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E, Pernfskia'num (Perofski's). l. Orange. 

 July. 1838. 



pu'milum (dwarf). . Yellow. May. Swit- 



zerland. 181Q. 



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



Siberia. 1821. 



Rhce'ticum (Rhaetian). 1. Yellow. June. 



Switzerland. 181Q. 



strigo'sum (short-bristled). 1. Yellow. 



June. Siberia. 1806. 



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



1819. 



ERYTHRE'A. (From erythros, red; 

 the colour of the flowers of some spe- 

 cies. Nat. ord,, Gentianworts [G-en- 

 tianaceas]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1-Mo- 

 nogynia.) 



The biennial should be sown in autumn ; the 

 perennial* by seeds and division ; sandy loam, 

 with a little peat. The species worth cul- 

 tivating 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). . Yellow. July. Switzer- 



land. 1777. Herbaceous trailer. 



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



1777. Herbaceous. 



EEYTHEI'NA. Coral Tree. (From 

 erythros, red ; the colour of the flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabacese], 

 Linn., \l-Diadelphia -Decandria.} 



According to Dr. Royle, gum lac is the pro- 

 duce of a species of Coral tree, E. monosperma, 

 not here in cultivation. Stove plants; all 

 scarlet flowered. By cuttings of the young 

 shoots breaking from the old collar of the plant 

 in spring, and when two or three inches long ; 

 also by 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 ; winter, 

 45 to 55. E. cristagalli and laurifolia do 

 out of doors in sheltered places, cut down, and 

 the roots slightly protected as for fuchsias, in 

 winter. 



E. cor alloden' drum (Coral-tree). 20. May. 

 West Indies. 1690. 



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



Brazil. 1771. 



fu'lgens (brilliant). 10. East Indies. 1810. 



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



1824. Herbaceous. 



laurifo'lia (Laurel - leaved). 4. August. 



South America. 1800. Herbaceous. 



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



1822. 



ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved), 10. East Indies 



1816. 



pi'cta (painted). 0. East Indies. 1696. 

 -^ portorice'nsis (Porto Rico). 10. Porto Rico. 



1600. 



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



E. specio'sa (showy). 10. September, West 

 Indies. 1805. 



EEYTHEOCHI'TON. (From erythros, 

 red, and chiton, a tunic; referring to 

 the flower envelope, or calyx. Nat. 

 ord., Rueworts (Rutaceaa]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria \-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Galipea.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Seeds and cuttings, in 

 sand, and heat ; peat and loam. Summer 

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

 E, Braxilie'nsis (Brazilian). 10. White, July. 

 Brazil. 1842. 



ERYTHROLJE'NA, Mexican Thistle. 

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

 referring to the scarlet flowers. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteraceaa], Linn., 

 19-Syngenesia 1-JEqualis. 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 American beds, where it will rise 

 with numerous branches, crowned with scarlet, 

 thistle-looking flowers. 



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

 September. Mexico. 1825. 



ERYTHRO'NIUM. Dog's-Tooth Violet. 

 (From erythros, red; referring to the 

 colour of the leaves and flowers of the 

 species first discovered. Nat. ord., 

 Lilyworts [Liliacese]. Linn., 6-Hexan- 

 dria \-Monogy nia t } 



Hardy bulbs ; offsets ; common garden soil $ 

 E. lanceolatum requires a little heat. 

 E. a'lbidum (whitish). . White. April. 

 Louisiana. 1824. 



De'ns-ca'nis (Dog's Tooth. Common). $. 



Lilac. March. Europe. 1596. 

 a'lbidum (whitish). $. White. 



March. Italy. 15Q6. 

 ru'brum(iK&- flowered). %. Red, lilac. 



March. Europe. 1596. 



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



America. 



grandiflo'rum (large -flowered}. . Yellow. 



May. North America. 1826. 



lanceola'tum(spear-he&&-leaved). $. Yellow. 



April. North America. 1665. 



longifo'lium (long- leaved). Rose. March. 



Switzerland. 



EEYTHEOPO'GOX. (From erythros^ 

 red, and pogon, a beard; referring to 

 the colour of the chaffy scales of the 

 flowers. Nat. ord., Composites. Linn., 

 19-Syngenesia 1-^Equalis.) 



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. 



