Part 5

LEAVES in threes, awl-shaped, erect, very shortly petiolate, smooth, shining, green, but often with a tincture of brown.

FLOWERS terminal in little three-flowered umbels; footstalks about the length of the flowers, furnished above with three coloured, ciliated, floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT four-leaved, with the little leaves broad egg-shaped, sharp-pointed and ciliated.

BLOSSOM shortly bell-shaped, with rather spreading segments, of a pale, shining, flesh colour.

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

POINTAL, seed-bud turban-shaped; shaft columnar, dilated at the base, higher than the tips.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The under-side of a leaf magnified.

2. A Flower.

3. The Empalement magnified, with the peduncle.

4. The Blossom magnified.

5. The Chives and Pointal magnified.

6. The Pointal magnified, detached.

ERICA Monsoniana.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris aristatis, inclusis; stylo exserto; floribus terminalibus ternis; calyce duplici, albo; corollis oblongo-ovatis, candidissimis, fauce arctatis; foliis ternis, glabris.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, sexpedalis et ultra; rami erecti, pauci; ramuli frequentissimi, brevi.

FOLIA terna, glabra, in ramis adultioribus latiora, obtusa, in ramulis junioribus linearia, acuta, minora; petiolis brevissimis.

FLORES in ramulorum apice terni, nutantes, albi, spicam quasi formantes prope caulis summitatem; pedunculi fere nulli.

CALYX. Perianthium, duplex, _exterium_ tetraphyllum; foliolæ oblongæ, membranaceæ, obtusæ apice reflexæ, liberæ, coloratæ; _interium_ foliolis similibus sed duplo majoribus priori.

COROLLA oblongo-ovata, acuminata, glabra, fauce arctata, candidissima; laciniis reflexis, obtusis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ inclusæ, aristatæ, nigræ.

PISTILLUM. Germen oblongum, glabrum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, parum curvatus. Stigma tubulosum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Maio, in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folia terminalia ramulorum ad basin florum.

2. Calyx

3. Corolla.

4. Stamina et Pistillum, anthera una diducta, lente aucta.

5. Germen auctum.

6. Pistillum, magnitudine naturali, Stigma auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with bearded tips, within the blossom; shaft without; flowers terminate the branches by threes; cup double, white; blossoms oblong-egg-shaped, of a very clear white, and narrowed at the mouth; leaves grow by threes, and smooth.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, grows six feet high, and more; branches upright, and few; smaller branches numerous, short.

LEAVES grow by threes, smooth, on the older branches broader and blunt, on the younger linear, pointed and smaller; very short foot-stalks.

FLOWERS grow by threes at the end of the smaller branches, hanging down, and white, forming as it were a spike near the top of the stem; hardly any foot-stalks.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double, _the outer_ four-leaved; the leaflets oblong, skinny, obtuse, turned back at the top, loose and coloured; _the inner_ with leaflets like the other but twice the size.

BLOSSOM oblong egg-shaped, tapered, smooth, narrowed at the mouth, of a very clear white; segments reflexed, blunt.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud oblong, smooth, glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, a little curved. Summit tubular.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from May, till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The terminating leaves of the smaller branches at the base of the flowers.

2. The Empalement.

3. The Blossom.

4. The Chives and Pointal, one Tip detached, magnified.

5. The Seed-bud, magnified.

6. The Pointal, natural size. Summit magnified.

ERICA multiflora.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris muticis, exsertis; corollis cylindraceo-urceolatis, costatis; floribus axillaribus, subterminalibus; pedunculis flore triple fere longioribus, ternatis; foliis quaternis seu quinis, linearibus, patentibus, obtusis, glabris.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, ramosus; rami et ramuli rigidi, erecti.

FOLIA quaterna seu quina, patentia, obtusa, glabra, linearia, recta.

FLORES axillares, sub-terminales, sub-spicati, ternati; pedunculi capillares, longissimi, corollæ triplo longiores, bracteis tribus, minutis, instructi.

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

COROLLA cylindraceo-urceolata, costata, sub-carnea; laciniis minutis, reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria, longitudine corollæ. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ, nigræ.

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, quadri-sulcatum, apice arctatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat in Lusitania.

Floret ab Octobre in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Umbella florum.

2. Calyx, auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum, anthera una aucta.

4. Pistillum, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with beardless tips, without the blossom, which is of a cylindrical pitcher shape and ribbed; flowers grow from the base of the leaves nearly terminal, with flower stems nearly thrice the length of the blossom, growing by threes; leaves grow by fours or fives, linear, spreading, obtuse and smooth.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, branching; large and small branches harsh, upright.

LEAVES grow by fours or fives, spreading, blunt, smooth, linear, and straight.

FLOWERS grow from the insertion of the leaves, nearly terminal, almost spiked, ternate; foot-stalks hair-like, very long, thrice the length of the blossom, with three floral leaves on them.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, concave, coloured.

BLOSSOM cylindrically pitcher-shaped, ribbed, slightly flesh-coloured, segments small, reflexed.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, the length of the blossom. Tips beardless, without the blossom and black.

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

Native of Portugal.

Flowers from October till December.

REFERENCE.

1. An umbel of flowers.

2. The Cup, magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal, one tip magnified.

4. The Pointal, magnified.

ERICA Nivenia.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris basi bicornibus, exsertis; corollis subturbinatis, costatis, purpureis, laciniis revolutis; foliolis calycinis apice barbatis; floribus terminalibus, umbellatis; foliis ternis, lato-linearibus, obtusis, marginibus hispidis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, palmaris, ramosus; rami et ramuli divaricati, patentes.

FOLIA terna, lato-linearia, obtusa, margine pilis longissimis obsita, subtus sulcata, patentia.

FLORES terminales, umbellati; pedunculi longissimi, capillares, bracteis tribus foliolis calycis similibus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis spathulatis, denticulatis, viscosis, apice barbatis.

COROLLA subturbinata, costata, fauce parum arctata, purpurea; laciniis revolutis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, torta. Antheræ bicornutæ, exsertæ, nigræ, lineariæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen ovale, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, parum curvatus, exsersus. Stigma obsoletum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Februario in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium.

2. Flos.

3. Calyx, auctus.

4. Stamina et Pistillum, auctum.

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

6. Pistillum, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with tips two-horned at the base, without the blossom; blossoms nearly top-shaped, ribbed, purple, segments rolled back; leaflets of the cup bearded at the tip; flowers terminate the branches in umbels; leaves grow by threes, broadly linear, blunt, margins with strong hairs.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, a hand high, very branching; the large and small branches grow straddling, and spreading.

LEAVES grow by threes, broadly linear, blunt, beset with long hairs at the edge, furrowed beneath, and spreading.

FLOWERS terminate the branches in umbels; foot-stalks very long, hair-like, with three floral leaves like the leaflets of the cup on them.

EMPALEMENT. Cup three-leaved, leaflets spathula-shaped, slightly toothed, clammy, and bearded at the point.

BLOSSOM nearly top-shaped, ribbed, a little drawn in at the mouth, and purple; segments rolled back.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, twisted. Tips two-horned, without the blossom, black, linear.

POINTAL. Seed-bud oval, furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, a little curved, and without the blossom. Summit obsolete.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from February till June.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf.

2. A Flower.

3. The Empalement, magnified.

4. The Chives and Pointal, magnified.

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

6. The Pointal, magnified.

ERICA obbata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis; flores quaterni, terminales, erecti, ventricosi; limbus maximus, laciniis patentibus, rotundatis, crenulatis; glandulæ octo fauci circumpositæ; foliis quaternis, reflexis, rigidis, ciliatis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis ramosus; rami laxi, filiformes, sub-erecti.

FOLIA quaterna, reflexa, rigida, ciliata, subtus sulcata; petioli brevissimi.

FLORES terminales, quaterni, erecti, glaberrimi, sessili; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus ovatis, ciliatis, adpressis, instructi.

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

COROLLA ventricosa, basi quadrata, ore arctata, leviter striata, glaberrima; limbus maximus, laciniis crenulatis, rotundatis, patentibus; glandulæ octo, fauci circumpositæ.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria. Antheræ inclusæ, bifidæ, basi bicornes.

PISTILLUM. Germen acuminatum, basi glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, subexsertus. Stigma subtetragonum, purpureum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Aprilis, in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Corolla.

4. Lacinia una limbi, aucta.

5. Stamina, anthera una lente aucta.

6. Pistillum, lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with tips two horned at the base, within the blossom; flowers grow by fours terminating the branches, upright and bellied; border very large, segments spreading, rounded, slightly scolloped; eight glands placed round the mouth; leaves grow by fours, reflexed, harsh, and fringed.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, a foot high, branching; branches loose, thread-shaped, rather upright.

LEAVES grow by fours, reflexed, harsh, fringed, furrowed beneath; very short foot-stalks.

FLOWERS terminate the branches by fours, are upright, smooth, and sit close on to the branch; foot-stalks very short, having three egg-shaped, fringed floral leaves, which are pressed to the cup.

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

BLOSSOM bellied, squared at the base, straitened at the mouth, slightly striped, and very smooth; border very large, segments a little scolloped, rounded and spreading; eight glands surrounding the mouth.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips within the blossom, two-cleft, and two horns at the base.

POINTAL. Seed-bud tapered, glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, nearly without the blossom. Summit a little four-cornered, and purple.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from the month of April, till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Blossom.

4. One segment of the border, magnified.

5. The Chives, one tip, magnified.

6. The Pointal, magnified.

ERICA palustris.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis inclusis, corollâ subtrilineari pubescente, foliisque quaternis pubescentibus, tubo anguste campanulato, laciniis brevibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS tenuis, et flexuosus, ramis divaricatis itidemque tenuibus, ramulis numerosis brevibusque.

FOLIA quaterna, expansa, vel recurvata, linearia, obtusa, et pubescentia.

FLORES terminales in ramulis lateralibus et numerosi, subverticillati, et sæpius ternati; pedunculi corollis duplo breviores, basi bracteis tribus minutis vestiti.

CALYX tetraphyllus, foliolis subulatis, minutimque ciliatis.

COROLLA sub-cylindrica, vel potius angustissime campanulata, pubescens, incarnata, sive pallide coccinea, laciniis patulis, ovatis, obtusis, albidis, vel melius eleganter cerinis.

STAMINA octo, capillaria; antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme et sulcatum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Maii ad Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium lente auctum.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina diducta, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ.

4. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

5. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless included tips, blossom near three lines long pubescent, leaves in fours and also pubescent, and a narrowly bell-shaped tube, with short segments.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM slender, and flexuose, with divaricating slender branches, and numerous short lesser branches.

LEAVES in fours, expanded, or recurved, linear, blunt-ended, and downy.

FLOWERS terminal on the small lateral branches and numerous, somewhat whorled, and frequently in threes; peduncles only half the length of the blossom, and furnished at the base with three minute floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT four-leaved, with the leaflets awl-shaped, and minutely ciliated.

BLOSSOM somewhat cylindrical, or rather very narrowly bell-shaped, downy, flesh-coloured, or pale coccineous, with the segments spreading, egg-shaped, blunt-ended, and whitish, or rather of a fine waxen colour.

CHIVES eight, capillary; tips beardless, within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from the month of May till October.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf magnified.

2. The Empalement magnified,

3. The Chives detached, with one tip magnified.

4. The Seed-bud and Pointal, with the summit magnified.

5. The Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA patens.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris muticis, sub-inclusis, clavatis; floribus terminalibus, ternis; corollis campanulatis, purpureis, tubo brevissimo, laciniis maximis, expansis; foliis ternis, ovalibus, concavis, ciliatis, flaccidis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS futicosus, erectus, bipedalis; rami filiformes, verticillati; ramuli frequentissimi, virgati, patentes.

FOLIA terna, ovalia, concava, ciliata, obtusa, patentia; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES in apice ramulorum terni, copiosi; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus adpressis instructi.

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

COROLLA campanulata, purpurea; tubo brevissimo; laciniis ovatis, concavis, maximis, expansis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, curvata. Antheræ muticæ, clavatæ, subinclusæ longitudine staminum.

PISTILLUM. Germen sub-globosum, sulcatum, tomentosum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Februario in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium, auctum.

2. Flos, magnitudine naturali.

3. Calyx auctus.

4. Stamina et Pistillum, aucta.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, aucta.

6. Pistillum, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with beardless tips, just within the blossom and club-shaped; flowers terminate the branches by threes; blossoms bell-shaped, purple, tube very short, with very large spreading segments; leaves grow by threes oval, concave, fringed and flaccid.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, grows two feet high; large branches thread-shaped, whorled; small branches numerous, twiggy and spreading.

LEAVES grow by threes, oval, concave, fringed, blunt, spreading; with very short foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS terminate the small branches by threes and very numerous; foot-stalks very short, having three floral leaves pressed to the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets eliptic, concave, fringed and pressed to the blossom.

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

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, curved. Tips beardless, club-shaped, just within the blossom, the length of the threads.

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

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from February till June.

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf, magnified.

2. A Flower, natural size.

3. The Empalement, magnified.

4. The Chives and Pointal, magnified.

5. The Chives detached from the Pointal, magnified.

6. The Pointal, magnified.

ERICA penicillata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris muticis, exsertis, penicillatis; corolla conica, purpurea, laciniis luteis, minutis, erectis; floribus spicatis, solitariis, pendulis; foliolis calycinis dorso canaliculatis, basi, auriculatis, coloratis; bracteis minutis, remotis; foliis ternis, fasciculatis, linearibus, glabris.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, fruticosus; rami subsimplices, longi; ramuli brevissimi conserti.

FOLIA terna, linearia, glabra, acuta, patentia, fasciculata; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES solitarii, penduli, medio ramorum spicati; pedunculi colorati, longi, bracteis tribus, minutis, remotis, instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis, dorso canaliculatis, auriculatis, coloratis, acutis, adpressis.

COROLLA conica, purpurea; laciniis, minutis, erectis, luteo-virentibus.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, plana. Antheræ muticæ, penicillatæ, exsertæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen conicum, striatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus, staminibus longior. Stigma subpeltatum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Maio, in Augustum.

REFERENTIA.

1. Flos.

2. Calyx, auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta anthera una lente aucta.

5. Pistillum, Stigma auctum.

6. Germen, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with beardless tips, without the blossom and formed like a pencil; blossom conical, purple, segments yellow, small, and upright; flowers grow in spikes, solitary, hanging down; the leaflets of the cup are channelled at the back, eared at the base and coloured; floral leaves very small, distant; leaves grow by threes, bundled, linear, and smooth.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, shrubby; branches nearly simple, long; small branches close together.

LEAVES grow by threes, linear, smooth, pointed, spreading, and bundled; with very short footstalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS grow solitary, hanging down making a spike from the middle of the branches; footstalks coloured, long, having the small floral leaves on their lower part.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets channelled at the back, eared, coloured, pointed and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM conical and purple; segments small, upright, greenish-yellow.

CHIVES. Eight chives, flat. Tips beardless, pencil-like and without the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud conical, streaked. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom, longer than the chives. Summit nearly shield-shaped.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from May, till August.

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, the Summit magnified.

6. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA petiveriana _aurantia_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis; corolla conica, aurantia, incurvata, pollicaris, limbo inflato clauso; calycinis foliolis imbricatis, subovatis, mucronatis, rigidis; floribus subternis, terminalibus; foliis ternis, linearibus, rigidis, obtusis, patentibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus sesquipedalis, fuscus; rami tecti ramulis ternis, consertis, patentibus.

FOLIA terna, linearia, rigida, sub-scabra, subtus sulcata, obtusa, patentia.

FLORES sub-terni, ramulorum terminales incurvati, penduli; pedunculi brevissimi.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex, _exterium_, tetraphyllum, foliolis lato ovatis, rigidis, luteis, adpressis, imbricatis; _interium_, tetraphyllum, foliolis priori similibus sed duplo longioribus.

COROLLA conica, calyce triplo longior, aurantia; laciniis limbi ovatis, erectis, inflatis, incurvis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, linearia, plana. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ, lineares, corollæ longitudine, planæ, rubro-fuscæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, sulcatum. Stylus, filiformis longitudine antherarum. Stigma obsolete-tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Martio in Maium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Flos.

2. Calyx auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina libera, anthera una diducta lente aucta.

5. Pistillum, magnitudine naturali.

6. Germen, lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with beardless tips, without the blossom, which is cone-shaped, orange, incurved and an inch long, the border swelled and shut; leaflets of the empalement tiled, nearly egg-shaped, pointed, harsh; flowers mostly by threes, terminal; leaves by threes, linear, harsh, blunt, and spreading.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, a foot and a half high, brown; branches covered by smaller branches growing by threes, close together and spreading.

LEAVES grow by threes, linear, harsh, rather rough, furrowed beneath, blunt and spreading.

FLOWERS grow mostly by threes, terminating the small branches, turned inwards and hanging down; foot-stalks very short.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double, _the outer_, three-leaved, leaflets broad-egg-shaped, harsh, yellow, pressed to the inner ones and tiled; _the inner_, four-leaved, leaflets like those of the outer, but twice the length.

BLOSSOM conical, thrice the length of the cup, orange-coloured; segments of the border egg-shaped, upright, swelled out and incurved.

CHIVES. Eight linear, flat threads. Tips beardless, without the blossom, linear, the length of the blossom, flat and of red-brown.

POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped, furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, the length of the tips. Summit bluntly four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from March till May.

REFERENCE.

1. A Flower.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The Chives free, one tip detached, magnified.

5. The Pointal, natural size.

6. The Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA Petiveriana _hirsuta_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis exertis, longissimis, corollis pendulis clavatis incurvis, foliis hirsutis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, inferne ramulis numerosis.

FOLIA ternata, subulata, hirsuta, parum flexuosa, petiolis adpressis, juniora patula, seniora reflexa.

FLORES terminales in ramulis lateralibus, 1-3. nati, penduli, incurvi, pedunculis brevibus.

CALYX duplex, læte ruber et lucens, tinctura flavedinis, exterior 3-, interior 4-phyllus, foliolis omnibus late ovatis.

COROLLA clavata, incurva, uncialis, læete rubra et lucens, basi tumida quadrifida, oris laciniis incurvis filamentis adpressis.

STAMINA octo, capillaria, incurva, receptaculo affixa; antheræ muticæ longissimæ exertæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret Januario in Aprilem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Inferior pars Folii lente aucta.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Corolla calyce diducta.

4. Stamina et Pistillum.

5. Eadem expansa, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ.

6. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with very long beardless tips without the pendulous club-shaped incurved blossoms; and with hairy leaves.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM erect, furnished with numerous small branches downwards.

LEAVES in threes, subulate, hairy, a little flexuose, with foot-stalks pressed to the branches; the younger leaves rather spreading, the older reflexed.

FLOWERS terminal on the small lateral branches, one to three together, pendulous, incurved, with short foot-stalks.