Part 5

HEATH, with bearded tips, within the blossom; leaves by threes, smooth, linear, and blunt; blossom bell-shaped, white, and thin; branches numerous and slender.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM a foot or more high; the large and small branches are thread-shaped and numerous.

LEAVES by threes, ascending, smooth, linear, and blunt; footstalks short.

FLOWERS grow on the branches in small irregular umbels; footstalks flesh-coloured, and furnished at the base with three small floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT four-leaved; leaflets lance-shaped, finely sawed, and pressed to the cup.

BLOSSOM bell-shaped, white, and thin; segments of the border equal, and spreading.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, purple, and furrowed, with honey-cups at the base. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit hollow.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from March till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement magnified.

2. The Chives and Pointal, one tip magnified.

3. Seed-bud and Pointal magnified.

ERICA longiflora.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-exsertis; floribus terminalibus, longissimis, tubulosis, curvatis, aurantiis; foliis quaternis et quinis; caulis fruticosus, ramosus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, fruticosus, bipedalis; ramulis numerosis, adscendentibus.

FOLIA quaterna et quina, linearia, obtusa, glabra, subtus sulcata.

FLORES in ramulis terminales, patentes, in umbellis binis vel quaternis; pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus ad basin.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliis subulatis, glabris, supra canaliculatis, adpressis.

COROLLA longissima, curvata, clavata, superne saturate aurantia, subtus flava; oris laciniis expansis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria, curvata, longitudine tubi. Antheræ muticæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen clavatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, curvatus, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Martii in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx lente auctus.

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

3. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

4. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, just without the blossom; flowers terminal, and very long, tubular, curved, and of a gold colour; leaves by fours and fives; stem shrubby, and branching.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, shrubby, two feet high, with numerous small ascending branches.

LEAVES by fours and fives, linear, obtuse, smooth, and furrowed beneath.

FLOWERS terminate the smaller branches, spreading, in umbels of two to four; footstalks short, with three floral leaves at the base.

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

BLOSSOM very long, curved, club-shaped, of a deep gold colour above, and yellow beneath; the segments of the border spreading.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, which are curved, and the length of the blossom. Tips beardless.

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

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from March till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement magnified.

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

3. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

4. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA mammosa, _minor_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; stylus sub-exertus; floribus verticillatis, pendulis, ventricoso-cylindricis supra basin constrictis; foliis quaternis, linearibus, glabris.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, pedalis et ultra; rami verticillati, curvati.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, glabra, curvata; seniora patentia, juniora adscendentia.

FLORES semi-unciales, in summitate ramorum verticillati, penduli; pedunculi colorati, bracteis duabus minutis remotis instructi.

CALYX tetraphyllum; foliolis lato-ovatis, acutis, apicibus coloratis, adpressis.

COROLLA purpurea, ventricoso-cylindrica, apice attenuata, ad basin constricta; laciniis minutis, erectis, ovatis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme. Stylus filiformis, sub-exertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Septembris in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Corolla.

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

5. Germen et Stylus, stigmate aucto.

6. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with bearded tips, within the blossom; the shaft just without; flowers grow in whorls, hanging down, of a swelled cylinder shape pinched in at the base; leaves by fours, linear, and smooth.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, a foot or more high; branches grow in whorls, and are curved.

LEAVES by fours, linear, smooth, and curved; the older ones spreading, and the younger ones ascending.

FLOWERS half an inch long, near the summits of the branches in whorls hanging down; footstalks coloured, having two small floral leaves at a distance from the cup.

EMPALEMENT four-leaved; leaflets of a broad egg-shape, pointed, the ends coloured, and pressed to the blossoms.

BLOSSOM purple, of a swelled cylinder shape, tapered at the end and pinched in at the mouth; segments of the border are very small, upright, and oval.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped, just without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from the month of September till December.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement.

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 metulæflora.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis: floribus terminalibus: corollis metulæformibus: foliis quaternis vel quinis. Caulis fruticosus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS pedalis et ultra, erectus, fruticosus: ramis confertis, in verticillis irregularibus.

FOLIA quaterna et quina, glabra, linearia, obtusa, adscendentia.

FLORES in umbellis terminalibus, confertis: pedunculis brevibus.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum: foliolis lanceolatis, in medio canaliculatis, adpressis.

COROLLA tubulosa, oblonga, rosacea: limbo equali: laciniis semi-orbiculatis, patentibus.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, pilosum, sulcatum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Septembri in Aprilem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx lente auctus.

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

3. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

4. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom. Flowers terminal. Blossom skittle-shaped. Leaves by fours and fives. Stem shrubby.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM a foot or more high, erect, shrubby. Branches crowded, in irregular whorls.

LEAVES by fours and fives, smooth, linear, obtuse, and ascending.

FLOWERS terminate the branches in crowded umbels. Footstalks short.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves; leaflets lance-shaped, channelled in the centre, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM tubular, oblong, and rose-coloured: border equal: segments half-round, and spreading.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads inserted into the receptacle. Tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, hairy, and furrowed.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from September till April.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement magnified.

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

3. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

4. The Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA mucronata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis: stylo exerto. Flores ramulos terminant. Corolla campanulata, incarnata: foliis ternis, mucronatis. Caulis fruticosus, ramosus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS sesquipedalis, fruticosus. Rami et ramuli numerosi, erecti, patentes vel cernui.

FOLIA terna, trigona, glabra, erecto-patentia, apice mucronato incurvato.

FLORES ramos terminant, et terni vel seni sunt et cernui. Pedunculi longi, colorati: bracteis tribus mucronatis.

CALYX tetraphyllus: foliolis ad basin ovatis, apice mucronato, coloratis, adpressis.

COROLLA campanulata, incarnata: oris laciniis æqualibus, erecto-patentibus.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

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

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Maio in Augustum.

REFERENTIA.

1. Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamen unicum lente auctum.

5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

6. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossom: shaft without. Flowers terminate the small branches. Blossom bell-shaped, and flesh-coloured. Leaves by threes, mucronated at the end. Stem shrubby and branching.

DESCRIPTION.

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

LEAVES by threes, three-sided, smooth, between erect and spreading, with a mucronated point turned inward.

FLOWERS terminate the branches, and are from 3 to 6, nodding. Footstalks long, coloured, with three mucronated floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT four-leaved. The leaflets are ovate at the base, with a mucronated point, coloured, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM bell-shaped, flesh-coloured: the segments of the border are equal, and between erect and spreading.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, with honey-cups at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the blossom. Summit hollow.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from May till August.

REFERENCE.

1. A Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. A Chive magnified.

5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

6. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA mutabilis.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus, sub-exertis: floribus tubulosis, terminalibus, in umbellis irregularibus, inæqualiter purpureo coloratis: folia subulata, obtusa, hispida: caulis erectus, pedalis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus: rami laxi, divaricati: ramuli numerosi, erecto-patentes.

FOLIA in ramulis ternata, adscendentia; in ramis quaterna et quina, ad basin plantæ recurva; supra convexa, subtus sulcata; margine pilis longissimis obsita: quædam breviora, glandulosa: petiolis glandulosis.

FLORES terminales, in umbellis irregularibus, plerumque horizontaliter siti: pedunculi longissimi, capillares, colorati, glandulis tecti, cum bracteis tribus lanceolatis, glandulosis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis lanceolatis, sulcatis, coloratis, glandulosis, adpressis.

COROLLA tubulosa, costata, leviter pilosa; imprimis saturate purpurea, denique pallidior.

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

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

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Februario in Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium lente auctum.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Flos.

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

5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

6. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with tips two-horned at their base, and just without the blossom: flowers tubular, terminating the flowers in irregular umbels of an unequal purple colour: leaves awl-shaped, obtuse, and harshly haired: stem upright, a foot high.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby: branches loose, and straddling; smaller branches numerous, and between erect and spreading.

LEAVES in the smaller branches grow by threes, and are ascending: in the large branches they grow by fours and fives, and bend downwards on the lower part of the plant: they are convex on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath, with long hairs on their margins: some of them shorter and glandular: footstalks glandular.

FLOWERS terminate the branches in irregular umbels mostly in a horizontal direction: footstalks very long, thread-shaped, and coloured, covered with glands, and furnished with three floral leaves, also glandular.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets lance-shaped, furrowed, coloured, glandular, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM tubular, ribbed, and slightly haired, of a deep purple at first, and afterwards paler.

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

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

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from February till October.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf magnified.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. A Flower.

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

5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

6. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA nitida.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis; corollis crystallinis, albidis, nitidis; foliis ternis, linearibus, obtusis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, sesquipedalis, erectus; ramulis numerosis.

FOLIA terna, obtusa, linearia, subtus sulcata, erecto-patentia.

FLORES in ramulis terminales, umbellati, terni vel quini, cernui; pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus calyciformibus, adpressis.

CALYX tetraphyllus; foliolis spathulatis, patentibus, viscosis, adpressis.

COROLLA ovata, inflata, crystallina, alba, nitida, magnitudine pisi; laciniis revolutis.

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

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum, pilosum. Stylus sub-exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Julii in Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium auctum.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Corolla.

4. Stamina et Pistillum, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ.

5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

6. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with crested tips, within the blossom, of a crystalline white, and shining; leaves by threes, linear, and obtuse.

DESCRIPTION.

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

LEAVES by threes, obtuse, linear, furrowed beneath, and between erect and spreading.

FLOWERS terminate the small branches in umbels of from three to five, and nodding; footstalks short, with three floral leaves of the shape of the cup, and pressed to it.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; the leaflets are spathula-shaped, spreading, clammy, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM egg-shaped, and swelled out, of a crystalline white, shining, and of the size of a pea; the segments of the border are reflexed.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, and hairy. Shaft just without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from the month of July till October.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf magnified.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. A Blossom.

4. The Chives and Pointal, one tip magnified.

5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

6. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA Nivenia, _longiflora_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, exertis, cohærentibus: floribus terminalibus, umbellatis: pedunculis longissimis: corollis longis, costatis, purpureis: foliis ternis: caule humili.

DESCRIPTIO.

SUFFRUTEX pygmæus, ramosissimus: rami et ramuli patentes.

FOLIA patentia, terna, late-linearia, obtusa, subtus sulcata, marginibus revolutis pilis longis et glandulis obsitis.

FLORES ramos terminant in umbellis, patentes: pedunculis longissimis: bracteis tribus adpressis.

CALYX tetraphyllus: foliolis angustis, apice glandulosis.

COROLLA uncialis, pyramidalis, costata, purpurea, sub apice inflata, ad basin attenuata: ore arctata, quod nigrum est: laciniis obliquis, revolutis.

STAMINA octo capillaria: antheræ aristatæ, exertæ, cohærentes.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, viride, ad basin nectariferum. Stylus filiformis, exertus. Stigma concavum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Martii in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx lente auctus.

2. Flos.

3. Stamina et Pistillum, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ.

4. Pistillum et Germen, stigmate lente aucto.

5. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with bearded tips, without the blossom, and adhering together: flowers terminal, in umbels: footstalks very long: blossom long, ribbed, and purple: leaves by threes: stem low.

DESCRIPTION.

A DWARF shrub, very branching: the small and large branches are spreading.

LEAVES spreading, grow by threes, are broadly linear, and obtuse, furrowed beneath, with revolute edges that are beset with long hairs and glands.

FLOWERS terminate the branches in umbels, spreading: footstalks very long, with three floral leaves pressed to them.

EMPALEMENT four-leaved: leaflets narrow, and glandular at the point.

BLOSSOM an inch long, of a pyramidal form, ribbed, and purple, swelled near the end, and attenuated towards the base; narrowed at the mouth, which is black; the segments are oblique, and rolled back.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads: tips bearded, without the blossom, and adhering together.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, and green, with honey-cups at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the blossom. Summit concave.

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, one tip magnified.

4. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.

5. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA obbata, _var. umbellata_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis; floribus umbellatis, terminalibus, confertis; corollis ventricosis; limbo maximo; laciniis patentibus, glandulis octo fauci circumpositis; foliis quaternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus; rami laxi, filiformes.

FOLIA quaterna, reflexa, rigida, ciliata, acuminata, subtus sulcata.

FLORES terminales, umbellati, conferti, pedunculis brevibus, bracteis tribus lanceolatis ciliatis adpressis.

CALYX tetraphyllum; foliolis lanceolatis, ciliatis, adpressis.

COROLLA ventricosa, nitidissime alba, basi quadrata, ore arctata, leviter sulcata; limbus maximus, laciniis rotundatis patentibus; glandulæ octo fauci circumpositæ.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ inclusæ, bifidæ, basi bicornes.

PISTILLUM. Germen conicum, basi glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, subexertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Maio in Augustum.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium.

2. Calyx.

3. Corolla.

4. Lacinia una Limbi aucta.

5. Stamina et Pistillum, antherâ unâ lente auctâ.

6. Germen et Stylus, stigmate aucto.

7. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom; flowers terminating the branches in crowded umbels; blossom bellied; border large, the segments spreading, with eight glands surrounding the mouth; leaves by fours.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, a foot high, branching; the branches are loose and thread-shaped.

LEAVES by fours, reflexed, harsh, fringed, sharp-pointed, and furrowed beneath.

FLOWERS terminate the branches in umbels crowded together, with short footstalks, having three lance-shaped fringed floral leaves pressed to the cup.

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

BLOSSOM bellied, of a very shining white, squared at the base, straitened at the mouth, and slightly furrowed; border very large, the segments roundish and spreading; eight glands surrounding the mouth.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips within the blossom, two-cleft, and two-horned at the base.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel conical, glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, nearly without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from the month of May till August.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf.

2. The Empalement.

3. A Blossom.

4. One segment of the Border magnified.

5. The Chives and Pointal, one tip magnified.

6. The Seed-bud and Shaft, the summit magnified.

7. The Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA odorata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis: foliis oblique sparsis, obtusis: floribus umbellatis, albis, odoratis, campanulatis: pedunculis longissimis: ramis paucis, simplicibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis: ramis paucis, suberectis, simplicibus, filiformibus.

FOLIA sparsa, sæpe quaterna, arcuata, margine glanduloso-denticulata, obtusa, supra planiuscula, subtus sulco exarata: petiolis longis.

FLORES numerosi, sub apice ramorum umbellati, penduli: pedunculi flore triple longiores, flavescentes, viscidi: bracteis tribus minutis instructi.

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

COROLLA campanulata, magna, alba, viscosa, lucida, melliodora: laciniis rotundatis, reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo linearia: antheris muticis, inclusis.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum, glandulis octo ad basin germinis. Stylus filiformis, sub-exertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Aprili in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Pagina inferior folii lente aucta.

2. Calyx.

3. Stamina et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

4. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips within the blossom: leaves grow scattered, and are blunt-ended: flowers grow in umbels, are white, sweet-scented, and bell-shaped: footstalks very long: branches few, and simple.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, a foot high: branches few, nearly upright, simple, and thread-shaped.

LEAVES grow scattered, sometimes by fours, bowed, appearing toothed by small glands at the edges, blunt-ended, flattish on their upper surface, and deeply furrowed beneath: footstalks long.

FLOWERS numerous, growing in umbels at the ends of the branches, and hanging down: footstalks thrice the length of the blossom, yellowish, clammy, and furnished with three minute floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved: leaflets ovate, viscous, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM bell-shaped, large, white, viscous, shining, and honey-scented: segments rounded, and reflexed.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, with eight glands at the base of the seed-bud. Shaft thread-shaped, and just without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The under side of a leaf magnified.

2. The Empalement.

3. Chives and Pointal, summit magnified.

4. Seed-bud magnified.

ERICA oppositifolia.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis: floribus urceolatis, albis: foliis oppositis, adpressis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS sesquipedalis, filiformis, gracilis: ramuli conferti, numerosi, flexuosi.

FOLIA opposita, alternata, brevia, obtusa, adpressa, supra concava, subtus sulcata, nitida: petiolis brevibus.

FLORES numerosi, in ramulis terminales, plerumque bini: pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis duabus.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum: foliolis ovato-acuminatis, albis, glabris.

COROLLA alba, urceolata, ore arctata: limbo quadrilobo patente.

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

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

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Augusti in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx.

2. Corolla.

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

4. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.

5. Germen lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips within the blossom: flowers pitcher-shaped and white: leaves opposite, and pressed to the stem.

DESCRIPTION.