Part 4

HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossom; leaves grow by fours, are sharp pointed, and bent back at the point; the blossoms are cylindrically club-shaped, grow in whorls, and orange coloured.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, rather more than a foot high, upright, and simple at the base; the branches grow in whorls, are simple and upright.

The LEAVES grow by fours, are linear, smooth, bent downward at the point, which is sharp, smooth on the upper, and furrowed on the under surface, half an inch long, with the footstalks pressed to the branches.

The FLOWERS grow in whorls about the middle of the branches, straight out; the whorls rise out of each other in succession; the foot-stalks are long, having three floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets lance-shaped, tapered, keel-shaped, clammy, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM, cylindrically club-shaped, an inch long and orange coloured; the segments of the mouth are four, which are rolled back, the upper longer than the lower ones.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, fixed into the receptacle. Tips beardless, very large, and without the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel club-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, and longer than the chives. Summit, four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from September, till March.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA flexuosa.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis, rubris; corollis minutis, albidis, sub-campanulatis; bractæ albæ, calyciformes; rami flexuosi; foliis ternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticus, pedalis vel paulo ultra, inserne nudus, erectus; rami flexuosi, virgati; ramuli brevissimi, sub-terni.

FOLIA terna, linearia, glabra, acuta, subtus sulcata; petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in ultimis ramulis terminates, subterni; pedunculi albo-tomentosi, bracteæ albidæ, juxta basin calycis sitæ.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, acuminatis, concavis, albidis, adpressis.

COROLLA minuta, sub-campanulata, albida, glabra; oris laciniis adpressis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria apice incurvata. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ, rubræ.

PISTILLUM. Germen sub-rotundum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma peltatum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Aprili, in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Corolla.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina, et Pistillum.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.

6. Germen, Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, red, and without the blossoms, which are small, white, almost bell-shaped; the floral leaves are white, and resemble the cup; the branches grow zig-zag; the leaves grow by threes.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows rather more than a foot high, naked beneath, and upright; the branches grow zig-zagged, and twiggy; the smaller branches are short, and grow mostly by threes.

The LEAVES grow by threes, are linear and smooth, sharp, furrowed underneath; the foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

The FLOWERS terminate the ends of the smaller branches, mostly by threes; the foot-stalks are of a downy white; the floral leaves are white, and placed close to the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are egg-shaped, pointed, concave, white, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM small, nearly bell-shaped, white, and smooth; the segments of the mouth are pressed to the threads.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, bent inwards at the end. Tips are red, beardless, and without the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel nearly round, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the blossom. Summit shield-shaped.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April, till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Blossom.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. The Chives, and Pointal.

5. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

6. The Seed-vessel, Shaft, and its Summit, magnified.

ERICA glauca.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis; floribus umbellatis, terminalibus, livide-purpureis; pedunculis longissimis; bracteis ovatis, maximis; folia terna, linearia, carnosa, glauca.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, fragilis, sesquipedalis; rami erecti, subsimplices, longi.

FOLIA terna, linearia, acuta, patentia, sulcata, glabra, carnosa, glauca; petiolis adpressis.

FLORES terminales, umbellati, nutantes; pedunculi longissimi, colorati, bracteis ternis, coloratis, ovatis, concavis instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, coloratis, reflexis.

COROLLA subconica, atro-purpurea, ore arctata; laciniis reflexis, acuminatis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ cristatæ, ad basin gibbæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen subglobosum, sulcatum. Stylus inclusus, cylindricus. Stigma peltatum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Maii, in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.

5. Stamen unum lente auctum.

6. Germen, Stylus, et Stigma; Stigma lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with crested tips, within the blossoms, which grow in bunches, at the end of the branches, and are of a livid purple colour; the foot-stalks very long; the floral leaves are egg-shaped, and very large; leaves grow by threes, are linear, fleshy, and of a sea-green colour.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, brittle, grows a foot and a half high; the branches grow upright, with few smaller branches, and long.

LEAVES grow by threes, are linear, pointed, spreading, furrowed, smooth, fleshy, and of a sea-green colour; the foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS terminate the branches in bunches, and grow nodding; the foot-stalks are very long, and coloured, having three coloured, egg-shaped, concave, floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are egg-shaped, coloured, and reflexed.

BLOSSOM, nearly conical, of a dark purple, narrowed at the mouth; the segments reflexed, and tapered.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, fixed into the receptacle. Tips crested, gouty at the base, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud nearly globular, and furrowed. Shaft within the blossom, and cylinder-shaped. Summit shield-shaped.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from May, till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal.

5. A Chive, magnified.

6. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summit; the Summit magnified.

ERICA glutinosa.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; corollis glutinosissimis, verticillatis, confertis, melinis, pollicaribus; foliis senis, micantibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS bipedalis, erectus. Rami simplices, longi, raro ramulosi.

FOLIA sena, linearia, nitida, acuminata, glabra, læviter sulcata, patentia; petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in apicibus ramorum, verticillato-conferti, horizontales; pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus calyci adpressis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lanceolatis, viscosis, adpressis.

COROLLA cylindrica, pollicaria, pallido-lutea, glutinosissima, nitida, oris laciniis parum reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, sulcatum, apice pilosum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Septembri in Martium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; antherâ unâ lente auctâ.

5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossoms, which are extremely clammy, in whorls, pressed together, of a straw colour, and an inch long; leaves by sixes, shining.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM two feet high, and upright. Large branches simple, long, and seldom branching.

LEAVES by sixes, linear, shining, pointed, smooth, slightly furrowed, and spreading. Foot-stalks pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS grow at the summit of the branches, pressed together in whorls, and horizontal; foot-stalks short, having three floral leaves pressed to the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, with spear-shaped clammy leaflets, pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM cylindrical, an inch long, of a pale yellow, very clammy, shining, with the segments of the mouth slightly reflexed.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. The tips beardless, within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel turban-shaped, furrowed, and hairy at the top. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from September till March.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA grandiflora.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, cohærentibus, valdè corollam excedentibus; floribus verticillatis, horizontalibus; corollis clavatis, aurantiis, sesquipollicaribus, glabris; foliis sub-quaternis, patentibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, tripedalis et ultra, strictissimus; rami simplicissimi, erecti, verticillati.

FOLIA quaterna, levitèr sulcata, rigida, recta, sub-pollicaria, petiolis laxis.

FLORES ex axillis foliorum sub-apice ramorum verticillati; pedunculi brevi, bracteis tribus, subulatis, instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, adpressis, glabris.

COROLLA clavata, sesquipollicaris, parum curvata, glabra, aurantia; laciniis æqualibus, suberectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, apice incurvata. Antheris muticis, bifidis, lateribus cohærentibus, longè exsertis.

PISTILLUM. Germen clavatum, sulcatum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus paulo longior. Stigma apice concavum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Maii, in Septembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum, auctum.

4. Pistillum, et Germen, Stigma diductum et lente auctum.

5. Germen, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, sticking together, and protruding considerably beyond the blossom; flowers grow in whorls horizontally; blossoms club-shaped, orange coloured, an inch and half long, and smooth; leaves grow mostly by fours, spreading.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, grows three feet high or more, and very stiff; branches very simple, upright, and grow in whorls.

LEAVES grow by fours, are slightly furrowed, harsh, straight, near an inch long, with loose foot-stalks.

FLOWERS grow from the foot-stalks of the leaves, close to the stem, near the summit of the branches, in whorls; foot-stalks short, having three awl-shaped floral leaves on them.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets awl-shaped, pressed to the blossom, and smooth.

BLOSSOM club-shaped, an inch and a half long, a little curved, smooth, and orange colour; the segments equal, nearly upright.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, curved inwards at the end. Tips beardless, two-cleft, adhering together by the sides, a great way out of the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud club-shaped, furrowed, and glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, a little longer than the chives. Summit concave at the top.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from May, till September.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement.

3. The Chives, and Pointal, magnified.

4. The Pointal, and Seed-bud, the Summit separate, magnified.

5. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA imbricata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis; corollis urceolatis; calycibus duplicatis, viscosis, imbricatis, coloratis, corollam sub-æquantibus; foliis ternis, lævibus, truncatis, linearibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, spithamæus; rami et ramuli frequentissimi, foliosi, erecti.

FOLIA terna, linearia, recta, truncata, plana, lævia, petiolis brevissimis adpressis.

FLORES in ramulis terminales, sub-terni, umbellati, cernui; pedunculis longitudine calycis.

CALYX. Perianthium duplicatum, adpressum, imbricatum: foliolis ovatis, viscosis, incarnatis.

COROLLA urceolata, apice incarnata, laciniis obtusis, minutis, erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, incurvata. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen subrotundum. Stylus filiformis, longitudine staminum. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Julii in Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Corolla et Stamina.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, antherâ unâ lente auctâ.

5. Stylus et Stigma, lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips without the blossoms, which are pitcher-shaped; cup double, clammy, tiled, coloured, and almost the length of the blossoms; leaves grow by threes, even, appearing cut off at the point, and linear.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, a span high; the larger and smaller branches are numerous, covered with leaves, and upright.

LEAVES grow by threes, straight out, appearing cut off at the point, flat, even, and having their footstalks pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS grow in bunches, generally three together, at the ends of the smaller branches, hanging downward; footstalks the length of the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double, pressed to the blossom, tiled: the leaves are egg-shaped, clammy, and flesh-coloured.

BLOSSOM pitcher-shaped, flesh-coloured at the mouth, which has its segments blunt, small, and upright.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, bent inwards. Tips beardless, and without the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud nearly round. Shaft thread-shaped, the length of the chives. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Blossom and Chives.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and its Summit, magnified.

ERICA incarnata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris cristatis, subinclusis; corollis subovatis, carneis; pedunculis longissimis, coloratis; foliis quaternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS suberectus, pedalis ramosissimus, rami, et ramuli, flexuosi, divaricato patente.

FOLIA quaterna, obtusa, linearia, glabra, subtus sulcata; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES terminales, racemum densé formantes; pedunculi longissimi, purpurei, bracteis tribus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, carinatis, acuminatis.

COROLLA subovata, cernua, carnea, ore contracto, lævissime quadrisido, laciniis erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ cristatæ, sub-inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen subrotundum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Julii, in Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with crested tips, nearly within the blossoms, which are almost egg-shaped, and flesh-coloured; the foot-stalks are very long, and coloured; the leaves grow by fours.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM nearly upright, a foot high, and very much branched; the larger and smaller branches grow zigzag, and spread outward.

LEAVES grow by fours, are blunt, linear, smooth, and furrowed underneath; with short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.

The FLOWERS grow at the end of the smaller branches, forming a close bunch; the foot-stalks are very long, and purple, having three floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are egg-shaped, keeled, and pointed.

BLOSSOM nearly egg-shaped, bending downward, and flesh-coloured, the mouth contracted, but slightly cut into four upright segments.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, fixed into the receptacle. Tips crested, nearly within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel nearly round. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July, till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft, and its Summit, magnified.

ERICA jasminiflora.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis; stylo exserto; corollis ampullaceis, sesquipollicaribus, laciniis cordatis, patentibus; floribus subternis; foliis ternis, trigonis, subulatis, patenti-erectis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS filiformis, erectus; rami simplicissimi, filiformes, longi, patenti.

FOLIA terna, trigona, acuta, subulata, margine serrata, basi adpressa, apicem versus patula, sexfariam imbricata.

FLORES terminales, sub-terni, horizontales, umbellati; pedunculi purpurei, bracteis tribus, ovatis, coloratis, instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, viscosis, purpureis.

COROLLA viscosa, sesquipollicaris, summa cylindracea, ad basin inflata, ore arctata; laciniis expansis, sub-ovatis, maximis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ basi bicornes, apice acuminatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Julii, in Novembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium unum, lente auctum.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Calyx, et Corolla.

4. Stamina, et Pistillum.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una, lente aucta.

6. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with tips two horned at the base and within the blossom, the shaft without; blossoms flask-shaped, an inch and a half long, the segments heart-shaped and spreading; flowers growing by threes mostly; leaves grow by threes, are three-sided, awl-shaped, upright and spreading.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM thread-shaped and upright; the branches are quite simple, thread shaped, long, and spreading.

LEAVES grow by threes, are three-sided, sharp, awl-shaped, sawed at the edge, pressed to the stem at the base, spreading towards the end, and forming six angles.

FLOWERS terminate the branches generally by threes, grow horizontal, and in bunches; the foot-stalks are purple, having three oval, coloured floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are egg-shaped, clammy, and purple.

BLOSSOM, clammy, an inch and a half long, the upper part cylindrical, swelled at the base, and pinched in at the mouth; the segments spreading, nearly egg-shaped and very large.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips two horned at the base, tapered to the points and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped and without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July, till November.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf, magnified.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Empalement, and Blossom.

4. The Chives, and Pointal.

5. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.

6. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA lateralis.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris cristatis, inclulis; corolla purpurea, urceolato-campanulata, ad basin plana; pedunculis longissimis; floribus umbellatis, ternminalibus, fecundis, cernuis; foliis quaternis, obtusis, glaberrimis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, pedalis; rami sub-simplices, virgati, filiformes.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, obtusa, sub-trigona, crassiuscula, brevissime petiolata, petiolis adpressis.

FLORES ad apices ramorum ramulorumque umbellati, cernui, secundi, purpurei; pedunculi florum triplo longitudine colorati, bracteis tribus minutis instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis minutis, adpressis, ciliatis, subulatis.

COROLLA sub-campanulata ad basin plana, purpurea; laciniis limbi obtusis, suberectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria, apice incurvata. Antheras cristatæ, atro-purpureæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, sulcatum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus staminibus longior, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum, virescens.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Augusti, in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx, auctus.

3. Corolla.

4. Stamina, et Pistillum.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una lente aucta.

6. Pistillum, lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with crested tips, within the blossom; which is purple, between bell and pitcher-shaped, flat at the base; foot-stalks very long; flowers grow in umbels at the end of the branches, point all one way and hang down; leaves grow by fours, are blunt and very smooth.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, grows a foot high; branches nearly simple, twiggy and thread-shaped.

LEAVES grow by fours, linear, blunt, almost three-sided, thickish, very short foot-stalks, which are pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS grow in umbels, at the end of the larger and smaller branches, nodding, all pointing one way, and are purple; foot-stalks thrice the length of the flowers, coloured, and three small floral leaves upon them.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets small, pressed to the blossom, fringed and awl-shaped.

BLOSSOM approaching to bell-shape; the lower part flat, and purple; the segments of the border are blunt and rather upright

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, turned inwards at the upper part. Tips crested, deep purple, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, glandular at the base. Shaft longer than the chives, without the blossom. Summit four-cornered and greenish.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August, till December.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Blossom.

4. The Chives, and Pointal.

5. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one Tip magnified.

6. The Pointal, magnified.

ERICA Leea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-inclusis; corollis costatis, quadratis, sub-pollicaribus, luteo-aurantiis; quatuor quinqueve pedalis; foliis senis, maximis, rigidis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS laxus, erectus, scaber, quatuor vel quinque pedalis; rami laxi, simplices, longi.

FOLIA sena, rigida, obtusa, subtus sulcata, linearia, crassa, petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in ramulis mediis verticillati, spicam formantes, pedunculis brevibus, bracteis tribus ad basin calycis instructis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, concavis, longitudine pedunculi.

COROLLA sub-pollicaris, quadrata, costata, luteo-aurantia, laciniis dentatis, reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta; antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen cylindricum, sulcatum; stylus filiformis, exsertus; stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Augusti in Januarium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucti.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossoms, which are ribbed, four-sided, not quite an inch long, and of a yellowish-orange colour; grows four or five feet high; the leaves grow by sixes, are large, and stiff.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM supple, upright and rough, four or five feet high; the branches are loose, simple and long.

LEAVES grow by sixes, are harsh, blunt, furrowed underneath, linear, and thick, having the foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS grow in whorls, about the middle of the smaller branches, forming a spike, with short foot-stalks, with three floral leaves close to the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are awl-shaped, concave, and the length of the foot-stalk.