ERIOSTEMON 



BB. Lrs. 3~i times as long as broad, 

 intermSdius, Hook. Lvs. 9-18 lines long, elliptical, 

 abruptly pointed: petals lanceolate, white, but tipped 

 witli piiik outside in the bud like the rest: ovary placed 

 on a rtat disk and not ringed at the base. Probably of 

 garden origin. Intermediate between £. myoporoides 

 and huxifolms. B.M. 4439. 



buzifdliuB, Sra. Lvs. as in S, intermedius , though 

 perhaps smaller: petals obovate, white, tipped pink: 

 ovarv sunk into a double disk of 2 rings. B.M. 4101. — 

 if. densifUrum. Seghers., R.B. 20:97, looks like a pro- 

 lific horticultural variety of this species. ^y^ jj^ 



EBITRlCHIUM. For E.harhigerum, see Kri/yiitskia. 

 For E. nothofulvum, see PtagiobotJirys. 



EKdDIUM (Greek, a heron; alluding to the beaked 

 fruit). Gerani&cem. Heron's Bill or Stoek's Bill. 

 This genus contains a few low-growing, hardy herba- 

 ceous perennial plants with finely cut foliage and fls 

 suggesting our wild and h ird\ beraniums from which 

 they differ in hi^mg onlv ii tei i ot 10 anther hp-inng 

 stamen tl 1 I lit I 1 the 



tails t 1 1 



tinctly MuiU r tl tl c f 1 \ i i 1 tl e tier 



wild Pelargoniums from the Cape of Goo 1 Hope while 

 Erodium and the true genus Geranium of which a few 

 sorts -irt Ui it 1 in ui hard\ 1 oi i rs hive all 5 



EBYNGIUM 



545 



thi 



frci 



tly 



purple 





flson f mk 

 tches in the 2 n\ per petals and 

 the \ en It i o itli le I in darker shi le 



These pUnts aie liiefl> f r th t it i the 



hardy borders in 1 the rock gardi i I I 1 ve 



in a gritty loam They like dty su i I y 



be trusted with a conspicuous pi 1 I fl> 



valued for their steady succession ot bl()f)ra troiii .lune 

 to August. Divided plants are chiefly sold here, but the 

 species are easily prop, by seeds. Of E. moseliatum 

 only seeds are sold, and these are sown annually, the 

 species not being hardy. N"'^, I nivl 4 mv not native to 

 America, being essentially 

 California and to some ex 



Erodiums can be grown in ■■ i i . i i :-. hut not ^'. 

 Manescari, which is the sIpii:..i ji.-sin^', showiest 

 and best kind. 



1. cicut4rium, L'TOrit. Tufted, lower and more slen-. 

 der than No. 4, less glandular, often with coarse, soft, 

 short hairs: lvs. oblontr. 1-2-pinnate; Ifts. small, nearly 

 sessile, tin- u|.|H-rniMsi coiiilui'iit. nn.rc sli:ir|ily and 

 deeply cut ami wilh narniWcT- l.iiirs : sliinilc^ 'mii:i11, 



nottoothed. .Mc.liU-rr:in.-aii rr-i.nis, Asia. .Mii. 7. |). 127. 



2. macradSnium, Ij'Herit. R.niarkatili' f..r the great 

 length of the roots when twistini; aiiiniii,' nicks, and 

 strong odor of the foliage. Lvs. liairy. ^'laii.iular,lH-2in. 

 long, oblong,. pinnate: segments pi'nnatitid, rachis with 

 a toothed wing : fls. light purple, the 2 upper petals a 

 shade darker, and the spots nearly black. Pyrenees. 

 B.M. 56G5. 



3. Manescivl, Coss. Height 10-18 in.: lvs. attaining 

 6 in. long, 2^ in. wide; segments alternate, ovate, short- 

 stalked, dentate, with sometimes a deeper cut : fls. at 

 best 2 in. across, strong rosy purple, the spots of the 

 upper petals only a shade or two darker. Pyrenees. 

 Gn. 5.5:1220. — Colors stronger and more uniform than 

 No. 2. 



4. moschattun, L'H^rit. Mostly stout and glandu- 

 lar: Ifts. large, short-stalked, ovate to elliptical, serrate, 

 broad-lobed : stipules large, rather obtuse : sepals not 

 terminated by bristles: filaments 2-toothed. Mediterra- 

 nean, Orient. -^ ^ 



EKPfiTION. All referred to Viola. 



EROCA (etymology in dispute; probably from the 

 Latin to burn, in allusion to the hot seeds). Cruciferce. 

 Perhaps half a dozen herbs of Eu. and W. Asia, annual 

 or biennial. Allied to Brassica : diflfers in the shorter, 

 more turgid silique, with keeled valves ; style elon- 

 gated; seeds in two rows. E. satlva, Mill., Roquette or 

 Tira, is the only species cult, in this country. It is a. 

 weedy, hispid annual, resembling a Mustard, 2-3 ft. 

 high, with lyrate-ninnatifid lvs. and creamy yellow fls. 

 See Eoqnette. L H B 



EB'^NGITJM (a name used by Theophrastus for 

 some sort of thistle). Umbellltero! . Sea Holly. The 

 Sea Hollies are among the most bizarre of garden 

 plants, and are chiefly valued for the steel-blue or 

 purplish east of their rigid stems, prickly foliage and 

 teasel-like heads. They look like thistles, and do not 

 stiggest any rchition to the umbelliferous family of 

 "•'litr' flnworpd iiiiil.rls of wild 

 '' 'I'll'' ^'iiins has perhaps 



■iking to be used 



which the Ha 

 carrot are a ■ ■' 

 100 species, m 

 All those di'sr 

 The Sea H.. 

 as elements ii 

 tures, and their proper place is the hardy border, 'the 

 natural repository for all sorts of curious things. Here 

 they perpetually challenge one's curiosity and interest. 

 There are two very distinct groups of them, one with 

 much-cut foliage, as shown in Fig. 776, the other the 



776. Eryngium amethysticum. 



"Pandanus group," with long, undivided leaves. A 

 very different list of species is cult, abroad, but the 

 main types are here now, and a collection of kinds is 

 not as artistic as well massed groups of a single kind. 

 They are slightly used in subtropical bedding. The 

 dried stems retain their color, and are sometimes hung 



