Part 2

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows a foot high, branching; branches grow twiggy and upright; small branches short, thread-shaped, numerous.

LEAVES grow by fours, blunt, spreading, small and smooth.

FLOWERS terminate the small branches, forming as it were a thick spike; foot-stalks very short, floral leaves pressed to the cup, and fringed.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, pointed, fringed.

BLOSSOM bellied, flesh-coloured, swelled at the base, narrowed at the mouth; segments of the mouth sharp pointed, spreading.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, small. Tips beardless, within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud roundish, eight-furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August, till December.

REFERENCE.

1. A Flower.

2. The Cup, magnified.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

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

5. The Pointal, Summit magnified.

6. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA concinna.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris muticis, inclusis; floribus in medio ramorum fasciculatis, suberectis; corollis subcylindricis, basi attenuatis, carneis, pubescentibus; foliis subsenis, glabris, patentibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, fruticosus, tripedalis, pyramidatus, glaber; rami pauci, erecti; ramuli verticillati, subsimplices, erecto-patentes.

FOLIA sub-sena, glabra, linearia, patentia; petiolis brevissimis.

FLORES in medio ramorum fasciculati, terminales, umbellati, umbellæ 3-10-floræ; pedunculi brevissimi; bracteæ subulatæ, calyci adpressæ, ciliatæ.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliola basi latiora, ciliata, adpressa.

COROLLA subcylindrica, ore parum arctata, carnea, pubescens; laciniis patentibus.

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

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, supra concavum, margine crenulato. Stylus filiformis, rubicundus. Stigma sub-capitatum, atro-rubens.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret ab Octobre, in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum, anthera una lente aucta.

4. Pistillum, Stigma auctum.

5. Germen, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with beardless tips within the blossom; flowers grow in small bundles about the middle of the branches, rather upright; blossoms nearly cylindrical, tapered to the base, flesh-coloured, downy; leaves grow mostly by sixes, smooth and spreading.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, shrubby, grows three feet high, pyramidally, smooth; branches few, upright; small branches whorled, nearly simple, between upright and spreading.

LEAVES grow mostly by sixes, smooth, linear, spreading, with very short foot-stalks.

FLOWERS grow bundled about the middle of the branches, terminal, and in umbels, 3-10 flowers in each umbel; foot-stalks very short; floral leaves awl-shaped, pressed to the cup, fringed.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets broader at the base, fringed, pressed to the stem.

BLOSSOM nearly cylindrical, the mouth a little narrowed, flesh-coloured, downy; segments spreading.

CHIVES. Threads eight, hair-like. Tips beardless, within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed bud top-shaped, concave at the top, with the margin scolloped. Shaft thread-shaped, reddish. Summit nearly headed, of a deep red.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from October, till December.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal; one Tip magnified.

4. The Pointal, the Summit magnified.

5. The seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA conserta.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris muticis, subinclusis floribus consertissime capitatis erectis, terminalibus, globosis; caule simplicissimo, strictissimo, robusto; foliis quaternis, subulatis, glabris, rigidis, senioribus retrofractis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS simplex, erectus, robustus, bipedalis; ramuli brevi, horizontales, verticillati.

FOLIA quaterna, subulata, rigida, glabra, mucronata; seniora retrofracta; juniora erecta, subtus tenuissime sulcata, petiolis brevibus adpressis.

FLORES terminales, in apice ramulorum consertissimi capitati, erecti, plurimi, sæpe duodecim; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteæ tres: duæ ovatæ adpressæ, infima subulata, triplo longior.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, membranaceis, apicibus distantibus.

COROLLA globosa, glabra, subalbida, laciniis limbi obtusis, suberectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ.

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

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret ab Octobre in Februarium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Flos.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Idem, lente aucta.

5. Germen, et Pistillum, Stigma diducta lente auctum.

6. Germen, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with beardless tips, just within the blossom; flowers crowded together in heads, upright, terminal and globular; stem quite simple, very straight and stout; leaves grow by fours, awl-shaped, smooth, stiff, the older ones appearing broke back.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM simple, upright, stout, two feet high; small branches short, horizontal, and growing in whorls.

LEAVES grow by fours, awl-shaped, stiff, smooth, sharp pointed, the old ones appearing broke-back, the younger upright, furrowed slightly beneath, with short foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS terminal, crowded very close together at the ends of the small branches, in heads, upright, a good many, often twelve; foot-stalks very short, three floral leaves, two pressed to the stem and egg-shaped, the lower awl-shaped, twice as long.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets awl-shaped, skinny, away from the blossom at the ends.

BLOSSOM globular, smooth, whitish, the segments of the border blunt and nearly upright.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips beardless, just within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud globular, furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from October till February.

REFERENCE.

1. A flower.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The same, magnified.

5. The Seed-bud and Pointal, the Summit detached, magnified.

6. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA cubica, _minor_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-inclusis; stylo exserto; corollis sub-campanulatis, purpureis, oris laciniis patulis, maximis, ovatis, concavis; floribus sub-terminalibus, umbellatis; foliis quaternis, patentibus, obtusis, glabris.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, teres, ramosus, fruticosas, palmaris; rami et ramuli filiformes, verticillati, patenti.

FOLIA quaterna, obtusa, reflexa, glabra, nitida; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES sub-terminales, sub-umbellati, horizontales; pedunculis longissimis, coloratis, bracteis binis, minutis, concavis, coloratis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis spathulatis, concavis, coloratis, apicibus viridibus, adpressis.

COROLLA sub-campanulata, purpurea; tubo brevissimo; limbo maximo; laciniis concavis, ovatis, expansis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, longitudine tubi. Antheræ bifidæ, acuminatæ, muticæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, purpureus, corolla longior. Stigma obsoletum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret ab Augusto, in Novembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Flos, magnitudine naturali.

2. Calyx, valde auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina, aucta.

5. Pistillum, magnitudine naturali.

6. Idem, valde auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, just without the blossom; shaft without; blossoms nearly bell-shaped, purple, segments of the border spreading, large, egg-shaped, concave; flowers nearly terminate the branches in umbels; leaves grow by fours, spreading, blunt and smooth.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, cylindrical, branching, shrubby, grows a span high; the larger and smaller branches are thread-shaped, grow in whorls and spreading.

LEAVES grow by fours, blunt, reflexed, smooth, shining; with very short foot-stalks, pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS grow near the ends of the branches in umbels and horizontal; foot-stalks very long, coloured, two floral-leaves, small, concave and coloured.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets spathula-shaped, concave, coloured, with green ends and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM nearly bell-shaped, purple, tube very short; border very large; segments concave, egg-shaped, spreading.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, the length of the tube. Tips two-cleft, tapered, and beardless.

POINTAL. Seed-bud top-shaped, furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, purple, longer than the blossom. Summit obsolete.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August till November.

REFERENCE.

1. A Flower, natural size.

2. The Cup, very much magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives, magnified.

5. The Pointal, natural size.

6. The same, greatly magnified.

ERICA cylindrica.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus inclusis, stylo exerto, corollis subcylindraceis, laciniis revolutis, foliis quaternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, bipedalis, ramosus, ramulis erectis, subsimplicibus.

FOLIA quaterna, erecta, linearia, viridia, supra plana, subtus sulcata, minutissime pubescentia.

FLORES fasciculati, terminales, in ramulis lateralibus terni et quaterni; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus ternatis, setæformibus, basin instructi.

CALYX tetraphyllus, foliolis adpressis, linearibus, basi dilatatis, dorso sulcatis, lente ciliatis.

COROLLA subcylindrica, aliquo recurvata, uncialis, læte fusco-aurantia, lente pubescens, laciniis latissime ovatis, revolutis.

STAMINA octo, capillaria, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis, cornibus lente bifurcatis.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme; stylus filiformis; stigma tetragonum, antheras superans.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Aprili in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Flos, cum pedunculo brevissimo.

2. Stamina et Pistillum, a corolla diducta, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ.

3. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

4. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with tips two-horned at the base within the blossom, the shaft without, blossom nearly cylindric, with its segments rolled back; leaves in fours.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, erect, two feet high, branched, with the little branches erect and nearly simple.

LEAVES in fours, erect, linear, green, plane above, furrowed beneath, and very slightly pubescent.

FLOWERS bundled, terminal, in the lateral branches in threes and fours; the very short footstalks furnished with three ternate, bristle-shaped, floral leaves at the base.

EMPALEMENT four-leaved, the leaves pressed to the blossom, linear, dilated at the base, furrowed on the back, and in the magnifier ciliated.

BLOSSOM nearly cylindrical, a little recurved, an inch long, of a bright brown orange colour, pubescent when magnified, with the segments very broad-ovate and rolled back.

CHIVES eight, hair-like, with the tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom, with the horns bifurcated when magnified.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped; shaft thread-shaped; summit four-cornered, higher than the tips.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April till July.

REFERENCE.

1. A Flower with its very short foot-stalk.

2. The Chives and Pointal, detached from the blossom, with one of the tips magnified.

3. The Seed-bud and Pointal, with the stigma magnified.

4. The Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA depressa.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis, stylo exserto; floribus terminalibus, subternis, subsessilibus; corollis grossis, flavescentibus; foliis quaternis, crassiusculis, obtusis, nitidis; ramis depressis; caule robusto.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, robustus, spithamæus; rami divaricati, flexuosi, depressi; ramuli frequentissimi, brevi.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, crassiuscula, obtusa, nitida, seniora reflexa; petiolis brevissimis adpressis.

FLORES in ramulis terminales, subterni, subsessili; bracteis adpressis, imbricatis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, acutis, margine membranaceis, carinatis, adpressis.

COROLLA subcylindrica, grossa, subpollicaris, flava.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsersus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Maio in Augustum.

REFERENTIA.

1. Flos, magnitudine naturali.

2. Calyx cum bracteis aucta.

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

4. Pistillum et Germen.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with bearded tips, within the blossom, shaft without; flowers terminal, mostly by threes, fitting nearly close to the stem; blossoms swelled and yellow; leaves grow by fours, thickish, blunt, shining; branches bent downward; sturdy stem.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, sturdy, a span in height; branches straddle, grow zig-zagged, and pressed downward; small branches numerous and short.

LEAVES grow by fours, linear, thickish, blunt, shining, the older ones turned back; very short foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS terminate the small branches by threes, in general, fitting close to the stem; floral leaves tiled and pressed to the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, pointed, skinny edged, keeled, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM nearly cylindrical, swelled, near an inch long and yellow.

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

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

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from May till August.

REFERENCE.

1. A Flower natural size.

2. The Cup, with the floral leaves magnified.

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

4. The Pointal and Seed-bud.

ERICA elata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis; stylo exserto, apice torto; floribus spicatis, maximis, tomentosis, aurantiis; foliis quaternis, sæpe quinis; caule sub-arborescente.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, sexpedalis et ultra, parum ramosus; ramuli plurimi, brevi, tomentosi.

FOLIA quaterna, sæpe quina, patentia, glabra, teretiuscula, obtusa; petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in apicibus ramorum solitarii, spicam, formantes; pedunculi brevi, bracteis tribus, spathulatis instructi.

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

COROLLA clavata, curvata, tomentosa, maxima, aurantia; oris laciniis revolutis.

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

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, sulcatum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus exsersus, apice tortus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Julio, in Septembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, lente auctus.

2. Stamina, et Pistillum.

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

4. Pistillum, Stigma lente auctum.

5. Germen, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossom; shaft without, twisted at the end; flowers grow in spikes, very large, downy, orange coloured; leaves grow by fours, often by fives; with the stem approaching in size to a tree.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, grows six feet high or more, branching but little; small branches many, short and downy.

LEAVES grow by fours, often by fives, spreading, smooth, roundish, obtuse; with the foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS grow at the ends of the branches solitary, forming a spike; foot-stalks short, having three spatula-shaped floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, concave, blunt, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM club-shaped, curved, downy, very large, orange colour; segments of the mouth rolled back.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips beardless, without the blossom, curved.

POINTAL. Seed-bud top-shaped, furrowed, glandular at the base. Shaft without the blossom, twisted at the end. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July, till September.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, magnified.

2. The Chives, and Pointal.

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

4. The Pointal, the Summit magnified.

5. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA empetroides.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis, stylo exserto; floribus dense spicatis, suaveolentibus, subcarneis; corollis urceolatis, laciniis maximis, patentibus; foliis senis, villosis, obtusis, patentibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS debilis, filiformis, pedalis; rami et ramuli filiformes, laxi.

FOLIA sena, linearia, conserta, villosa, obtusa, horizontalia, petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in medio ramorum et ramulorum densissimé spicati, horizontaliter siti; pedunculi brevissimi bracteis tribus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliola linearia, villosa, distantia, folia similia sed minora.

COROLLA urceolata, subalbida, fragrantissima; laciniis maximis, obtusis, patentibus.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.

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

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Maio in Augustum.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium unum, lente auctum.

2. Flos, magnitudine naturali.

3. Calyx, lente auctus.

4. Stamina, et Pistillum.

5. Stamina valdé aucta.

6. Pistillum, Stigma auctum.

7. Germen, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with crested tips, within the blossom, shaft without; flowers grow in a close spike, sweet scented and slightly flesh-coloured; blossoms pitcher-shaped, with the segments very large and spreading; leaves grow by sixes, hairy, blunt, and spreading.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM weak, thread-shaped, a foot high; the larger and smaller branches are thread-shaped and loose.

LEAVES grow by sixes, linear, close, hairy, blunt and horizontal; with the foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS in very close spikes in the middle of the large and small branches, standing out horizontally, with very short foot-stalks, having three floral leaves on them.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets linear, hairy, distant, like the leaves but smaller.

BLOSSOM pitcher-shaped, nearly white, and very sweet; segments very large, blunt, spreading.

CHIVES. Threads eight hair-like. Tips crested, within the blossom.

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

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from May till August.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf, magnified.

2. A Flower, natural size.

3. The Empalement, magnified.

4. The Chives and Pointal.

5. The Chives very much magnified.

6. The Pointal, the summit magnified.

7. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA Eriocephala.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris muticis, exsertis; corolla urceolata, alba, calyce lanato vestita; floribus capitatis, lanatis, numerosis; foliis ternis, linearibus, pilosis, obtusis, erectis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus filiformis, spithamæus; rami et ramuli divaricati, filiformes, pilosi, numerosissimi.

FOLIA terna, linearia, pilosa, obtusa, erecta, parum incurvata, petiolis brevissimis adpressis.

FLORES in ramulorum apice umbellati seu capitati, copiosi; pedunculi capillares, longitudine corollarum, colorati, bractæis tribus pilosis instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lanceolatis, concavis, lanugine albicante densissimè obsitis.

COROLLA urceolata, alba, tenuissime alba-lanata, foliolis calycis vestita; laciniis obtusis, erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen globosum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, longissimè exsertus. Stigma capitatum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Maio in Augustum.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium, lente auctum.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Flos, magnitudine naturali.

4. Stamina, et Pistillum.

5. Stamen unum, lente auctum.

6. Pistillum, Stigma auctum.

7. Germen, lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with beardless tips, without the blossom, which is pitcher-shaped, white and covered by a woolly cup; flowers grow in heads, woolly and numerous; leaves grow by threes, linear, hairy, blunt, and upright.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, thread-shaped, a span high; the larger and smaller branches grow straddling and thread-shaped, hairy and very numerous.

LEAVES grow by threes, linear, hairy, blunt, upright, a little incurved, with very short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS grow at the end of the small branches in umbels or heads, very numerous; fruit-stalks hair-like, the length of the blossoms, coloured, having three hairy floral-leaves on them.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets lance-shaped, concave, being thickly covered with whitish wool.

BLOSSOM pitcher-shaped, white, slightly covered with white wool, cloathed with the leaflets of the cup; segments blunt, upright.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud globular, furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, very far without the blossom. Summit headed.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from May, till August.

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf, magnified.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. A flower, natural size.

4. The Chives, and Pointal.

5. One Chive, magnified.

6. The Pointal, Summit magnified.

7. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA fastigiata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis inclusis, foliis quaternis linearibus glabris; floribus quaternis subsessilibus fastigiatis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis, flexuosus, cortice fusco, ramulis numerosis patentibus.

FOLIA quaterna, erecta, linearia, glabra, nitida, petiolis longiusculis.

FLORES terminales, quaterni, fastigiati, subsessiles.

CALYX tetraphyllus, duplex, appressus, foliolis ovatis acutis, marginibus membranaceis, irregulariter serrulatis, virescentibus.

COROLLA albissima, pellucida, ovato-conica, laciniis subovatis, recurvis.

STAMINA, filamenta octo, capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, fuscæ.

PISTILLUM inclusum. Germen tiaræforme. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Dec. ad Mai.

REFERENTIA.

1. Pagina inferior folii lente aucta.

2. Corolla cum Calyce.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina et Pistillum expansa, antherâ solitariâ lente auctâ.

5. Pistillum cum stigmate lente aucto.

6. Germen auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips within the blossom, leaves in fours linear smooth; flowers in fours nearly sessile in level-topped bunches.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, a foot high, flexuose, with brown bark, and numerous spreading branches.

LEAVES in fours, erect, linear, smooth, shining, with longish footstalks.

FLOWERS terminal, in fours, nearly sitting, forming level-topped bunches.

EMPALEMENT four-leaved, double, pressed to the blossom, with leaflets ovate-acute, with skinny, greenish, irregularly serrulated margins.

BLOSSOM very white, pellucid, egg-cone-shaped, with segments nearly egg-shaped, and recurved.

CHIVES, eight hair-like threads. Tips beardless within the blossom, brown.

POINTAL included in the blossom. Seed-bud turban-shaped. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from December to May.

REFERENCE.

1. The under side of a leaf magnified.

2. The Blossom with the Empalement.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. The Chives and Pointal expanded, with one tip magnified.

5. The Pointal with the summit magnified.

6. The Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA filamentosa.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.