leaved). . Scarlet. June. 



Cyprus. 1788. 



glandulo' sum (glanded). See E. MACRADENIUM. 

 hymeno'des (Hymen-like). J. Pink. July. Barbary. 



1789 

 incarna'tum (flesh-coloured). ^. Flesh. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1787. Evergreen. 

 ,, melasti' 'gmum (black-stagmaed). i. Purple. June. 



1823.^ 



,, munbya'num (Munbyan). Purple. Algeria. 1872. 

 ,, pdargoniifto'rum (Pelargonium-flowered). White, 



purple. July. Orient. 1850. 



EROPHTTA. (From er, the spring, and phileo, to 

 love ; referring to the time of flowering. Nat. ord. 

 Crucifers [Cruciferae]. Linn. i$-Tetr adynamia. Allied 

 to Draba.) 



Hardy annuals, with white flowers. Seeds ; common 

 soil. 



E. america'na (American). See E. VULGARIS. 

 prce'cox (early). }. March. Britain. 1820. 

 vulga'ris (common). J. March. Britain. 



ERPE'TION RENIFO'RME. New Holland, or Spur- 

 less Violet. See VI'OLA HEDERACEA. 



ER'VUM GRA'CILE. See LATHYRUS FILIFORMIS. 



ERY'CINA. (From eruko, to detain ; in allusion to the 

 bristles on the plant. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



A stove Orchid. For cultivation, see ORCHIDS. 

 E. echina'ta (hedgehog-like). J. Yellow. Mexico, 



