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ERITHA'LIS. (From crlthallo, to grow 

 green ; referring to the glossy deep 

 green of the leaves. Nat. ord., Cln- 

 clwnads [ Cinch onaceae]. Linn., 5- 

 Peiitandria 1-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Guettarda.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of young 

 stubby side shoots, in spring or summer, in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, and in bottom-heat ; 

 sandy fibry loam, and a little peat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55 

 E.frutico'sa (shrubby). 15. White. July. 

 Jamaica. 1/93. 



Ti'mon (Timon). 12. East Indies. 1823. 

 ERNO'DEA. (From ernodes, branched. 



Nat. ord., Cinchonads [Cinchonacete]. 

 Linn., o-Pentandria 1-Monoyynia. Al- 

 lied to Spermacoce.) 



Half-hardy evergreen trailer. Division ; dry 

 gravelly soil ; protection of a cold-frame in 

 winter. 



E, monta'na (mountain). . Red. June. 

 Sicily. 1820. 



ERO'DIUM. Heron's - bill. (From 

 crodlosj a heron; referring to the re- 

 semblance of the style and ovaries to 

 the beak and head of the heron. Nat. 

 ord., Cranesbills [Geraniaceee]. Linn., 

 l()-Monadelphia 2-Pentandria. Allied 

 to Geranium.) 



The biennials and annuals may be sown in 

 front of a border in April ; perennials divided 

 in March ; the half-hardy by seeds and divi- 

 sions ; sandy loam ; and the protection of a 

 cold pit in winter. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



E. chi'um (Chian). Blush. June. Levant. 

 1724. 



cico'nmm (stork's). Lilac. July. South 



Europe. 1711. 



grui'num (crane's). Blush. July. Crete. 



1596. 



murica'tum (prickly). J. Red. July. 1827. 



Mu'rcinum (Murcian). 1. Red. Julv. 1827. 



/>tm/>meto/o'ww (Burnet-leaved). j. Pur- 



ple. July. South Europe. 1800. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



E. d</>mna7u.m(doubly-leaneted;. Pink. June. 

 Numidia. 1804. 



gcifo'lium (Geum leaved). 1. Lilac. 1835. 



pulcerule'ntum (powdered). 1. Lilac. 



Spain. 



Roma'num (Roman). $. Purple. June. 



Rome. 1724. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



K. Alpi'num (Alpine). . Red. June. Italy. 

 1814. 



tint hemidifo' Hum (Chamomile-leaved). 4. 



Purple. June. Iberia. 1820. 



L'aucalifo'lium (Caucalis-leaved). 1. Purple. 



June. France. 1816. 



E. glaucophy'llum (grey-leaved). Lilac. July. 

 Egypt. 1732. 



Gjmo'm(Gousson's). 1. Pale purple. June. 



Naples. 1821. 



hi'rtum (hairy). . Purple. June. Egypt. 



littore'um (sea-shore). Lilac. June. Nar- 



bonne. 1818. 



Malapoi'des (Malope-like). . Purple. June. 



North Africa. 1800. 



co'rsicum (Corsican). . Purple. 



June. Corsica. 1817. 



petres'um (rock). ^. Purple. July. South 



Europe. 1640. 



sero'tinum (l&te). J. Blue. August. Siberia. 



1821. 



Stephania'num (Stephan's). . Blue. June. 



Dahuria. 1820. 



styla'tum (long-styled'). . Purple. June. 



1826. 



HALF-HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 E. crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). $. Scarlet. 

 June. Cyprus. 1788. 



glandtilo'sum (glanded). . Purple. June. 



Spain. 1798. 



hymeno'des (Hymen-like). $. Pink. July. 



Barbary. 1789. 



incarna'tum (flesh-coloured). . Flesh. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1787. 

 Evergreen. 



lacinia'tum (fringed). . Red. June. 



Crete. 1794. 



melasti'gnum (black-stigmaed). 1. Purple. 



June. 1823. 



Reicha'rdi (Reichard's). i. White. July. 



Minorca. 1783. 



ERO'PHILA. (From cr, the spring, 

 and phileo, to love, referring to the time 

 of floAvering. Nat. ord., Crucifcrs [Bras- 

 sicaceai]. Linn., 15 - Tctr adynamia. 

 Allied to Draba.) 



Hardy annuals, with white flowers. Seeds ; 

 common soil. 



E. America'na (American). 4- March. North 

 America. 1816. 



pra'cox (early). ^. March. Caucasus. 1820. 



vulga'ris (common). . March. Britain. 

 ERPE'TION. New Holland, or Spur- 

 less Violet. See Vi'ola. 



EBY'NGIUM. Eryngo. (FromEryn- 

 I a eon, a name adopted by Pliny from 

 I Dioscorides. Nat. ord., Umbcllifers 

 ! [Apiac-eep]. Linn., b-Pentan-dria 2-Di- 

 \ yynia. Allied to Sanicula.) 



The roots of E. maritimum and campestre 

 are sweet, aromatic, and tonic ; they are can- 

 died, and sold by the name of Eringo roots. 

 Annual, biennial, and perennial hardy kindnj 

 by seeds and divisions, in common soil; it 

 sandy loam, they will thrive best. Half-hardy 

 species require the protection of a pit, or green- 

 house, iu winter, and also require sandy loam. 



HARDY ANNUALS, &. r C. 



E.tc'nuc (slender). 1. Blue. July. Spain. 

 1824. 



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