ERl ERI 
ERI ERI 
beUidifdlms, 1 .Purple . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1790 
bonariensis . . Purple . 7» H. A. S. Amer. . 1732 
eanadeusls . . White . . 8, H. A. England 
carolinianils . . Purple . 7> H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1727 
caucasicus . . Purple . 7» H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1821 
chilensis, 2 . . Yellow . 9, H. B. Chile . . 18.16 
chiuensis . • , White . . 8, H. A. China . . 1818 
compdsUhs . . Whf. red . 7> H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 181 1 
contortus . . . Pa. par. . 7> H. R . 1826 
delphinifdllua . Purple . 8t G. B. S. Amer. . 1816 
divaricatus . . White . . 8, H. B. Mississippi 1818 
glabellas . . . Blue . . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1825 
glaucus, 3 . . Purple aH G. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1812 
gramlneus . . Purple . 7. H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1824 
grandiflorus . Purple . 7. H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 1819 
gravedlens . . Yellow . 7i H. A. S. Eur. . . 1633 
^terophvUas, 4 . White. . 7» H. B. N. Amer. . 1640 
humllls ■ . . . Flesh . . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1828 
inrolucratus . . S. Her. P. Brazil . . 1828 
iamaicrasis . . Purple . 8, S. A. 'Jamaica . 1818 
laerig&tus . . . White . . 7» H- Cayenne . 1822 
^hmanni . . Lilac . . R H. Her. P. . 1828 
linifplius, 5 . . Purple . 7» H. A. S. Amer. . 
longifulius . . Purple . T, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1820 
nuihcauUs . . White . . 7, «. Her. P. N. Amer. .1812 
philadelphichs . Purple . 7. H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1778 
podolicus . . . Purple . 7. H. B. PodoUa . . 1821 
purpureus . . Purple . 8, H. Her. P. Huds. Bay . 1776 
pusillus . . . White. . 8, H. A. N. Amer. . 1823 
rupestris . . . Purple . 7» H- Her. P. Switzerl. . 1819 
strigosQs . . . White . . 7, H. B. N. Amer. . 1816 
unifloriis . . . Purple . 8, H. Her. P. Scotland . 
Villfirsii . . . Purple . 7i H. Her. P. Piedmont . 1804 
ErInbum, Fries. From erinos, a hedgehog; because 
of its erinaceous appearance. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 
Or. Fungi. Very minute species, mostly brown or 
whitish ; they are found growing in little tufts, on 
rarious kinds of leaves — acerintlm, alneom, aHreom, 
betulJnfim, clandestinfim, fagininm, grlsiam, Ju~ 
glandls, lanOsttm, P3df, poputlnQm, Pseudo-pldtdm, 
purpurdscins, pyrinUm, rOsi&m, SOrbI, tilidciBLm, 
tortuOsOm, FItis. 
EhInus, prickly, rough. 
Erinus, Linn. Meaning unknown. Erinos is the 
wild fig-tree. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophu- 
lariacece. These are pretty dwarf species, and should 
be in every collection of Alpines. If the soil is sandy, 
they will succeed well, and young plants are easily 
obtained from seeds, or divisions. 
alplnus .... Blue . . 3, H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 1739 
frftgrJns . . . Wht. yeL 5, G. Ev. 8. R G. H. . 1776 
hispinicCis ... Red . . 3, H. Her. P. Spain . .1739 
Lychnld« . . .YeL wht. . 5, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 
trlstls ... .Purple . 5, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1825 
ERioBdTRi^A, Lindley. From erion, wool, and hotrys, 
a bunch of grapes ; the raceme is very woolly. 
Linn. 12, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Rosacea. E. japonica is 
the loquat tree of Japan, and is deserving of the 
most extensive culture, both as a plant of ornament 
and utility. The flowers are produced in terminal 
bunches in January, and the fruit ripens, and is 
fit for table, in April. Plants may be obtained 
from cuttings, seeds, or grafting. By cuttings, 
take off the young ripe wood in J une, each cutting 
about two inches lo^, always cut off at a joint ; 
plant them in a pot of sand, under a glass, plunged 
up to the rim of the pot in a brisk heat, and they 
will soon root. By seeds, as soon as they are 
pithered, they must be sown in a pot of fine-sifted 
leaf-mould, and the pot plunged in a brisk heat ; 
the soil should be covered with moss, to prevent 
the surface drying, and in about a fortnight young 
plants will make their appearance. When about 
an inch high, they should be planted singly into 
thimble pots, in a mixture of leaf and heath-mould 
broken very fine ; plunge the pots a^in in a hotbed 
till they require another potting, after which, treat 
them as old plants. The best stock for grafting on 
is the Whitethorn, and for plants grown in the 
stove, the end of October is the best time for graft- 
ing, and if growing out of doors, graiting may 
readily be performed at the usual grafting season. 
Synonymes : J. Mespilus cuila. 2. M. japonica. 
elliptlca, 1 . . White . F. Ev. T. Nepal . .1823 
japonica, 2 . . White . 10, F. Ev. T. Japan . .1787 
Eriocaut^n, Linn. From erion, wool, and caulon, a 
stem ; in allusion to the woolly stems. Linn. 3, 
Or. .3, Nat. Or. Restiacea. Very interesting plants, 
particularly E. septangulare, which flourishes ex- 
ceedingly well in Scotland, where, in some parts, 
it is found in abundance. 
austral^ .... Wliite . . 6, G. P. N. HolL . 1820 
decangulaiO . . White . . 7, H. Aq. P. N. Amer. . 1826 
fascic^atum . . White . . 7i S. A. Guiana . . 1 825 
septangular^ . . White . . 9, H. Aq. P. Scotland . 
Eriocbphalus, Linn. From erion, wool, and kephale, 
a head ; the wooUy seeds are collected into heads. 
Linn. 10, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Composita. Cape ever- 
green shrubs, of considerable beauty, sometimes 
growing to the height of six feet. They are cul- 
tivated with success in peat and sandy loam mixed, 
and cuttings root freely in sand, or sandy soil, 
a/ricanus . . . Yellow . 2, G. Ev. S. C. G. H- . 1732 
decusaatus . . . Yellow . 4, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1816 
purpur^us . . . Purple . 4, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1816 
racemo.-us . . . Yellow . 3, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1739 
spinescens . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1816 
Eriochilus, R. Brown. From erion, wool, and cheilos, 
a lip; alluding to the disk of the labellum being 
pubescent. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacea. 
This plant thrives best in an equal mixture of 
light turfy loam, peat, and sand, with the pots 
well drained, to let the water pass off readily; 
increased by divisions of the roots. Synonyme: 1. 
Epipactis cucullata. 
autumn^s ... Red . . .10, G. Ter. N. HolL . 1823 
Eriocoma, Kunth. Derived from erion, wool, and 
home, hair; alluding to the woolly palese. Linn. 
19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Composita. Very pretty Mexican 
shrubs, growing about three feet high, and culti- 
vated in almost any common soil, and cuttings root 
freely in sand, or sandy soil, 
floribunda . . . Wliite . 10, F. Ev. S. Mexico . .1828 
fragxAna . . . White . 9, F. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1828 
EriodbndrSn, Decandolle. From erion, wool, and 
dendron, a tree ; the capsule is filled with a fine, 
silky, woolly substance. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 
Sterculiacea. These are noble plants, growing from 
fifty to a hundred feet high, in a strong, humid 
heat, and good rich loam and sandy peat mixed ; 
they may be increased from seeds. The woolly 
coat of the seeds of some of the species is used in 
different countries for stuffing cushions, and similar 
purposes. Synonymes : 1. Bombax pentandrum. 2. 
E. caribaum. 3. Bombax erianthos. 
anfractuOsum, 1 . Scarlet . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1739 
caribsum, 2 . . Cream . . S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1739 
guine^nse ... Scarlet . S. Ev. T. Guinea . . 1826 
leianthfrum, 3 . Scarlet . S. Ev. S. Brazil . . 1818 
ERidodNOM, Michaux. From erion, wool, and gonu, 
a joint ; alluding to the stems being woolly at the 
joints. Linn. 9, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polygonacea. The 
species of this genus are very pretty, and easily 
cultivated in loam and peat, and young plants are 
obtained with ease from seeds. Synonyme: 1. E. 
Jlavum. 
compAaltum . . Yel. wht . 6, H. Her. P. N. Albion . 
longifollum . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1822 
pauciflOrum . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Louisiana . 1820 
aerlceum, 1 . . Yellow . 7. H. Her. P. Missouri . 1811 
tomentOsum . . Yellow . 5, H. Her. P. Carolina . 1811 
Erioi-£Na, Decandolle. From erion, wool, and chlaina, 
a cloak ; the calyx is woolly. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. 
Or. Sterculiacea. These plants are described m 
being pretty, growing in sandy peat, and multi- 
plied from cuttings. 
Candolle! . . . Yellow . 12, G. Ev, T. Prome . . 1828 
Wallichn ... Red . . 0. Ev. S. E Ind. . . 1823 
ERiSPHdRUM, Linn. From erion, wool, and phoreo, 
to bear ; the seeds are covered with a woolly sub- 
stance. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat Or. Graminea. Very 
interesting plants, found in boggy situations, and 
may be increased by divisions. It is remarkable 
for having the seeds covered with a_ wool-like 
cottony substance; whence the English name. 
Cotton Grass. 
angustifOUum . . Apetal . . 4, Grass. Britain . . 
capitatum . . . Apetal . . 8, Grass. Scotland 
graclli .... Apetal . . 7, Grass. ScoUand . 
polystachyon . . Apetal . . 6, Grass. Britain . . 
pubesccns . . . Apetal . . 3, Grass. England . . 
vaginatum . . . Apetal . . 6, Grass. Britain . . 
rirginicum . . . Apetal . . 6, Grass. N. Amer. . 1820 
EriophorCs, woolly -headed. 
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