. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 118 CASSELL'S POPULAR GAEDEXINa. E. mnula.—^A dwarf variety; foliage very and hoary ; flowers large, many in a whorl, deep green and red. May to August. E. affinis.—A free-growing kind, with rich deep green leaves ; flowers pale yellow, contracted at the mouth. April to May. Aitoniana.—A Capo species, named in honour of " Aiton," author of " Hortus ; A slender, somewhat lax grower, with short bright green leaves; flowers long, ar- ranged in terminal whorls, pure white; very sticky. July to Sep- tember. E. Aitoniana turgida.
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 118 CASSELL'S POPULAR GAEDEXINa. E. mnula.—^A dwarf variety; foliage very and hoary ; flowers large, many in a whorl, deep green and red. May to August. E. affinis.—A free-growing kind, with rich deep green leaves ; flowers pale yellow, contracted at the mouth. April to May. Aitoniana.—A Capo species, named in honour of " Aiton," author of " Hortus ; A slender, somewhat lax grower, with short bright green leaves; flowers long, ar- ranged in terminal whorls, pure white; very sticky. July to Sep- tember. E. Aitoniana turgida. —Habit similar to the preceding, but a little stronger; flowers long and much inflated at the base, white, tinged with pink. July to August. E. Aitoniana rosea.— Similar to the last-named in habit; flowers large, in terminal whorls, ros} - pink. June to August. E. ahpccuroides. — A free grower with small downy leaves; flowea .s ovate, numerous, red- dish-pm-ple. September to October. E. ampuUacea. — A compact-growing species with bright green leaves, slightly hairy at the edges; flowers in large umbels, tubes much swollen at the base, red- dish - pink ; limb white. July to August. E. ampuUacea obhata.—A very fine variety ; flowers large, flask-shaped, inflated at base, and contracted at the neck ; waxy-white. July to September. E. ampuUacea rubra. —Similar to the species, but with larger flowers, which are bright red. May to June. E. andromedccflora.—A somewhat tall-growing species; leaves deep green; flowers globular; calyx large and soft pink, whilst the corolla is reddish- pink. Propagated from seed. April to June. E. aristata.—A dense grower, with leaves closely set; flowers large, many in a whorl, tubular, but with swollen base, deep red; limb white. May to Erica Aitoniana turgida E. aristata Barnesii.—A superb form, having rich dark foliage ; flowers bright red, with broad pui-e white limb. May to July. E. aristata virens.—Leaves deep gre
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