ERYSIMUM, Nat. Ord. Cruciferce. 
RYSIMUMS are very good and perfectly hardy annuals, of the Mus- 
tard family. They form fair looking 
plants about eighteen inches in height, 
with clusters of yellow or orange, fra- 
grant flowers, and plant and blos- 
som resemble the single Wallflower, 
though both flowers and clusters are 
smaller. Late in the season the Erys- 
imum is very desirable for cutting, and 
although not a flower that we would se- 
lect as one of the best six, yet it is one 
we would not like to dispense with and 
also one that improves with acquaint- 
ance. Some time when you need flowers for loose bouquets or decorations, try the Erysimum. 
ESGHSGHOLTZIA, (California Poppy,) Nat. Ord. PapaveracecB. 
The Eschscholtzias are the most showy of our yellow-flowered annuals. This we well knew, 
but the exceeding briUiance of these flowers when grown in masses we did not realize until we saw 
thousands of acres in their native home, California, shining like 
seas of molten gold. The plant is ^ / \ 
of low growth, the tallest varieties ^ 
being less than a foot in height, A< . w^ /-.^v A^a/; QJ? 
while the dwarf kinds are not more 
than six inches. The leaves are 
finely cut, and glaucous green in 
color. There are now several dis- 
tinct varieties, white, yellow, orange, &c., but the old yellow, known as the California Poppy, is 
quite equal to the best. Seed may be sown in the garden where plants are to flower. 
EUPHORBIA, Nat. Ord. EtiphorbiacecB. 
The Euphorbia marginata is a pretty annual, making a plant nearly two feet in height and 
having the appearance of a shrub or miniature tree. The largest of the leaves are nearly two 
inches in length, growing smaller as they near the tops of the 
branches. The leaves are very pretty light green, surrounded by 
a margin of clear, snowy white, on the large leaves merely a line, 
becoming wider as the leaves get smaller, until the smallest are 
nearly or quite pure white, as are also the flower bracts. It 
grows abundantly w^est of the Mississippi, and is called Snow on 
the Mountains, and we thought this a very appropriate name, 
as we noticed it growing upon the plains, within sight of 
the snow-fringed mountains. For a bed of ornamental-leaved 
plants few things we are acquainted with will give more satisfaction. 
EUTOGA, Nat. Ord. HydrophyllacecB. 
The Eutocas are another pretty class of California annuals, all having blue flowers, though of 
different shades. They are coarse growing plants, but the flowers of the dark colored sorts are 
intensely blue. They do best in a warm sandy soil, at least give more 
flowers in proportion to their foliage than if in a rich strong soil- 
The Eutocas are very desirable for cutting, because 
a flowering branch when placed in water will keep 
in bloom for many days. It seems almost strange 
that we are indebted to California for so many of 
our nice annuals. The lover of flowers, and par- 
ticularly if acquainted with annuals, in travel- 
ing in California finds it hard to persuade himself that he is not in a cultivated garden, and often 
we found ourselves unconsciously looking for the house, the host, and the gardener. 
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