ENCYOLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
_ Ercilla.—Ord. Phytolaccacem.’ Hardy evergreen creeper. First 
introduced 1840, ; 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy loam. Position, south or south walls; 
sunny. Plant, Sept. or April. Prune after flowering, cutting away 
weak & shortening strong shoots one fourth. Shoots cling to wall like 
those of aoe pao pane by cuttings or layers in autumn, 
‘SPECIES CULTIVATED: HE. volubilis (Syn. Bridgesia spicata), purple, spring, 
10 to 15 ft., Chili. 
Eremostachys (Desert Rod).—Ord. Labiate. Hardy perennial. 
First introduced 1731. 
CULTURE: Soil, light rich. Position, sunny well-drained borders. 
Plant, Oct. or April. Cut off spikes after flowering. Propagate by 
seeds sown 1-16in. deep in light soil in sunny position outdoors in 
April; ; division of roots in Oct, or April. 
PECIES CULTIVATED: E. laciniata, rosy purple and yellow, summer, 2} ft., 
Asia Minor. 
Eremurus.—0Ord. Liliacew. Hardy herbaceous perennials. 
First introduced 1800. 
CULTURE: Soil, light deep rich sandy, well-manured loam. Posi- 
tion, sunny well-drained beds or borders. Plant, Sept. or Oct. Trans- 
peas must not be done oftener than is really necessary. Mulch 
reely with well-decayed manure in autumn. Water copiously in hot 
weather. Protect’in winter by a covering of bracken or dry litter. 
Propagate by division of roots in Oct. or March; seeds sown in heat in 
pprine. growing seedlings on in cold frame for first three years. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: E. Aitchinsonii, red, June and July, 3 to 5 ft., 
Afghanistan; aurantiacus, orange-yellow, May, 2 to 3 ft., Afghanistan; Bungei, 
yellow, June and July, 1 to 3. ft., Persia; himalaicus, white, May and June, 8 ft., 
Himalayas; kaufmannianus, yellow, June, 4 ft., Turkestan; Olge, lilac-purple, 
fragrant, 2 to 4 ft., Turkestan; robustus, pink, May and June, 6 to 10 ft., 
Turkestan; spectabilis, yellow and orange, June, 2 to 4 ft., Siberia; turkestanicus, 
maroon and white, June, 2 to 4 ft., Turkestan. 
Erianthus (Woolly Beard Grass; Ravenna Grass).—Ord. Grami- 
nex. Hardy orn. foliage perennial grass. Inflorescence similar to 
pampas plumes. Leaves, narrow, green. 
CULTURE: Soil, deep loam. Position, sunny well-drained lawns 
or borders. Plant, March or April. Propagate by division of roots in 
March or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: E. Ravenne, 6 ft., Mcditerranean Region. 
Erica (Heath)—Ord. Ericacew. Hardy & greenhouse evergreen 
flowering shrubs. oe. 
CULTURE OF HARDY SPECIES: Soil, sandy peat. Position, 
sunny rockeries, or margins of borders; or massed on banks or in the 
wild garden. Plant, Oct. or March. Prune straggly shoots in April. 
CULTURE OF GREENHOUSE SPECIES: Compost, two-thirds 
fibrous peat, one-third silver sand. Position, well-drained pots, in 
light airy greenhouse Oct. to July, sunny place outdoors July to Oct. 
Repot autumn & winter-flowering kinds in March, summer-flowering 
sorts in Sept. Press the compost firmly in pots. Water carefully 
always, giving sufficient to keep soil uniformly moist; rain, not spring 
water, essential. Prune shoots to within 1 or 2in. of base immediately 
after flowering. Temp., Oct, to March 40° to 45°; March to July 45 
to 55°. Soot-water best stimulant. Propagate greenhouse species by 
cuttings of shoots 1in. long inserted in well-drained pot of sandy peat 
under bell-glass in temp. 60° to 70° in oe 5 hardy species by cuttings 
inserted in sandy peat under bell-glass or hand-light outdoors in Sept. 
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