100 ERYTHR^EA 



ERYTHR^E'A continued. 



E. aggregafta. 4 ins. high. Its pink flowers blossom 

 in July and August. A native of S. Europe, 

 1824. 



Sow the seeds A in. deep in July or August, 

 and plant out in the following March or April in 

 sandy loam with an admixture of peat. A sunny 

 but moist rockery is the best place for it. 



ESCHSCHOL'TZIA, Californian Poppy (named after Dr 

 J. F. von Eschscholtz, a German naturalist). Nat. 

 Ord. Papaveracece. 



An extremely brilliant, free-blooming family of 

 Californian poppy-like plants, having orange, 

 crimson, rose, or yellow flowers. They are general 

 favourites, though apt to overrun a border unless 

 checked, as they sow themselves very readily. If 

 grouped together they are very gay, especially the 

 orange varieties. t 



E. cwspito'sa. Height 6 ins. Sulphur yellow. 



Neat for edgings or rockery. Syn., K 



tenuifol'ia. 



E. califor'nica. Pale yellow flowers. Introduced, 

 1790. Syn., Chryseis crocea. 



E. califor'nica canicula'ta ro'sea. Eosy white, 

 striped with pale yellow. 



K califor'nica compac'ta. Bright yellow flowers. 

 Syn., Chryse'is compac'ta. 



E. califor'nica cro f cea. Orange flowers. 



E. califor'nica cro'cea alba. Pure white flowers. 



