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E. longisfiliquo'sum (long-podded). 1|. Yellow. 

 June. Switzerland. I8iy. 



pa'tulum (spreading). 1. Yellow. June. 



South Europe. 1820. 



Perofskia'num (Perofski's). 1$. Orange. July. 



1838. 



pu'tnilum (dwarf). J. Yellow. May. Switzer- 



land. 1819. 



Redo'wskii (Redowski's). 1. White. June. 



Siberia. 1821. 



RfKB'ticum(KhsHia.n'). 1. Yellow. June. Swit- 



zerland. 181 9. 



slrigo'sum (short-bristled). 1. Yellow. June. 



Siberia. 1806. 



stri'ctum (erect). 2. Yellow. June. Austria. 



1819. 



ERYTHR.E'A. (From erythros, red ; the 

 colour of the flowers of some species. 

 Nat. ord., Gentianworts [Gentianacese]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria l-Monoyynia.) 



The biennial should be sown in autumn ; the 

 perennials, by seedis and division ; sandy loam, 

 with a little peat. The species worth cultivating 

 require a pit or frame in winter. 

 E. aggrega'ta (clustered). $. Red. July. South 

 Europe. 1824. Biennial. 



confe'rta (crowded). . Pink. June. Spain. 



1824. Herbaceous perennial. 



mari'tima (sea). 4. Yellow. July. Switzerland. 



17/7. Herbaceous trailer. 



Masso'ni (Masson's). Yellow. July. Azores. 



1/77. Herbaceous. 



ERYTHRI'NA. Coral-tree. (From ery- 

 thros, red; the colour of the flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabacese]. 

 Linn., 17 -Diadelphia 4^-Decandria.) 



According to Dr. Royle, gum lac is the produce 

 of a species of Coral-tree, J5. monospe'rma, not 

 here in cultivation. Stove plants; all scarlet- 

 flowered. By cuttings of the young shoots break- 

 ing from the old collar of the plant in spring, and 

 when two or three inches long ; also oy cutting up 

 the old flowering-stems when ripe, and in both 

 cases covering with a bell-glass, after placing them 

 in sand, and in a strong bottom-heat ; peat, loam, 

 and dried cow-dung, in equal proportions, with a 

 portion of sand. Summer temp,, 55 to 80 ; win- 

 ter, 45 to 55. E. cri'sta-ga'lli and laurifo'lia do 

 out of doors in sheltered places, cut down, and the 

 roots slightly protected as for fuchsias, in winter. 

 E. eorallodifndrum (coral-tree). 20. May. W. 

 Ind. 1690. 



cri'sta-ga'lli (cock's-comb). 40. June. Brazil. 



1771- 



fu'lgens (brilliant). 10. E. Ind. 1810. 



herba'cea (herbaceous). 3. July. Carolina. 



1824. Herbaceous. 



laurifo'lia (laurel-leaved). 4. August. S. Amer. 



1800. Herbaceous. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 20. Teneriffe. 



18^2. 



ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). 10. E. Ind. 1816. 



pi'ctti (painted). 6. E. Ind. 16^6. 



Portorice'nsis (Porto Ilico). 10. Porto Rico. 



1800. 



secundiflo'ra (side-flowering). 20. Brazil. 1820. 



specio'sa (showy). 10. September. W. Ind. 



1805. 



ERYTHROCHITON. (From erythros, red, 

 and chiton, a tunic; referring to the 

 flower- envelope, or calyx. Nat. ord., Rue- 



worts [Rutaoece], Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 l-Monogyniu. Allied to Galipea.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Seeds and cuttings, in 

 sand and heat; peat and loam. Summer temn.. 

 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



E. Brazilie'nsis (Brazilian). 10. White. July. 

 Brazil. 1842. 



ERYTHROLS'NA. Mexican Thistle. 

 (From erythros, red, and Icena, a cloak ; 

 referring to the scarlet flowers. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteraceae]. Linn., 19-Syn- 

 genesia 1-^Eqitalis. Allied to Carduus.) 



The prettiest of all the Thistles ; seeds in April ; 

 should be treated as a biennial, or not allowed to 

 seed ; the young plants to be kept over the winter 

 in frames, and planted out in May in the Ame- 

 rican beds, where they will rise with numerous 

 branches, crowned with scarlet, thistle-looking 

 flowers. 



E. conspi'cua (conspicuous). 8. Scarlet, orange. 

 September. Mexico. 1825. 



EEYTHRO'NIUM. Dog's-Tooth Violet. 

 (From erythros, red ; refeiTing to the 

 colour of the leaves and flowers of the 

 species first discovered. Nat. ord., Li'y- 

 worts [Liliaceae]. Linn., 6-Hexandria 1- 

 Monogynia. ) 



Hardy bulbs ; offsets ; common garden-soil ; 

 E. lunceola'tum requires a little heat. 

 E. a'lbidum (whitish). $. White. April. Lou si- 

 ana. 1824. 



de'ns-ca'nis (dog's-tooth. Common). $. Lilac. 



March. Europe. 1596. 

 a'Midum (whitish). $. White. March. 



Italy. 15Q6. 

 ru 1 brunt (veA-flowered). $. Red, lilr.c. 



March. Europe. 156. 



gigante'um (gigantic). Yellow. April. N. 



Amer. 



grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). . Yellow. May. 



N. Amer. 1826. 



lunceolti 1 tuin (gpear-head-/i?awed). . Yellow. 



April. N. Amer. 1665. 



longifu' Hum (long-leaved). Rose. March. 



Switzerland. 



ERYTHROPO'GON. (From erythros, red, 

 and pogon, a beard ; referring to the co- 

 lour of the chaffy scales of the flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracesej. Linn., 

 ].Q-Synqenesia 1-sE quails.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Cuttings of young shoots in April, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass ; sandy loam, and a little peat. 

 Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 E. imbrica'tus (imbricated). White. May. 18lff. 



umbella'tus (umbelled). Rose. May. 18l6. 



ERYTHROPHLE'UM. Red Water -tree. 

 (From erythros, red, and phleos, an au- 

 cient name for a prickly plant ; referring 

 to the flow of red juice when the tree is 

 wounded. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plant* 

 [Fabaceaej. Linn., lO-bccandria i-3/a- 

 noyynia. Allied to Mimosa. ) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttsigs of ripened ehooU 



