floribus axillaribus, racemosis, terminalibus;
corollis subglobosis, parvulis, glabris, incarnatis;
foliis quaternis, obtusis, hispidis, patentibus.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS erectus, pedalis; rami et ramuli filiformes,
erecti, rigidi, numerosi, verticillati, hispidi.
FOLIA quaterna, linearia, obtusa, patentia,
subtus sulcata, hispida; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.
FLORES in ramulis terminales, racemosi, sub-nutantes,
incarnati; racemi pollicares usque digitales;
pedunculi capillares, villosi longitudine
corollæ, bracteis distantibus.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis
ovatis, obtusis, villosis, adpressis, brevissimis.
COROLLA subglobosa; laciniis limbi erectis,
parvulis, obtusis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ
muticæ, subexserta, brunneæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, sulcatum,
pilosum ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis,
exsertus, staminibus longior. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret ab Augusto, in Novembrem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Folium, lente auctum.
2. Flos, magnitudine naturali.
3. Calyx, lente auctus.
4. Corolla.
5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una
lente aucta.
6. Pistillum, Stigma auctum.
7. Germen, lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH with beardless tips, without the blossom;
shaft without; flowers grow from the insertion of
the leaves in terminal bunches, blossoms nearly
globular, small, smooth and flesh-coloured; leaves
grow by fours, blunt, hairy and spreading,
DESCRIPTION.
STEM upright, a foot high; large and small
branches are thread-shaped, upright, harsh, numerous,
grow in whorls and hairy.
LEAVES grow by fours, linear, blunt, spreading,
furrowed beneath, hairy; foot-stalks very
short, pressed to the stern.
FLOWERS grow at the end of the branches in
bunches a little drooping and flesh-coloured;
bunches from an inch to two inches in length;
foot-stalks hair-like, hairy, the length of the blossom;
floral leaves at a distance from the cup.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped,
blunt, hairy, pressed to the blossom and
very short.
BLOSSOM nearly globular; segments of the
border upright, very small, blunt.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips beardless,
just without the blossom and brown.
POINTAL. Seed-bud top-shaped, furrowed,
hairy and glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped,
without the blossom, longer than the
chives. Summit four-cornered,
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from August till November.
REFERENCE.
1. A Leaf, magnified.
2. A Flower, natural size.
3. The Empalement, magnified.
4. The Blossom.
5. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one
tip magnified.
6. The Pointal, the Summit magnified.
7. The Seed-bud, magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA hirta.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; stylo exserto,
corolla clavata, pollicaris; floribus terminalibus,
ternis bicoloribus; bracteis calyciformibus,
hirtis; foliis ternis, linearibus; obtusis,
semicylindricis, hirtis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS erectus, ramosus, bipedalis, villosus; rami
et ramuli oppositi, suberecti.
FOLIA terna, linearia, obtusa, hirta, supra rotundata,
subtus sulcata, recta, patentia, petiolis,
brevibus adpressis.
FLORES terminales, terni, cernui; pedunculi
brevissimi; bracteæ 3, lanceolatæ, ciliatæ, longitudine
calycis adpressæ.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis
lanceolatis, ciliatis, dorso sulcatis.
COROLLA clavata, sub apice ventricosa, pollicaris
profundè rubro purpureo, apice virescens;
ore parum arctato, laciniis obtusis, erectis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ
aristatæ, inclusæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen subovatum, apice truncatum,
sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma,
subpeltatum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Januario in Aprilem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Flos.
2. Calyx, auctus.
3. Pistillum, Stigma diducta auctum.
4. Stamina et Pistillum, anthera sena diducta
et aucta.
5. Germen, auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with bearded tips, within the blossoms,
shaft without; blossom club-shaped, an inch long;
flowers terminal by threes, two-coloured; floral
leaves of the shape of the cups and hairy; leaves
grow by threes, linear, blunt, half cylindrical,
hairy.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM upright, branching, two feet high,
hairy; large and small branches opposite, nearly
upright.
LEAVES grow by threes, linear, blunt, hairy,
rounded above, furrowed beneath, straight,
spreading; short foot-stalks pressed to the
branches.
FLOWERS terminate the branches by threes,
nodding; very short foot-stalks; three floral leaves,
lance-shaped, fringed, the length of the cup
and pressed to it.
EMPALMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets
lance-shaped, fringed, furrowed at the back.
BLOSSOM club-shaped, bellied near the end,
an inch long, of a red purple, greenish at the
end; a little narrowed at the mouth, segments
blunt, upright.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips bearded,
within the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud nearly egg-shaped, appearing
cut off at the end and furrowed. Shaft
thread-shaped, without the blossom. Summit
nearly shield-shaped.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from January, till April.
REFERENCE.
1. A Flower.
2. The Empalement, magnified.
3. The Pointal, the Summit detached, magnified.
4. The Chives and Pointal, one Tip detached,
and magnified.
5. The Seed-bud, magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA horizontalis.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA antheris muticis, exclusis; floribus terminalibus,
quaternis; foliolis calycis spathulatis,
margine serratis; laciniis corollæ hastatis, erectis,
atro-purpureis; foliis quaternis, obtusis, horizontalibus.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS erectus, subpedalis, ramosus; rami
horizontals, rigidi; ramuli pauci, rami similes.
FOLIA quaterna, obtusa, linearia, horizontalia,
glabra; petiolis minutis, adpressis.
FLORES in ultimis ramulorum umbellati, cernui,
quaterni, sæpe terni; pedunculis brevibus,
bracteis tribus, spathulatis, imbricatis.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis
spathulatis, concavis, viscosis, marginibus serratis,
adpressis.
COROLLA ovata, glabra, basi alba, apice purpurea;
oris laciniis hastatis, erectis, atro-purpureis.
STAMINA. Filamenta capillaria, longitudine
tubi. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ, lineariæ, longitudine
filamentorum.
PISTILLUM. Germen subrotundum compressum,
sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma
obsoletum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Julio, in Novembrem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Flos, magnitudine naturali.
2. Calyx, lente auctus.
3. Corolla, magnitudine naturali.
4. Idem, aucta.
5. Stamina, et Pistillum.
6. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, aucta.
7. Pistillum.
8. Idem, lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH with beardless tips, without the blossom;
flowers terminate the branches by fours;
the leaflets of the cup are spathula-shaped and
sawed at the margin; segments of the blossom
halbert-shaped, upright and dark-purple; leaves
grow by fours, obtuse, and horizontal.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM upright, near a foot high, branching;
branches grow horizontal and stiff; smaller
branches few, like the larger ones.
LEAVES grow by fours, obtuse, linear, horizontal,
smooth; foot-stalks very small and pressed to
the stem.
FLOWERS grow in umbels at the end of the
smaller branches, nodding, and by fours, often by
threes; foot-stalks very short, with three spathula-shaped,
tiled floral leaves.
EMPALEMENT. Cup double, leaflets spathula-shaped,
concave, clammy, sawed at the edges, and
pressed to the blossom.
BLOSSOM egg-shaped, smooth, white at the
base, purple at the top; the segments of the
mouth halbert-shaped, upright and of a deep
purple.
CHIVES. Threads hair-like, the length of the
tube. Tips beardless, without the blossom, linear,
of the length of the threads.
POINTAL. Seed-bud roundish, flattened, and
furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, without the
blossom. Summit obsolete.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from July, till November.
REFERENCE.
1. A Flower of the natural size.
2. The Empalement, magnified.
3. The Blossom, of the natural size,
4. The same, magnified.
5. The Chives, and Pointal.
6. The Chives detached from the Pointal; magnified.
7. The Pointal.
8. The same, magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA ignescens.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-exsertis; stylo longè
exserto; apice germinis glandulis coronato; corollis
clavatis, subpollicaribus, rubro-coccineis;
floribus solitariis, sessilibus, terminalibus; foliis
quaternis, linearibus, glabris.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS erectus, sesquipedalis, glaber; rami
erecti; ramuli virgati, suberecti, filiformes.
FOLIA quaterna, linearia, glabra, acuta; petiolis
brevissimis adpressis.
FLORES terminales, solitarii, spicam formantes
prope caulis summitatem; pedunculis sere nullis.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis
subulatis, ciliatis, apicibus parum reflexis.
COROLLA tubulosa, tomentosa, ad basin gibbosa,
oris laciniis spathulatis, reflexis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ
subexsertæ, muticæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, sulcatum, ad
basin apiceque glandulis cinctum. Stylus filiformis,
exsertus. Stigma obsoletum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Martio in Junium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Flos.
2. Calyx, auctus.
3. Stamina, et Pistillum, anthera una lente
aucta.
4. Germen auctum.
5. Pistillum, magnitudine naturali.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with beardless tips, just without the
blossom; shaft a long way without; the top of
the seed-bud crowned with glands; blossoms
club-shaped, near an inch long, and of a red-scarlet
colour; flowers solitary, sitting close on
the ends of the branches; leaves grow by fours,
linear and smooth.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM upright, a foot and a half high, smooth;
branches upright; small branches twiggy, rather
upright, thread-shaped.
LEAVES grow by fours, linear, smooth, pointed;
with very short foot-stalks pressed to the stem.
FLOWERS terminal, solitary, forming a spike
near the summit of the stem; scarcely any footstalks.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets awl-shaped,
fringed, a little reflexed at the ends.
BLOSSOM tubular, downy, gouty at the base,
segments of the mouth, spathula shaped and reflexed.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips just
without the blossom and beardless.
POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped, furrowed,
surrounded at the base and top with glands.
Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom. Summit
blunt.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from March till June.
REFERENCE.
1. A Flower.
2. The Empalement magnified.
3. The Chives and Pointal, one tip magnified.
4. The Seed-bud magnified.
5. The Pointal natural size.
[Illustration]
ERICA Lambertia.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis; corollis subglobosis,
inflatis, glabris, albis; oris laciniis ad
basin utrinque gibbis, parum imbricatis, erectis;
foliolis calycinis patentibus; foliis ternis, acuminatis,
reflexis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, subpedalis; rami et ramuli
divaricati, suberecti.
FOLIA quaterna, acuminata, glabra, juniora
erecto-patentia, seniora reflexa; petiolis brevibus,
adpressis.
FLORES in medio ramulorum solitarii vel terni,
cernui; pedunculi colorati, longitudine corollarum,
bracteis tribus coloratis instructi.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis
ovato-acuminatis, coloratis, concavis, patentibus.
COROLLA subglobosa, inflata, alba, glabra,
magnitudine pisi majoris, laciniis subimbricatis,
ovatis, ad basin gibbis, erectis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ
cristatæ, inclusæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen subcylindricum, sulcatum.
Stylus subinclusus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Maio in Julium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Folium, lente auctum.
2. Flos.
3. Calyx, auctus.
4. Stamina et Pistillum.
5. Stamina, aucta.
6. Pistillum, Stigma diductum, et auctum.
7. Germen, lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with crested tips, within the blossoms,
which are nearly globular, swelled out, smooth
and white; segments of the border hunched at
the base on both fides, slightly lapped and upright;
leaflets of the cup spreading; leaves grow
by threes, tapered, and bent back.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, near a foot high; large and
small branches grow straddling, rather upright.
LEAVES grow by fours, tapered, smooth, the
younger ones upright-spreading; the older ones
reflexed; with short foot-stalks pressed to the
stem.
FLOWERS grow in the middle of the small
branches, solitary or by threes, and nodding;
foot-stalks coloured, the length of the blossoms,
with three coloured floral leaves on them.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets
egg-shaped, tapered, coloured, concave, and
spreading.
BLOSSOM nearly globular, swelled out, white,
smooth, the size of a large pea; segments a little
tiled, egg-shaped, hunched at the base, upright.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips crested,
within the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud nearly cylindric, furrowed.
Shaft just within the blossom. Summit
four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from May, till July.
REFERENCE.
1. A Leaf, magnified.
2. A Flower.
3. The Empalement, magnified.
4. The Chives and Pointal.
5. The Chives, magnified.
6. The Pointal; the Summit detached and
magnified.
7. The Seed-bud, magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA latifolia.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA antheris muticis, exsertis; floribus axillaribus
umbellatis, ternis, pendulis, læte rubris;
pedunculis corollis triplo longioribus; corollis
subglobosis; foliis ternis, latissimis, ovato-acuminatis,
pilis supra tectis, marginibus revolutis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, flexuosus, ramosus, pedalis;
rami verticillati; ramuli pauci, suberecti.
FOLIA terna, latissima, ovato-acuminata, supra
pilis vestita, convexa, subtus concava, albida,
margine revoluta.
FLORES in medio ramulorum spicati, umbellati,
sub-terni, ex axillis foliorum, cernui; pedunculi
colorati, longitudine corollarum, bracteis
tribus minutis instructi.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis
ovatis, erectis, concavis, adpressis, apicibus viridibus.
COROLLA subglobosa, glabra, læte-rubra; ore
arctato, limbo erecto, minuto.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo plana, longitudine
corollæ. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen subglobosum, sulcatum,
pilosum. Stylus filiformis exsersus. Stigma concavum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Maio, in Augustum.
REFERENTIA.
1. Folium, magnitudine naturali.
2. Idem, auctum.
3. Flos.
4. Calyx, lente auctus.
5. Stamina, et Pistillum.
6. Stamina et Pistillum, lente aucta.
7. Pistillum, Stigma auctum.
8. Germen, auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH with beardless tips, without the blossom;
flowers grow from the insertion of the leaves in
umbels, by threes, hanging down and bright red;
with the foot-stalks thrice the length of the blossom;
blossoms nearly globular; leaves grow by
threes, very broad, egg-shape-tapered, covered on
the upper surface with hairs and rolled back at
the edges.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, zig-zagged, very much branched,
a foot high; branches in whorls; small branches
few, nearly upright.
LEAVES grow by threes, egg-shaped-tapered,
clothed on the upper surface with hairs and convex,
concave beneath and whitish, rolled back at
the edge.
FLOWERS in the middle of the small branches
in spikes, grow from the insertion of the leaves in
umbels of threes, hanging down; foot-stalks coloured
the length of the blossoms, with three
small floral leaves on them.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped,
upright, concave, pressed to the stem,
with green ends.
BLOSSOM nearly globular, smooth and of a bright
red; mouth narrowed, border upright, small.
CHIVES. Eight flat threads, the length of the
blossom. Tips beardless, without the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud nearly globular, furrowed
and hairy. Shaft thread-shaped and without
the blossom. Summit concave.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from May, till August.
REFERENCE.
1. A leaf, natural size.
2. The same, magnified.
3. A flower.
4. The Empalement, magnified.
5. The Chives, and Pointal.
6. The Chives and Pointal, magnified.
7. The Pointal, magnified.
8. The Seed-bud, magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA Linnæa.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA antheris muticis, inclusis; corollis clavatis,
villosis, albis; floribus sub-sessilibus, terminalibus,
racemosis; foliolis calycinis dentatis; foliis
ternis, linearibus, ciliatis, consertis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, erectus; rami pauci, erecti;
ramuli frequentissimi, brevissimi, pilosi.
FOLIA terna, linearia, ciliata, recta, subtus sulcata,
petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.
FLORES in ramulis terminales, racemum formantes
longum, densissimum; pedunculis fere
nullis; bracteis adpressis.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis
ovato-acuminatis, dentatis, adpressis.
COROLLA clavata, alba, diaphana, pilosa; laciniis
obtusis, erectis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria. Antheræ
muticæ, inclusæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen globosum, sulcatum,
pilosum. Stylus filiformis, subinclusus. Stigma
capitatum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Martii in Junium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Flos.
2. Calyx, auctus.
3. Stamina et Pistillum.
4. Stamina a pistillo diducta, anthera una lente
aucta.
5. Pistillum, Stigma diductum, auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH with beardless tips, within the blossom;
blossoms club-shaped, hairy, and white; flowers
almost without foot-stalks, terminate the smaller
branches, forming long bunches; the leaflets of
the cup are toothed; leaves grow by threes, are
linear, fringed, and crowded together.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, upright; branches few, upright,
smaller branches numerous, very short, hairy.
LEAVES grow by threes, linear, fringed, straight
out, furrowed beneath, with very short foot-stalks,
pressed to the branches.
FLOWERS terminate the smaller branches,
making a long, close bunch; foot-stalks hardly
any; floral leaves close to the blossom.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped,
tapered, toothed, and pressed to the blossom.
BLOSSOM club-shaped, white, transparent, hairy;
segments blunt, upright.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips beardless,
within the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud globular, furrowed, hairy.
Shaft thread-shaped, just within the blossom.
Summit headed.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of March till June.
REFERENCE.
1. A Flower.
2. The Empalement, magnified.
3. The Chives and Pointal.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one
tip magnified.
5. The Pointal, the Summit detached, magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA Linnæoides.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis, corollis sub-cylindricis,
grossis, villosis; floribus sub-sessilibus,
ramulos terminantibus; foliis quaternis, linearibus,
pilosis, consertis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, et patens. Ramuli
numerosi, pilosi.
FOLIA quaterna, linearia, pilosa, patentia, et subtus
sulcata, petiolis brevissimis adpressis.
FLORES in ramulis terminales, sub-quaterni, horizontaliter;
pedunculis fere nullis; bracteis adpressis.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lanceolatis,
pilosis, adpressis.
COROLLA sub-cylindracea, grossa, et pilosa, ad
basin purpurea, et superne alba; laciniis ovatis, patentibus.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria; antheræ
muticæ, inclusæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum, pilosum.
Stylus filiformis, sub-exertus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Januarii ad Maium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Folium lente auctum.
2. Flos, magnitudine naturali,
3. Calyx lente auctus.
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 within the blossom.
Blossoms nearly cylindrical, swelled, and hairy.
Flowers almost without foot-stalks, terminating the
small branches. Leaves grow by fours, are linear,
hairy, and crowded together.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, upright, and spreading. The
smaller branches are numerous and hairy.
LEAVES by fours, linear, hairy, spreading, and
furrowed beneath, with very short foot-stalks pressed
to the branches.
FLOWERS terminate the smaller branches mostly
by fours in a horizontal direction. Scarcely any
foot-stalks. Floral leaves pressed to the cup.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets lance-shaped,
hairy, and pressed to the blossom.
BLOSSOM nearly cylindrical, swelled, and hairy,
purple at the base, and white at the upper part; the
segments are ovate, and spreading.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips beardless,
and within the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed,
and hairy. Shaft thread-shaped, just without the
blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of January till May,
REFERENCE.
1. A Leaf magnified.
2. A Flower, natural size.
3. The Empalement magnified.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one
tip magnified.
5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified,
6. The Seed-bud magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA leucanthera.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA antheris cristatis, inclusis; floribus capitatis,
congestis, terminalibus; corollis urceoli-formibus,
albicantibus; foliis ternis, erectis, adpressis,
longitudine internodiorum; rami filiformes.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis; rami et ramuli
filiformes et capillares.
FOLIA terna, linearia, adpressa, trigona, glabra,
obtusa, longitudine internodiorum.
FLORES in ramulis terminales, conferti, racemosi;
pedunculi brevi, capillares, bracteis tribus,
linearibus instructi.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis
concavis, sub-ovatis, apicibus tenuissime serratis.
COROLLA urceolata, alba, subcylindrica; laciniis
obtusis, suberectis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ
cristatæ, inclusæ, bifidæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen subrotundum, sulcatum,
apice concavum, basi glandulosum. Stylus filiformis,
erectus, inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Januario in Martium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx et Corolla.
2. Calyx, lente auctus.
3. Stamina et Pistillum, lente auctum.
4. Germen, auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH with crested tips, within the blossom;
flowers grow in small heads, crowded together,
terminating the branches; blossoms pitcher-shaped
and whitish; leaves grow by threes, upright,
pressed to the stem, the length of the intervals;
branches thread-shaped.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, a foot high, the larger and
smaller branches are thread-shaped and hair-like.
LEAVES grow by threes, linear, pressed to the
stem, three-sided, smooth, blunt, the length of
the intervals.
FLOWERS terminate the small branches, clustered
together, forming long bunches; foot-stalks
short, hair-like, having three, linear floral
leaves.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets concave,
nearly egg-shaped, with the ends slightly
sawed.
BLOSSOM pitcher-shaped, white, rather cylindrical;
segments blunt and nearly upright.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips crested,
within the blossom, and two-cleft.
POINTAL. Seed-bud roundish, and furrowed,
concave at top, glandular at the base. Shaft
thread-shaped, upright, within the blossom. Summit
four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from January ’till March.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement, and Blossom.
2. The Empalement, magnified.
3. The Chives and Pointal, magnified.
4. The Seed-bud, magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA lucida.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.