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EEI 



E.vesti'tabla'nda (charming). 2. Pink. May. 



1827. 



rocci'nea (scarlet). 3. Scarlet. 1789. 



e'legans (elegant). 2. Purple. 1810. 



fu'lgida (bright). 3. Orange. 1789. 



incarna'ta (fash-coloured). 2. Pink. 



'789. 



Mtea (yellow). 3. Yellow. 1789- 



muta'bilis (changeable). 3. Scarlet, 



white. 1800. 

 purpu'rea (purple). 2. Purple. June. 



ro'sea (rosy). 3. Light red. August. 



1789- 



viridiflo'ra(dark- green-flowered). 2. Orange. 



July. 1810. 



vi'ridis (green-flowered). 2. Dark green. 



July. 1800. 



Walkeria'na (Walker's). Red. July. 1806. 



Ze'yheri (Zeyher's). Lilac. June. 1824. 



ERI'GERON. (From er, the spring, 

 and geron, old man ; some being hoary 

 with a downy covering early in the 

 season. Nat. ord., Composites [Aste- 

 racese]. Linn., IQ-Syngenesial-^Eq-ualis. 

 Allied to Stenactis.) 



Seeds and divisions ; garden soil. 

 HARDY ANNUALS. 



E. Bonarie'nsis (Buenos Ayres). l. Purple. 

 July. South America. 1732. 



Canade'nsis (Canadian). 1. White. August. 



England. 



Chine'nsis (Chinese). 1. White. August. 



China. 1818. 



fce'tidum (stinking). Yellow. June. Malta. 

 1688. 



grave'olens (strong-smelling). 1. Yellow. 



July. South Europe. 1633. 



linifo'lius (Flax-leaved). 1. Purple. July. 



South America. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



E, a'cris (sharp). 1A. Blue. July. Britain. 



Chilefrms (Chile). 2. Yellow. September. 



Chile. 1816. 



delphinifo'lius (Larkspur-leaved). lj. Pur- 



S\e. August. South America. 1816. 

 reenhouse. 



divarica'tus (straggling). 1. White. August. 



Mississippi. 1818. 



leeviga'tus (smooth-leaved). 1. White. July. 



Cayenne. 1822. 



podo'licus (Podolian). 1. Purple. July, 



Podolia. 1821. 



HARDY PERENNIALS. 



E. Alpi'nus (Alpine). 1. Purple. July. Scot- 

 land. 



armerioefo'lius (Thrift - leaved). Purple. 



July. Barcelonia. 1829 



a'sper (rough). Purple. August, North 



America. 1828. 



asteroi'des (Aster-like). l. White. July. 



Hudson's Bay. 17/6. 



A'tticus (Attic). It- Purple. July. Attica. 



1816. 



bettidifo'lius (Daisy-leaved), ig. Purple. 



July. North America. 1790. 



Carolinia'nus (Carolina), l, Purple. July. 



North America. 1727. 



Cauca'sicus (Caucasian). $. Purple. July. 



Caucasus. 1821. 



compo' situs (composite). . White, red. 



July. North America. 1811. 



grami'neus (Grass-like). ?. Purple. July. 



Siberia. 1824. 



grandiflo'rus (large-flowered), f. Purple. 



July. Switzerland. 1819. 



hu'milis (humble). J. Flesh. August. 



North America. 1828. 



Lehma'nni (Lehmann's). Lilac. August. 



1828. 



ma'ximum (largest). Purple. July. Mexico. 



1830. Half-hardy. 



Philade'lphicus (Philadelphian). 1. Purple. 



July. North America. 1778. 



pube'scens (downy). White. July. Mexico. 



1827. 



pulche'llum (pretty). Purple. April. Da- 



huria. 1818. 



pu'milum (dwarf). White. August. Da- 



huria. 1818. 



purpu'reus (purple). 1. Purple. August. 



Hudson's Bay. 1776. 



rupe'stris(rock). 4. Purple. July. Swit- 



zerland. 1819. 



specio'sum (handsome). Blue. June. Cali- 



fornia. 1838. 



Villa 1 rsii (Villars's). 1. Purple. July. 



Piedmont. 1804. 



ERINO'SMA. (From er, the spring, 

 and osme, to smell ; referring to the 

 early flowering of this sweet-scented 

 bulb. Nat. ord., Amaryllids [Amarylli- 

 dacese]. linn., Q-Hexandria l-Mo- 

 nogynia. Allied to Galanthus.) 



Once called Leucojum vernum, Hardy bulb, 

 with white flowers ; offsets 5 light garden soil. 

 E. ve'rnum (spring). February. Germany. 



1596. 



Carpa'thicum (Carpathian), g. Fe- 

 bruary. Carpathian Mountains. 1816. 

 mu'ltip lex (full-flowered), 2- March. 



ERI'NUS. (From er, the spring ; re- 

 ferring to the early time of flowering. 

 Nat. ord., Figworts [Scrophulariacese], 

 Linn., \-Didynamia 2-Anyiospennia. 

 Allied to Wulfenia.) 



Half-hardy plants. Seeds and divisions ; 

 mostly require the protection of a cold pit in 

 winter. Succeed well as rock plants in summer, 

 I the soil is sandy loam. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 E. Alpi'nus (smooth Alpine), i. Blue. March. 

 Pyrenees. 1739. 



hispa'nicus (hairy. Spanish). J. Ked. 



March. Spain. 1739. 

 EVERGREENS. 

 E.fra'grans (fragrant). 4. White, yellow. 

 May. Cape of Good Hope. 1776. 



Lycknide'a (Lychnidea). 4. Yellow, white. 



May. Cape of Good Hope. 



tri'stis (dark-flowered). 1. Purple. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1825. 



