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E. compo'situm (compound). l. June. 



longifo'lium (long-leaved). 2. June. 1822. 



pauciflo'rum (few-flowered). 2. June. 1820. 



seri'ceum (silky). 1. July. 1811. 



tomento'sum (woolly). 2. May. 1811. 



ERIO'PHORUM. Cotton Grass. (From 

 crion, wool, and phoreo, to bear ; in re- 

 ference to the silky tails or coverings 

 of the seeds. Nat. orcl., Sedges [Cype- 

 raceee]. Linn., '3-Triandria 1-Mono- 

 yynia.) 



With the exception of the Sundews, the cot- 

 ton grasses are the prettiest genus in the British 

 Flora, particularly E, capltatum and vagina- 

 turn. They are natives of peat marshes, and 

 do not belong to grasses, though erroneously so 

 called. 



ERIOPHY'LLUM. (From crion, wool, 

 and phi/lion, a leaf ; woolly leaved. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [ Asteracesc] . Linn., 

 1 ( .)-8yngencsict '2-Superftua, ) 



Hardy evergreens from North America. Divi- 

 sions of the roots in spring ; common soil. 



E. ceespito'sitm (turfy). 1. Yellow. May. 1826. 



oppositifo' 'Hum (opposite-leaved). l. Yel- 



low. 



ERIO'PSIS. (From Ena, a genus of 

 Orchids, and opsis, like. Nat. ord., 

 Orchids [Orchidaceaj]. Linn., 20- 

 Gynandria I-Monandria. ) 



Stove orchid. Division; fastened to wood 

 with a little moss. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; 

 winter, 55 to 60. 



E. bilo'ba (two-lobed). U. Orange. Septem- 

 ber. 1845. 



ERIOSPE'RMUM. (From erion, wool, 

 and spcrmos, a seed ; woolly-seeded. 

 Nat. ord., Lihjivorls [Liliaceae]. Linn., 

 6-Hexandria 1-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Anthericum.) 



Greenhouse bulbs from Cape of Good Hope. 

 Offsets; sandy peat. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 E. Bdlende'ni (Bellenden's). 1. Light blue. 

 July. 1806. 



fulioli'ferum (leaflet-bearing). J. Yellow, 



green, July. 1806. 



lancecefo'lium (spear-head-leaved). 1. Light 



blue. July. 1795. 



lanugino'sum (woolly). 1. White, green. 



July. 1820. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 1. Light blue. 



July. 1800. 



parado'xum (wonderful). 1. July. 1825. 



parvlfo'lium (small-leaved). #. Dark blue. 



July. 1796. 



pube'scens (downy). 1. White, green. July. 



1820. 



EKIOSE'MA. (From erion, wool, and 

 sema, a standard ; referring to the top 

 petal, or standard, in a pea-flower. Nat. 

 ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabaceoe]. 



! Linn., 'It -Diadelphia -i-Decandria. Al- 

 j lied to Ehynchosia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Seeds in March ; 

 cuttings in April, in sand, under a glass, and 

 in heat ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 

 ; to 75 ; winter, 48 to 55. 

 j E. grandiflo'ru (large-flowered). 2. Yellow. 

 August. Mexico. 



violu'cea (violet). 4. Purple. March. 



Guiana. 1820. 



ERIOSTE'MON. (From erion, wool, 



! and stemon, a stamen ; appearance of 



i stamens. Nat. ord., Rueworts [Kuta- 



| eero]. Linn. lO-Decandrial-Monoyyuia. 



Allied to Crowea.) 



Greenhouse evergreens from New Holland. 

 Cuttings of young shoots, in April, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, and in about a week plunged 

 in a mild hotbed ; three parts sandy peat, and 

 one sandy fibry loam. Summer temp., 55 to 

 75 ; winter, 45 to 50. 



j E. buxifo'lius (Box-leaved). 2. Pink. May. 

 1824. 



cuspida'tus (spine-pointed). 3. Red. May. 



1824. 



cricifo'lius (Heath-leaved). 3. Red. June. 



1824. 



glaucc'scens (milky-green). Lilac. April. 



1824. 



gra'cilis (graceful). 1. Lilac. June. 1831. 



interme'dmm (intermediate). Rose. April. 



lanceola'tus (spear-head-teawd). 3. Red. 



June. 1823. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 3. White. 1845. 



littearifo'lius (narrow-leaved). 3. Red. June. 



1823. 



myoporoi'des (Myoporum-like). ]. White. 



September. 1824. 



neriifo'lium (Oleander-leaved). 4. Pale 



pink. April. 184/. 



nodiflo'rum (knot-flowered) . Blush. 1841. 



oblongifo' Hum (oblong - leaved). White. 



April. 1825. 



! sca'brum (rough-/cm't'd)- !& Pink. April. 

 1840. 



ERI'OTIIRIX. (From crion, wool, 

 and thrlx, hair ; referring to the appen- 

 dages on the seeds. Nat. ord., Com- 

 posites [Asteraceaj]. Linn., l ( .)-Syn- 

 (jcnesia ^-Super/lua. Allied to Neuro- 

 lasna.) See Ba'ccharis lycopodioi'dex. 



ERI'SMA. (From crisma, strife; re- 

 ferring to the difficulty of assigning 

 their position in the natural arrange- 

 ment. Nat. ord., Tochyads [Vochy- 

 acess]. Linn., l-Monandria 1-Mono- 

 yynia.} 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of young 

 shoots getting firm, in April, in sand, under a 

 glass, and in bottom-heat; sandy loam and 

 peat. Summer temp., 55 to 80 ; winter, 48 

 to 55. 



E , floribu'nda (many-flowered). 40. Blue. 

 October. Guiana. 1825. 



