58 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. 



Returning to the garden b(jr(ler, where the more robust 

 and fragrant wallHowers show their cheerful green all the 

 winter^ and their golden, fiery, and sanguinary flowers in 

 spring, mention should be made of two sj^ecies of Ery^iuiuiib 

 that are renowned for the splendour of their flowers. 



One of these is the Persian treacle mustard [E. Perof- 

 sJcUinum), a splendid annual, received at the Edinburgh 

 Botanic Garden in 183S from Dr. Fisher as a native of 

 Cubul, but in B. J/., •3,757, it is described, on the authority 

 of Lady Mary Catheart, as a native of Persia, where it is 

 as great a favourite as the wallHdwer is with us. This 

 l.ieauty is usually gavjwii from seeds sown in autumn, but 

 the seeds may be sown in Mai'cli and April. 



The other plant is Marshall's wallflower [Eri/.^imuiii 

 MarishiiU'ianuin) , also known as (_'he'iraiitliuii JLiriluiUi. 

 This is always grown from cuttings, as it never or but 

 rarely produces seed. It forms a neat little bush, which in 

 early summer ^n'oduces a profusion of showy flowers of a 

 buff-tinted apricot. In the early days of the bedding 

 system it was much employed in geometrical colouring. 



