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ERI 



"very often destroy the young leaves of 

 plums and peaches. 



ERA'NTHEMUM. (From eroo, to love, 

 and atithos, a flower; referring to the 

 beauty of the flowers. Nat. ord., Acan- 

 thuds [Acanthaceae]. Linn., 2-Diandria 

 1-Monoyynia.) 



Cuttings of points of shoots when a little firm 

 in sandy loam, in bottom-heat, under a hand- 

 glass ; peat one part, loam two parts. Sunimei 

 temp., 60 to 75; winter, 45 to 55. 

 E. acanthopfw'rum (thorny). Lilac. July. China. 

 1822. 



albiflo'rum( white-flowered). 2. White. July. 



ambi'guum (doubtful). 2. Red. July. 1821. 



Barlerioi'des (Barleria-like). Blue. August. 



E. Ind. 1824. 



bi'color (two-coloured). . White, red. July. 



Lucona. 1802. 



Cape'nse (Cape). 1. Purple. May. E. Ind. 



1818. 



crenulu'tum (scolloped). 1. Lilac. October. 



Nepaul. 1824. 



e'legc^ns (elegant). 3. Scarlet. June. Guinea. 



1824. 



.facu'ndum (ever-blowing). 1$. Lilac. June. 



Brazil. 1829. 



monta'nvm (mountain). 2. Lilac, purple. 



March. Ceylon. 1843. 



pulche'llum (pretty). 2. Blue. April. E. 



Ind. iryS. 



racemo'sum (racemed). Blush. August. E. 



Ind. 1826. 



ro'seum (rosy). 2. Red. May. E. Ind. 1820. 



spino'sum (spined). 3. July. W. Ind. 1733. 



utri'cium (erect). 2. Purple. April. Nepaul. 



1818. 



varia'bile (variable). 2. Purple. June. N. 



Holland. 1820. 



ERA'NTHIS. Winter Aconite. (From 

 er, spring, and anthos, a flower; referring 

 to its early flowering. Nat. ord., Crow- 

 foots [Eanunculaceee], Linn.^ 13-Poly- 

 aiuirla 6-Polygynia.) 



Hardy tubers ; offsets ; common soil. 

 E. hyema'lis (common winter). . Yellow. Fe- 

 bruary. Italy. 1596, 



Sibi'rica (Siberian). *. Yellow. March. 



Siberia. 1825. 



EREM^'A. ( From eremos, solitary; re- 

 ferring to the female organ, or solitary 

 style. Nat. ord., Myrthblooms [Myrta- 

 jese]. Linn., IS-Polyadelpliia %-Polyan- 

 dria. Allied to Metrosideros.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from Swan River. Cut- 

 tings of young shoots in April or May, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass ; peat one part, and loam two 

 parts. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 E. ericifo'lia (heath-leaved). White. June. 



fimbria'ta(tr'mKed-floieered). Purple. June. 



1841. 



pilo>sa (hairy). Pink. June. 1842. 



ERE 'MIA. (From eremos, solitary ; re- 

 ferring to the seed being but one in a 

 cell. Nat. ord., Heatkivorts [Ericaceae]. 

 Linn., S-Octandria 1-Monogynia, Allied 

 to Erica.) 



Greenhouse evergreen, from Cape of Good 

 Hope. Cuttings of the points of shoots when 

 fresh growth has extended beyond one inch; sandy 

 peat. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 E. To'tta (Hottentot). 2. Red. June. 1810. 



EREMU'RUS. (From eremos, solitary, 

 and oura, tail ; referring to the flower- 

 spike. Nat. ord., Lily worts [Liliacese]. 

 Linn., 6-Hexandria I-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Asphodel.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial, with yellow flowers. 

 Divisions ; sandy loam. 



E. Caucu'sicus (Caucasian). May. Caucasus. 

 1834. 



spectu'biiis (beautiful). 2. May. Siberia. 1800. 



E'HIA. (From erion, wool; referring 

 to the down on the leaves of some of the 

 species. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidacese]. 

 Linn., 20-Gynandria I-Monandria. Al- 

 lied to Dend'robium.) 



Stove orchids. Divisions ; fibry peat and chop- 

 ped, decayed moss; the plant to be raised, roots 

 and all, above the surface of the pot or shallow 

 basket. Summer temp., 60 to 90, with plenty 

 of moisture ; winter, 50 to 55, dry. 

 E. clavicau'lis (club-stemmed). White, yellow 

 Chirra. 1837. 



excava'ta (hollowed). Nepaul. 

 floribu'nda. (many-flowered). 1. White, crim- 

 son. Singapore. 1842. 



longicau'lis (long-stemmed). White. Chirra. 



1837. 



longila'bris (long-lipped). White, purple. 



Philippines. 1838. 



panicutu'ta (panicled). Greenish-yellow. E. 



Ind. 



polyu'ra (many-tailed). Pink, purple, yellow. 



Manilla. 



pulche'lla (pretty). Yellow. India. 1840. 



sfella' to, (starred). 2. Yellowish-red. Fe- 



bruary. Java. 



vesti'ta (clothed). 1. Red, brown. India. 1842. 



ERI'CA. Heath. (From erico, to break ; 

 referring to the brittle nature of the wood. 

 Nat. ord., Heathworts [Ericaceae] . Linn., 

 8-Octandria \-Monoyynia.} 



All natives of the Cape of Good Hope, except 

 where otherwise mentioned. Cuttings of the 

 points of shoots, when fresh growth enables the 

 landling of them easily, inserted in sand, the 

 pots previously being half-filled with drainage, 

 and then filled with sandy peat, in various degrees 

 of fineness the rough over the drainage, the fine 

 at the top, all surmounted by, at least, half an 

 nch of silver sand, well pressed and watered, and 

 jressed again a day before using, and then covered 

 with a bell-glass, and set in a close pit or frame. 

 Some slow-growing kinds require to be put into 

 icat, in onier to get cuttings. Sandy peat for 

 all, especially the slow-growing using plenty of 

 drainage; for the very strong-growing, a very 

 ittle fibry loam may be used. In potting from 

 the cutting-pots, it is best to place three or four 

 ound the sides of small pots for the first winter, 

 jingling them out, and then keeping them close 

 the following spring, hardening them off by de- 

 grees ; as larger pots are wanted, pieces of char- 

 coal and sandstone are valuable for keeping the 

 oil open. The pots, if set out of doors, should 



