Part 8

ERICA, antheris muticis inclusis, foliis 6-8-nis setaceis longissimis, in petioles capillares attenuatis, floribus conferte verticillatis inferne albidis, superne læte roseis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, rectus, bipedalis, ramis simplicibus, adscendentibus, venuste foliosis.

FOLIA sena, septena, vel octona, erecta, aggregata, setacea, in petiolos capillares deorsum attenuata, et inde pereleganter tremulosa.

FLORES aggregatim verticillati supra medium ramulorum, patuli; pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus foliiformibus instructi.

CALYX tetraphyllus, foliolis late subulatis, adpressis.

COROLLA clavata, uncialis, parum curvata, basin versus albicans, superne læte rosea.

STAMINA octo capillaria; antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, basi poris melliferis instructum. Stylus filiformis, aliquo inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spæi.

Floret mense Maii ad Augustum.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium.

2. Calyx et Corolla.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina diducta, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ.

5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

6. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips within the blossom, leaves in sixes to eights bristle-shaped very long, and attenuated into capillary foot-stalks, flowers whitish downwards, and bright flesh-colour above.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, two feet high, with simple, ascending, and beautiful leafy branches.

LEAVES in sixes, sevens, or eights, erect, crowded, bristle-shaped, and attenuated downwards into capillary foot-stalks, and thence very elegantly tremulous.

FLOWERS in crowded whorls above the middle of the branches, patulous; peduncles short, furnished with three leaf-shaped floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT four-leaved, with the leaflets broad awl-shaped, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM club-shaped, an inch long, a little curved, whitish towards the base, upwards of a bright rose colour.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, furnished with honey-bearing pores at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, just within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from the month of May until August.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf.

2. The Empalement and Blossom.

3. The Calyx magnified.

4. The Chives detached, with one tip magnified.

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

6. The Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA vestita rosea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis sub-exsertis; corollis clavatis, pollicaribus, roseis; foliis octonis, in petiolos capillares deorsum attenuatis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, plus minusve flexuosus, ramis longis, simplicibus, foliosis.

FOLIA plerumque octona, conferta, setacea, semilinearia, obtusa, deorsum in petiolos capillares attenuata, et inde eleganter tremula.

FLORES aggregatim verticillati, apices versus ramorum robustiorum, expansi vel nutantes; pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus alternis medio instructi.

CALYX tetraphyllus, foliolis adpressis, inferne lanceolato-ovatis, superne longissime acuminatis.

COROLLA per-rosea, uncialis et ultra, basin versus magis attenuata, et sub apicem magis inflata, quam in aliis varietatibus hujus speciei.

STAMINA octo, capillaria; antheræ muticæ, sub-exsertæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, superne sericeum, basi glandulis melliferis instructum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Julio ad Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium.

2. Calyx et Corolla.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina diducta et expansa, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ.

5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

6. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips rather without the blossom; blossoms club-shaped, an inch long, and rosy; leaves in eights, and attenuated downwards into capillary foot-stalks.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, but more or less flexuose, with the branches long, simple, and leafy.

LEAVES chiefly in eights, crowded, bristle-shaped, half a line long, blunt, attenuated downwards into capillary foot-stalks, and thence elegantly tremulous.

FLOWERS crowdedly whorled, near the ends of the stoutest branches, expanded or nodding; peduncles short, furnished near the middle with three alternate floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT four-leaved, with the leaflets pressed to the blossom, near the base lance-egg-shaped, upwards extremely acuminated.

BLOSSOM deep rosy, above an inch long, towards the base more attenuated, and near the apex more inflated, than the other varieties of this species.

CHIVES eight hair-like threads; tips beardless, rather without the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, upwards silky, and furnished at the base with honey-bearing glands.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from the month of July till October.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf.

2. The Empalement and Blossom.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. The Chives detached and spread open, with one tip magnified.

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

6. The Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA viridis.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis inclusis, corollis confertim verticillatis cylindricis viscosis asperiusculis, foliis senis expansis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, ramis plerumque simplicibus, erectis, et rigidis.

FOLIA sena, linearia, obtusiuscula, expansa, vel demum declinata.

FLORES infra apices ramorum, confertim verticillati ex axillis foliorum, breviter pedunculati, horizontales.

CALYX tetraphyllus, viscosus, foliolis subulatis, adpressis, bracteis tribus itidem adpressis.

COROLLA cylindrica, uncialis et ultra, saturate viridis, viscosa, asperiuscula, laciniis revolutis.

STAMINA octo, capillaria; antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, pubescens; stylus filiformis; stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret Maio ad Septembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium lente auctum.

2. Calyx, et Bracteæ adpressæ.

3. Corolla.

4. Stamina diducta, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ.

5. Pistillum stigmate diducto lenteque aucto.

6. Germen pubescens et album, lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips within the blossom, blossoms crowdedly-whorled cylindric clammy roughish, and leaves in sixes and expanded.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, with the branches chiefly simple, erect, and rigid.

LEAVES in sixes, linear, obtusely pointed, expanded, or finally bent downwards.

FLOWERS springing from near the ends of the branches, crowdedly whorled from the bosoms of the leaves, shortly peduncled, and horizontal.

EMPALEMENT four-leaved, clammy, with awl-shaped leaflets, pressed to the blossom, with three floral leaves pressed to them.

BLOSSOM cylindrical, an inch long or upwards, deep green, clammy, and roughish, with segments rolled back.

CHIVES eight, hair-like; tips beardless, within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, downy: shaft thread-shaped; summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from May till September.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf magnified.

2. The Calyx and close pressed floral Leaves.

3. The Blossom.

4. The Chives detached, with one tip magnified.

5. The Pointal, with the summit detached and magnified.

6. The downy and white Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA Uhria.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris aristatis, sub-exsertis; stylo exserto, apice curvato; corollis clavato-tubulosis, tomentosis, sanguineis, basi quadratis, apicibus virentibus; floribus solitariis, terminalibus; foliis, ternis, glabris.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, bipedalis, rami pauci, erecti; ramuli frequentissimi, erecto-patenti.

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

FLORES terminales, solitarii, racemum formantes in apice ramorum; pedunculi crassiusculi, bracteis tribus minutis instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, quadratum; foliolis ovato-acuminatis, marginatis, intus viscosis, adpressis.

COROLLA clavato-tubulosa, tomentosa, sanguinea, apice virescens, basi quadrata, viscosa; laciniis limbi erectis, subincurvis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria. Antheræ aristatæ, sub-exsertæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen sub-ovatum, costatum, ad basin summaque glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus, apice curvatus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret ab Augusto, in Septembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx auctus.

2. Flos.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

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

5. Pistillum, Stigma auctum.

6. Germen, lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with bearded tips, just without the blossom; shaft without the blossom, curved at the end; blossoms tubularly club-shaped, downy, blood-coloured, squared at the base, green at the ends; flowers solitary, terminal; leaves grow by threes, and smooth.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows two feet high, large branches few and upright; smaller branches numerous, upright and spreading.

LEAVES grow by threes, linear, smooth, spreading, furrowed beneath; foot-stalks pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS terminate the small branches, grow solitary, forming a long bunch at the top of the branches; foot-stalks rather fleshy, having three small floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, squared; leaflets pointed egg-shaped, bordered, clammy on the inside, pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM tubularly club-shaped, downy, blood-colour, green-ended, squared at the base, clammy; segments of the border upright, rather turned inwards.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips bearded just without the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud nearly egg-shaped, ribbed, glandular at the base and the top. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom, curved at the point. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August till September.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, magnified.

2. A Flower.

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 Uhria, _pilosa_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis inclusis; stylo exerto, apice curvato; corollis clavato-tubulosis, curvatis, pilosis, rubro-purpureis, apicibus virentibus; floribus terminalibus; foliis ternis, pilosis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, bipedalis. Rami pauci, erecti; ramuli frequentissimi, erecto-patentes.

FOLIA terna, linearia, pilosa, subtus sulcata; petiolis adpressis.

FLORES terminales, sub-bini, numerosi; pedunculi crassiusculi, bracteis duabus minutis instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, canaliculatum; foliolis ovato-acuminatis, intus viscosis, adpressis.

COROLLA clavato-tubulosa, curvata, pilosa, rubro-purpurea, apice virescens, viscosa; laciniis limbi erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, ad basin summumque glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, exertus, apice curvatus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret ab Augusto in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Inferior pars Folii lente aucta.

2. Flos, magnitudine naturali.

3. Calyx cum bracteis lente auctus.

4. Stamina libera, antherâ unâ diductâ lente auctâ.

5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

6. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with bearded tips within the blossom; shaft without, and curved at the end. Blossoms tubularly club-shaped, curved, and hairy, of a red purple, green at the ends; flowers terminal; leaves by threes, and hairy.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows two feet high. Large branches few and upright; the small branches numerous, upright, and spreading.

LEAVES by threes, linear, hairy, and furrowed beneath; footstalks pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS terminate the small branches, mostly by twos, and numerous; footstalks rather fleshy, having two small floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, channelled; leaflets pointedly egg-shaped, clammy on the inside, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM tubularly club-shaped, curved, and hairy, of a red purple, green-ended and clammy. Segments of the border upright.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, glandular at the base and top. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom, curved at the point. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August till December.

REFERENCE.

1. The under side of a Leaf magnified.

2. A Flower, natural size.

3. The Empalement and floral leaves magnified.

4. The Chives free, one tip detached magnified.

5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

6. The Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA umbellata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis exertis, corollis umbellatis globoso-conicis, laciniis erectis, foliis ternis brevibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, flexuoso-erectus, ramulis filiformibus, patulis.

FOLIA ternata, patula, perbrevia, linearia, obtusa, subtus sulcata.

FLORES umbellati, terminales, 3-8 in singulâ umbellâ, pedunculis filiformibus, fere bilinearibus, lente pubescentibus.

CALYX duplex, adpressus, exterior minor, triphyllus, superior tetraphyllus, foliolis viridibus, dorso sulcatis.

COROLLA globoso-conica, pallide rubro-purpurea, laciniis erectis, subrotundis.

STAMINA octo, capillaria, receptaculo inserta; antheræ muticæ, exertæ, fuscæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen ovato-oblongum, sulcatum; stylus filiformis, corollâ duplo longior, antherasque longe superans; stigma tetragonum, rubrofuscum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Aprili in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx cum pedunculo lente aucto.

2. Stamina et Pistillum, a corollâ diducta, lente aucta.

3. Pistillum et Germen, stigmate lente aucto.

4. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips without the blossom, blossoms umbellated globose-conic, with erect segments, leaves in threes and short.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, flexuose-erect, with the branches thread-shaped and a little spreading.

LEAVES in threes, rather spreading, very short, linear, blunt, furrowed beneath.

FLOWERS umbelled, terminal, 3 to 8, in each umbel, with peduncles thread-shaped, nearly two lines long, and pubescent when magnified.

EMPALEMENT double, outer less, three-leaved, upper four-leaved, the little leaves green, and furrowed on the back.

BLOSSOM globose-conic, pale red-purple, with the segments erect, and roundish.

CHIVES. Eight, hair-like, inserted into the receptacle, tips beardless, without the blossom, brown.

POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-oblong, furrowed; shaft thread-shaped, twice as long as the blossom and far surpassing the tips; summit four-cornered, red-brown.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement with the peduncle magnified.

2. The Chives and Pointal, detached from the blossom, magnified.

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

4. The Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA Walkeria _rubra_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis inclusis, foliis quaternis brevissime petiolatis, umbellis fastigiatis quadrifloris.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis, flexuoso-erectus, ramis sæpe subfasciculatis, patulis, cortice fusco.

FOLIA quaterna, patula, linearia, glabra, nuda, nitida, petiolis brevissimis.

FLORES quaterni, ad apices ramulorum terminales, in capitulis sessilibus.

CALYX duplex, exterior triphyllus, foliolis subulatis, marginibus membranaceis; interior tetraphyllus, foliolis duplo longioribus, appressis, serrulatolaceris.

COROLLA ovato-conica, levigata, nitida, carnea, laciniis subovatis recurvis.

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

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, subsulcatum; stylus altitudine tubi corollæ; stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Februarii in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx lente auctus.

2. Corolla.

3. Stamina et Pistillum, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ.

4. Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

5. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips within the blossom, leaves in fours with very short footstalks, and four-flowered level-topped umbels.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, a foot high, flexuose-erect, with branches often a little bundled, rather spreading, and a brown bark.

LEAVES in fours, rather spreading, linear, smooth, naked, shining, with very short footstalks.

FLOWERS in fours, terminal on the lesser branches, in little sessile heads.

EMPALEMENT double, the _outer_ three-leaved, with the leaflets awl-shaped, with skinny margins; the _inner_ four-leaved, with leaflets twice as long, pressed to the blossom, and serrulate-torn.

BLOSSOM ovate-cone-shaped, polished, shining, flesh-coloured, with segments nearly egg-shaped and recurved.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, slightly furrowed. Shaft as high as the tube of the blossom; summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from February till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement magnified.

2. The Blossom.

3. The Chives and Pointal, with one of the tips magnified.

4. The Pointal, with the summit magnified.

5. The Seed-bud magnified.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX

TO THE

FIGURES IN VOL. II.

73. Erica acuta.

74. ---- Archeria.

75. ---- ardens.

76. ---- aurea.

77. ---- barbata, _major_.

78. ---- barbata, _minor_.

79. ---- bicolor.

80. ---- comosa.

81. ---- comosa, _rubra_.

82. ---- concinna.

83. ---- conferta.

84. ---- cubica, _minor_.

85. ---- cylindrica.

86. ---- depressa.

87. ---- elata.

88. ---- empetroides.

89. ---- eriocephala.

90. ---- fastigiata.

91. ---- filamentosa.

92. ---- flammea.

93. ---- flava.

94. ---- formosa.

95. ---- fragrans.

96. ---- gelida.

97. ---- glandulosa.

98. ---- gracilis.

99. ---- halicacaba.

100. ---- hispida.

101. ---- hirta.

102. ---- horizontalis.

103. ---- ignescens.

104. ---- Lambertia.

105. ---- latifolia.

106. ---- Linnæaus.

107. ---- Linnæoides.

108. ---- leucanthera.

109. ---- lucida.

110. ---- Monsoniana.

111. ---- multiflora.

112. ---- Nivenia.

113. ---- obbata.

114. ---- palustris.

115. ---- patens.

116. ---- penicillata.

117. ---- Petiveriana, _aurantia_.

118. ---- Petiveriana, _hirsuta_.

119. ---- pinifolia, _coccinea_.

120. ---- plumosa.

121. ---- princeps.

122. ---- propendens.

123. ---- pubescens, _minor_.

124. ---- minima.

125. ---- quadriflora.

126. ---- rosea.

127. ---- rubens.

128. ---- rupestris.

129. ---- Sebana, _spicata_.

130. ---- sessiliflora.

131. ---- sexfaria.

132. ---- Solandra.

133. ---- speciosa.

134. ---- stricta.

135. ---- tenella.

136. ---- thymifolia.

137. ---- vestita, _fulgida_.

138. ---- vestita, _incarnata_.

139. ---- vestita, _rosea_.

140. ---- viridis.

141. ---- Uhria.

142. ---- α .... _pilosa_.

143. ---- umbellata.

144. ---- Walkeria, _rubra_.

SYSTEMATICAL ARRANGEMENT

OF THE

LXXII ERICAS, OR HEATHS, CONTAINED IN

VOL. II.

Taken from the shape of the tips, and the number of leaves which surround the stem in one whorl.

ANTHERÆ ARISTATÆ. TIPS BEARDED.

_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._

E. Monsoniana Monson. H. -- speciosa Specious. -- Uhria Uhr. -- β _pilosa_ β _hairy_. -- hirta Hairy-leaved

_Foliis quaternis._ _Leaves by fours._

-- plumosa Feathery-leaved. -- pubescens, _minor_ α Small downy. -- β _minima_ β very small. -- rupestris Rock-growing. -- sessiliflora Sessile-flowered. -- gelida Cool-flowered. -- depressa Depressed.

ANTHERÆ CRISTATÆ. TIPS CRESTED.

_Foliis sparsis._ _Leaves scattered._

-- rosea Rose-coloured.

_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._

-- ardens Glowing. -- leucanthera White-tipped. -- lucida Shining.

_Foliis quaternis._ _Leaves by fours._

-- Solandra Solander. -- Lambertia Lambert. -- acuta Acute-leaved.. -- quadriflora Four-flowered. -- rubens Red-flowered. -- stricta Upright. -- barbata, _major_ β Bearded-leaved. β _minor_ β _small_.

_Foliis senis._ _Leaves by sixes._

-- empetroides Empetrum-like.

ANTHERÆ BICORNUTÆ. TIPS TWO-HORNED.

_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._

-- Nivenia Niven. -- fragrans Sweet-smelling. -- sexfaria Six-angled. -- thymifolia Thyme-leaved.

_Foliis quaternis._ _Leaves by fours._

-- cylindrica Cylinder-flowered. -- tenella Tender. -- gracilis Slender. -- obbata Bottle-flowered.

ANTHERÆ MUTICÆ. TIPS BEARDLESS.

_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._

E. Linnæa Linnæus. H. -- patens Spreading. -- halicacaba Winter Cherry. -- eriocephala Woolly-headed. -- flava Yellow. -- bicolor Two-coloured. -- umbellata Umbelled. -- latifolia Broad-leaved.

_Foliis quaternis._ _Leaves by fours._

-- Linnæoides Linnæa-like. -- Walkeria, _rubra_ Walker, _red_. -- princeps Princely. -- propendens Hanging. -- palustris Marsh-growing. -- ignescens Fiery. -- elata Lofty. -- cubica, _minor_ Square-flowered, _small_. -- conferta Crowded. -- fastigiata Level-topped. -- horizontalis Horizontal-leaved. -- flammea Flame-coloured. -- comosa Tufted. β _rubra_ β red. -- hispida Bristly-leaved. -- multiflora Many-flowered. -- glandulosa Glandular-leaved.

_Foliis senis._ _Leaves by sixes._

-- Archeria Archer. -- aurea Gold-coloured. -- concinna Spruce. -- filamentosa Long flower-stemmed. -- formosa Comely. -- pinifolia, _coccinea_ Scarlet pine-leaved.

_Foliis octonis._ _Leaves by eights._

δ vestita, _rosea_ δ Rose-coloured _tremulous_. ε _incarnata_ ε Flesh-coloured _tremulous_. ζ _fulgida_ ζ Shining _tremulous_.

ANTHERÆ PENICILLATÆ. TIPS PENCILLED.

_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._

-- penicillatæ Pencilled. -- Sebana, _spicata_ Seba-spik’d. α Petiveriana, _aurantia_ α Petiver-like _orange_. β ...... _hirsuta_ β ...... _hairy_.