ero'dium. 



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shelf, till they have grown sufficiently 

 large to he potted off singly into small 

 pots ; when they should he allowed to 

 remain a few days in the house till 

 they are well-rooted ; after which 

 they may be placed in the frame 

 Avith the large plants. Heaths in 

 pots should never have saucers to 

 stand in, and they should be watered 

 twice a day in summer, and once in 

 winter. 



Eri v nus. -ScrophvlarinecB.— Only 

 two species are known, one of which 

 is a beautiful little plant with purple 

 flowers, which grows naturally on old 

 walls, and is admirably adapted for 

 rockwork, as it continues flowering 

 profusely all the summer. It is in- 

 creased by seeds, or by dividing the 

 roots; and it requires scarcely any 

 soil to grow in, but the most suitable 

 is peat, and pounded bricks or lime- 

 rubbish. 



Eriobo'trya. — Rosacea. — E. 

 japonica, formerly called Mespilus 

 japonica, the Loquat-tree of the 

 East Iudies, is a very handsome tree 

 for planting in a conservatory for its 

 noble leaves. It bears clusters of 

 white flowers, and yellow fruit. In 

 warm situations it will stand in the 

 opeu air, but it requires protection 

 from severe frosts. It should be 

 grown in a rich loamy soil, and is ge- 

 nerally propagated by grafting on the 

 common Hawthorn. 



Ero v dium. — Geraniacece. — The 

 Wild Geranium. The genus Ero- 

 dium differs from Geranium and Pe- 

 largonium in the shape of its seed- 

 vessel. In all the three, the seed-pod 

 resembles the head and beak of a 

 bird; in Geranium it resembles a 

 r.rane's bill, in Pelargonium it is a 

 stork's bill, and in Erodium a he- 

 ron's bill. Besides these, the late 

 Mr. Sweet divided the Geraniacece 

 into a great many genera, which are 

 now seldom to be met with. The 

 Erodiums are dwarf annuals, and 



perennials, with pretty flowers, only 

 suitable for rockwork. The tender 

 kinds are grown in a mixture of sandy 

 loam and peat, and the hardy ones in 

 any common garden-soil ; and they 

 are increased by seeds, division of the 

 roots, and cuttings. 



Ery'simum — Cruciferce. — Hedge 

 Mustard. Most of the kinds are ' 

 weedy plants, generally biennials, sel- 

 dom grown in British gardens. One 

 species, E. Perofskianum, an an- 

 nual, with dark -orange flowers, intro- 

 duced in 1838, has become popular 

 from its beauty. E. Ibericum, Dec, 

 (Cheiranthus armeniacus, Botani- 

 cal Magazine,) a perennial introduced 

 in 1803, somewhat resembles E. 

 Perofskianum in appearance, ex- 

 cept that its flowers are yellow in~ 

 stead of orange. These plants grow 

 best in sandy peat mixed with a little 

 loam ; and they are quite hardy. 



Erythr.e v a. — Genti.ana.cecB. — 

 The Lesser Centaury. Little pink- 

 flowered plants, mostly annuals, suit- 

 able for rockwork. The seeds should 

 be sown in autumn in the open bor- 

 der, and the plants removed in patches, 

 with earth attached, to the rockwork 

 in spring. 



Erythri'na. — Leguminosece. — 

 The Coral Tree. Stove and green- 

 house shrubs, with splendid coral-co- 

 loured flowers. E. laurifblia, and 

 E. C rista-gatti, will grow in the 

 open air, and they will flower magni- 

 ficently in a warm sunny border, if 

 sheltered by a south wall. The soil 

 should be a sandy loam, or loam and 

 peat ; and they are propagated by cut- 

 tings of the young wood struck in 

 sand under a glass, but without bot- 

 tom-heat. 



Erythro^nium. — Tulipacece. — 

 See Dog's-tooth Violet. 



Escallo'nia. — Escalloniacece. — 

 Beautiful shrubs, natives of South 

 America, which are nearly hardy in 

 the climate of London. They grow 



