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ERINACEA 



ERIOCEREUS 



long, pubescent: fls. 1-3, nearly 1 in. long, violet-blue, 

 the petals exceeding the large inflated calyx only about 

 one-third; the short pedicels, bractlets and calyx 

 pubescent: pod about Min. long. May, June. Mountains 

 of S. France, Spain and Corsica. L.B.C. 4:318. B.M. 

 676. G.C. III. 41:310. Gn. 62, p. 127; 64, p. 399. 



ALFRED REHDER. 



ERINUS (a name used by Dioscorides). Scroph- 

 ulariacese. A hardy tufted plant 3 or 4 inches high, 

 suited for steep sides of alpine gardens, where it pro- 

 duces in spring its racemes of small purple, rosy or 

 white flowers. 



One species, in the mountains of W. and Cent. Eu.: 

 root-lvs. crowded, opposite; st.-lvs. alternate, oblong- 

 spatulate, with a few coarse, rounded teeth: corolla- 

 lobes 5, obovate, the 2 upper ones slightly smaller; 

 stamens 4, in 2 groups, included; style very short, 

 2-lobed at apex: caps, ovate, obtuse, dehiscent. 

 Several species described in this genus belong in Zalu- 

 zianskya. Not to be confounded with Lobelia Erinus. 



1416. Loquat. 



Erinus should be planted in steep parts of the rockery 

 where water cannot lodge on rainy days or in the win- 

 ter and spring months. It needs slight shade from mid- 

 day sun. Divided plants are chiefly sold in America, 

 but the amateur can soon produce a good carpet by the 

 use of seeds. When well established, the seeds are self- 

 sown and the offspring gain in hardiness. It may be 

 safest to keep a pot or two in a coldframe over winter, 

 until the plant can take care of itself. In England, 

 seeds may be sown in earthy holes of brick walls, and 

 grown as informal masses on old stone steps. (J. B. 

 Keller.) 



alpinus, Linn. Racemes 2J^ in. long; fls. %m. across, 

 purple. April-June. B.M. 310. Vars. albus and 

 carmineus, Hort., have white and crimson fls. respec- 

 tively. Var. hirsutus, Gren. (E. hirsutus, Hort.). More 

 vigorous: Ivs. villous or hairy: violet-red. 



WILHELM MILLER. 



ERIOBOTRYA (Greek, woolly cluster). Rosaceae, 

 subfamily Pomese. Small tree, grown for its handsome 

 large foliage and also for its edible acid fruits. 



Evergreen trees or shrubs: Ivs. alternate, short- 

 petioled or nearly sessile, dentate, with strong veins 

 running straight to the teeth: fls. in terminal, broad 

 panicles; calyx-lobes 5, acute; petals 5, oval or sub- 

 orbicular, clawed; stamens 20; styles 2-5, connate 

 below; ovary inferior, 2-5-celled; cells 2-ovuled: fr. a 

 pome with persistent incurved calyx-teeth, thin endo- 

 carp and 1 or few large, ovoid or angular seeds. About 

 10 species in the warmer regions of China, Japan, 

 Himalaya and S. Asia. Closely related to Photinia, from 

 which it differs chiefly in the larger fr. with thin endo- 



carp and few large seeds and in the Ivs. having straight 

 veins ending in the teeth. The only species known in 

 cult, is E. japonica, an evergreen tree with large orna- 

 mental foliage, comparatively inconspicuous white 

 fragrant fls. in terminal rusty-wooily clusters, followed 

 by large pear-shaped yellow frs. It can be cult, only 

 in warmer temperate regions, and if protected during 

 the winter, maybe grown as far north as Philadelphia; 

 does not seem to be exacting as to the soil. Prop, by 

 seeds. 



japonica, Lindl. (Photinia japdnica, Gray). LOQUAT. 

 Fig. 1416. Small tree, to 20 ft.: Ivs. thick, evergreen, 

 nearly sessile, oval-oblong or obovate, remotely toothed, 

 bright green and lustrous above, rusty-tomentpse 

 below, 6-10 in. long: panicles 4-7 in. long; fls. white, 

 ^in. across, nearly hidden in the rusty-woolly pubes- 

 cence: fr. pear-shaped, yellow, about 1^ in. long, with 

 few large seeds, of agreeable acid flavor. Sept., Oct.; 

 fr. April -June. Japan, China. B.R. 365. G.C. III. 

 26:660 (suppl.); 52:318. H.U. 3, p. 97. A.G. 1891, pp. 

 19,370. G.W. 3, p. 439; 8, p. 314. The loquat is 

 native to China and Japan, but is much planted in the 

 Gulf states and westward. It blooms from Aug. until 

 the approach of winter, and ripens its clustered fr. in 

 very early spring. The fr. is often seen in northern 

 markets. It is a profuse bearer in congenial climates. 

 See Loquat. Loquat is an excellent decorative plant, 

 either as an evergreen lawn tree south of Charleston, 

 or as a pot-plant in the N. It is a most satisfactory 

 conservatory subject, resisting uncongenial conditions. 

 Var. variegata, Hort. Lvs. variegated with irregular 

 markings of pale green, dark green and white. 



ALFRED REHDER. 



ERIOCEPHALUS (from erion wool, and kephale, 

 head, in allusion to the woolliness of mature heads). 

 Compdsitse. A scarce little-known group of greenhouse 

 shrubs, grown for their violet-white flowers and pleas- 

 antly scented leaves. 



Leaves usually entire, sometimes 3-lobed, often in 

 bunches: fls. in umbellate clusters in the only cult, 

 species, in some others racemose; heads with white ray- 

 fls. and purplish disk-fls. ; involucre in 2 series, the outer 

 series of 4-5 bracts. Twenty species, all S. African, 

 but only one seems to be grown and this is confined to 

 fanciers' collections in Amer. 



It is best grown in the temperate house in a mixture 

 of sand and peat. Propagated by cuttings, in sand, 

 under a bell-jar. 



africanus, Linn. Lvs. opposite or tufted, silky- 

 pubescent, about Kiin. long, thickish, channeled: heads 

 umbellate at the ends of the branches, the white-rayed, 

 purple-centered heads making attractive clusters. S. 

 Afr. B.M. 833. 



E. pectinifdlius, Linn. An attractive yellow-fld. sort with smooth 

 green Ivs. is perhaps referable to Hippia frutescens. B.M. 1855. It 

 is known only in botanic gardens in Amer. - BAYLOR 



ERIOCEREUS (woolly and Cereus; referring to the 

 wool in the axils of the bracts on the ovary). Cactacese. 

 Usually slender plants, at first erect, but usually 

 afterward clambering and creeping, often forming 

 great clumps and thickets: fls. usually large; ovary 

 covered with more or less enlarged bracts bearing hairs 

 and spines in their axils: fr. red, spiny; flesh white; 

 seeds numerous, black. For cult., see Succulents. 



Jusbertii, Riccob. Ribs 6, usually low, with broad 

 intervals; spines very short: fls. funnelform; petals 

 white; stigma-lobes linear, green; bracts on ovary and 

 fl.-tube filled with long hairs. It is now believed that 

 this species is a hybrid between an Echinopsis and 

 some Cereus. 



See Cereus for descriptions of the following species: BonpUndii, 

 Riccob; Cavendlshii, Riccob. This is described under Cereus, but 

 probably does not belong to either genus; Martlnii, Riccob; 

 platygdnus, Riccob; tephracdnthus, Riccob; tortudsus, Riccob. 



J. N. ROSE. 



