DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FLOWERS. 209 



ERYTHIIONITJM.— Dog's-tooth Violet. 



[From a Greek word signifying red, in allusion to the color of tlie Euiopean 

 species.] 



Erythronium Dens-canis. — Dog's-tooth Violet is the 

 common name in England, where it is a favorite. It is 

 not at all related to the Violet, bat belongs to the Lily 

 Family. It is a bulbous rooted vernal plant, with purple 

 flowers ; one-half foot high ; there is also a variety with 

 white flowers. 



E. Americanum. — Yellow Adder' s-tongue. — This is a 

 beautiful vernal plant with bulbous roots, situated deep 

 in the ground. The whole plant is smooth and glossy. 

 Flowers yellow, solitary, drooping; leaves two, nearly 

 equal, lanceolate, veinless, of a dark brownish-green, 

 clouded with irregular spots. Flowers in May ; three to 

 four inches high. This pretty indigenous plant should 

 be transferred to the garden ; it may be taken in July, 

 after flowering. It will require a leaf-mould soil for its 

 successful cultivation. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA.— California Poppy. 



[Named after Doct. Eschscholtz, a botanist of the last century.] 



Eschscholtzia Californica. — California Poppy. — A na- 

 tive of the State, the name of which it bears, where it 

 abounds, and is found in large patches or masses, enliven- 

 ing the i^lains with its brilliant shining yellow blossoms. 

 < Scarcely any plant produces a greater degree of splen- 

 dor than this ; when the full sun is upon it, it makes a 

 complete blaze of color. It is a most suitable plant for 

 producing a distant eflfect. When it is planted out in a 

 bed, it requires a considerabe number of sticks for sup- 

 port, or the weak branches will be liable to lie close to 

 ground, and then the bloom is not so fine. If planted in 



