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E. c.t.RTJiFOLiUM.—A Spanisli plant with leaves resembling 
»those of Carum Carui, the Caraway, hence the name. Foliage 
very graceful, deeply and elegantly divided ; the whole under side 
of the leaves including the petiole covered with soft white hairs. 
The Howers, which are in umbels of nine or ten blooms on stems 
a,bout 9 inches in height, are red, half an inch in diameter, and 
are produced about May and June. This species prefers a very 
•chalky soil. 
E CHEiLANTHiFOLiUM. —An exceedingly beautiful and rare 
Spanish plant, which is, however, by no means difficult to grow. 
The leaves are twice-divided and form a circular tuft of foliage, 
filsing about G inches from the ground. The Mower stems about 
1 foot in length, arising in great profusion from the centre of 
this tuft at almost all seasons except midwinter, carry from three 
to six Mowers about half an inch across, of a bright and lively 
shade of pink. This is one of the true rockwork gems, and 
should be given a sunny position, on limestone if possible. 
E. CHEYSANTHu.vi (GoLDEN Hebon’s Bill). —This specios 
would merit attention for its colour alone, which is almost unique 
in the genus, if it had not also other claims both of variety and 
beauty. In general appearance this plant closely resembles the 
last, except in the Mowers, which are of a golden yellow, with a 
distinct white centre. Being a native of Greece it should be 
given a warm and sheltered position. The writer has not had 
much experience of this plant, but it seems likely to do well in a 
soil containing a considerable amount of limestone grit. 
E. MiCEADEKUM, L.IIei'if. —A native of the Pyrenees, being 
much like E. cheilanthifolium in general appearance and habit; 
the leaves, however, differ in possessing a very agreeable aromatic 
perfume. The flowers are of a pale pink, with rosy purple veins, 
the two upper petals having each a black spot in the centre, and 
are freely ^ reduced during the summer months. This is one of 
the commonest and best known species, and although it will grow 
freely in an ordinary border, it is seen to best advantage in a 
sunny chink on the rockwork. 
E. Manescati, Cosson. —Probably of all the species this is 
the one in most general cultivation; and although a striking and 
handsome plant, yet anyone seeing only this would be quite unable 
to form any idea of the beauty of the smaller species, from which 
it differs considerably, being a robust-growing perennial about 
2 feet high, with a quantity of long much-divided leaves, pinnate, 
with oblong deeply cut leaMets, the rachis not toothed. The 
flowers are about 1 inch in diameter, reddish purple, produced at 
nearly all seasons. This is better suited for the border than the 
rockwork unless very extensive, and will grow well in almost any 
soil. 
E. PETEiEUM, Wildcnow (Rock Heron’s Bill). —A native of 
very rocky places in the Pyrenees and various other places in the 
south of Europe. It is said to have been first cultivated in this 
country about 1640, but the first figure is given in “Illustrationes 
Botanicse,” by Antoine Gonan, in 1773. Leaves pinnate, deeply 
divided; lobes linear lanceolate, nearly but not quite smooth; 
the midrib toothed. The flowers, which appear about June, are 
borne in umbels on stems about 6 inches long; the pedicels or 
stales bearing the individual blooms are hairy; petals I’etuse, 
twice as long as the calyx, and of a lively rose, mai'ked more or 
less with white. An excellent plant for warm dry fissures in the 
most select part of the rockwork facing due south. 
E. EOMANUM, Wildenow (Roman Heron’s Bill). —Originally 
introduced into this country in 1724, it still remains a rare plant. 
The leaves are pinnate, deeply cut, lobes ovate, rachis toothless; 
flowers light purple, many with numerous bracts, and are freely 
produced from April to July, the whole plant being about 
6 inches high. It grows freely in any dry situation, either on a 
rockwork or sunny border. 
LEAVES TRILOBATE OR UNDIVIDED. 
E. HYMENODES, L'Herit. —Possibly this is the least beautiful 
of the species enumerated, but there is something so unique in 
its general form that most people take it for a hardy Pelargonium 
at first sight. Found wild in rocky fissures on the slopes of 
Mount Atlas, from whence it was brought ninety-five years ago. 
A good figure will be found in Sweet’s “ Geraniacese,” 23. The 
whole plant attains a height of about a foot, with three-lobed 
leaves, very blunt and deeply toothed, with ovate bracts. The 
stem, which is branching, may almost be termed woody; the 
whole plant is also densely covered with soft haii-s. The flowers, 
which are produced all through spring and summer, are many, on 
a stem of a whitish pink, with a brown spot at the base of the 
upper ones. This plant prefers a very chalky soil as rough as 
possible, but in a warm situation, as it is not hardy even in 
ordinary winters in the north of England and also in districts 
with a large rainfall. 
E. Reichardi, DecandoUe. Synonyms, E. chamsedryoides 
UHerit; Geranium Reichardi, Murray .—A very interesting little 
plant from the Balearic Islands, introduced in 1783, and figured 
in the “ Botanical Magazine,” t. 18. The whole plant does not 
usually attain a greater height than 2 inches. The leaves are 
cordate, crenate, and not hairy. Flowers solitary, small, white, 
veined with pink, and produced in abundance from early spring 
to late autumn. It is not particular as to soil or situation, and 
may be used for carpeting bare places on the rockwork round 
upright-growing plants. It wmuld probably look w^ell in associa¬ 
tion with Opuntia Rafinesquiana. All the species of Erodium 
may be propagated from seed sown as soon as ripe, and also 
from cuttings of half-ripened wood slightly dried at the base, 
the after treatment being that of Pelargonium cuttings.— 
G. Guthrie. 
HEN-AND-CHICKENS MARIGOLD. 
A PECULIAR proliferous variety of the common Daisy is well known 
in gardens, and to this the popular title of Hen-and-chickens has been 
applied, not inappropriately expressing the distinguishing characters. 
A week or two ago Dr. Paterson, Bridge of Allan, sent us an example of 
a similar malformation or departure from the usual structure as shown in 
the common Marigold. This is comparatively seldom seen ; but, strangely 
enough, a few days afterwards a correspondent sent us another and similar 
specimen—a rather peculiar circumstance, as we have no remembrance of 
receiving an example previous to the present season. Dr. Paterson’s 
specimen we have had engraved, and is shown in fig. 21, which represents 
the small and secondary flower heads springing from the base of the old 
one in the centre, both the primary and secondary heads being exactly 
similar in form and colour. Writing in reference to this plant. Dr. 
Paterson remarks, “ I wish to mention the fact of its having grown in 
close proximity to a Hen-and-chickens Daisy, and I have been wondering 
Can the one have had any influence over the other 1 This might have 
interested Mr. Darwin.” It is certainly a strange circumstance that 
Fig. 21.—Hen-and-chickens Marigold. 
