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mental and beautiful, more especially the hardier 
kinds, which are, on that account, particularly 
well adapted for the flower-border. They thrive 
best in a light sandy soil, though they will all grow 
in any common garden soil. The greenhouse and 
frame kinds should be grown in pots, so that they 
may be sheltered in winter. They are readily 
increased by seeds, or dividing at the roots. The 
roots of E. campestre are slightly aromatic, 
alplnum . . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 1597 
amethvstinuin . Let. blue 7, H. Her. P. Styria . . 1648 
Andersonu . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. . 1800 
aquaticum . . . White . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1699 
AquifolTum . . Blue . . 8, H. Her. P. Spain . .1816 
a8perit6lium . . Wliite . 7, H. Her. P. . 1820 
azureum . . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . .1790 
BourgaU . . . Pa. blue. 7, H. Her. P. S. France . 1731 
broDieliaefdlium . Wliite . 7, S. Her. P. N. Spain . 1824 
caeruleum . . . Blue . . 7, H. H-r. P. Ca.spian . . 1816 
campestrS , , . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
CervantesH . . . Green . 8, G. Her. P. Mexico . . 1820 
comusum . . . Blue . . 7, G. Her. P. N. Spain . 1818 
corniculatum : . Green . 7. H. Her. P. Portugal . 1803 
dichOtdmum . Blue . , 7> H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1820 
dilatatum . . Blue . . 7, H* Her. P. Portugal . 1821 
ebracteatum . . . 7» G. Her. P. B. Avrea . 1817 
fdetldum . . . Green . 9, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1714 
galioides . . . Green . 7» H. Her. P. Portugal . 1810 
giganteum . . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1820 
glomeratum . . Blue . . 7> H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1826 
grScIle .... Blue . . 7i S. Her. P. N. Spain . 1824 
longifallum . . White . 7, S. He». P. Mexico . .1820 
marltimum . . Blue . . 7» H. Her. P. Britain . . 
ovinum .... White . 7, G. Her. P. N. HoU. . 1824 
planum .... Lgt. blue 7, H. Her. P. Europe . . 1596 
pusillum . . . Green . 7> H. Her. P. Spain . . 1640 
rigidum . . . Blue . . 7t H. Her. P. France . .1816 
serr&tum . . . Blue . . 7, G. Her. P. N. Spain . 1800 
teniie .... Blue . . 7, H. A. Spain . . 1824 
tricuspidatum . . Green . 9, H. B. Spain . . 1699 
triquetrum . . . Blue . . 7» H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1824 
virg&tum . . . Lgt. blue 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1810 
virginianum . . Blue . . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
Erysimum, Gcertner. From erion, to draw, to cure ; 
ft is reckoned a powerful cure for a sore throat ; 
it is also said to draw and produce blisters. Linn. 
15, Nat. Or. Cruciferce. An extensive genus, of 
little merit. The herbaceous kinds thrive well in 
common soil, or in a mixture of loam and peat ; 
they may be increased by cuttings, under a glass. 
The annual and biennial species me»ely require 
sowing in the open border Synonymes : 1. Brassica 
alpina. 2. E. diffUsum. 3. Cheiranthus virgatut. 
4. Brasiica austriaca. 5. CheiranthuB bicolor. 6. C. 
alpinus. 7- C. coUinus. 8. C. decumbent. 9. C. 
dubius. 10. C. Jirmus. 11. C. helveticut. 12. C. 
armeniacut. 13. C. erysimoidet. 14. C. leptophyllm. 
15. E. grandiflorum. 16. E. grandijlorum. 17. 
Bratsica orientalit. 18. Cheiranthut rheeticut. 19. C. 
quadrangularit. 20. C. siliculotut. 21. C. ttrigosut. 
22. C. hieracifolius. 23. C. versicolor. 
altissimum . . . Yellow . 6, H. B. Germany . 1818 
Andr2ejoskianum2 Yellow . 6, H. B. Tauria . 1818 
aureum .... Yellow . 6, H. B. Caucasus . 1820 
bicdlor, 5 . • . Yellow . 5, H. B. Switzerl. . 1819 
canescens, 6 . . Yellow . 6, H. B. S. Eur. . 1816 
collinum, 7 . . Yellow . 5, H. B. Caucasus . 1823 
decumbens, 8 . . Yellow . 6, H. B. SwitzerL . 1819 
firmum, 10. . . Yellow . 7, H. B. Switzerl. .1819 
hieracifdllum . . Yellow . 6, H. B. N. Eur. .1816 
ibericum, 12 . . Yellow . 5, H. B. Armenia . 1^03 
interm^Ium . . Yellow . 6, H. B. SwitzerL . 1819 
leptophvllum, 14 . Yellow . 6, H. B. Iberia . . 1821 
longifolium, 16 . Yellow . 6, H. B S. Eur. '. 1823 
Inngisiliquosum . Yellow . 6, H. B. Switzerl. . 1819 
pdtulum . . . Yellow . 6, H. B. S. Eur. . 1820 
jjerfoliatum, 17 . White . 5, H. A. Austria . 1818 
pQmllum . . Yellow . 5, H. B. Switzerl. . 1819 
quadricom^ . . Yellow . 6, H. A. Siberia . 1821 
Redowskn . . . AVliite . 6, H. B. Siberia . 1821 
rhxticum, 18 . . Yellow . 6, H. B. Switzerl. . 1819 
strigbsum, 21 . . Yellow . 6, H. B. Siberia . 1806 
strictum, 22 . . YeUow . 6, H. B. Austria . 1819 
8u£5ruticdsum . . Yellow . 6, H. Ev. S. Europe . 1820 
TersicblOr, 23 . . Varieg. . 5, H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1825 
alpinUm 1, angusHfdllQm 3, dtpSrfim, autirtdcflm 4, 
cheiranthotdis, cuspidatftm, diffttsllm, dubiOm 9, ex- 
altatHm, helveticHm, lanceoldtflm 13, leptOstylOm 15, 
Marschalliannm, odorutHm, repandUm, sessiliflOram 
19, nciilfim, siliculOsum 20; virgaWm. 
ErvsTphe, Decandolle. The name given to mildew 
by the Greeks. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. 
Very minute, mostly whitish species, found most 
commonly in autumn, on a great variety of plants, 
shrubs, and trees — adftnca, Pbpdli, PrunasM, bicSr- 
nis, commUnls, Cichoracedrfim, Leguminosdrum, Po- 
lygonearilm, Ranunculacearum, UmbelliferarUm, di- 
ifaricdtd, depressd, Artemisld, Barddn/B, fulglnid, 
guttdtd, coryli, UlmOrum, lamprocdrpd, penicilldtd, 
Berberidis, Grossuldrid. 
Erythr.*a, Richard. From erythros, red; allud- 
ing to the colour of the flowers. Linn. .5, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Gentianacex. The species of this genus 
are pretty, but not easy of cultivation. The her- 
baceous species require an open, loamy soil, and 
niay be increased by divisions. The cmnuals and 
biennials require sowing in the open border, in 
autumn, or they will not come up. Synonymes : 1. 
Chironia Centaurium. 2. C. littoralis. 3. C. pul- 
chella. 
aggregate . . . Red . . 7, H. B. S. Eur. . . 1824 
CachanlabuSn . Pink . . 7i E. A. Chile . . 1825 
Centaurium, 1 . Pink . . 7> H. A. Britain . . 
confert4 . . . Pink . . 6, G. Her. P. Spain . . 1824 
latifblra . . . Pink . . 6, H. A. Britain . . 
Uttoralls, 2 . . Pink . . 5, H. A. Eneland . 
lutes .... Yellow . 7. H. A. S. Eur. . .1824 
maritime . . . Yellow . 7, G. Her. Tr. S. Eur. . . 1777 
Massfin} . . . Yellow . 7, F. Her. P. Azores , . 1777 
pulchella, 3 . . Pink . . 6, H. A. England . 
spicata . . . Pink . . 7, H. A. S. France . 1820 
ErythrTna, Linn. From erythros, red ; in reference 
to the colour of the flowers. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. 
Or. Leguminosae. These are all splendid plants, 
w'ith fine large leaves, and beautiful, brilliant, 
scarlet, or red flowers ; the compost best suited for 
them is one part fresh maiden loam, one part sandy 
peat, and one part of horse-dung, well rotted and 
pulverised. The whole should be well incorporated 
and chopped, and also well exposed during frost in 
winter. As soon as the plants have done growing, 
cut them down, and set them in a cool greenhouse, 
where they may be kept quite dry till the end of 
November, when they may be potted into fresh 
soil, and pots of a proper size. When potted, water, 
and set them in a house where the heat is about 
sixty degree-s, and about March they will flower 
in perfection. When the plants are again out of 
flower, cut them down, as before, to five or six 
eyes, according to the strength of the stems ; re-pot 
them, and place them in the stove until they have 
taken root, and made shoots from nine to twelve 
inches, when they must be removed to a house of 
the temperature of from fifty-five to sixty degrees, 
allowing them plenty of light ; they must be fre- 
quently syringed, to prevent the attacks of the red 
spider. Continue this treatment till they show 
flower, then allow them plenty of air and moisture, 
and they will flower freely again in July, after 
which, it is advisable to give them their winter. 
Cuttings taken off at a joint, without depriving 
them of their leaves, root readily in sand, under a 
hand-glass, in a moist heat. E. Crista-galli, and 
E. laurifolia, will thrive and flower freely in warm 
sheltered situations out of doors ; in such a situa- 
tion, they 2ire killed to the stump in winter with- 
out they are cut down to about four inches of the 
stem, and sheltered by an inverted flower-pot. 
Synonymes : 1. E. velutina. 2. E. arborea. 
abvsainlca . . Scarlet . S. Ev. S. Abyssinia , 1820 
aculea'SssI’ni . Scarlet . . S. Ev. S. . 1800 
arborcscens . . Scarlet . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1818 
australis ... S. Ev. T. Moreton B. 1830 
caffra .... Scarlet . G. Ev. & C. G. H. . 1816 
carnaa .... Pink . . 5, S. Ev. T. Vera Cruz. . 1733 
CorallodandrCm . Scarlet . 5, S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1690 
Crista-gklll . . Scarlet . 6, S. Ev. T. Brazil . .1771 
enneandra, 1 . Scarlet . S. Ev. S. 
fulgins . . . Sc.trlet . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1801 
fusca .... Scarlet . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1800 
glaucA .... Scarlet . S. Ev. T. Caraccas . 1819 
herbacSa . . . Scarlet . 7, G. Her. P. Carolina . 1824 
hbrrida . . . Scarlet . S. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1824 
incana . . . . Scarlet . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1820 
Indica .... Scarlet . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1814 
laurifblia . . . Scarlet . 8, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1800 
macropbylla . . Scarlet . S. Ev. T. Tenetiffe . 1822 
mltls .... Scarlet . S. Ev. T. Caraccas . 1790 
nkn4 .... Scarlet . O. De. S. . 1823 
ovalifdlI& . . . Scarlet . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1816 
0 valla .... Scarlet . S. Ev. S. Nepal . .1820 
nlcUl .... Scarlet . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1696 
piscidioTdts . . Scarlet . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1800 
poianthfia . . . Scarlet . S. Ev. T. S. Amer. . 1820 
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