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ERIOBO'TRYA. Loquat. (From erion, 

 wool, and botrys, a bunch of grapes; 

 referring to the downy flower racemes. 

 Nat. ord., Appleivorts [Pomacese]. 

 Linn., \Q-Icosandria 2-Diyynia. Allied 

 to Photima.) 



Half-hardy evergreen fruit-trees, with white 

 flowers. Cuttings of side shoots, from one to 

 two inches in length, in sand under a bell-glass, 

 and in a few days placed in bottom-heat; by 

 seeds in a hotbed as soon as gathered ; also by 

 grafting on the White Thorn, or, better still, 

 on the Quince. Peat and loam ; will grow 

 against a wall with a protection in winter ; has 

 been fruited in pots by turning it out to rest in 

 summer, giving a stove heat in winter, when it 

 flowered in December and fruited in April. 



E. elli'ptica (oval-fruited). 12. Nepaul. 1823. 

 Japo'nica (Japanese). 15. October. Japan. 

 1787. 



ERIOCAU'LON. Pipewort. (From 

 erion, wool, and caulos, a stem. Nat. 

 ord., Pipeworts [Eriocaulaceae]. Linn., 

 3-Triandria 3-Trigynia.) 



The only known European Pipewort is E. 

 septangulare, a small bog or marsh plant in 

 the Isle of Sky. There are five other species, 

 but all more curious than beautiful. 



ERIOCE'PHALUS. (From erion, wool, 

 and kephale, a head ; referring to the 

 appendage. Nat. ord., Composites [As- 

 teracese]. Linn., IQ-Syngenesia -Ne- 

 cessaria. ) 



Greenhouse evergreens from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Cuttings of young shoots, getting firm, 

 in April, in sand, under a glass : sandy loam 

 and a little peat. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 



E. decussa'tus (crossed). 4. Yellow. April. 

 1816. 



purpu'reus (purple). 4. Purple. April. 1816. 



racemo'sus (racemed). 3. Yellow. March. 



1739, 



ERIOCHA'SMA. From erion, wool, 

 and chasme, a rent ; referring to the 

 spore cases. Nat, ord., Ferns [Poly- 

 podiacete]. Linn., 2-Cryplogamia 1- 

 Filices.) 



Ferns with brown or brownish-yellow spores 

 Division, before fresh growth commences ; pea 

 and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter 

 50 to 55. The greenhouse species will do 

 with 5 to 10 lower temperature. E. vestita 

 is hardy. 



GREENHOUSE. 



E.di'stans (distant), j. May. Wales. 1823 



hi'rta (hairy). . May. C. of G. Hope. 1816 



stella'pilis (starry -haired). Way. N. S 



Wales. 1840. 



sulca'ta (furrowed). May. N. S. Wales 



veati'ta (clothed). $. August. America 



1812. Hardy. 



STOYE. 



E, hypoleu'ca (white beneath). July. W. In- 

 dies . 



lanugino'sa (woolly). . July. Bourbon. 



1818. 



ru'fa (reddish). August. W.Indies. 1830. 



tomento'sa (woolly). May. N. S. Wales. 



1842. 



ERIOCHI'LUS. (From erion, wool, 

 and cheilos, a lip ; downy on the la- 

 )ellum or lip. Nat. ord., Orchids [Or- 

 chidaceffi]. Linn., 2Q-Gynandria 1- 

 Monandria.} 



Ground orchids from Australia. Divisions ; 

 )eat and loam, both fibry, with a portion of 

 sand and lumps of charcoal. Winter temp., 

 40 to 50. 



E. autumna'lis (autumnal). 1. Red. October. 

 1823. 



dilata'tus (dilated). May. 



latifo'lius (broad-leaved). October. 



multiflo'rus (many-flowered). March. 



sea' her (rough). September. 



ERIO'COMA. (From erion, wool, and 

 home, hair ; referring to the appendage 

 on the seed of Composites. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19- 

 Syngenesia 3-Frustranea. Allied to Rud- 

 beckia.) 



Half-hardy evergreens, with white flowers, 

 from Mexico. Cuttings in May, in sandy soil, 

 under a hand-light; sandy loam. Winter 

 temp., 35 to 40. 

 E.floribu'nda (many-flowered). 3. October. 



1828. 

 fra'grans (fragrant). 3. September. 1828. 



ERIODE'NDRON. (From erion, wool, 

 and dendron, a tree ; referring to the 

 silky wool in seed-pods. Nat, ord., 

 Sterculiads [Sterculiacse]. Linn., 16- 

 Monadelphia 8-Polyandria. Allied to 

 Boinbax.) 



Stove trees ; seeds in a hot-bed ; rich sandy 

 loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80; winter, 50 

 to 55. 



E. anfractuo'sum (winding). 100. Scarlet. 

 East Indies. 1739. 



Caribat'um (Caribean). 70. Cream. West 



Indies. 1739. 



Guinee'nse (Guinea). 150. Scarlet. Guinea. 



1826. 



leianthe'rum (smooth-flowered). 70. Scarlet. 



Brazil. 1818. 



ERIO'GONUM. (From erion, wool, 



gonu, a joint ; downy at the joints of 



the stems. Xai. ord.,~tuckwlieats [Poly- 



gonaceee]. Linn., Q-Enneandria 1- 



j Monogynia. Allied to Polygonum.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, with ydlow 

 j flowers, from North America. Seeds and divi- 

 sions in March and April ; loam and a little 

 peat. 



