. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 548 ERYTHROCH^TE EEYTHROCHaiTE, or ERYTHROCH^TON. See Seitecio Joponicns. ERYTHRONITJM (from the Greek M-ord for red). LilidcecB. Dog's-tooth Violet. Adder's Tonoue. Handsome plants of the north temperate zone, tour belong to the Old World, four to eastern N. America, one is found in the Rocky mountains, while
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 548 ERYTHROCH^TE EEYTHROCHaiTE, or ERYTHROCH^TON. See Seitecio Joponicns. ERYTHRONITJM (from the Greek M-ord for red). LilidcecB. Dog's-tooth Violet. Adder's Tonoue. Handsome plants of the north temperate zone, tour belong to the Old World, four to eastern N. America, one is found in the Rocky mountains, while m the cool woods and high mountains from northern California to the British possessions the genus is represented by nine species and a number of well marked varieties. Erythroniums have bulbs standing erect and from ob- long to linear in form, two radical leaves, which in most species are handsomely mottled : scape slender and leafless, producing from one to many flowers. The peri- anth consists of six similar divisions, usually recurved, six stamens and a single 3-lobed style. The species are confused and are much in need of revision. See. 779. Erythronium Americanum iX%). Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sei. I4::2(J0 ; 22:479. Baker, Journ. Linn. Soc. 14:2%. Weathers, III. 20::^61. The Erythroniums are most interesting spring flow- ers. They succeed in any light soil, particularly in par- tial shade. In common with all herbaceous perennials, especially those whitdi produce bulbs or corms, they profit by a winter mulch of leaves or litter. The west- ern Erythroniums are all plants of the cool woodlands, except a few which grow at such altitudes as to reach like conditions. They thrive best in shade, a thoroughly drained soil, moist and rich in mold, a surface cover- ing of half rotten leaves tending to equalize condi- tions. Any good fibrous material, as fibrous peat, cocoa- nut fiber or spent tan bark, or even well rotted sod, will answer the purpose to lighten the
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