Part 6

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, nearly of a length with the pointal, crooked at their upper part, and fixed in the receptacle. Tips beardless, within the blossom, cleft, and fixed to the threads at their back.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel inversely egg-shaped, furrowed with eight channels. Shaft linear, erect, nearly of a length with the blossom. Summit nearly four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from March till July.

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 nigrita.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis, atris; flores subterni, albi; corolla campanulata, laciniis revolutis, maximis; foliis ternis, nitidis, patentibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, pedalis; rami et ramuli frequentissimi, sub-erecti, virgati, sub-tomentosi.

FOLIA terna, nitida, glabra, sub-triquetra, obtusa, patentia, crassa; petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in apicibus ramulorum terminales, sub-terni; pedunculi albi; bracteæ ovatæ, acutæ, albæ, calyci approximatæ, imbricatæ, calyciformes.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis, ovatis, acutis, albis, laxis, longitudine fere corollæ.

COROLLA campanulata, albida; laciniis oris revolutis, majoribus.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria, receptaculo inserta. Antherae muticæ, exsertæ, atræ.

PISTILLUM. Germen sub-ovatum, leviter sulcatum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus paulo longior. Stigma peltatum, sub-tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Aprili, in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, Anthera una lente aucta.

5. Pistillum, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossom, and black; flowers grow mostly by threes, and white; blossom bell-shaped; segments rolled back, and very large; leaves grow by threes, shining, and spreading.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, grows a foot high; the larger and smaller branches are numerous, nearly upright, twiggy, and a little downy.

LEAVES grow by threes, shine, smooth, nearly three-sided, blunt, spreading, and thick; foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS grow from the ends of the small branches, mostly by threes; with white foot-stalks; floral leaves egg-shaped, sharp-ended, white, close to the cup, tiled, and like those of the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, pointed, white, loose, nearly the length of the blossom.

BLOSSOM bell-shaped, white; the segments of the mouth are rolled back, and larger than the tube.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud nearly egg-shaped, slightly furrowed, glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, a little longer than the chives. Summit shield-shaped, almost four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April, till July.

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 Pointal, magnified.

ERICA obliqua.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis; stylo sub-exserto; corollis ovatis, laciniis ovalibus, maximis, erectis; floribus umbellatis, terminalibus, pedunculis pollicaribus; foliis oblique sparsis, truncatis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis; rami simplices, longi, filiformes.

FOLIA sparsa, sæpe vero quaterna, linearia, arcuata, margine glanduloso-denticulata, glabra, truncata, petiolis tenuissimis.

FLORES numerosi, sub apice ramorum umbellati; pedunculi flore triplo longiores, colorati, viscidi, bracteis tribus linearibus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis minutis, linearibus, viscosis, adpressis.

COROLLA sub-globosa, purpurea, magnitudine pisi; laciniis limbi maximis, erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, plana, linearia, apice incurvata; antheræ ad basin bicornutæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiarae-forme, sulcatum; glandulæ octo ad basin germinis; stylus cylindricus, sub-exsertus; stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Augusti in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium lente auctum.

2. Flos.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina et Pistillum.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, lente aucta.

6. Pistillum lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom; the shaft just without; blossoms egg-shaped, the segments of the border oval, very large, and upright; flowers grow in bunches, and terminate the branches; the footstalks an inch long; the leaves grow scattered obliquely, appearing cut off at the ends.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows a foot high; the branches simple, long, and thread-shaped.

LEAVES grow scattered, sometimes by fours, linear, arched, appearing toothed by small glands at the edge, smooth, seeming cut off at the ends, and with very slender footstalks.

FLOWERS numerous, growing in umbels at the end of the branches; the footstalks thrice the length of the flower, coloured, clammy, and having three linear floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; the leaflets very small, linear, clammy, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM almost globular, purple, the size of a pea; the segments of the border very large and upright.

CHIVES. Eight flat threads, linear, bent inward at the points; tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped and furrowed; eight glands at the base of the seed-bud; shaft cylindrical, and just without the blossom; summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August till December.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf magnified.

2. A Flower.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. The Chives and Pointal.

5. The Chives detached from the Pointal, magnified.

6. The Pointal magnified.

ERICA Pattersonia.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; foliis quaternis, floribus axillaribus, e foliis emergentibus, cylindricis, luteis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus, basi ramosus, dein simplicissimus, pyramidatus, ramulis brevissimis vestitus.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, incurvata, acuta, glabra, subtus sulcata, petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES plures, axillares, in medio cauli e foliis recti emergentes, pedunculis fere nullis.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex, _exterius_ triphyllum, foliolis ovatis, acuminatis, _interius_ tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, apice recurvatis.

COROLLA cylindrica, subpollicaria, glabra, lutea, ore arctato, quadrisido limbo reflexo.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, corollæ subæqualia, receptaculo inserta. Antheris aristatis.

PISTILLUM. Germen campanulatum. Stylus filiformis, tortuosus, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Martio ad Augustum.

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 bearded tips, within the blossom; leaves growing by fours, the flowers grow close to the stem, peeping out from amongst the leaves, are cylindrical, and yellow.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, two feet high, upright, branching out at the base, then forming a simple, pyramidal spike, covered by very short branches.

LEAVES grow by fours, linear, curved, sharp-pointed, and smooth, furrowed underneath, having short leaf-stems pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS are numerous, growing close to, and about the middle of the stem, peeping straight out from amongst the leaves, with scarce any footstalks.

EMPALEMENT. Cup, double the _outer_ three-leaved, which are oval, and pointed, the _inner_ four-leaved, being awl-shaped, and bent back at the point.

BLOSSOM cylindrical, near an inch long, smooth, yellow, and narrow at the mouth, having a four-lobed, reflexed border.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, nearly the length of the blossom, fixed into the receptacle. Tips bearded.

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

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from March till August.

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 Petiveriana.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis, longissimis; corollis clavatis, pollicaribus, luteis; calyce imbricato, foliis ternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS strictissimus, rigidus, parum ramosus; ramulis brevibus, frequentissimis.

FOLIA terna, linearia, obtusa, in apicibus ramulorum fasciculata, petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in medio ramorum, ramulis ultimis terminales, bini, vel terni, recurvi; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus calyciformibus.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex, imbricatum, interius tetraphyllum, exterius triphyllum, foliolis ovatis, acuminatis, concavis, luteis, glabris.

COROLLA clavata, curvata, lutea, pollicaris, glabra, ad basin grossa, quadrifida; oris laciniis incurvis, adpressis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta; antheræ muticæ, exsertæ, longissimæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Aprili in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Corolla.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina et Pistillum.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diduct; antherâ unâ lente auctâ.

6. Stylus et Stigma lente aucti.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossom, and very long; the blossom is club-shaped, an inch long, and yellow; the cup is tiled; the leaves grow by threes.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM very upright, harsh, very little branched; the smaller branches are short, and numerous.

LEAVES grow by threes, are linear, blunt, and are bundled together at the end of the small branches; the foot-stalks grow close to the branches.

FLOWERS terminate the smaller branches about the middle of the larger ones, by twos and threes, and are bent inwards; the foot-stalks are very short, having three floral leaves, which seem to form part of the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double, and tiled, the inner four-leaved, the outer three-leaved, which are oval, pointed, hollow, smooth, and yellow.

BLOSSOM club-shaped, curved, yellow, smooth, an inch long, swelled at the base, which is divided into four; the segments of the mouth are bent inwards, and pressed to the filaments.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads fixed into the receptacle; tips beardless, very long, and without the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel egg-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April till June.

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 Shaft and Summit magnified.

ERICA physodes.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis; corollis ovatis, inflatis, glabris, viscosis, crystallinis, albis; foliis quaternis, marginibus glandulosis, obtusis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus; rami erecti, ramulosi.

FOLIA quaterna, obtusa, lato-linearia, carinata, curvata, margine glandulosa, viscosa, patentia.

FLORES umbellati, sub-quaterni, cernui, ad apices ramulorum; pedunculi mediocres, bracteis minutis, distantibus.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, brevissimis, adpressis, viscosis.

COROLLA ovata, alba, crystallina, magnitudine pisi; laciniis acuminatis, erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen globosum, sulcatum. Stylus sub-inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Februario in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium lente auctum.

2. Calyx et Corolla.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina et Pistillum.

5. Stamen lente auctum.

6. Pistillum lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with crested tips within the blossoms, which are egg-shaped, swelled out, smooth, clammy, like crystal, and white; leaves grow by fours, have glandular edges, and are blunt-ended.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows two feet high, upright; the branches grow upright, and have numerous little branches.

LEAVES grow by fours, are blunt, broadly linear, keeled, curved, the edges glandular, clammy, and spreading.

FLOWERS grow in umbels of mostly four together, hanging down from the ends of the smaller branches; the footstalks of the length of the blossoms, with floral leaves that are very small, and placed at a distance from the blossom.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are egg-shaped, very short, pressed to the blossom, and clammy.

BLOSSOM egg-shaped, white, and like crystal, the size of a pea; segments of the border tapering and upright.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips crested, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud globular, and furrowed. Shaft just within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from February till July.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf magnified.

2. The Empalement and Blossom.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. The Chives and Pointal.

5. A Chive magnified.

6. The Pointal magnified.

ERICA pinea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; corollis tubuloso-clavatis, sub-albidis; floribus axillaribus, verticillatis, pollicaribus; foliis, sub-senis, linearibus glabris, rigidis, longis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, plus quam bipedalis, robustus; rami verticillati, erecto-patentes, raro ramulosi, cauli similes.

FOLIA sena, linearia, glabra, patentia, longissima, petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in medio ramorum verticillati, horizontales, pollicares; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, ad basin latioribus, glabris, adpressis.

COROLLA tubuloso-clavata, obtusa, sub-albida; laciniis reflexis.

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

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, sulcatum; apice pilosum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma peltatum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Augusti, in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium, lente auctum.

2. Calyx et Corolla.

3. Calyx, auctus.

4. Stamina, et Pistillum.

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

6. Pistillum, stigma auctum.

7. Germen, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with beardless tips, within the blossoms, which are tubularly club-shaped, and nearly white; flowers grow from the lower part of the leaves close to the stem in whorls, are an inch long; leaves grow mostly by sixes, are linear and smooth, stiff, and long.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, grows more than two feet high and very stout; the branches grow in whorls, spreading and upright, seldom breaking into smaller branches, and like the stem.

LEAVES grow by sixes, are linear, smooth, spread outward, and very long, the foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS grow in whorls about the middle of the branches, horizontal, and an inch in length; the foot-stalks very short, with three floral leaves on them.

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

BLOSSOM tubularly club-shaped, blunt ended, and nearly white; the segments of the border are reflexed.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads shorter than the blossom. Tips beardless and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped and furrowed; hairy on the upper part, and glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the blossom. Summit shield-shaped.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August, till December,

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf, magnified.

2. The Empalement, and Blossom.

3. The Empalement, magnified.

4. The Chives, and Pointal, magnified.

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

6. The Pointal, the Summit magnified.

7. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA Plukenetia nana.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris muticis, longissimis, exsertis; floribus solitariis, cernuis, bracteis remotis; corolla sub cylindrica, sub-truncata, atro-purpurea; oris laciniis minutis, erectis; calycibus simplicibus; foliis ternis, confertis, inflexis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS sub-pedalis, erectus, robustus; rami verticillati, patenti; ramuli frequentissimi, sub-erecti.

FOLIA terna, linearia, glabra, arcuata, inflexa, subtus sulcata; petiolis ferè nullis.

FLORES in medio ramorum ex axillis foliorum verticillati, solitarii; pedunculi longissimi, bracteis minutis, remotis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis glabris, carinatis, ovatis, acutis, coloratis, adpressis.

COROLLA sub-cylindrica, sub-truncata, glabra, atro-purpurea; laciniis limbi obtusis, obsoletis, viridibus, erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, plana, longitudine corollæ. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ, filamentorum longitudine, attenuata in filamenta.

PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, glabrum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus, staminibus paulo longior. Stigma obsolete tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Junii, in Novembrem.

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, Stigma auctum.

6. Germen auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with beardless tips, very long, and without the blossom; flowers grow solitary, hanging down, with the floral leaves at a distance; blossom nearly cylindrical, appearing nearly as if cut off at the mouth, of a deep purple; the segments of the mouth are small, and upright; the cups simple; leaves grow by threes, crowded together, and turned inwards.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM grows nearly a foot high, upright, and sturdy; the branches grow in whorls, spreading; the smaller branches are numerous, and nearly upright.

LEAVES grow by threes, linear, smooth, bent like a bow, turned inward, and furrowed beneath; scarce any foot-stalks.

FLOWERS grow in the middle of the branches, from the base of the leaves in whorls, and singly; the foot-stalks the length of the blossoms, having very small floral leaves at a distance from the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup three-leaved, leaflets smooth, keeled, egg-shaped, pointed, coloured, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM nearly cylindrical, appearing almost as if cut off at the end, smooth, and of a deep purple; the segments of the border blunt, very small, green, and upright.

CHIVES. Eight flat threads, the length of the blossom. Tips beardless, without the blossom, the length of the threads, and tapered into them.

POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped, and smooth. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom, and a little longer than the chives. Summit slightly four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from the month of June, till November.

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 Summit, the Summit magnified.

6. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA pubescens.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; stylo sub-exserto; corollis ovatis, pubescentibus; foliis quaternis, arcuatis, incurvatis, hirtis; caule piloso.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, ramosus, pilosus; rami et ramuli pilosi, filiformes, virgati.

FOLIA quaterna, sæpe terna, obtusa, villosa, incurva, arcuata, subtus sulcata; petiolis brevissimis adpressis.

FLORES in ramulis terminales, umbellati, bini, terni, vel plures, copiosi, purpurei; pedunculi capillares, bracteis tribus, hirsutis, instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis pilosis, rufescentibus, subulatis, apicibus coloratis, obtusis.

COROLLA, ovata, obtusa, villosa; oris laciniis minutis, erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, purpureus. Stigma ad basin peltatum, apice tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Augusti, in Februarium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium, auctum.

2. Calyx, et Corolla.

3. Calyx, auctus.

4. Stamina et Pistillum.

5. Stamina, lente aucta.

6. Germen, Stylus et Stigma, lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with bearded tips, within the blossom; shaft just without; blossoms egg-shaped and downy; leaves grow by fours, bowed, turned inwards, and hairy; stem hairy.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, branching and hairy; the large and small branches are hairy; thread-shaped, and twiggy.

LEAVES grow by fours, often by threes, blunt, hairy, turned inwards, bowed, and furrowed beneath; having very short foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS terminate the small branches in umbels of two, three, or more, are very abundant, and purple; foot-stalks are hair-like, having three hairy floral-leaves on them.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are hairy, rough, awl-shaped, coloured at the ends, and blunt.

BLOSSOM egg-shaped, blunt, and hairy; the segments of the mouth are small and upright.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips bearded, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped and glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped and purple. Summit shield-shaped at the base, and four-cornered at the top.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August, till February.

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf, magnified.

2. The Empalement, and Blossom.

3. The Empalement, magnified.

4. The Chives, and Pointal.

5. The Chives, magnified.

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

ERICA pulchella.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; flores sub-globosi, incarnati, axillares, paniculati; caulis filiformis, flexuosus; folia terna, trigona, sexfariam imbricata.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS flexuosus, pedalis, glaber; rami flexuosi, sub-simplices, filiformes, longi.

FOLIA terna, trigona, glabra, obtusa, sexfariam imbricata, sub-erecta; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES in summis ramulis paniculati, axillares; pedunculi longissimi, bracteis tribus, minutis, remotis, instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ciliatis, concavis, adpressis, ovatis.

COROLLA sub-globosa, parva, incarnata, laciniis minutis, erectis.

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

PISTILLUM. Germen globosum. Stylus cylindricus, inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Augusti, in Februarium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium unum, lente auctum.

2. Corolla, et Calyx.

3. Calyx, lente auctus.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.

5. Stamen unum lente auctum.

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

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossom; the flowers nearly globular, flesh-coloured, and grow from the lower part of the leaves, close to the branches, forming a loose spike; stem thread-shaped, growing zig-zagged; leaves grow by threes, three-sided, tiled, and forming six edges.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM grows zig-zagged, a foot high, and smooth; branches like the stem, grow nearly simple, thread-shaped, and long.

LEAVES grow by threes, three-sided, smooth, blunt, forming six edges, and almost upright; the foot-stalks are very short, and pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS grow in loose spikes, near the ends of the small branches from the lower part of the leaves; the foot-stalks very long, having three small floral leaves near the lower part.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are fringed, concave, pressed to the blossom, and egg-shaped.

BLOSSOM, almost globular, small, and flesh-coloured; the segments small, and upright.