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ERYTHRONIUM 



E. grce'cum (Grecian). Yellow. Greece. 

 hieracifo'lium (hawkweed-leaved). i. Yellow. June. 



N. Europe. 1816. 

 ibe'ricum (Iberian), i. Yellow. May. Caucasus. 



intermedium (intermediate). 2. Yellow. June. 



Switzerland. 1819. 



kotschya'num (Kotschyan). Yellow. Asia Minor. 

 leptophy'llum (fine-leaved). i. Yellow. June. 



Iberia. 1821. 

 longifo'lium (long-leaved), i. Yellow. June. S. 



Europe. 1823. 

 longisiliquo'sum (long-podded), i. Yellow. June. 



Switzerland. 1819. 

 panno'nicum (Pannonian). 2. Yellow. June. 



Austria. 1819. 

 pa'tulum (spreading), i. Yellow. June. S. Europe. 



1820. 

 perofskia'num (Perofsky's). i. Orange. July. 



Caucasus. 1838. 

 Redo'wskii (Redowsky's). i. White. June. Siberia. 



1821. 



rkce'ticum (Rhastian). See E. OCHROLEUCUM. 

 strigo'sum (short-bristled). i. Yellow. June. 



Siberia. 1806. 



stri'ctum (erect). See E. PANNONICUM. 

 thyrsoi'deum (thyrse-liks). Yellow. Asia Minor. 

 virga'tum (twiggy). 2. Yellow. June. Europe. 



1816. 



ERYTHA'LIA. See GENTIAN A. 



ERYTHE'A. (In Greek mythology Erythea was one 

 of the daughters of the West, and here fancifully applied. 

 Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



Greenhouse Palms of ornamental character, and may 

 be treated like Howea or Kentia. 

 E. aculea'ta (prickly). See E. ARMATA. 

 arma'ta (armed). Leaf-stalks spiny and felted. 



California. 1883. 

 Brandege'ei (Brandegee's). The tallest fan-leaved 



palm. Lower California. 1908. 

 edu'lis (edible). 30. March. California. 

 e'legans (elegant). The dwarf est Erythea. Fruit 

 yellowish. Mexico. 1908. 



ERYTHRiE'A. (From eruihros, red ; the colour of the 

 flowers of some species. Nat. ord. Gentianworts [Gen- 

 tianaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The biennial should be sown in autumn ; the perennials, 

 by seeds and division ; sandy loam, with a little peat. 

 The species worth cultivating require a pit or frame in 

 winter. 

 E. aggrega'ta (clustered). J. Red. July. S. Europe. 



1824. Biennial. 

 Centau'rium (Centaurium). i. Rose. Britain. 



Annual. " Centaur y." 

 chile' nsis (Chilian). Rose. Chili. 

 chironioi'des (Chironia-like). See E. VENUSTA. 

 confe'rta (clustered). J. Pink. June. Spain. 1824. 



Perennial. 



diffu'sa (spreading). See E. MASSONII. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Rose. Portugal. 

 linarifo'lia (Linaria-leaved). Rose. Europe. 

 littora'lis (sea-shore). Pink. Europe. " Narrow- 

 leaved Centaury." 

 mari'tima (sea). J. Yellow. July. Mediterranean 



regions. 1777. Herbaceous trailer. 

 Masso'nii (Masson's). Rose. July. Azores. 1777. 



Herbaceous. 

 Muehlenbe'rgii (Muehlenberg's). J. Pink. April. 



California. 



pulche'tta diffu'sa (spreading). See E. MASSONII. 

 ramosi' ssima (most-branched). Rose. Europe. 1882. 

 venu'sta (lovely), f. Deep rose, with white centre. 

 California. 1878. 



ENYTHRI'NA. Coral-tree. (From eruthros, red ; the 

 colour of the flowers. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants 

 [Leguminosae]. Linn. iJ-Diadelphia, \-Decandria.) 



According to Dr. Royle, gum lac is the produce of a 

 species erf Coral-tree, E. monospe'rma, not here in culti- 

 vation. Stove plants ; all scarlet-flowered. By cuttings 

 of the young shoots breaking from the old collar of the 

 plant in spring, and when two or three inches long ; also 



by cutting up the old flowering-stems when ripe, and in 

 both cases covering with a bell-glass, after placing them 

 in sand, and in a strong bottom-heat ; peat, loam, and 

 dried cow-dung, hi equal proportions, with a portion of 

 sand. Summer temp., 55 to 80 ; winter, 45 to 55. 

 E. Cri'sta-ga'lli does out of doors in sheltered places, 

 cut down, and the roots slightly protected as for fuchsias, 

 in winter. 



E, bogote'nsis (Bogotan). Red. Colombia. 1873. 

 ca'ffra (Cafirarian). Scarlet. S. Africa. 

 ca'rnea (flesh). 8. Flesh. Spring. S. Amer. 



1733- 

 constantia'na (Constantian). 30. Scarlet. Country 



unknown. 1896. 

 Coral lode' ndron (coral-tree). 20. May. W. Ind. 



1690. 

 Cri'sta-ga'lli (cock's-comb). 40. June. Brazil. 



1771. 



compa'cta .(compact). Dwarf, free-flowering. 1882. 

 ,, specta'bilis (showy). Leaves variegated with 



yellow. 



erythrosta'chya (red-spiked). Scarlet. July. 1849. 

 fu'lgens (brilliant). 10. E. Ind. 1810. 

 glau'ca (sea-green). 10. Coppery-red. Venezuela. 

 herba'cea (herbaceous). 3. July. Carolina. 1824. 



Herbaceous. 



humea'na (Humean). 30 to 50. Scarlet. S. Africa. 

 i'ndica (Indian). 5 to 20. Scarlet. Trop. Asia. 



1814. 



a'lba (white). White. 

 Parce'lli (Parcell's). Red. Leaves with pale 



yellow variegation. South Sea Islands. 

 ine'rmis (unarmed). See E. MITIS. 

 insi'gnis (remarkable). Bright scarlet. Country 



unknown. 



insula'ris (insular). Red. Queensland. 

 laurifo'lia (laurel-leaved). See E. CRISTA-GALLI. 

 lilhospefrma (stone-seeded). Red. Burma and 



Malaya. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 20. Teneriffe. 1822. 

 marmora'ta (marbled). Scarlet. May. Leaves 



blotched and spotted with white. South Sea 



Islands. 1879. 



mi' (is (mild). Scarlet. May. Venezuela. 

 ovalifo'lia (oval- leaved). 10. Scarlet. India and 



Malaya. 1816 



Parce'lli (Parcell's). See E. INDICA PARCELLI. 

 pi'cta (painted). 6. E. Ind. 1696. 

 poia'nthes (summer-flowered). Scarlet. Winter. S. 



Amer. 1828. 



subine'rmis (nearly unarmed). Scarlet. Madeira. 

 por tor ice' nsis (Porto Rico). See RUDOLPHIA VOLU- 



BILIS. 



pulche'rrima (fairest). Crimson. 1876. 

 secundiflo'ra (side-flowering). 20. Brazil. 1820. 

 specio'sa (showy). 10. September. W. Ind. 1805. 

 ,, specta'bilis (showy). Leaves boldly variegated. South 



Sea Islands. 1881. 



spino'sa (spiny). See E. CORALLODENDRON. 

 tomento'sa (felted). Scarlet. Trop. Africa. 

 veluti'na (velvety). Scarlet. June. Venezuela. 

 Vesperti'lio (bat-leaved). Scarlet. Australia. 1885. 



ERYTHROCHZE'TE. See SENECIO. 



ERYTHROCHTTON. (From eruthros, red, and chiton, 

 a tunic ; referring to the flower-envelope, or calyx. 

 Nat. ord. Rueworts [Rutacea?]. Linn. ^-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Allied to Galipea.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Seeds and cuttings, in sand 

 and heat ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; 

 winter, 50 to 55. 

 E. brasilie'nsis (Brazilian). 10. White. July. Brazil. 



1842. 



hypophylla'nthus (under-leaf-flowered). White. Col- 

 ombia. 1853. 

 Linde'ni (Linden's). Mexico. 1840. 



ERYTHROLE'NA CONSPI CUA. See CNICUS CON- 



SPICUUS. 



ERYTHRO'NITTM. Dog's-Tooth Violet. (From eru- 

 thros, red ; referring to the colour of the leaves and 

 flowers of the species first discovered. Nat. ord. Lily- 

 worts [LiliaceaD], Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



