ERYTHROPHLEUM 



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ESCHSCHOLTZIA 



Hardy bulbs ; offsets ; common garden-soil ; E. 

 lanceola'tum requires a little heat. 

 E. a'lbidum (whitish). J. White. April. Louisiana. 



1824. 

 america'num (American). Bright yellow, spotted with 



red. Eastern N. Amer. 1665. 

 cxlifo'rnicum (Californian). Cream, with orange base. 



N. California. 

 ,, citri'num (citron). Light citron yellow, with yellow 



or orange base. Southern Oregon. 

 Dc'ns-ca'nis (dog's-tooth. Common). J. Lilac. 



March. Europe. 1596. 

 a'lbidum (whitish). J. White. March. Italy. 



1596. 

 ru'brum (red- flowered). J. Red, lilac. March. 



Europe. 1596. 



gigante'um (gigantic). Yellow. April. N.W. Amer. 

 grandifto' rum (large-flowered). \. Yellow. May. 



N.W. Amer. 1826. 

 Hartwe'gi (Hartweg's). White, with orange or yellow 



base. N.W. Amer. 

 Henderso'ni (Henderson's). Pale lilac purple, with 



maroon-purple zone. Oregon. 1888. 

 Hou'e'lli (Howell's). Pale yellow, with orange base. 



Oregon. 



Johnso'ni (Johnson's). Reddish-pink, with golden- 

 orange zone. Southern Oregon. 1896. 

 ,, lanceola' turn (spear-head-teai>2). See E. AMERICANUM. 

 longifo'lium (long-leaved). See E. DENS-CANIS. 

 macula'tum (spotted). See E. DENS-CANIS. 

 monta'nitm (mountain). Pure white. Oregon and 



Washington. 1903. 

 nuttallia'num (Nuttallian). Golden-yellow, with 



brownish-red anthers. N. Amer. 1871. 

 purpura scens (purplish). Pale yellow, with orange 



blotch, becoming purple. California. 

 revolu'tum (revolute). i. White to rosy-purple, 



with orange blotch. California to Columbia River. 



1897. 



ERYTHROPHLE'UM. Red Water-tree. (From eru- 

 thros, red, and phleo, to flow ; in allusion to the red juice 

 of the tree when wounded. Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



Evergreen, stove trees. Cuttings of mature wood in 

 sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. Good fibrous 

 loam, with one-third peat, and sand. 

 E. guinee'nse (Guinean). 100. Yellow. Trop. Africa. 



1793- 



pubistami'neum (downy-stamened). 25. Angola. 

 1889. 



ERYTHROPO'GON IMBBICA'TUS. See METALASIA 



UNIFLORA. 



E. umbella'ius. See METALASIA UMBELLATA. 

 ERYTHRO'TIS BEDDO MEI. See CVANOTIS KEWENSIS. 



ERYTHRO'XYLON. (From eruthros, red, and xylon, 

 wood. Nat. ord. Erythroxyls [Linacea?]. Linn. 10- 

 Decandria, ^-Trigynia.) 



The wood of some species is deep red. E. ova' turn is 

 the best garden-plant among them. Stove evergreen 

 trees, with yellowish-green flowers. Cuttings of half- 

 ripe shoots in sand, under a glass, and in heat ; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; winter, 48 

 to 55. 



E. Co'ca (Coca). 2 to 6. Greenish-yellow. Peru. 1869. 

 The natives chew the leaves of this plant to allay 

 hunger. 



no'va-granate'nse (New Grenadan). 

 ,, sprucea'num (Sprucean). 

 havane'nse (Havannah). See E. OVATUM. 

 hypericifo'lium (Hypericum-leaved). 40. Mauritius. 



1818. 



laurifo'liwn (laurel-leaved). 50. Mauritius. 1823. 

 ,. mexica'num (Mexican). Greenish-yellow. Mexico. 



1869. 



ova' turn (egg-shaped). 10. Greenish-yellow. W. Ind. 

 1822. 



ESCALLONIA. (Named after Escallon, a Spanish 

 traveller. Nat. ord. Escaloniads [Saxifragaceae]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Evergreen greenhouse or hardy shrubs. Cuttings of 



young shoots rather ripe, in sandy soil, under a hand- 

 light, in summer ; or younger smaller shoots under a 

 bell-glass, in the greenhouse ; peat and loam, with a 

 little road-drift, and well drained; most of them will 

 do against a wall, with the protection of a spruce-branch 

 in frosty weather, in winter, especially if the wall has 

 a broad coping. 



E. bi'fida (bifid). See E. MONTEVIDENSIS. 

 ca'ndida (white). White. Brazil. 

 caracasa'na (Caraccas). See E. FLORIBUNDA. 

 Clausse'nii (Claussen's). 5. July. Brazil. 1846. 

 di'scolor (two-coloured). 6. White. S. Amer. 1820. 

 fioribu'nda (many-flowered). White. July. New 



Grenada. 1827. 



glandulo'sa (glanded). See E. RUBRA. 

 grahamia'na (Grahamian). 5. White. Autumn. 



Chili. 



granditto'ra (large-flowered). See E. CLAUSSENII. 

 illi'nita (varnished). 5. White. August. Chili. 



1830. 



inca'na (hoary). July. 1847. 

 littora'lis (sea-shore). Chili. 

 macra'ntha (large-flowered). 3 to 15. Rose or red. 



Chiloe. 1848. 



,, sangui'nea (blood-red). See E. PUNCTATA. 

 monia'na (mountain). Red. Chili. 1873. 

 monlevide'nsis (Monte Video). 6. White. July. 



Brazil. 1827. 

 organe'nsis (Organ Mountains). 3. Rose. Organ 



Mountains. 1844. 

 philippia'na (Philippian). White, fragrant. Valdivia. 



1873. 

 ptero'cladon (winged-branched). 4. White, red. 



July. Patagonia. 1854. Hardy. 

 pulverule'nta (dusted). 8. Chili. 1831. 

 puncta'ta (punctured). 3 to 8. Deep red. July. 



Chili. 1828. 

 revolu'ta (revolute). 10 to 15. White. September. 



Chili. 1887. 

 ru'bra (red-flowered). 3. Red. September. Chili. 



1827. 



albifto'ra (white-flowered). 6. White. July. 

 pube'scens (downy). 6. Red. July. 

 ,, puncia'ta (punctured). See E. PUNCTATA. 

 visco'sa (clammy). 5. White. Mendoza. 1829. 



ESCHALLOT, or SHALLOT. A'llium ascalo'nicum. 



Varieties. The Common, which puts up long, slender, 

 dark-green leaves, and has narrow, long-pointed bulbs ; 

 and the Long-keeping, with larger bulbs and dwarfer 

 habit, and keeps good for nearly or quite two years. 

 Both have a stronger taste than the onion, yet not 

 leaving its disagreeable smell on the palate. Large Red 

 has large bulbs of a pale reddish-brown colour. The 

 Jersey Shallot also has large bulbs that frequently run 

 to seed, but they do not "keep long as a rule. 



Propagation. Each offset will increase in a similar 

 manner as its parent, and may be planted out either 

 in the months of October and November, or early in 

 the spring, from February to the beginning of April. 

 Autumn is the best season for planting, if the soil lies 

 dry. If planted in beds, let them be three feet and a 

 half wide, and three or four inches higher than the 

 alleys, and the surface of the bed a little arched. Set 

 out the rows nine inches apart from row to row, and 

 plant the offsets singly with the hand upon the surface 

 of the bed, six inches apart in the row, just pressing 

 each bulb down firm in the soil ; see occasionally that 

 they are not cast out of their places by worms or other 

 vermin ; or each bulb may be covered with either a 

 little old tan or coal-ashes', in little ridges along the 

 rows, an inch and a half or two inches deep. WTien the 

 bulbs are well established and growing, this covering 

 should be removed with the hand ; no other culture is 

 required, except earth-stirring. Take them up for 

 storing, when full grown, towards the end of June or 

 July, as soon as the leaves begin to decay. Spread 

 them out to dry, on boards, in some airy situation. 



ESCHSCHO'LTZIA. (Named after Dr. Eschschollz, a 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Poppyworts [Papaveraceae]. Linn. 

 i^-Polyandria, 4-Tetragynia.) 



Bright and showy, hardy annuals, with yellow flowers ; 

 seeds sown in the open border, in March ; when once 

 introduced they will generally sow themselves ; if sown 



