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2.—ERYTHRiEA LITTORALIS, Fries. THE SEA-SHORE, OR DWARF-TUFTED CENTAURY. 
Synonymes. —Cliironia littoralis, Turn, et Dill. ; C. pulchella, 
Don. 
Engravings _Eng. Bot. t. 2305, 2nd edit. t. 321 ; and our fig. 
", in Plate 48. 
Specific Character. —Stem simple or branched, dwarf, tetragonal. 
Leaves ovate-oblong, obtuse. Flowers crowded, sessile, fasciculate. 
Calyx about equal in length to the tube of the corolla.—(G. Don.) 
Description, &c.— A very beautiful little British plant, with tufts of pink flowers, growing on the sea-coast. 
It is well deserving of cultivation, and is admirably adapted for rock-work. 
3.—ERYTHRiEA AGGREGATA, Sweet. THE CLUSTER-FLOWERED ERYTHRiEA. 
Engravings. —Brit. Flow. Gard. t. 137 ; and our fig. 1, in Plate 
48. 
Specific Character. —Stems tetragonal, much branched, decum¬ 
bent ; branches dichotomous, aggregate, few-flowered. Flowers sessile. 
Leaves spathulate, obtuse, 1-nerved, tapering into the petioles at the 
base. Bracteas linear, obtuse, rather longer than the calyx. Calyx 
twice shorter than the tube of the corolla.—(G. Don.) 
Description, &c. —A beautiful little plant, growing in tufts about three inches high, with dark rose-coloured 
flowers. A native of the south of Europe ; introduced in 1824. It is admirably adapted for rock-work, or it 
may be grown in small pots, in sandy loam and peat. It does best sown in autumn, and kept in pots during the 
winter, under a hand-glass, or in a cold frame. Thus treated, it will come into flower in March, and will continue 
producing a succession of blossoms till November. 
OTHER SPECIES OF ERYTHRiEA. 
E. CACHONLABUM, Rcem. et Schultes ; GENTIANA PERUVIANA, Lour. 
This species yields the celebrated tonic medicine of South America, called there Cohan laguen , and mentioned 
by Humboldt. It is a native of Chili and Peru, and was introduced in 1825. 
E. SPICATA, Pers. ; GENTIANA SPICATA, Lin. 
This is the only species of Erythrma that has its flowers disposed in spikes; their colour is pink or white, and 
they are very ornamental. The species is a native of Italy, and it was introduced in 1820. 
E. LATIFOLIA, Smith. 
This is a British species, which only differs from E. littoralis in the leaves being broader. 
E. PULCHELLA, Fries. 
A British species, the flowers of which close at 11 o’clock in the evening, and which has been for this reason 
included in the floral clock, described by many writers. 
E. MARITIMA, Pers. 
A native of Tangiers on the sea-side, with bright yellow flowers. It was introduced in 1777, and as it never 
grows above four or five inches high, it is a valuable flower for rock-work. 
E. LUTEA, Rcem. et Schultes. 
Closely resembling the preceding species, but a native of Italy on mountains. 
