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ERIOBOTRYA 



the under surface rusty-tomentose: fr. a pear-shaped 

 yellow pome (Fig. 775|, with large seeds and an agree- 

 able acid flavor. B.K. 5:3G5. A.G. 12:19. — 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 fruit is often seen in northern 

 markets. It is a profuse bearer in congenial climates. 



775. LoQuat {X%). 



Loquat is an excellent decorative plant, either as an 

 evergreen lawn tree south of Charleston, or as a pot- 

 plant in the North. Grown from seeds, it is a most satis- 

 factory conservatory subject, resisting uncongenial con- 

 ditions. L. H. B. 

 EBIOCNfiUA. Consult Bertolonia. 



EEIODfiNDRON (Greek j(onllii ttee alluding to the 

 woolly fiber insule the fiuit calle I reibo and"pochote" 

 by the Mexicans in 1 u 1 1 \ tl im for stuffing pillows). 

 Malc&cece Tei i i 1 tiees thorny or not: 



Ivs. digitate 1 It sjlita,ry or clustered, 



large or medi 1 tish petals oblong, 



pubescent or w II mens with 5 branches 



at the top ei h ^ _ n thtrs E. occidentMe, 



G. Don, is cult bj liauceschi, banta Barbara, Calif., 

 as Cetba occideutahs 



EEI6G0NUM (Greek, MiooHi/ joints). PolygoncLcece. 

 About 100 species, chiefly northwest American herbs, 

 tufted subshrubsj or slender annuals, mostly densely 

 woolly: Ivs. crowded at the base of the stem, alternate, 

 entire, .fir. co»!p<J?!h<wi,Diiu..'I , pi ihijisthebest known, 

 has countless minute G 1"1" i\ ii^ iitnl . "1 n il fis . dull 

 whitetorosy, borne in Cdiii] Mill. 1 mill . Is ( in .]i.[iand 

 broad. The following li n . I . mi .h iti 1 Imt are 

 practically unknown in our ihImi^ / n> i nntlutiinif 

 compiisitiim fifioiiii h t I ' I I nil, inuiolhe- 



ciim \a\ /III IN I I ilium, splice- 



rociphiil I I I I sc kinds have 



been .i.h i I i H I i Mer, Colo., E. 



GiUett s itlnM I M I II II t lid, Charlotte, 



Vt. Consult \i I iii.l H.iias, and Proc. 



Am. Acad., vol ^li mid these attain any 



garden impoit u i . \ lewed man annual 



continuation ot 111 I ~| i s are usually found on 



calcareous soils \y_ ji, 



EKI6PH0BUM {uKnl-henrinq. from the Greek ; allud- 

 ing to the heads of fruit I Ciiperfti up Perennial rush- 

 like plants, giowim,' in sw ih s Us in (it use heads, the 

 bristles very nun 1 i i I ii il iin^' greatly elon- 



gated in fruit. \ 111 ( ult , but the 



following haM I E aJplnum, 



limn.; a.cypKi II I / Hi nth.&Hook.; 



II. poJi/stAehiimi I 111! / iiiiiitinii Lmn ; A'. Vir- 

 glnicum, Linn All tli. si urc w iM m the northern states. 

 Useful for bog g.udLUs. Avui 1 late fall planting. 



ERIOSTEMOX 



ERIOPHVLLUM (Greek, wooUy-Jeaved). Compdsita. 

 Perhaps a dnzen species, all from western N. Araer. 

 One kind cult, in a few hardy borders is a low, tufted, 

 herbaceous perennial, with much divided Ivs., covered 

 with wool Iieneath (each stem bearing about 5), and 8- 

 rayed, yellow heads, 2 in. across, borne in a loosely fork- 

 ing fashion on peduncles 3-7 in. long. The genus was 

 included in Bahia by Bentham and Hooker, but is now 

 kept distinct largely because of the permanently erect 

 involucral bracts: seeds mostly 4-angled, and pappus of 

 nerveless .and mostly iioiutless, colorless portions. 



caespitosum. I'- m.I, ■ \iiiiiflla hinhfa, Pursh, not 

 Nutt. liiili' I '1 , described above, has been 



lulvci-tisnl I. I 1 I li. li;H67is badly drawn as 



ERI6PSIS iLrnk. hkr Efia. an orchid of the Epi- 

 (li-nitrmii trilii-, \\liii-li ir rest-mbles when not in flower). 

 Orrhiili'ti-iir. Five IV-ruviau orchids of the Vanda tribe 

 allied to Acacallis and Warrea. Lvs. plicate; racemes 

 2 or 3, basal : fls. open, small, maxillaria-like, together: 

 lip 3-lobed, the lateral lobes broad and erect. Cool 

 house orchids, requiring the treatment of Cattleya. 



blloba, Lindl. Pseudobulbs 3 inches long: Ivs. lan- 

 ceolate: fls. 1 in. across; sepals and petals yellow, with 

 orange-red margins; labellum yellow spotted with 

 brown. Colombia. B.R. 33:18. 



, with deeper colored 

 mary:iiis: lalielluni white, with purple spots. Antioquia, 

 in exposed positions on the steins of palms. Peru. B.M. 

 44.-i7. 



H61enae, Kranzlin. Said to be "the finest in this small 

 and rare genus. It differs greatly in habit from the 

 otlitT nu-nil»ers: the bulbs somewhat resemble those of 



are oninge-colort-il, margined with purple, the lip simi- 

 lar, but with a yellow blotch, spotted with purple at the 

 hs.ie."— Sander tt Co., 1899. Oakes Ames. 



EBIOSTfiMON (ilrprk, ir:..-,7/i, fitnmens). Eutcice(B. 

 Coolhouse I'viru'i-i 1 M -linilis fri.ni Australia, with starry, 

 5-petaled lis. :iii inrli \ii.ir. m1 white or blush pink. 

 Practically iiukii.iw ii in Amn irn, l,ut abroad considered 

 amongst the tiuest ul hurd-wuMlL-d winter or spring- 

 blooming Australian plants. The nurserymen mostly 

 graft them on stocks of Correa, an allied genus, which 

 has tubular fls. instead of free petals. Lvs. alternate, 

 entire, glandular-dotted : stamens 8-10, free, shorter 

 than the petals; anthers pointed. Much care is needed 

 to produce well-trained specimens. With the growth of 

 wealth in America, more of the Australian hard -wooded 

 plants will be grown by skilled gardeners in our finer 

 establishments. The following kinds can be imported 

 from Europe. 



A. Foliage linear or narrowly lanceolate. 

 B. Lvs. linear. 

 sciber. Past. Lvs. covered with minute roughnesses: 

 petals white, tipped pink. P.M. 13:127. 



BB. Lvs. narrowly lanceolate. 

 linifdliuB, Seghers. Lvs. broadest at middle, tapering 

 lintli ways. R.B.20:97.-Probably an old garden form 

 of some well-known species. 



AA. Foliage conspicuously u'ider. 



B. Lvs. 10-12 times as long as broad. 



c. Apex abruptly pointed. 



myoporoldes, DC. Lvs. widest at the middle, tapering 



evenlv both ways: petals white, glandular on the back. 



B.M. 3180. 



cc. Apex blunt. 

 salicifdlius, Sin. This willow-leaved species has per- 

 haps the handsomest foliage. Lvs. widest above the 

 middle, tapering more gradually to the base than to the 

 apex; petals bright, soft pink. B.M. 2854. 



