Erimis 



(326) 



Eriospermum 



ERINUS. 



A lovely little Alpine plant (ord. Scrophular- 

 inere), which is valuable for crevices in rock and 

 fcrall gardens. It likes a light, dry soil, and is best 

 propagated by seeds sown in spring or autumn 

 where the plants are to bloom. In wet districts it 

 suffers from winter rains unless in a vertical 

 position in the rockery. The South African species 

 are not generally grown. 



Principal Species : 



alpinus, 4'' 

 vars. 



My., pur. There 



and ro. 



racemosu?, 3', Mch. , yel. 



Erinosma (sec LCKCOJUIH). 

 Eriocalia, (sec Actinotou). 

 Eriocainpa (nee Saaefiief). 

 Eriocarpha (fee Montanoa). 



EuiGEUON MACUANTHUS (we p. 325). 



ERIOCEPHALUS. 



These South African plants (ord. Composite) 

 are shrubby and evergreen, needing greenhouse 

 protection. Propagation, by cuttings in spring, and 

 a compost of sandy loam and peat. 



Principal Species : 

 africauus, 4'. win., wh. 

 glaber, 4'. Ap., yel. 



ERIOCHILUS. 



A small group of terrestrial Orchids (ord. 

 Orchidaceic) from Australia. They will grow in a 

 cool house if placed in sandy peat and fibrous loam 

 over good drainage. 



Principal Species : 

 autumnalis. 1', Oct., red. 



ERIOCNEMA. 



Beautiful little stove foliage plants (ord. Melas- 

 tomacea:), that need to be treated like Ancecto- 

 chiluses and Bertolonias, in peat, sand, and moss, 

 in a close case or under a bell-glass. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 

 a:nea (correctly Bertolonia marmoruta (correctly Ber- 



aenea). tolouia marmorata). 



Fascination, 6", Aug. , pk. Saiider:, 6", a'ut., gru., 

 wh. Ivs. 



ERIODENDRON (syn. CEIBA). 



Very tall-growing trees (ord. Malvaceae), closely 

 allied to the genus Bombax. Under cultivation 

 they are evergreen stove trees, raised from seed 

 ami grown in substantial loam with sand. 



Principal Species : 



anfractuosum, 100', sc. 



ERIOGONUM. 



Pretty perennial or annual plants (ord. Polygon- 

 aceas), generally hardy on rockwork, where they 

 prefer to be planted between large stones in a 

 sunny position, in peaty soil. Propagated by seeds 

 ur division in spring. 



Principal Species : 

 coinpositura, 1', Je., per., 



wh. 

 corymbosum, 1', Je., ro., 



wh. , yel. 



yel. 



flavum, 1', Je., per., 



(syn. sericeum). 

 umbellatum, 1', Je., yel. 



(si/n .. stellatum) . 

 Sileri. 



ERIOPHORUM. (COTTON GRASS.) 

 Very pretty plants (ord. Cyperacea:), which may 

 advantageously be grown in moist, peaty soil at 

 the edges of ponds or in the larger bog gardens. 

 Polystachion is the Cotton Grass of British bogs. 

 Principal Species : 



nlpinum, 1*. 



polystachiou, 1'. vaginatum, 1'. 



ERIOPSIS. 



A small genus of stove plants (ord. Orchidacese) 

 that are not widely cultivated, though fairly 

 attractive when flowering. Soil, fibrous peat and 

 sphagnum. 



Principal Species : 



Helena, or. rutidobulbon, 21', Ap., 



Aug., pur., br. 



ERIOSEMA. 



Stove evergreen shrubs (ord. Leguminosa;). 

 Propagated either by seeds or cuttings, in early 

 spring. Soil, equal parts of peat and loam with 

 sand. 



Principal Species : 

 graudiflorum, 2', Aug., violaceuin, 4', Mch., pur. 



yel. 



ERIOSPERMUM. 



Kather pleasing greenhouse bulbs (ord. Liliacere), 

 of which only a few are in cultivation in botanic 

 gardens. They are propagated by offsets, and 

 prefer a peaty soil, and to have a period of rest in 

 winter. 



Principal Species : 

 albucoitles, 9", Jy., yel. 

 Bellemleuii, 1', Jy.,bl. 

 brevipes, 11', Jy., wh. 



proliferum, 9", Jy., wh., 

 gm. 



Eriochosma (see Kutlioclilamcf). 

 Eriocoma (see Ifontanoc) . 

 JSriopajijnts (see Layic^ . 



