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lamiKindsuin Wht. grn. 7, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 1820 

 latifulium . Lgt. blue. 7, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 1800 

 parad6xum 2 Blue . . 7, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 1825 

 parvifdlium . Die. blue . 7, G. Bl. P. J C. G. H. 1796 

 pub&cens Wht. grn. 7. G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 1S20 

 Eriostemon, Smith. From erion, wool, and 

 stemon, a stamen ; because of the woolly sta- 

 mens. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rut&ccce. 

 Beautiful New Holland shrubs, varying from 

 one to three feet high. They grow best in 

 very sandy peat and a little loam mixed, and 

 increase readily from cuttings in sand, or 

 sandy soil. Synonyme: 1, Phebalium neriifd- 

 lium. 



buxifblius . Pink . . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. . 1824 

 cuspidatus . Red . . 5, G. Ev. S. 3 N". Holl. . 1824 

 ericifdlius . Bed . 6, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Holl. . 1824 

 gracilis . . Lilac . . 7, G. Ev. S. 1J N. Holl. . 1831 

 glauc&cens . Lilac . . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. . 1824 

 intermedius. Boso . . 4, G. Ev S. 3 N. Holl. . 1845 

 lanceolatus . Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Holl. . 1823 

 linearif61ius . Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Holl. . 1823 

 myoporoldes White . 9, G. Ev. S. 2 K. Holl. . 1824 

 neriifblius 1 . Rose . . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. . 1847 

 nodifldrus . Blush . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. 1841 



° b fouSi" } Whit0 *< G - Ev - S - 2 A,13tl ' aIla 1825 



obovatus . . Red . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. . 1824 



salicif61ius . Red . . 5, G. Ev. S. 24 N. Holl. . 1824 



scaber . . . Pink . . 5, G. Ev. S. 1J N- S. W. . 1840 



squ&nmeus . Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. . 1S22 



Em<5thrix, He CandolU. From erion, wool, 

 and thrix, hair ; pales woolly. Linn. 19, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Aster&cccc. Synonyme : 1, Bdc- 

 charis lycopodioides. 

 lycopodioldos 1 White 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Mauritius 1S2S 



EtusfTHALES. See Cirsium Erisllhales. 



EltfSMA, Badge. From erisma, strife ; so named 

 from the anomalous form of the genus, which 

 is at so much variance with others. Linn. 1, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Voehyacece. An ornamental 

 plant, thriving well in a mixture of peat and 

 loam, and cuttings of the ripened wood will 

 root in sand, under a glass, in heat. See Di- 

 cera, Philotheca, and Stdchys. 

 floribunda . Blue . 10, S. Ev. T. 12 Guiana . 1825 



Erithalia, Bung. See Gentiana. 



ERfTHALls, P. Browne. From erithallo, to grow 

 green ; alluding to the deep green shining 

 leaves. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. CincJionaccaj. 

 A pretty genus of trees, succeeding well in the 

 stove in a strong heat, and rich loam, mixed 

 with a little peat ; cuttings root readily in 

 sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 frutiedsa . White . 7, 8. Ev. T. 15 Jamaica . . 1793 

 Tlmon . White . 7, S. Ev. T. 15 E. Ind. . . 1823 



Eridm. See Crlnum. 



Erk6dea, Swartz. From ernodes, branched ; 

 the plant is much branched. Linn, i, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Cinclwnaceas. This is, though a 

 dwarf, a very pretty plant, and succeeds best 

 in gravelly soil ; young plants are obtained 

 by dividing the roots. Synonyme : 1, Aspirula 

 caldbrica, Pavitta fastidissima. 

 montana 1 . Rod . 6, F. Ev. Tr. i Sicily . . 1820 



ERdDITJM", L'lleritier. From erodios, a heron ; 

 the carpels resemble the head and beak of that 

 bird. Lima. IS, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gerani&cece. 

 An extensive genus of plants, of considerable 

 beauty ; they thrive well in any common soil, 

 with the usual treatment. Synonymes : 1, E. al- 



phmm; 2, E. gravMcns ; 3, E. chamcedryoides, 

 Gerctnium Peichardi; 4, E. multicaule, ruthi- 

 nicum; 5, E. mullifidum. 

 alplnum . . Red . . 6, H. Her. P. J Italy . . 1S14 



""fMium 31 " I Pur I )Ie ■ 6 > H - Hor - R * Iberia • 1820 



bipinnatu'm. Pink . 6, H. B. i Numidia 1804 



Bdtrys . . Blue . 6, H. A. 3 Italy . . ISIS 



caucaliB- ) Purplo 6j H H or. P. 1 France . 1816 



chlum . ' . Blush . 6, H. A. 1 Levant . 1724 



ciebnium. . Lilac . 7, H. A. i S. Eur. .1711 



cicutifdlium. Purplo . 6, H. A. } France . 1816 



crassif&lium. Scarlet. 6, F. Her. P. i Cyprus . 1788 



glanduld- ) pm . le 7> F Hor p i Spain _ n9s 



sum a i 



geifdlium . Lilac . 6, H. B. \ . 1835 



gl l'um Phyl " ] Lilac • 7 > H ' Her - r ' i Bgypt ■ m2 



grulnuin '. . Blush . 7, H. A. J Crete . . 1596 



Gussonci. . Pa. pur. 6. H. Her. P. 1 Naples . 1821 



hfrtum . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. i Egypt . 1818 



hymenddes . Pink . 7, F. Her. P. j Barbary . 1789 



incarnatum . Flesh . 6, G. Ev. S. j C. G. H. 17S7 



laciniatum . Red . . 6, F. Her. P. f Crete . . 1794 



littbreum . Lilac . 6, H. Her. P. } Narbonne 1818 



malacholdes. Blue . 7, H. A. i S. Eur. . 1596 



malapoldes . Purple . 0, H. Hor. P. £ N. Africa 1800 



c&rsicum . Purple . 6, II. Her. P. 4 Corsica . 1S17 



m mum g " } Purple ' 6 ' F - Her - R 5 ■ 1S23 



moschatum . Purplo . 6, H. A. \ Eng., mead, 



murclnum . Blue . 7, H. A. 1 N. Africa 1819 



muricatum . Red . . 7, H. A. J . 1827 



pelargoniaj-l Li , wM a H Her v j Anatolia. 1S58 



florum . ) 



petrifeum . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. i S. Eur. 



pildsum . . Dk. pur. 7, H, A. | Frauce 



p! S™ m " ! Pur P 10 • 7 > H - A - * s - Bur - 



fdlium . f' 

 pulverul^n-| Lilac 



turn . . ) 

 Reichardi 3 . White . 

 ribifblium . Purple . 

 romanum . Purple . 

 ser6tinum 4 . Blue 

 Stephania- 1 ■, 



num 5 . \ 

 stylatum . . Purple . 



. 1640 

 . 1S0O 



, 1800 



tBlue 



H. B. i Spain . . 



7, F. Her. P. & Minorca . 1783 

 6, H. A. 1 C. G. H. . 



5, H. B. i Rome . 1724 



8, H. Hor. P. J Siberia . 1821 



6, H. Hor. P. i Dahuria . 1S2Q 

 6, H. Her. P. J . 1826 



cieutarium, maritimum. 

 Er6phila, be Cundolle. From cr, the spring, 

 and phileo, to love ; alluding to the time of 

 flowering. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassieaceoz. 

 Minute plants, one of which, E. vulgaris, is a ( 

 native of Britain, and better known by the 

 name of Lraba virna; it is very pretty in 

 spring when seen growing upon old walls, and 

 other like places, where it is generally abun- 

 dant. Any soil seems to suit these plants ; 

 but if it consists chiefly of loam, so much the 

 better they will" grow; seed is produced in 

 abundance. Synonymes: 1, Draba prcecox; 

 2, D. verna. 



amerioana White . 3, H. A. i N. Amer. . . 1816 

 precox 1 . White . 3, H. A. J Caucasus . . 1820 

 vulgaris 2 White . 3, H. A. i Britain, walls. 



Erose, gnawed, bitten ; a term used to denote a 

 particular kind of irregular denticulation. 



Erosely-toothed, the teeth are gnawed, or 

 erose. 



ERPferiON, De CandolU. From erpetos, creeping, 

 and ion, the Greek name for violet ; in refer- 

 ence to the creeping rooting stems. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Violacem. Small, but pretty 

 evergreen creepers, of much interest ; they 

 grow in sandy peat, and are multiplied by 

 parting the roots. Synonymes: 1, Vidla 



