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Europe (Slender much-branched hardy)

A slender much-branched hardy shrub, closely allied to E. arborea, of which it is probably only a variety. (G. C. n. s., vii. 463.) E. colorans (colouring).* fl. crowded, terminating the small branches; corolla varying from red to white, cylindrical, clavate, glabrous. April to June. l. linear, spreading, ciliated. h. 2ft. 1817. (B. R. 601.) A garden variety, named superba, with rosy-red and white flowers, is said to be an improvement on the typical species.

E. comosa (tufted). fl. small, terminal, tufted; corolla white, with an ovate ventricose tube, and dark anthers. April to August. l. four in a whorl, linear, short, erectly spreading. h. 9in. 1787. (A. H. i. 10.) E. cylindrica (cylindrical). A synonym of E. hybrida. E. delecta choice). A synonym of E. primuloides.

E. densa (dense). fl. axillary, crowded, nearly sessile; corolla pale red, with an oblong-cylindrical tube, and a short spreading limb. May to October. l. four or five in a whorl, linear, somewhat imbricated, spreading. h. 1 1/2ft. 1810. (A. H. v. 212.) E. denticulata (denticulate). fl. terminal, fastigiate; corolla purple, three lines long, with a cylindrical tube. April, May. l. four in a whorl, linear, glabrous. h. 1ft. 1821. (L. B. C. 1090.) E. depressa (depressed). fl. small, terminal; corolla white, bellshaped. July. l. glabrous, three in a whorl, linear, revolute. Branches decumbent. 1789. (A. H. i. 17.) E. Devoniana (Devon).* fl. umbellate; corolla rich purple, tubular, inflated at the base, about 1in. long. Summer. l. broad, bluntly-oblong, recurved, ciliated. Hybrid.

E. Douglasii (Douglas's). fl. umbellate; corolla flesh-colour, about 1in. long, with large spreading white segments. June, July. l. short, blunt, spreading, awned. Hybrid.

E. echiiflora (Echium-flowered).* fl. axillary, horizontal and spicate; corolla deep red, with a short, inflated, ribbed tube, clammy. March to May. l. five to seven in a whorl, linear, downy, with rough margins, spreading. h. 1 1/2ft. 1798. (A. H. iv. 161.) E. effusa (effuse). fl. ten to twelve in a large terminal whorl; corolla bright scarlet-crimson, tubular; segments reflexed, pale yellow. August. l. spreading, ciliated. Hybrid.

E. elegans (elegant).* fl. terminal, numerous, capitate; corolla pink, tipped with green, urceolate, with a contracted four-toothed mouth; calyx bright rosy-red, nearly as large as the corolla. Summer. l. three in a whorl, linear, glaucous, spreading. h. 6in. to 12in. 1799. (B. M. 966.) The variety glauca has larger flowers, and more erect glaucous leaves, than the type. E. empetrifolia (Empetrum-leaved). fl. purplish-red, disposed in glomerate racemose whorls; corolla two lines long, hairy, with an urceolar tube and a recurvedly-spreading limb. May and June. l. six or seven in a whorl, oblong-linear, ciliated, erect. 1774. (B. M. 447.) E. Eweriana (Ewer's). fl. sub-spicate; corolla dark red, with a greenish-yellow mouth, cylindrical, eight to ten lines long, clothed with viscid down, curved and clavate. July to November. l. linear, scabrous, spreading. h. 2ft. 1790. (L. B. C. 1303.) E. eximia (choice).* fl. produced in whorls; corolla scarlet, tipped with green, tubular, about 1in. long. May and June. l. linear, slightly spreading, hairy. h. 2ft. 1800. (L. B. C. 1105.) E. exsurgens (rising). fl. axillary, verticillate, horizontal, crowded; corolla orange-red, cylindrically clavate, thirteen to fifteen lines long, viscid, with ovate-cuneated segments. March to October. l. filiform, spreadingly recurved. h. 1 1/2ft. 1792. (A. H. i. 20, 21.) E. Fairieana (Fairie's).* fl. in terminal whorls; corolla tube rich rose, 1in. long, much inflated at the base, suddenly contracted at top; limb white. June to August. l. large, oblong-lanceolate, with long white hairs at the edges. Hybrid. (R. H. 1880, 467.) E. fastigiata (fastigiate). fl. terminal, crowded, sessile; corolla white, salver-shaped, with a narrow tube. May to September. l. four in a whorl, acerose, shining, erect, imbricated. h. 1 1/2ft. 1797. (A. H. ii. 62.) E. ferruginea (rusty-coloured). fl. terminal, umbellately verticillate, horizontal; corolla with red, acuminated, inflated tube, and a greenish-yellow limb. May. l. four in a whorl, linear, secund, ciliated with rusty hairs. h. 1ft. 1798. (A. H. iv. 162.) E. florida (florid). fl. terminal, umbellate, glabrous; corolla two lines long, urceolate. June, July. l. linear, pilose. h. 1ft. 1803. (L. B. C. 234.) E. gemmifera (bud-bearing). fl. drooping, crowded, disposed in a verticillate crown; corolla orange-red, with a green apex, villous, cylindrical, inflated. July, August. l. oblong, adpressed, ciliated, aristate, four to five in a whorl. Branches thickened at top. h. 1ft. 1802. (B. M. 2266.) E. gracilis (slender).* fl. small, terminal, spicate; corolla purplish-red, ovate-globose, or urceolate. September to December. l. glabrous, four in a whorl, linear. h. 1ft. 1774. (A. H. ii. 68.) E. g. vernalis (spring).* fl. terminal; corolla purplish-red, campanulate. March, April. l. glabrous, acerose, three in a whorl. h. 2ft. to 3ft. 1827. (L. B. C. 1608.) E. grandiflora (large-flowered).* fl. axillary near the tops of the branches and stem, verticillate; corolla bright glossy yellow, 1in. long, curved, trumpet-shaped, viscid, with a revolute limb. June, July. l. linear, bluntish, glabrous. reclinate, four to six in a whorl. h. 3ft. 1785. (A. H. iii. 117; B. M. 189.) E. grandinosa (hail-stone). fl. terminal, drooping, by threes; corolla white, irregularly ovate, inflated, small. April, May. l. linear, three in a whorl. h. 6in. to 12in. 1810. (A. H. vi. 265.) E. Hartnelli (Hartnell's). fl. large, terminal; corolla purple, viscid, nearly tubular, rather ventricose at the base, with ovate-triangular lobes. May. l. four in a whorl, lanceolate, imbricated, finely ciliated. h. 2ft. 1820. E. herbacea (herbaceous). A synonym of E. carnea, in gardens generally applied only to the white-flowered variety of that species.

E. hybrida (hybrid).* fl. disposed in long, dense, spikes; corolla bright red, 1in. long. May, June. l. long, linear. Hybrid. SYN. E. cylindrica. E. hyemalis (winter).* fl. disposed in long, dense, leafy spikes, 10in. to 12in. in length; corolla rosy-pink at the base, white towards the apex, campanulate. Winter, spring. l. linear, acuminated, hairy. h. 2ft. Hybrid. E. inflata (inflated). fl. in terminal umbellate fascicles; corolla reddish-purple at the base, and green at the apex, large, with an elongated, ovate, ventricose tube, and a short limb. May to September. l. four in a whorl, linear, glabrous. h. 1ft. to 2ft. 1800.

E. infundibuliformis (funnel-shaped). fl. terminal, aggregate; corolla pale red, salver-shaped, with a slender tube and large segments. August to November. l. four in a whorl, filiform, obtuse, erect, glabrous. h. 2ft. 1802. (A. H. v. 218.) E. Irbyana (Irby's).* fl. terminal, umbellate; corolla white, tinged with red, more than 1in. long, viscid, with a cylindrical ventricose tube, and large segments. June and July. l. three in a whorl, cuspidate, with scabrous margins, erect. h. 1ft. to 2ft. 1800. (A. H. v. 219.) E. jasminiflora (Jasmine-flowered).* fl. terminal, aggregate; corolla about 1in. long, salver-shaped, viscid, with a reddish ovate tube, which is ventricose at the apex. June to November l. three in a whorl, linear-oblong, serrulated, recurved, imbricated in six rows. h. 1ft. to 2ft. 1794. The variety alba has pure white flowers.

E. jubata (maned). fl., pedicels terminal, corymbose, hispid; corolla campanulately rotate. June to October. l. linear, filiform, rather clammy, incurvedly spreading. h. 2ft. 1800.

E. Lambertiana (Lambert's).* fl. large, terminal, sub-corymbose, drooping; corolla white, glabrous, ovate-globose. May to July. l. three in a whorl, linear, glabrous, spreading. h. 1ft. to 2ft. 1800. (A. H. iv. 171.) E. Linnaeana (Linnaean).* fl. axillary, numerous, nearly sessile, horizontal; corolla white, with a red base, clavate, downy or villous. January to May. l. ciliated, spreading, acerose. h. 1 1/2ft. 1790. (A. H. ii. 75.) The variety superba is a very handsome form, with large erect white flowers, tinged with red.

E. lutea (yellow). fl. nearly terminal; corolla yellow, two and a-half lines long, ovate, ventricose. September to May. l. opposite, linear, imbricate, glabrous. Branches flexuous. h. 1ft. 1774. (A. H. i. 29.) E. mammosa (nippled). fl. drooping, axillary, crowded, verticillate, near the tops of the branches; corolla reddish-purple, downy, eight to ten lines long, with a cylindrical inflated tube. July to October. l. linear, subulate, glabrous, erect, spreading. h. 2ft. 1769. (A. H. iii. 124.) E. Marnockiana (Marnock's).* fl. glossy rich purple, tubular, inflated at the base, and narrow at the neck, with a small spreading limb; tube smooth. July, August. l. oblong, spreading, ciliated, awned. Hybrid. E. Massonii (Masson's).* fl. axillary, crowded, drooping, disposed in a verticillate crown; corolla about 1in. long, viscid, swollen at top, with a scarlet tube and a greenish-yellow constricted mouth. July to October. l. four to five in a whorl, linear, serrulated, hairy, imbricated, spreading. h. 3ft. 1789. (A. H. iii. 128.) E. McNabiana (McNab's).* fl. rosy-red, with a white limb; viscid, nearly 1 1/2in. long, stoutest a little below the middle. May to July. l. short, thick, obtuse, awned, slightly spreading. Hybrid. (P. M. B. vii. 125.) The variety rosea has longer and more recurved leaves, and the flowers are bright rose in the tubes, veined with a deeper shade of the same colour, neck deep purple, and limb white.

E. mediterranea (Mediterranean). fl. axillary, racemose, secund, nodding; corolla red, with dark anthers, urceolate, one and a-half to two lines long. March to May. l. four or five in a whorl, linear-cuneated, glabrous. h. 4ft. to 6ft. Western Europe (Ireland). Hardy. (B. M. 471.) E. melanthera (black-anthered).* fl. tinged with pink, with exserted black anthers. Autumn, winter. l. linear-obtuse, rather thick, glabrous, or slightly scabrid when young. h. 2ft. A compact-growing, floriferous species. (L. B. C. 867.) E. metulaeflora (ninepin-flowered). fl. terminal, umbellate; corolla red, with a pale border, salver-shaped, ventricose at the base. June to August. l. four to five in a whorl, linear, ciliated, spreadingly recurved. h. 1ft. to 2ft. 1798. (B. M. 612.) E. multiflora (many-flowered). fl. axillary, disposed in a racemose corymb; corolla pale red, with an urceolar or ovate bell-shaped tube, one and-a-half to two lines long; anthers black. October to February. l. four or five in a whorl, glabrous, linear. h. 2ft. France, 1731. Hardy. (Fl. Ment. 59.) E. mundula (neat). fl. terminal, usually in fours, sessile; corolla reddish-purple, salver-shaped, with a very short narrow tube, and a wide limb. October to February. l. four in a whorl, subulate, spreading, shining. h. 2ft. 1810. (A. H. vi. 273.) E. mutabilis (changeable). fl. in terminal umbels; corolla tube bright red, 3/4in. long, smooth. l. four in a whorl, linear-obtuse, hairy. h. 6in. 1798. (B. M. 2348.) E. odorata (perfumed).* fl., corolla white, campanulate, very fragrant. May to July. l. four in a whorl, glandularly ciliated. h. 1ft. 1829. (B. M. 1399.) E. ovata (ovate). fl. terminal; corolla purplish-red, tubular, with a narrow throat, nearly 1 1/2in. long, much inflated. May and June. l. three in a whorl, oblong, finely ciliated. h. 1ft. 1811. (L. B. C. 417.) E. Parmentieriana (Parmentier's).* fl. terminal; corolla reddish-purple, with a cylindrically ventricose tube, and broad spreading segments. June to August. l. four in a whorl, linear, spreading. h. 1ft. 1810. (L. B. C. 197.) The variety rosea is a compact-growing form, with deep rosy-purple flowers, which are usually produced in fours from each lateral growth. E. Paxtoniana (Paxton's). fl. in umbels of eight or ten; corolla shading to white, with a greenish-purple neck, tubular, stout, about 1in. long. l. linear-oblong, recurved, hairy. Hybrid.

E. persoluta (garland-flowered). fl. terminal; corolla small, campanulate, one and a-half lines long, with deep acute segments. April, May. l. four in a whorl, short, linear, glabrous. Branches downy or hairy. h. 1ft. 1774. (B. M. 342.) There are two varieties of this species: alba (flowers white), and rosea (flowers red).

E. perspicua (clear-flowered). fl. terminating the small branches, spike-formed; corolla reddish-purple, cylindrical, erect. April to June. l. linear, nearly smooth. h. 2ft. 1800. (A. H. v. 230.) E. p. nana (dwarf).* fl., corolla tube pinkish-white, 1in. long, slender; limb white. l. hairy.

E. physodes (puffed-out).* fl. terminal, four to six in a fascicle; corolla white, ovate-globose, clammy, three to four lines long. March to May. l. four to six in a whorl, spreading, viscid, slender. h. 1ft. to 2ft. 1788. (B. M. 443.) E. primuloides (Cowslip-like).* fl. terminal, nearly sessile, fastigiate; corolla rosy-purple, with an ovate tube, and a broad spreading limb. May, June. l. five in a whorl, acerose. h. 1ft. 1802. SYN. E. delecta. (B. M. 1548.) E. princeps (chief). fl. terminal, umbellate; corolla reddish-purple, viscid, with a ventricose tube, and a hairy top. May to July. l. four in a whorl, linear, ciliated, recurved. h. 1ft. to 2ft. 1800. (A. H. iii. 140.) The variety carnea has longer, flesh-coloured flowers, with a narrower tube. E. propendens (propendent).* fl. terminal, solitary, or by threes; corolla purple or deep red, bell-shaped. July. l. four in a whorl, short, ciliated. Branches flexuous. h. 1ft. 1800. (B. M. 2140.) E. p. tubiflora is a handsome garden hybrid, with flowers rosy-purple at the base, and white in front; leaves clothed at the edges with white hairs.

E. pulverulenta (powdered). fl. terminal; corolla purplish-red, ovate. June to August. l. three in a whorl, acerose. Plant clothed with powdery down. h. 1ft. 1820. (P. M. B. xvi. 161.) E. pyramidalis (pyramidal). fl. terminal, usually in threes; corolla purplish-red, funnel-shaped, with a spreading border, about four lines long. March. l. pubescent, spreading, acerose, six or more in a whorl. h. 1 1/2ft. 1787. (A. H. iii. 142.) E. ramentacea (scaly).* fl. terminal, umbellate; corolla purplishred, with a spherical eight-angled tube, and a recurved erect limb. July to December. l. acerose, four in a whorl, glabrous. h. 1 1/2ft. 1786. (A. H. iii. 143.) E. regerminans (regerminating). fl. pedicellate, drooping, semilateral; corolla pale red, ovate-globular, small. May to August. l. linear, recurved, three in a whorl. h. 1 1/2ft. 1791. (L. B. C. 1728.) E. retorta (curled-back-leaved). fl. terminal, umbellate, usually seven or eight together; corolla pale red, viscid, with an ovate, ventricose tube, and acute segments, eight to nine lines long. June to August. l. four in a whorl, squarrosely recurved, and, as well as the calyces and bracts, fimbriately ciliated and aristate. h. 1ft. 1781. (A. H. iii. 144.) E. r. major is a closer-growing form, with the corolla tubes stouter, pink, reddish-purple at the points, the lobes white. (B. M. 362.) E. rubens (red). fl. terminal; corolla purplish-red, ovate-globose, small. July and August. l. acerose, four in a whorl, hispid, spreading. h. 1ft. 1798. (A. H. i. 43.) E. rubro-calyx (red calyx).* fl. produced on the lateral growths, and disposed in dense spikes; corolla white, tubular; calyx reddish-purple. l. linear-lanceolate. Hybrid. (A. H. vi. 285.) E. sanguinea (bloody). fl. terminal, corymbose; corolla blood-red, tubular, nearly 1in. long. l. linear, three in a whorl, with revolute ciliated margins. h. 1ft. to 2ft. 1799. (L. B. C. 86.) E. Savileana (Savile's).* fl. red or purplish-red; peduncles loosely racemose, axillary; corolla globose-oblong. April to September. l. four in a whorl, linear, glabrous, erect. h. 1ft. 1800. (A. H. v. 238. E. scabriuscula (roughish). fl. produced from the points of all the shoots; corolla white, campanulate. April, May. l. bluntly oblong, clothed with rough glandular hairs, as are also the stems and branches. h. 1ft. 1805. (L. B. C. 517.) E. scoparia (broom).* fl. greenish, in long, unilateral racemes; calyx lobes ovate, about one-half of corolla; corolla sub-globose, as broad as long; anthers without appendage. l. in scattered whorls of three each. Branches glabrous. h. 2ft. to 3ft. South Europe. Hardy. (Fl. Ment. 59.) E. Sebana (Seba's). fl. terminal, in threes; corolla pale brown; tube cylindrical, incurved, ventricose at the base; stamens much exserted. April to November. l. three or four in a whorl, recurvedly spreading. h. 2ft. 1774. (L. B. C. 23.) The following are three varieties of this species: fusca, flowers rich dark brown; lutea, flowers rich yellow; rubra, flowers rich reddish-brown.

E. Shannoniana (Lady Shannon's).* fl. terminal, umbellate, drooping; calyx coloured; corolla white, tinged with purple, with a ventricose ribbed tube, 1 1/2in. long. June to September. l. three or four in a whorl, stiff, linear-lanceolate, spreading, each ending in a hair. h. 1ft. to 2ft. 1806. (B. M. 4069.) E. speciosa (showy). fl. terminal, in threes; corolla dark red or reddish-purple, having a cylindrical, inflexed, curved tube, with a greenish-yellow mouth. June to September. l. linear, downy, spreading. h. 2ft. 1800. (A. H. iv. 192.) E. Spenceriana (Spencer's). fl. dull purplish-lilac, tubular, 1in. long tipped with white. Spring and summer. l. subulate, slightly spreading, smooth. Hybrid.

E. splendens (splendid). fl. densely crowded, drooping; corolla deep red, downy, with a sub-revolute limb. April to September. l. linear, obtuse, spreading. h. 2ft. 1792. (A. H. v. 240.) E. stricta (upright). fl. terminal, umbellate; corolla three lines long, with an ovate urceolar tube, and reflexed segments. August to November. l. four in a whorl, obtuse, glabrous, bisulcate beneath. h. 2ft. to 3ft. South-western Europe, 1765. (A. E. ii. 134.) E. suaveolens (sweet-scented). fl. terminal; corolla pale red, urceolate; anthers a little exserted, black: August. l. three in a whorl, oblong-lanceolate, ciliated. h. 1ft. 1800. (A. H. vi. 292.) E. sulphurea (sulphur-coloured). fl. fasciculate, axillary and terminal, nearly sessile, horizontal; corolla cylindrical, trumpet-shaped, villous. June to October. l. linear, obtuse, villous. h. 2ft. 1805. (A. H. v. 241.) E. taxifolia (Yew-leaved). fl. in terminal clusters; corolla bright pink (as is also the calyx), globose, erect. May, June. l. three in a whorl, smooth, spreading. h. 1ft. 1788. (A. H. ii. 93.) E. Tetralix. Cross-leaved Heath. fl. capitate, terminal; corolla pale red, three lines long, ovate-globose, downy at top, outside. July to September. l. ciliated, four in a whorl. h. 6in. to 12in. Plant of a greyish hue. Europe (Britain). Hardy. (Sy. En. B. 889.) E. Thunbergii (Thunberg's). fl. sub-terminal, umbellate; corolla reddish-orange colour at top, and greenish-yellow at the base, with a globose tube and a large limb. February to August. l. three in a whorl, linear, glabrous, glaucous. h. 1ft. 1794. (B. M. 1214.) E. transparens (transparent). fl. large, crowded at the tops of the branches on every side, somewhat spicate; corolla six to seven lines long, tubular, bristly towards the apex outside. May. l. ovate-cuneated, shortly pectinate. h. 1 1/2ft. 1800. (A. H. vi. 295.) E. tricolor (three-coloured).* fl. terminal, usually about six together; corolla red at the base, white at top, but greenish-yellow about the contraction of the limb; viscid, with a large ventricose tube, and ovate-cordate, slightly crenulated segments. May to July. l. three in a whorl, linear, recurved, ciliated, as are also the bracts and calyces. h. 2ft. 1810. (P. M. B. vi. 3.) E. t. flammea (flame). fl. about 1 1/2in. long. l. bluntly oblong, slightly recurved, awned; edges clothed with a profusion of hoary hairs. E. t. inflata (inflated). fl. about 1in. long. l. erect, slightly spreading. Stems and branches densely clothed with hairy leaves. E. t. rubra (red).* fl. about 1in. long, reddish-purple, shading off to white, with a green neck. l. closely set, slightly spreading, hairy. E. t. speciosa (showy). fl. 1in. long, umbellate, slightly swollen below the rosy-red middle. l. linear-lanceolate, slightly spreading. E. t. Wilsoni (Wilson's).* fl. 1 1/2in. long, much inflated at the base, suddenly contracted at the neck. l. oblong-lanceolate, slightly spreading, profusely hairy.

E. triumphans (triumphant). fl. white, axillary; calyx large, inflated, angular; corolla ovate, inflated, angular; corolla ovate, inflated. June, July. l. three in a whorl, subulate, ciliated. h. 2ft. 1802. (L. B. C. 257.) E. trossula (Spruce). fl. terminal; corolla with an open ventricose tube. May to July. l. four in a whorl, linear, glabrous. h. 1 1/2ft. 1806. E. vagans (wandering).* Cornish Heath. fl. axillary, racemose; corolla pale purplish-red, short, campanulate; pedicels usually twin. July to September. l. four or five in a whorl, acerose. h. 1ft. Western Europe (Cornwall). Hardy. (Sy. En. B. 893.) E. ventricosa (ventricose). fl. disposed in terminal umbellate fascicles; corolla purplish-red, with a ventricose tube, waxy; style inclosed. April to September. l. four in a whorl, short, acerose, semi-cylindrical, and, as well as the calyces and bracts, ciliated. h. 1 1/2ft. 1787. (B. M. 350.) Of this very handsome, compact, and free-branching Heath, there are numerous varieties.

E. v. alba (white). fl. china white, tubular, about 1in. long. l. with short white woolly hairs at the edges.

E. v. breviflora (short-flowered). fl. rosy-red, short, stout, thickest at the base.

E. v. carnea (flesh-coloured). fl. flesh-colour, 1in. long, slightly swollen at the base.

E. v. coccinea minor (lesser scarlet).* fl. white, slender, tubular; tubes 3/4 in. long; lobes of limb reflexed and bright red. (R. H. 1880, 50.) E. v. fasciculata rosea (rosy-fascicled). fl. stout, 1in. long; tube bright rose, deep purple at the neck.

E. v. grandiflora (large-flowered).* fl. rosy-purple, stout, tubular, over 1in. in length. l. long, straight.

E. v. splendens (splendid). fl. numerous, nearly 1in. long, swollen in the middle; tubes white; neck and limb rosy-purple and white. l. long, linear, recurved, hairy.

E. v. tricolor (three-coloured).* fl. tubular, nearly 1in. long; tubes blush; neck carmine, reflexed; segments of limb white. l. linear, slightly reflexed. E. verticillata (verticillate). fl. crowded, nearly terminal, verticillate, drooping; corolla scarlet, with a cylindrical inflated tube, glabrous, constricted at top. July to October. l. linear, glabrous. h. 3ft. 1774. (A. H. i. 48.) E. vestita (clad).* fl. crowded, verticillate, nearly sessile, spreading; corolla white, cylindrical, more or less clavate, nine to eleven lines long, downy, with a revolute limb; calycine segments ciliated with glandular hairs. l. linear, erect, with scabrous edges. h. 3ft. 1789. The following are the more important forms:

E. v. alba (white).* fl. hardly 1in. in length, pure white; whorls ten to twenty-flowered. (A. H. iii. 147.) E. v. coccinea (scarlet).* fl. deep rich red, about 1in. long, tubular, slightly curved. (A. H. iv. 199.) E. v. incarnata (flesh-coloured). fl. delicate pink, more than 1in. long, in whorls of from ten to twenty. (A. H. ii. 97.) E. v. rosea (rosy). fl. rosy-red, about 1in. long, in whorls of from twenty to thirty.

E. Victoria (Victoria).* fl. deep purple, with white segments, umbellate, flask-shaped, 1in. or more long. Summer. l. somewhat ovate, awned, with short stiff spines round the edges. Hybrid.

E. Westphalingia (Westphalian).* fl. rosy-red, tubular, 1in. long. Summer. l. linear-obtuse. Hybrid.

E. Wilmoreana (Wilmore's).* fl. produced upon the lateral growths, in spikes of from 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. long; corolla bell-shaped, nearly 3/4 in. long. Spring. l. linear, covered with short white hairs, as are also the branches. Hybrid.