ERIGERON 



in temperate and mountainous regions. Stem-lvs. en- 

 tire or toothed : tls. solitary, or in corj-mbs or panicles : 

 rays in 2 or more series, mostly rose, violet or purple, 

 rarely cream-colored or white, and one kind has splendid 

 orange flowers. 



The garden Fleabanes are practically all perennials. 

 A few annuals are harmless and pretty weeds. Some 

 species have roots that are liirimial. Init thoy increase 

 by offsets, and make larger .liiini.- t'lcni v.ar tn yiar. 

 They are of easy culture. .1. I'.. K.ll, r limN tliat tliey 

 do best when somewhat sha.lnl i'miM th.- iin.lilay sun. 

 They are easily prop, by st■^:d-^ ur <livi>iMn. aud doubt- 

 less by cuttings, if there were sufficient demand. Small, 

 divided plants set out in early spring produce good- 

 sized flowering plants the first year. A good show of 

 bloom may be had from seeds sown outdoors as early as 

 possible in spring. Some fine masses (.f tlir^,- |i|aiits in 

 the hardy border or wild garden arc jiimli iii..n di sir- 

 able than an isolated specimen or two of.a.li kimi, 'I'lie 

 most popular species is E. specioan. of whj.li dcailile- 

 and white-fld. forms should appear before long. At 

 present it is the best kind, that has the rich, soft colors, 

 from rose to violet aud purple. £. aurantiacus has 

 dazzling orange fls., and is unique in the genus. 



A. Fls. orange. 



aurantiacus, Regel. More or less velvety: height 9 

 in. : Ivs. oval-oblong, clasping at the base, more or less 

 twisted : heads one on a stem : involucral scales loose, 

 reflexed. July. Aug. Turkestan. R.H. 1882:78. Gn. 

 52. p. 485. — Perhaps the showiest of the genus. Sold as 

 "Double Orange Daisy." 



AA. Fls. creamy or white. 



B. Lrs. linear. 



ochroleticua, Xutt. Height 9-18 in.: stems mostly not 

 branched : Ivs. rather rigid : rays 40-00, white or pur- 

 plish, never yellow. Gravelly hills and plains N. Wyo. 

 and Mont, to Utah.— This and the next are rare kinds, 

 sold by collectors and dealers in native plants, and not 

 cult, abroad. 



BB. Lvs. hroader, lanceolate to ovate, or obovaie. 



Hbwellii, Gray. Height about 1 ft. : root-lvs. obovate: 



lines 



stem-lvs. ovate, half-clasping : rays 30-35, 

 wide, white. Cascade Mts., Oregon. 



mucronatus, DC. Lvs. lanceolate, narrowed at base, 

 ciliate, mostlv entire, often with a long, callous mucro. 

 Mex. J. B. Keller cultivates a lilac-fld. plant from the 

 Himalayas as F. mucronatus. which he says is the same 

 as Vittadenia triloba, which see. 



AAA. Fls. rosy, violet or purple. 



B. Says 100 or more, mostly narroiv: lvs. entire. 



c. Flower-heads large. 



D. Involucre hairy. 



E. Height about 2 ft.: stems several-fid. 



Sfecibaus, TIC. {Sfendcfis specidsa, Uml].). Height 



H2-2 ft.: hairs few, loose : stem very leafy at top: 



root-lvs. more or less sp.atulate : stem-lvs. lanceolate, 



acute, half-clasping. B. C. to (ire. near the coast. B.M. 



360G. B.R. 19:1577. Gn. 52:1149. Var. sup6rbus, Hort., 



sold abroad, has lighter colored and more numerous fls. 



Var. mijor, Hort., has broader rays and brighter colors. 



EE. ffeight 9-15 in.: stems usually 1-fld. 

 glaiicus, Ker-Gawl. Lvs. slightly glaucous : root-lvs. 

 rarely 2-3-toothed. Pacific coast, where it flowers most 

 of the year. B.R. 1:10. Gn. 52, p. 484. 



DD. In 



not hai 



macrintliua, Nutt. Height 10-20 in. : hairs numerous 

 and long or short, sometimes nearly absent: lvs. lanceo- 

 late to ovate. Rocky Mts. Wyo. to New Mex. and S. W. 

 Utah. Gn. 52, p. 484. -A good species. Blooms later 

 than the eastern species. Violet. Hardy. 



cc. Flower-heads (or disk) small. 



glab§llus, Nutt. Height 6-20 in.: root-lvs. spatulate: 



stem-lvs. lanceolate, gradually narrowing into bracts: 



involucre bristly, or at least pubescent : rays violet- 



ERIOBOTRYA O-iS 



purple or white. Minn, to Rockies. Gn. 52, p. 485. B.M- 

 2923. B.B. 3:385. L.B.C. 17:1631.-Cult. by D. M. 

 Andrews, Boulder, Colo. Much cult, abroad. 



BE. Says 70 or less, wider: lvs. entire or toothed. 



c. livs. almost or quite entire. 



D. Stems with several fls. in a corymb. 



Villarsii, Bell. Root biennial : height 1 ft. : lvs. with 

 3 or 5 nerves, roughish : fls. corymbose. Eu. B.R. 

 7:583. L.B.C. 14:1390. Not cult., but in l.H. 43, p. 301, 

 said to be a parent with F. aurantiacus of F. hybridus 

 rosea.'!. Hort.. Haage & Schmidt. This is said to re- 

 semble F. I'illiirsii in habit, and F. aurantiacus in 

 form of fls. but not in color. Said to bloom freely from 

 May to autumn. 



DD. Stems mostly 1-fld. 



salsugindsus, Gray. Height 12-20 in.: upper stem- 

 lvs. with a characteristic mucro. The slightly viscid 

 character of the involucre is particularly designative. 

 Wet ground, on hitrher mountains, Alaska to Calif, and 

 New Mix. B.M. 4942. 



CO. Lis. f ■"ust?!/ toothed above the middle, 



bellidi£61ius, Muhl. Poor Robin's Plantain. Makes 

 new rosettes by offsets from underground stems : 

 height 2 ft. : root-lvs. wider above the middle than in 

 most species: stem-lvs. fewer: fls. spring. Damp bor- 

 ders of woods. Canada to 111. and La. B.M. 2402. B.B. 

 3:388. D. 237.— "Fls. clear blue, on long stems."— 

 J". W. Manning. Weedy. 



E. purpiireum, Hort.. according to H. A. Dreer, "rarely 

 exceeds 10 in. in height, and has medium-sized fls. of soft, 

 rosy purple, borne in graceful, spreading panicles." Form 

 of E. macranthus ? ■^. JJ, 



EBtNUS (a name derived from Diosoorides). Seroph- 

 ularidcece. The most popular species of this small 

 genus is a hardy, tufted plant 3 or 4 in. high, suited for 

 steep sides of alpine gardens, where it produces in 

 spring its racemes of small purple, rosy or white fls. 

 Eoot-lvs. crowded, opposite: stem-lvs. alternate, oblong- 

 spatulate, with a few coarse, rounded teeth : corolla 

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

 stamens 4, in two groups, included. 



The secret of success in alpine irardens is said to be a 

 constant supply of moisture with j.. 1 fret drainage. As 

 a class, alpines are iin|i:(iiriit ■■( -tending water, and 

 Erinus, which is a faM.nt.. i.,nti.ularlv so. J. B. 

 Keller writes that Erinus sl„,„i,| l„- planted in steep 

 parts of the rockerj- where water cannot lodge on rainy 

 days or in the winter and spring months. He adds that 

 they need slight shade from midday 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 off- 

 spring 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 can be sown 

 in earthy holes of brick walls, and Gn. 45, p. 134, shows 

 a charming picture made by informal masses of flower- 

 ing Erinus naturalized on some old stone steps. 



alplnus, Linn. Lvs. hairy: racemes 2K in. long: fls. 

 i4 in. across, purple. April-June. Mountains of W. Eu. 

 B.M. 310. — Vars. 41bus and carmineuB, Hort., have 

 white and crimson fls. respectively. 



The following trade names are accounted for in 

 Zaluzi.auskia : F. duplex, gracilis, Paxtoniana and 

 speciosa. •^\-_ji. 



luster). Sosdcew. 

 Asian, have been 

 tliors restrict it to 



EEIOBOTKYA (Greek, : 

 Ten or twelve species, nioi 

 referred to this genus. }'\\r 



the one species describi il in l..u . an-l otliers refer all the 

 species to Photinia. Fi-. lari,^-.. wliitt.-. fragrant, in a 

 terminal rusty-woolly clustir; calyx thick, 5-toothed; 

 petals 5, crenulate: ovary 3-5-loculed, each locule 1- 

 ovuled. 



Japdnica, Lindl. {Photinia Jap6nica, Gray). Lo- 

 QUAT. Japan Pluji and Medlar (erroneously). 

 Small tree, 10-20 ft., with thick, evergreen, oval-oblong 

 remotely -toothed lvs. near the summits of the branches, 



