GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 



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plant ; leaves short, deep green ; flowers tubular, in 

 terminal umbels, very numerous, deep scarlet, clothed 

 with short hair. August to September. 



E. colorans verna.—K soft-wooded erect-growing 

 kind; flowers white, suffused with reddish -pink. 

 March to May. 



E. clepressa. — A hard- wooded slow-growing species ; 

 sometimes known as E. hiimilis. Growth drooping ; 

 leaves intense deep green; flowers tubular, pale 

 yellow ; very handsome. May to July. 



E. depressa muUiJlora. — This resembles the pre- 

 ceding in its intense deep green leaves and yellow 

 flowers, but the growths do not droop as in the 

 species ; it is also generally a little later in flower- 

 ing. June to August. 



E. Devoniana. — A handsome variety, with some- 

 what broad leaves for a Heath ; flowers tubular, in 

 umbels, swollen at the base, reddish-purple. May 

 to June. 



E. Doicglasii. — Growths lax ; flowers tubular, 

 tender, in terminal umbels, tubes deep flesh-colour ; 

 limbs large, spreading, white. June to July. 



E. effusa. — A superb variety, of robust constitu- 

 tion. Leaves tomentose ; flowers in terminal whorls 

 of from ten to twelve, tubes inflated at base, crimson- 

 scarlet ; limb reflexed, soft primrose-yellow. June 

 to August. 



E. clegans. — Habit of growth somewhat depressed, 

 very shrubby ; leaves long and fleshy, glaucous ; 

 calyx large, bright rosy-red ; corolla contracted, 

 nearly same colour as calyx, tijiped with green ; very 

 handsome. May to July. 



E. elegans glaiica. — Similar to the preceding, but 

 larger in all its parts, more erect in habit, and freer 

 in growth ; very glaucous. May to July. 



E. eximia s^iperha. — A close compact-habited kind, 

 and a free bloomer; flowers in whorls, tubular, 

 about an inch long, bright red, tipped with olive- 

 green. June to July. 



E. cxsurgens. — A strong erect-growing species, 

 with tubular flowers upwards of an inch long, 

 slender at the base, swelling upwards, dark orange ; 

 stamens exserted. "Winter months. 



E. Fnirrieana. — Leaves furnished with long hairs 

 at the edges. A profuse bloomer; flowers large, 

 in terminal umbels, tubular, much inflated at base, 

 contracted at the mouth, rich deep rose, purple 

 band at neck ; limb white. A superb variety. June 

 to August. 



E. ferruginea siiperba. — A free bloomer and of good 

 constitution. Leaves thickly clothed with rusty- 

 brown hairs ; flowers tubular, bright rosy -red. July 

 to August. 



E.Jloricla. — An erect free-growing plant. Leaves 

 clothed with a grey tomentum ; flowers small but very 

 numerous, campanulate, creamy-white. May to July. 



E. gemmifera. — A very handsome species, frc- 

 (juently to be found in gardens under the name 

 of E. Massonii minor. Leaves furnished with long 

 hairs at the margins ; flowers disposed in whorls 

 of eight or more, tubular, deep red, paler towards 

 the neck ; segments tipped with green. July to 

 August. 



E. gracilis.— A. soft-wooded free-growing species, 

 with smooth, bright green leaves ; flowers globose, 

 small but produced in the greatest abundance, 

 reddish-purple. There are two varieties, an autumnal 

 bloomer and a spring bloomer. Saving in the time 

 of flowering there is no distinction. 



E. grandinosa. — A free-growing kind, with bright 

 green leaves ; flowers globose, smooth, and pure 

 white ; popularly known as the Hailstone Heath. 

 May to July. 



E. Hartnclliana. — A handsome variety, free in 

 growth and an abundant bloomer ; flowers disposed 

 in large whorls, tubular, red at base, banded with 

 green at the neck ; limb white. May and June, 



E. hyh'ida. — Sometimes found under the name of 

 E. cylindrica. It is an erect, free-growing, soft' 

 wooded kind, with smooth, bright green leaves, and 

 long tvibular flowers of a brilliant red. May and 

 June. 



E. hyemalis. — This is perhaps the best-known 

 Heath in cultivation. It is very largely grown for 

 decorative j)u.rposes. It is a free-growing erect 

 plant, with pale green leaves, and an abundant 

 bloomer; flowers bcU-shaped, drooping, reddish- 

 pink at the base, white towards the mouth. . There 

 is also a pure white variety. December to March. 



E. infandihuUformis. — A handsome free-flowering 

 species ; flowers tubtdar, slender, tubes red ; limb 

 spreading, pure white. June to August. 



E. intermedia. — A strong and rapid-growing plant, 

 producing its large whorls of drooping pure white 

 flowers in abundance. April to July. 



E. Irhyana. — Flowers large, disposed in whorls, 

 flask- shaped, sharply contracted at top, rosy-pink, 

 neck banded with greenish-black ; a very flno plant. 

 July to August. 



E. Jacksoniana. — A very beautiful variety ; flowers 

 in whorls, tubular, deep red ; a dark band round the 

 neck ; limb white. July to September. 



E. jasminiflora alba. — A most desirable, strong- 

 growing, hard-wooded plant, producing very large 

 and long flask-shaped flowers, which arc pure white. 

 June to August. 



E. McNahiana. — This fine Heath was named in 

 honour of IMr. McNab, curator of the Botanic 

 Gardens, Edinburgh, who gathered together a very 

 fine collection of these plants, and whose skill in 

 their cultivation has become historical. Leaves 

 thick, slightly recurved and deep green; flowers 



