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a day in liot weather, a practice which 
only leads to error, sometimes washing 
the surface of the soil into a puddle, and 
then leaving the bottom cpiite dry; now 
it must be evidently better to apply it so 
as to moisten the whole body, and leave 
it to the use of the plant until a fresh 
application becomes necessary, which the 
cultivator’s judgment will soon deter¬ 
mine, than to continue the troublesome 
course mentioned, entailing only inferior 
results. The following are a few of the 
most desirable kinds: Ampullacea and its 
varieties, aristata, Bowieana, cerinthoides 
and varieties, Coventry ana depressa, echii- 
fiora and varieties, eximia, fastigiata, ge- 
lida , grandinosa, Halicacaba, Ilartnellii, 
infandibuliformis, Irby ana, Jasminiflora 
alba, jubata, Linnceoides, Macnabiana, 
Massoni, mirabilis, mundula, Parmentie- 
riana rosea, princeps, retorta, Shan- 
noniana, splendens, Sprengelii, Templeana, 
tricolor and varieties, trossula, ventricosa 
and varieties, particularly coccinea minor, 
pregnans, and superba, vestita and varie¬ 
ties, particularly alba, coccinea, and ful- 
gida. 
ERINUS (Linn.) Nat. Ord. Scro- 
phulariacece. Pretty, dwarf-growing, al¬ 
pine plants, particularly the hardy spe¬ 
cies, E. alpinus and E. hispanicus, which 
should have a place in every flower-gar¬ 
den ; they grow freely in sandy soil, and 
are readily increased by seed or division; 
the other species require the protection 
of a frame in winter. 
ERIOSTEMON (Smith.) Nat. Ord. 
Rutacecx. Handsome greenhouse plants, 
of neat compact growth and free habit 
of flowering. Being New Holland plants 
they require to be grown in sandy peat 
and loam, and to have plenty of air on 
all favorable occasions. 
EROHIUM (L’Heritiee.) Nat. Or. 
Geraniacecc. This genus was formerly 
included in Geranium, but very properly 
separated as above; the plants are usually 
dwarf, more so than the Pelargonium 
(or Geranium, as it is commonly called), 
the flowers are considerably smaller, but 
the agreeable scent of the foliage of 
most of the species, and the vivid colours 
of some others, make it an esteemed fa¬ 
vorite ; the treatment may be assimi¬ 
lated with that usual for Pelargonium, 
except that these require to be kept 
drier through the winter. 
ERYSIMUM (Gceetneu.) Nat. Or. 
Crucifer (B. There is but one species 
deserving attention for ornamental pur¬ 
poses, E. Perofsldanum, which is desir¬ 
able on account of the bright orange 
colour of its flowers. This is usually 
treated as a hardy annual, though we 
believe it to be naturally of longer dura¬ 
tion ; it grows in any soil and is perfectly 
hardy; sown early in autumn and potted 
It makes a pleasing addition to the forced 
flowers for winter decoration. 
ERYTHRINA (Linn.) Nat. Ord. 
Leguminosce These splendid plants are 
well deserving the utmost care. There 
are several species, though not more 
than three or four are usually grown; 
these are Corallodendron, Crista-galli, 
and laurifolia, the last two are well 
known. Supposing the plants to have 
been kept dry through the winter, in 
December they should be repotted into 
a mixture of peat, loam, and decomposed 
manure, in equal quantities, allowing 
plenty of root room in the pots : a tem¬ 
perature of about 60° will cause them 
to shoot quickly, and will bring them into 
flower in about three months; their stems 
require support for the weight of their 
numerous large flowers, or they are 
liable to be broken. As soon as these 
flowers begin to decline, the stems should 
be cut down, the surface of the soil in 
the pots renewed with rich soil, and the 
plants ^plunged into a brisk bottom heat; 
this will induce them to start again, and 
after they have grown to about half their 
length, they should be removed to a 
greenhouse, where about July they will 
again be a blaze of beauty. At this time 
it is necessary to syringe them all over 
very frequently, or they are liable to 
attacks from the red spider, which soon 
destroy the health of the plant, and pre¬ 
vent its blooming. After this second 
flowering the plants should be set out of 
doors and allowed to become dormant, 
in which state they should be kept in a 
greenhouse or some cool place, until 
wanted for repotting. E. crista-galli may 
be grown out of doors entirely, and in 
