Part 2

5. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossom; the threads are flat, very long, and closed together; blossom cylindrical, of a yellowish white; the segments of the mouth are of a deep purple. Stem drooping. Leaves by threes.

DESCRIPTION.

A DWARF shrub, scarce a foot high, harsh, and very much branched.

LEAVES by threes, awl-shaped, three-sided, and mucronated; furrowed beneath, and smooth on the upper surface, flat, and of a deep green colour.

FLOWERS grow by threes at the ends of the small branches, hanging down, with very short foot-stalks.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double, the outer three-leaved; leaflets lance-shaped and harsh; the inner four-leaved, and longer than the outer.

BLOSSOM cylindrical, of a yellowish white; the segments of the border spreading, and of a deep purple.

CHIVES. Eight threads flat and close together, forming a tube; tips beardless, without the blossom, and spreading.

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

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement magnified.

2. A Blossom.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

5. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA blanda.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris exertis, basi bicornibus; floribus terminalibus, confertis, umbellatis; corollis sub-cylindricis, incarnatis; foliis senis, obtusis, confertis, curvatis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, spithamæus, teres; rami numerosi, recurvato-adscendentes.

FOLIA plerumque sena, linearia, obtusa, asperiuscula, basi recurvata, apice adscendentia, petiolis longis, adpressis.

FLORES numerosi, terminales, umbellati, horizontaliter siti; pedunculi longi, colorati.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis subulatis, carinatis, adpressis.

COROLLA sub-cylindrica, incarnata, læviter tomentosa, laciniis æqualibus, erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ exertæ, basi bicornes.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum. Stylus exertus. Stigma emarginatum, concavum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Aprilis in Septembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx.

2. Idem lente auctus.

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

4. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

5. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with tips two-horned at their base, and without the blossom; flowers terminal in crowded bunches; blossom nearly cylindrical, and flesh-coloured; leaves by sixes, obtuse, crowded, and curved.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, a span high, round; branches numerous bending downwards, and ascending.

LEAVES mostly by sixes, linear, obtuse, and roughish, bent downwards at the base, with ascending points; footstalks long, and pressed to the blossom.

FLOWERS numerous, in terminal bunches, in a horizontal direction; footstalks long, and coloured.

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

BLOSSOM nearly cylindrical, flesh-coloured, slightly downy; the segments of the border are equal, and upright.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips without the blossom, and two-horned at their base.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed. Shaft without. Summit bordered, and hollow.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April till September.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement.

2. The same magnified.

3. The Chives detached from the Pointal, summit magnified.

4. Seed-bud and Pointal magnified.

5. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA Blandfordia.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; floribus tubulosis, brevissimis, sessilibus, luteis, in ramulis terminalibus; foliis quaternis, linearibus, glabris; caulis fruticosus, gracilis, erectus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS sesquipedalis, gracilis, fruticosus, erectus.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, obtusa, glabra, supra plana, subtus sulcata.

FLORES plures, sessiles, in ramulis terminales, plerumque bini, horizontaliter siti; ad apices ramorum flores conferti in ramulis brevissimis, spicam formantes.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis lato-ovatis, apice virescentibus, infra pallidioribus; bracteis duabus adpressis.

COROLLA urceolata, lutea, glabra, ore arctata: laciniis rotundatis, reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria; antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.

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

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Martio in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx lente auctus.

2. Corolla.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamen unicum lente auctum.

5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

6. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with bearded tips within the blossom; flowers are tubular, very short, sessile, of a yellow colour, and terminating the smaller branches; leaves by fours, linear, and smooth: stem shrubby, slender, and upright.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM a foot and a half high, slender, shrubby, and upright.

LEAVES by fours, linear, obtuse, and smooth, flat on the upper surface, and furrowed beneath.

FLOWERS numerous, sessile, and terminating the smaller branches, mostly by twos, in a horizontal direction; near the end of the larger branches; the flowers are crowded together on very short branches, forming a spike.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets are broadly egg-shaped, greenish at the point, and paler beneath: with two floral leaves pressed to them.

BLOSSOM jar-shaped, yellow, smooth, and narrowed at the mouth; the segments are roundish, and reflexed.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips bearded, and 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 March till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement magnified.

2. A Blossom.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. A Chive magnified.

5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

6. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA Broadleyana.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; flores solitarii, penduli; pedunculi longi; corolla metulæformis; folia terna; caulis erectus, fragilis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fragilis, sesquipedalis, erectus, fruticosus, ramulis numerosis.

FOLIA terna, linearia, arcuata, acuta, glabra, fasciculata.

FLORES solitarii, penduli, in medio ramorum spicam laxam formantes: pedunculi longi, colorati: bracteis tribus infra minutis.

CALYX tetraphyllus; foliolis lanceolatis, adpressis.

COROLLA metulæformis, rubro-purpurea; laciniis exiguis, erectis, luteis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen oblongum, leviter sulcatum, ad basin nectariferum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret in mensibus autumnalibus.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx.

2. Stamina à Pistillo diducta, antherâ unâ lente auctâ.

3. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossom: flowers solitary, hanging down; footstalks long; blossom skittle-shaped; leaves by threes; stem upright and brittle.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM brittle, a foot and a half high, upright, and shrubby, with numerous small branches.

LEAVES by threes, linear, bowed, pointed, smooth, and bundled.

FLOWERS grow singly, hanging down, and forming a loose spike about the middle of the branches: footstalks long, and coloured, with three minute floral leaves on the lower part.

EMPALEMENT four-leaved; leaflets lance-shaped, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM skittle-shaped, of a red purple colour; the segments of the border are small, upright, and yellow.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud oblong, lightly furrowed, with honey-cups at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers during the autumnal months.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement.

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

3. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

ERICA calycina, _major_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis; floribus umbellatis; corollis urceolatis, saturate carneis. Calycis foliola corollâ longiora, foliis ternis. Rami virgati.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS virgatus, pedalis. Rami et ramuli flexuosissimi.

FOLIA terna, lanceolata, trigona, supra plana, glabra, acuminata, adpressa, læte viridia.

FLORES in ultimis ramulis terminales, umbellati. Pedunculi carnei, bracteis tribus coloratis instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis spathulatis, acuminatis, carneis, ad basin virescentibus, corollâ longioribus.

COROLLA urceolata, saturate carnea, ad basin pallida; oris laciniis patentibus, acuminatis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheris cristatis, inclusis.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme. Stylus subinclusus, filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Junii in Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Pagina inferior Folii lente aucta.

2. Calyx magnitudine naturæ.

3. Corolla.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.

5. Stamen unum lente auctum.

6. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

7. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with crested tips, within the blossom. The flowers grow in umbels. Blossom pitcher-shaped, and of a deep flesh colour. The leaves of the cup are longer than the flower. Leaves by threes. Branches twiggy.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM twiggy, a foot high. The small and large branches are very flexuose.

LEAVES by threes, lance-shaped, three-sided, flat on the upper surface, smooth, sharp-pointed, pressed to the branches, and of a bright green.

FLOWERS terminate the small branches in umbels. Footstalks flesh-coloured, and furnished with three coloured floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets spathula-shaped, sharp-pointed, flesh-coloured, greenish at the base, and longer than the flower.

BLOSSOM pitcher-shaped, of a deep flesh colour, pale at the base. The segments of the border are spreading, and sharp-pointed.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped. Shaft within the blossom, and thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from June till September.

REFERENCE.

1. The under side of a Leaf magnified.

2. The Empalement, natural size.

3. A Blossom.

4. The Chives and Pointal detached from the blossom.

5. A Chive magnified.

6. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

7. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA calycina, _minor_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis. Folia terna. Rami filiformes. Flores terni, minuti, urceolati, saturate carnei. Calycis foliola corollâ longiora.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS filiformis, spithamæus, erecto-patens, ramosissimus.

FOLIA terna, lanceolata, subtus sulcata, supra plana, glabra, adpressa.

FLORES terni, in ultimis ramulis terminales. Pedunculi carnei, bracteis tribus minutis coloratis instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis spathulatis, carneis, corollâ longioribus.

COROLLA minuta, urceolata, saturate carnea, ad basin pallida; oris laciniis patentibus.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria; antheris cristatis, inclusis.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme. Stylus inclusus, filiformis. Stigma tetragonum, reflexum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Julii in Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium auctum.

2. Calyx et Corolla.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Corolla.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.

6. Stamen unum lente auctum.

7. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

8. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with crested tips, within the blossom. Leaves by threes. Branches thread-shaped. The flowers grow by threes, are small, pitcher-shaped, and of a deep flesh colour. The leaves of the cup are longer than the flower.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM thread-shaped, a span high, between erect and spreading, and very much branched.

LEAVES by threes, lance-shaped, furrowed beneath, flat on the upper surface, smooth, and pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS grow by threes, and terminate the smaller branches. The footstalks are flesh-coloured, and furnished with three small coloured floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; the leaflets are spathula-shaped, flesh-coloured, and longer than the blossom.

BLOSSOM very small, pitcher-shaped, of a deep flesh-colour, and pale at the base; the segments of the border spreading.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped. Shaft within the blossom, and thread-shaped. Summit four-angled, and rolled back.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from the month of July till October.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf magnified.

2. The Empalement and Blossom.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. A Blossom.

5. The Chives and Pointal, detached from the blossom.

6. A Chive magnified.

7. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

8. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA canaliculata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-exertis, nigris; floribus terminalibus, ternis, pallide purpureis, cernuis; caule erecto; foliis ternis, erectis, canaliculatis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, ferrugineus; rami et ramuli verticillati, numerosi.

FOLIA terna, erecta, obtusa, supra plana, subtus canaliculata.

FLORES in ultimis ramulis terminales, plerumque terni, nutantes; pedunculi longi, colorati, bracteis tribus adpressis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis ovatis, coloratis, adpressis.

COROLLA campanulata, pallide purpurea; oris laciniis ovatis, acutis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria; antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum, ad basin nectariferum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Martio in Maium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Pagina inferior Folii lente aucta.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Corolla.

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

5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

6. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips just without the blossom; flowers terminal, by threes, of a pale purple, nodding; stem upright; leaves by threes, upright, and channelled.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, and rusty; the larger and smaller branches are whorled, and numerous.

LEAVES by threes, upright, blunt, flat on the upper surface, and channelled beneath.

FLOWERS terminate the ends of the smaller branches, mostly by threes, hanging down; footstalks long, and coloured, with three floral leaves pressed to them.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets are ovate, coloured, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM bell-shaped, and of a pale purple; segments of the border are egg-shaped, and sharp-pointed.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips beardless, and just without the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, with honey-cups at their base. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from the month of March till May.

REFERENCE.

1. The under side of a Leaf magnified.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. A Blossom.

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

5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

6. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA clavata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exertis, nigris; floribus terminalibus, pendulis; corolla clavata, viridis; calyx duplex; foliis ternis; caulis brevis, fruticosus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, humilis, ramosus; ramuli patentes, numerosi, verticillati.

FOLIA terna, linearia, obtusa, recta, glabra.

FLORES terni, in apicibus ramulorum, dependentes; pedunculi fere nulli.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex; exterius triphyllum, interius tetraphyllum; foliolis ad basin lato-ovatis, superne subulatis.

COROLLA clavata, viridis; laciniis limbi erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, linearia; antheræ muticæ, exertæ, nigræ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme. Stylus filiformis, staminibus paulo longior. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Martii in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx lente auctus.

2. Corolla.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

5. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips without the blossom, and black; flowers terminate the branches, and hang down; blossom club-shaped, and green: cup double; leaves by threes; stem short, and shrubby.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, low, and branching; the smaller branches are spreading, numerous, and whorled.

LEAVES by threes, linear, obtuse, straight, and smooth.

FLOWERS grow by threes at the ends of the smaller branches, and hang down, with scarcely any footstalks.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double; the outer one is three-leaved; the inner one four-leaved; the leaflets are broadly ovate at the base, and on the upper part awl-shaped.

BLOSSOM club-shaped and green; the segments of the border are upright.

CHIVES. Eight linear threads; tips beardless, without the blossom, and black.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped, and a little longer than the chives. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from March till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement magnified.

2. A Blossom.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

5. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA cordata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-exertis; floribus terminalibus, confertissime capitatis, globosis; frutex pygmæus; foliis ternis, cordatis, villosis; ramis numerosis, confertis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS humilis, spithamæus; rami et ramuli numerosi, conferti, flexuosi, patentes.

FOLIA terna, cordata, patentes, marginibus revolutis, supra villosa, subtus lanata.

FLORES terminales, in apicibus ramulorum, confertissimi, capitati, erecti; pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis subulatis, villosis, adpressis.

COROLLA globosa, glabra, albida; laciniis limbi rotundatis, patentibus.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria; antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ, nigræ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum, superne villosum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Aprili in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium lente auctum.

2. Idem subtus lente auctum.

3. Calyx et Corolla.

4. Stamina et Pistillum.

5. Stamen lente auctum.

6. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

7. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips just without the blossom; flowers terminal, in very crowded heads, and globular; a dwarf shrub; leaves by threes, heart-shaped, and hairy; branches numerous, and crowded.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM low, a span high; the large and small branches are numerous, crowded together, flexuose, and spreading.

LEAVES by threes, heart-shaped, spreading, rolled back at the edges, hairy on the upper surface, and woolly beneath.

FLOWERS terminal, crowded very close together at the ends of the branches in upright heads; footstalks short, furnished with three floral leaves.

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

BLOSSOM globular, smooth, and white; segments of the border round, and spreading.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips beardless, just without the blossom, and black.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, hairy above, and glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April till June.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf magnified.

2. The under side of the same magnified.

3. The Empalement and Blossom.

4. The Chives and Pointal.

5. A Chive magnified.

6. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

7. The Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA curviflora, _rubra_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-exertis; floribus tubulosis, curvatis; pedunculis brevissimis. Folia quaterna. Caulis fruticosus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS pedalis et ultra. Rami et ramuli numerosi, erecto-patentes.

FOLIA quaterna, glabra, linearia, obtusa.

FLORES ramulos terminant, solitarii, patentes, racemum sparsum formantes. Pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus instructi.

CALYX tetraphyllus; foliolis ad basin ovatis, dentatis, apice subulatis.

COROLLA curvata, clavata, pollicaris, rubra, limbo albicante; laciniis expansis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exertus. Stigma concavum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Julii in Januarium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folii inferior pars lente aucta.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Corolla.

4. Stamina et Pistillum, antherâ unâ lente auctâ.

5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

6. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips just without the blossom. Flowers tubular, and curved. Footstalks very short. Leaves by fours. Stem shrubby.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM a foot or more high. The large and small branches are numerous, erect, and spreading.

LEAVES by fours, smooth, linear, and blunt-ended.

FLOWERS terminate the branches singly, spreading out, and forming a scattered spike. Footstalks very short, and furnished with three floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT four-leaved: the leaflets at the base are ovate, toothed, and awl-shaped at the end.

BLOSSOM curved, club-shaped, an inch long, red, with a whitish border; segments expanded.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, without. Summit hollow.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July till January.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf shown from the under side magnified.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. A Blossom.

4. Chives and Pointal, one tip magnified.

5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

6. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA decora.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; floribus axillaribus, spicatis; corollis campanulatis, costatis, saturate carneis, dependentibus; foliis senis, arcuatis, obtusis; caule gracili.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, sesquipedalis, sub-erectus, gracilis; rami et ramuli verticillati.

FOLIA sena, linearia, obtusa, arcuata, petiolis longis adpressis.

FLORES spicati, laxi, in medio ramulorum, axillares, dependentes; pedunculi longi, colorati.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis lanceolatis, bracteis tribus calycibus adpressis.

COROLLA campanulata, costata, saturate carnea; oris laciniis reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo linearia; antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen coronæforme, pubescens, album, ad basin nectariferum. Stylus subinclusus, filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Novembris in Januarium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx lente auctus.

2. Corolla.

3. Stamina lente aucta.

4. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

5. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossom; the flowers grow from the footstalks of the leaves in spikes; blossom bell-shaped, ribbed, of a deep flesh colour, and hanging down; leaves by sixes, bowed, and blunt-ended; stem slender.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, a foot and a half high, nearly upright, and slender; the large and small branches grow in whorls.

LEAVES by sixes, linear, blunt, and bowed, with long footstalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS grow in loose spikes about the middle of the branches from the footstalks of the leaves, and hang down; footstalks long, and coloured.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets lance-shaped, with three floral leaves pressed to the cup.

BLOSSOM bell-shaped, ribbed, and of a deep flesh colour; the segments of the border are bent back.

CHIVES. Eight linear threads; tips beardless, and within the blossom.