tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Augusti in Decembrem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx et Corolla.
2. Calyx lente auctus.
3. Stamina et Pistillum.
4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, antherâ unâ lente auctâ.
5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucti.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with beardless tips just out of the blossoms, which are nearly
cylindrical, of an orange yellow, almost an inch long; the leaves grow
by fours, are harsh, sharp, and sawed at the edges.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM upright, harsh, grows a foot high, and much branched; the smaller
branches are numerous, and short.
LEAVES grow by fours, are harsh, sawed, sharp, shining, three-sided, and
spreading, the point bent inwards; with very short floral leaves pressed
to the stem.
FLOWERS are terminal, two or three together at the end of the smaller
branches, bending a little downward; the footstalks are short, having
three floral leaves.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; the leaflets are spear-shaped, sawed, and
bent outward.
BLOSSOM near an inch long, almost cylindrical, orange yellow, a little
contracted at the top; the segments of the mouth are bent back.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips nearly without the blossom, and
beardless.
POINTAL. Seed-vessel cylindrical. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the
blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from August till December.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement and Blossom.
2. The Empalement magnified.
3. The Chives and Pointal.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.
5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA setacea.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis; stylo longissimo, exserto;
floribus racemosis, terminalibus, ternis; corollis urceolatis, pallidis,
minutis; foliis ternis, hispidis; caulis flexilis, filiformis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS rami et ramuli filiformes, flexuosi, tenuissime scabri, villosi.
FOLIA terna, linearia, arcuata, obtusa, supra sub-scabrida, margine
setacea, revoluta; petioli brevissimi.
FLORES in ultimis ramulis terminates, sub-terni, spicati; pedunculi
longitudine florum, bracteis tribus, ad basin instructi.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, apice pilosis,
adpressis.
COROLLA urceolata, glabra, sub-albida, minuta; laciniæ limbi sub-erectæ,
obtusæ.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ inclusæ, ad basin bicornutæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen sub-globosum, sulcatum. Stylus exsertus, longissimus.
Stigma maximum, tetragonum, purpureum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mensi. Februarii, in Aprilem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Folium unum, lente auctum.
2. Calyx, et Corolla.
3. Calyx, auctus.
4. Stamina et Pistillum.
5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.
6. Stamen unum, auctum.
7. Pistillum, lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom, the shaft
very long and without; flowers grow in long bunches, terminating the
small branches by threes; blossoms pitcher-shaped, pale and small;
leaves grow by threes, with harsh hair on them; stem weak and
thread-shaped.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM larger and smaller branches are thread-shaped, grow zig-zag, are a
little rough and hairy.
LEAVES grow by threes, are linear, bowed, blunt, roughish on the upper
side, bristly and rolled back at the edge; the foot-stalks very short.
FLOWERS grow mostly by threes at the extremity of the smaller branches,
forming a spike; the foot-stalks the length of the flowers, having three
floral leaves at the base.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, hairy at the end and
pressed to the blossoms.
BLOSSOM pitcher-shape, smooth, whitish and small; the segments of the
border are almost upright and blunt.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips within the blossom and two-horned
at the base.
POINTAL. Seed-bud nearly globular, and furrowed. Shaft without the
blossom, and very long. Summit very large, four-cornered, and purple.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from February till April.
REFERENCE.
1. A leaf, magnified.
2. The Empalement, and Blossom.
3. The Empalement, magnified.
4. The Chives, and Pointal.
5. The Chives detached from the Pointal.
6. A Chive, magnified.
7. The Pointal, magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA sordida.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis; corollis pilosis, curvis,
sordide-luteis; floribus terminalibus, sessilibus; folia quaterna,
linearia, pilis longis tecta.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, apice pilosus; rami sparsi, erecti; ramuli
frequentissimi, pilosi.
FOLIA quaterna, linearia, pilosa, obtusa; petiolis brevissimis.
FLORES sessiles in omnibus ramulorum apicibus, solitarii, bini, vel
terni; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus, adpressis, instructi.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis foliis similibus, adpressis.
COROLLA tubulosa-clavata, curvata, pollicaria, sordide-lutea, pilosa;
oris laciniis recurvatis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, apice incurvata. Antheræ muticæ,
exsertæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma
tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mensi Augusti, in Decembrem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Folium, auctum.
2. Calyx, et Corolla.
3. Calyx, auctus.
4. Stamen et Pistillum, anthera una, aucta.
5. Stigma, auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossoms, which are hairy,
curved, and of a dirty yellow; flowers terminate the branches, sitting
close to the stem; leaves grow by fours, linear, and covered with long
hairs.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, upright, hairy at the top; branches scattered, upright;
smaller branches numerous, and hairy.
LEAVES grow by fours, linear, hairy and blunt; with very short
foot-stalks.
FLOWERS sit close upon the ends of the smaller branches, growing
solitary, or by twos, or threes; the foot-stalks are very short, having
three floral leaves pressed close to the cup.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, the leaflets like the other leaves, and
pressed to the blossom.
BLOSSOM tubularly club-shaped, curved, an inch long, of a dirty yellow
colour and hairy; the segments of the mouth rolled back.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, curved inwards at the points. Tips
beardless, and without the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped and
without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of August, till December.
REFERENCE.
1. A leaf, magnified.
2. The Empalement, and Blossom.
3. The Empalement, magnified.
4. The Chives and Pointal, a tip magnified.
5. The Summit, magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA spicata.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; floribus pluribus, dense spicatis,
subterminalibus; foliis subsenis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis, erectus, ramis pluribus, confertis,
adscendentibus.
FOLIA subsena, linearia, mucronata, patentia, glaberrima, subtus
sulcata, petiolis brevissimis, cauli adpressis.
FLORES plures, subterminales arcte stipati, in spicam duram; ima parte
luteoli, summa virescens.
CALYX. Perianthium persistens, duplex; _exterius_ polyphyllum, foliolis
lanceolatis, inæqualibus; _interius_ tetraphyllum, flavescens, foliolis
aduncis, spathulatis, summa inflata, callosa, acuminata, connivente.
COROLLA teretiuscula, basi attenuata, ore obtuso, quadrifido, æquali,
connivente.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria, corollæ subæqualia, receptaculo
inserta. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen subrotundum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus longior.
Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Novembri in Aprilem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx et Corolla.
2. Calyx et Bractea lente aucta.
3. Stamina et Pistillum.
4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una lente aucta.
5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with bearded tips, within the blossoms; which are numerous, on a
close spike, nearly terminating the branches; leaves growing mostly by
sixes.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, growing a foot high, upright, with numerous, crowded,
undivided, and ascending branches.
LEAVES growing mostly by sixes, sharp-pointed, spreading, and smooth,
channelled underneath, and pressed to the stem by short foot-stalks.
FLOWERS numerous, growing nearly at the end of branches, in hard
close-set spikes; the lower part of a light yellow, the extremity of a
light green.
EMPALEMENT. Cup permanent, double; the _outer_ many-leaved, unequal, and
spear-shaped; the _inner_ four-leaved, which are yellow, crooked, and
spatula-shaped; their upper part hard, inflated, sharp-pointed, and
tending to each other.
BLOSSOM somewhat cylindrical, with a tapered base; the mouth blunt, and
divided into a four-cleft, equal border, whose segments tend to each
other.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, nearly of a length with the blossom,
fixed into the receptacle. Tips bearded, and within the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-vessel roundish. Shaft thread-shaped, and longer than the
threads. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from November till April.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement with the Blossom.
2. The Empalement and Floral-leaves magnified.
3. The Chives and Pointal.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.
5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA spuria.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; stylo exserto; corollis
sub-cylindricis, dilute purpureis; laciniis revolutis; floribus
terminalibus, sub-quaternis; foliis quaternis, sub-ciliatis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus; ramuli numerosi, sub-erecti.
FOLIA quaterna, linearia, sub-ciliata, subtus sulcata; petiolis
brevissimis, adpressis.
FLORES in apicibus ramulorum sessiles, sub-quaterni; pedunculi
brevissimi, bracteis tribus minutis instructi.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, carinatis,
adpressis.
COROLLA sub-cylindrica, pollicaris, dilute purpurea; laciniis
sub-ovatis, acutis, revolutis; ore parum arctato.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, corollâ breviora; antheræ muticæ,
inclusæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma
tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Aprili in Augustum.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx et Corolla.
2. Calyx lente auctus.
3. Stamina et Pistillum.
4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.
5. Stylus et Stigma, lente aucta.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossom; shaft without; blossoms
nearly cylindrical, of a light purple; segments of the border rolled
back; flowers terminate the smaller branches, mostly by fours; leaves
grow by fours, a little hairy at the edges.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, grows a foot high, and branching; the small branches are
numerous, and nearly upright.
LEAVES grow by fours, are linear, a little hairy, furrowed beneath; with
very short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.
FLOWERS grow at the end of the small branches, generally by fours, and
sitting close upon them; footstalks very short, having three very small
floral leaves.
EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are awl-shaped, keeled, and
pressed to the blossom.
BLOSSOM nearly cylindrical, an inch long, and of a light purple;
segments of the border nearly egg-shaped, sharp-pointed, and rolled
back; the mouth a little narrowed.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, shorter than the blossom; tips
beardless, and within the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, and
without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of April till August.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement and Blossom.
2. The Empalement magnified.
3. The Chives and Pointal.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.
5. The Shaft and Summit, magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA taxifolia.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA antheris muticis, inclusis; floribus spicato-umbellatis,
terminalibus; corolla ventricosa, ore arctata, calyce colorato, fere
tecta, limbo patente; foliis rigidis, ternis, trigonis, mucronatis,
sexsariam imbricatis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, ramosissimus; rami et ramuli patento-erecti,
valde cicatrisati.
FOLIA terna, trigona, glabra, linearia, rigida, mucronata, sexsariam
imbricata; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.
FLORES in apicibus ramulorum umbellati, numerosi, erecti; pedunculi
colorati, longitudine corollarum; bracteæ duæ supra medium pedunculi,
tertia vero ad basin.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, mucronatis, concavis,
membranaceis, coloratis, longitudine sere corollæ.
COROLLA ventricosa, ore arctata, carnea; laciniis patentibus,
mucronatis, semi ovatis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria, curvata. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ,
flavæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen subrotundum, sulcatum. Stylus inclusus, filiformis.
Stigma peltato-tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mensi Augusti, in Novembrem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx et Corolla.
2. Calyx, lente auctus.
3. Corolla.
4. Stamina, et Pistillum.
5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una lente aucta.
6. Pistillum, auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH with beardless tips, within the blossom; the flowers terminate the
branches in umbels, forming a spike; blossom swelled at the base,
pinched in at the top, and almost covered by a coloured cup, with the
border spreading; leaves grow by threes, harsh, three-sided,
sharp-pointed, and tiled in six divisions round the stem.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, upright, very branching; the larger and smaller branches
grow spreading, and upright, and are very much notched.
LEAVES grow by threes, three-sided, smooth, linear, harsh,
sharp-pointed, and tiled in six divisions; with very short foot-stalks,
pressed to the branches.
FLOWERS grow at the ends of the small branches in umbels, numerous and
upright; foot-stalks coloured, the length of the blossoms; two floral
leaves upon the middle of the foot-stalk, and the third at its base.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, pointed, concave,
skinny, and coloured, nearly the length of the blossom.
BLOSSOM swelled at the base, narrowed at the mouth, and flesh coloured;
segments spreading, pointed, and half egg-shaped.
CHIVES. Threads eight, hair-like, and curved. Tips beardless, within the
blossom, and yellow.
POINTAL. Seed-bud roundish, and furrowed. Shaft within the blossom, and
thread-shaped. Summit between shield and four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from August till November.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement, and Blossom.
2. The Empalement, magnified.
3. The Blossom.
4. The Chives, and Pointal.
5. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one Tip magnified.
6. The Pointal, magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA tubiflora.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-exsertis, floribus sub-solitariis,
sessilibus, terminalibus; corollis clavato-cylindricis, curvatis,
pubescentibus; foliis quaternis, tenuibus, ciliatis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS flexibilis, erectus, superne tomentosus; rami sparsi, filiformes,
frequentes, villosi; ramuli frequentissimi brevissimi.
FOLIA quaterna, tenuia, obtusa, ciliata, subtus sulcata.
FLORES sessiles, in ramulis terminates, sub-solitarii, patenti, racemum
quasi formantes longum.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis spathulatis, ciliatis,
pedunculis fere nullis, bracteis tribus adpressis.
COROLLA clavata, curvata, villosa, carnea oris laciniis acutis,
reflexis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, sub-exsertæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen pedicillatum, sub-globosum, profunde sulcatum. Stylus
filiformis, apice curvatus, exsertus. Stigma obsolete tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mensi Aprili, in Julium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Folium, auctum.
2. Calyx.
3. Calyx, auctus.
4. Corolla.
5. Stamina, et Pistillum, anthera una lente aucta.
6. Pistillum.
7. Pistillum, auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossom; flowers grow mostly
singly at the end of the branches; blossoms between club and
cylindar-shaped, curved and downy; leaves grow by fours, thin and
fringed with hairs.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM flexible, upright, and downy at the upper part; branches scattered,
thread shaped, numerous and hairy, the smaller branches are very
numerous and very short.
LEAVES grow by fours, are thin, blunt, fringed with hair at the edges,
and furrowed beneath.
FLOWERS sit close upon the ends of the small branches, mostly solitary,
and spreading, appearing like a long bunch.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four leaves, leaflets spatula-shape and fringed, with
scarce any foot-stalks; three floral leaves pressed to the blossom.
BLOSSOM club-shaped, curved, hairy and flesh-coloured; the segments of
the border pointed, and reflexed.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips beardless, and just without the
blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud growing on a foot-stalk nearly globular, and deeply
furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, curved at the end, and without the
blossom. Summit obscurely four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from April till July.
REFERENCE.
1. A Leaf, magnified.
2. The Empalement.
3. The Empalement, magnified.
4. The Blossom.
5. The Chives, and Pointal, one tip magnified.
6. The Pointal.
7. The Pointal, magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA ventricosa.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus inclusis; corollis oblongo-ovatis,
ventricosis, glabris; foliis quaternis ciliatis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, semipedalis, teres, crassiusculus, ramosissimus,
ramis recurvato-adscendentibus.
FOLIA quaterna, linearia, acuta, basi recurvata, apice adscendentia,
ciliata, supra plana, subtus revoluta, nitida, petiolis brevissimis
adpressis.
FLORES terminales, plures, fastigiati, erecti; pedunculi purpurei, basi
instructa bracteis binis, parvis, oppositis.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum foliolis erectis, carinatis, ciliatis.
COROLLA oblongo-ovata, apice arctata, limbo æquali, quadrilobo,
subreflexo, albo-purpurascens, glabra, nitida.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, corollæ subæqualia, receptaculo
inserta. Antheræ inclusæ, parvæ, bifidæ, basi bicornes.
PISTILLUM. Germen, oblongum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, filamentis
æqualis; stigma sub-tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mensi Aprili ad Septembrem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx, et Corolla.
2. Calyx, et Bractea lente aucta.
3. Stamina, et Pistillum.
4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.
5. Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with tips two-horned at their base, included within blossoms of
an oblong-ovate form, inflated and smooth; leaves ciliate, growing by
fours.
DESCRIPTION.
THE STEM shrubby, about half a foot high, cylindrical, thickish, very
much branched, the branches bend downward, then ascend.
LEAVES growing by fours, linear, pointed with a recurved base, and an
ascending point, ciliate, flat on their upper, and rolled back on their
under, surface, shining, the leaf-stems very short, and pressed to the
branches.
FLOWERS terminal, numerous, upright, level, and in bunches; the
footstalks purple, having two small opposite floral leaves at their
base.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, erect, keel-shaped, and ciliate.
BLOSSOM of an oblong-ovate form, narrowed toward the top, with a
slightly reflexed border, of a whitish purple, smooth, and shining.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, nearly of a length with the blossomed,
fixed into the receptacle. Tips within the blossom small, cleft, and
two-horned at their base.
POINTAL. Seed-vessel oblong and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, of an
equal length with the threads. Summit nearly four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from April till September.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement with the Blossom.
2. The Empalement and Floral-leaf magnified.
3. The Chives and Pointal.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.
5. The Shaft, and its Summit magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA verticillata.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; corollis pollicaribus, cernuis,
ventricoso-cylindracis, saturate rubris, pedunculis longissimis; foliis
quaternis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS erectus, bipedalis, basi simplicissimus, rami verticillati,
subsimplices, erecto-patentes.
FOLIA quaterna, glabra, lineari, acuta, subtus sulcata, recta.
FLORES in apicibus ramorum verticillati, nutantes, conferti; pedunculi
longissimi, bracteis tribus ad basin instructi.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lato-ovatis, acuminatis, apice
dilute rubris, basi viridis.
COROLLA ventricoso-cylindrica, pollicaris, ad basin-tetragona, profunde
costata; ore arctata, tenuissime laciniata; saturate rubentia.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen globosum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis longitudine
corollæ. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mensi Julii, in Novembrem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx, et Corolla.
2. Calyx, lente auctus.
3. Stamina, et Pistillum.
4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una lente aucta.
5. Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with bearded tips, within the blossoms, which are an inch long,
hanging downward, of the shape of an inflated cylinder, deep red, and
very long foot-stalks; leaves growing by fours.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM upright, grows two feet high, simple at the bottom, the branches
growing in whorls, nearly simple, upright, and spreading.
LEAVES grow by fours, smooth, linear, sharp-pointed, furrowed on the
under part, and growing straight out from the stem.
FLOWERS grow in whorls, at the upper part of the branches, hanging
downward, and close together, with long foot-stalks, that have three
floral leaves just at their base.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are of a broad-oval shape,
sharp-pointed, the upper part of a light red, the bottom of a green
colour.
BLOSSOM is of a swelled-cylindrical shape, an inch long, four-cornered
at the base, and deeply ribbed; the mouth is narrowed, and very slightly
cut; of a deep red colour.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; the tips are bearded, and within the
blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-vessel round, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, the
length of the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from July, till November.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement, and Blossom.
2. The Empalement, magnified.
3. The Chives, and Pointal.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.
5. The Shaft, and its Summit, magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA versicolor.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, subinclusis; stylo exserto; corollis
subcylindraceis, costatis, variè coloratis; foliis ternis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus, attenuatus in apicem; ramis
simplicibus.
FOLIA terna, linearia, subulata, supra plana, subtus sulcata, glabra,
saturate viridia; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.
FLORES plures, subcernui, tres quatuorve ramuli terminantes prope caulis
summitatem; pedunculi brevissimi.
CALYX. Perianthium duplex, _interius_ tetraphyllum, foliolis aurantiis,
apice sulcatis, adpressis; _exterius_ triphyllum, priori brevior, apice
virescens.
COROLLA subcylindracea, medio paulula arctata, costata, ima parte
aurantia, apice virescens; laciniis reflexis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo, ima parte spathulata, summa linearia,
receptaculo inserta. Antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ.