COLOURED
ENGRAVINGS
OF
HEATHS.
Coloured Engravings
OF
HEATHS.
THE
DRAWINGS
TAKEN FROM
LIVING PLANTS ONLY.
WITH
THE APPROPRIATE SPECIFIC CHARACTER, FULL DESCRIPTION, NATIVE PLACE
OF GROWTH, AND TIME OF FLOWERING OF EACH;
In Latin and English.
EACH FIGURE ACCOMPANIED BY ACCURATE DISSECTIONS OF THE SEVERAL
PARTS (MAGNIFIED WHERE NECESSARY) UPON WHICH THE
SPECIFIC DISTINCTION HAS BEEN FOUNDED,
ACCORDING TO THE
LINNÆAN SYSTEM.
THE WHOLE EXECUTED
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VOL. III.
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1809.
DISSERTATION concluded.
At the commencement of this Monograph the extent of this elegant tribe
of plants appeared to be circumscribed within a small compass, and we
calculated upon one volume enshrining the whole Genus. The termination
of that volume left a residuum of sufficient magnitude to complete a
second, at whose termination an ample fund for continuation was still
apparent. A third is finished; and there yet remains enough to form a
fourth, the conclusion of which will, we think, contain all that are as
yet in cultivation with us, as the limits of this extensive family
appear at present to be bounded within three hundred species and
distinct varieties; and unless some new source should be found to extend
it, by the discovery of some unexpected mine of novelty, it may be then
considered as for a time completed; although, no doubt, from the
beautiful variations occasionally raised from seed, there will be still
further accessions of novelty to merit attention at some future period,
by way of appendix.
When the author first began to delineate the Erica family in the year
1794, the greater part of the species then known had been so recently
imported, that the seeds did not ripen with us. A period of fifteen
years having since elapsed, many of them have become so far naturalized
as to perfect their seed freely. The prevalent idea of their not
ripening with us is owing to a want of sufficient attention to preserve
them; for, as soon as the seeds are perfect, if not immediately
collected, the capsule splits, and the seeds, which are extremely small,
escape unperceived.
The fourth volume will contain, in addition to each figure, a short
account of who first raised it, &c., and at the end of the volume (which
the author trusts will be completed in much less time than the foregoing
ones) all the seeds that can possibly be procured will be represented,
both of the natural size and magnified, to render the work as complete
as the progressive increase of the vegetable kingdom will possibly admit
of.
SYSTEMATICAL ARRANGEMENT
OF THE
LXXII ERICAS, OR HEATHS, CONTAINED IN
VOL. III.
Taken from the shape of the tips, and the number of leaves which
surround the stem in one whorl.
ANTHERÆ ARISTATÆ. TIPS BEARDED.
_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._
E. hirta, _viridiflora_ Hairy, _green-flowered_
incurva Incurved-leaf
lachnæa Lachnæa-like
β _purpurea_ β _purple_
Nivenia, _longiflora_ Nivens, _long-flowered_
lanuginosa Flannelly
lævis Smooth
_Foliis quaternis._ _Leaves by fours._
Blandfordia Blandford
β mammosa, _minor_ Nipple, _small_
Patersonia, _major_ Paterson, _large_
β _coccinea_ β _scarlet_
_Foliis senis._ _Leaves by sixes._
racemifera Clustered
ANTHERÆ CRISTATÆ. TIPS CRESTED.
_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._
Andromedæflora Andromeda-flowered
calycina, _major_ Calycined, _large_
δ _minor_ δ _small_
elegans Elegant
laxa Loose
nitida Shining
vernix Varnished
emarginata Emarginated
_Foliis quaternis._ _Leaves by fours._
australis Southern
squamose Scaly
ANTHERÆ BICORNUTÆ. TIPS TWO-HORNED.
_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._
fimbriata Fringed
globosa Globular
Irbyana Irby
planifolia Flat-leaved
Savileia Savile
_Foliis quaternis._ _Leaves by fours._
aristata Bearded
obbata, _Var. umbellata_ Bottle, _umbelled var._
densa Close or thick
mutabilis Changeable
prægnans Pregnant
metulæflora Skittle-flowered
_Foliis senis._ _Leaves by sixes._
blanda Blush-colored
ANTHERÆ MUTICÆ. TIPS BEARDLESS.
_Foliis binis._ _Leaves by twos._
E. oppositifolis Opposite-leaved
β _rubra_ β _red_
_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._
Banksia, _purpurea_ Banks, _purple_
canaliculata Channelled
β _minor_ β _small_
clavata Club shaped
cordata Heart-leaved
lanata Woolly
mucronata Mucronated
Broadleyana Broadley
pallens Pale-flowered
petiolata Petiolated
Sebana, _nana_ Seba, dwarf
staminea Stamineous
tenuiflora Slender-flowered
α _alba_ α _white_
tetragona Four-sided
tiaræflora Turban-flowered
villosa Villose
_Foliis quaternis._ _Leaves by fours._
acuminata Pointed
aspera Rough
erubescens Blushing
ferruginea Rusty
Hyacinthoides Hyacinth-like
longiflora Long-flowered
pellucida Transparent
curviflora, _rubra_ Curved-flowered, _red_
_Foliis quinis._ _Leaves by fives._
echiiflora Echium-flowered
primuloides Cowslip-like
_Foliis sparsis._ _Leaves scattered._
odorata Sweet-scented
Swainsonia Swainson
_Foliis senis._ _Leaves by sixes._
decora Comely
_glutinosa, minor_ Glutinous, _small_
Hibbertia Hibbert
pinifolia Pine-leaved
β _discolor_ β _two-coloured_
aurea, _flore pallido_ Gold-coloured, _pale-flowered_
vestita, _lutea_ Clothed, _yellow_
ERICA acuminata.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis inclusis; corollis subcylindricis, purpureis;
floribus umbellatis, subterminalibus; foliis quaternis, retortis,
acuminatis, glabris.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis, ramosissimus; rami flexuosi, filiformes.
FOLIA quaterna, trigona, retorta, acuminata, lucida, supra plana, subtus
sulcata; petiolis longis, adpressis.
FLORES umbellati, sub-terminales; pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus
subulatis instructi.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis subulatis, carinatis,
acuminatis.
COROLLA sub-cylindrica, ore arctata, pollicaria, purpurea; laciniis
ovatis, revolutis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum, superne villosum, ad basin
glanduliferum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Julii in Octobrem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Folium.
2. Idem lente auctum.
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; which is nearly
cylindrical, and purple; flowers grow in umbels, nearly terminal; leaves
by fours, rolled back, sharp-pointed, and smooth.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, a foot high, very branching, branches flexuose, and
thread-shaped.
LEAVES by fours, three-sided, rolled back, sharp-pointed, and shining,
flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath; footstalks long, and
pressed to the branches.
FLOWERS grow in bunches, nearly terminal; footstalks short, and
furnished with three awl-shaped floral leaves.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets awl-shaped, keeled, and
sharp-pointed.
BLOSSOM nearly cylindrical, narrowed at the mouth, an inch long, and
purple; the segments of the border are egg-shaped, and rolled back.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips beardless, and within the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, and furrowed, villose on the upper
part, and glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit
four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from July till October.
REFERENCE.
1. A Leaf.
2. The same magnified.
3. The Empalement magnified.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one
tip magnified.
5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.
6. Seed-bud magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA Andromedæflora.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis; floribus axillaribus,
sub-terminalibus, declinatis; corollis ovatis, magnis, incarnatis;
foliis ternatis, subulatis, acutis; caulis erectus; rami verticillati.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS erectus, gracilis: ramis superioribus brevibus: inferioribus
longioribus, verticillatis.
FOLIA ternata, sub-trigona, subulata, arcuata, acuta, supra plana,
subtus sulcata.
FLORES axillares, sub-terminales; ramis superioribus brevissimis spicæ
formam exhibentibus; ramis ad basin plantæ longis, verticillatis.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis lato-ovatis, acutis,
coloratis, magnis, adpressis.
COROLLA ovata, basi inflata, magna, et incarnata; laciniis rectis,
rotundatis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo, plana; antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen conicum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, inclusus. Stigma
tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Martio in Junium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx.
2. Corolla.
3. Eadem expansa.
4. Stamina et Pistillum.
5. Stamen unicum lente auctum.
6. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.
7. Germen lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with crested tips within the blossom; flowers grow from the
axillæ of the leaves, nearly terminal, and bending downwards; blossom
egg-shaped, large and flesh-coloured; leaves by threes, awl-shaped, and
pointed; stem upright; branches whorled.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM upright, slender: the upper branches short; those below are longer,
and grow in whorls.
LEAVES by threes, nearly three-sided, awl-shaped, bowed, and pointed,
flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath.
FLOWERS grow from the insertion of the leaves, nearly terminal. The
branches on the upper part are very short, and bear the appearance of a
spike. The branches on the lower part of the plant are long, and
whorled.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets are broadly egg-shaped, pointed,
coloured, large, and pressed to the blossom.
BLOSSOM egg-shaped, swelled at the base, large, and flesh-coloured; the
segments are straight out, and rounded.
CHIVES. Eight threads, flat; tips crested, and within the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud conical, furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, and within the
blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from March till June.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement.
2. A Blossom.
3. The same spread open.
4. The Chives and Pointal.
5. A Chive magnified.
6. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.
7. Seed-bud magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA aristata.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis; floribus umbellatis,
sub-ampullaceis, lucidis, viscosis, striatis; foliis quaternis et
quinis, retortis, lucidis, aristatis; caule humili.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, vix pedalis, ramosus; rami et ramuli flexuosi,
filiformes.
FOLIA quaterna et quina, sub-trigona, revoluta, lucida, subtus sulcata.
FLORES in ramis terminales fasciculati, plerumque quaterni; pedunculi
longi, colorati, bracteis tribus lanceolatis instructi.
CALYX tetraphyllum; foliolis lanceolatis, viscosis, adpressis.
COROLLA inflato-tubulosa, ore arctata, saturate purpurea, pollicaria,
lucida, laciniis rotundatis, expansis, albicantibus.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheris inclusis, basi bicornibus.
PISTILLUM. Germen oblongum, sulcatum. Stylus exertus, albus. Stigma
tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Novembris in Januarium, iterumque ineunte æstate.
REFERENTIA.
1. Folium lente auctum.
2. Folii inferior pars lente aucta.
3. Calyx lente auctus.
4. Stamina diducta, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ.
5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.
6. Germen lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with tips two-horned at their base, within the blossoms; flowers
grow in umbels, nearly flask-shaped, shining, clammy, and striped;
leaves by fours and fives, rolled back, shining, and bearded; stem low.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, scarce a foot high, branching; the small and large
branches are flexuose, and thread-shaped.
LEAVES by fours and fives, nearly three-sided, rolled back, shining, and
furrowed beneath.
FLOWERS terminate the branches in bunches, mostly in fours; footstalks
long, coloured, and furnished with three lance-shaped floral leaves.
EMPALEMENT four-leaved; leaflets lance-shaped, viscous, and pressed to
the blossom.
BLOSSOM of an inflated tubular form, narrowed at the mouth, which is of
a deep purple, an inch long, and shining; the segments of the border are
rounded, spread, and white.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips within the blossom, and two-horned
at their base.
POINTAL. Seed-bud of an oblong form, and furrowed. Shaft without the
blossom, and white. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from November till January, and again early in summer.
REFERENCE.
1. A Leaf magnified.
2. The underside of a leaf magnified.
3. The Empalement magnified.
4. The Chives detached, one tip magnified.
5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.
6. Seed-bud magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA aspera.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; corollis tubulato-ventricosis, setis
densissime circumsessis, luteis; foliis quaternis, rigidis, aculeatis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS erectus, bipedalis. Rami pauci; ramuli numerosi, simplices.
FOLIA quaterna, lanceolata, aculeata, subtus sulco exarata, petiolis
adpressis.
FLORES in ramulis terminales, umbellati, terni vel seni, cernui;
pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus, hispidis, subulatis, adpressis.
CALYX tetraphyllum; foliolis hispidis, canaliculatis, lanceolatis.
COROLLA tubulato-ventricosa, setis densissime circumsessa, pollicaria,
ore obsolete quadrifida.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria; antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, villosum, albicans. Stylus filiformis.
Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Octobris in Februarium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Folium lente auctum.
2. Pagina inferior folii lente aucta.
3. Calyx lente auctus.
4. Stamina diducta, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ.
5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.
6. Germen lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossoms, which are of an
inflated tubular shape, closely beset with bristles, and of a yellow
colour; leaves by fours, harsh, and prickly.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM upright, two feet high; branches few, the small branches are
numerous and simple.
LEAVES grow by fours, are lance-shaped, prickly, and deeply furrowed
beneath, foot-stalks pressed to the stem.
FLOWERS terminate the small branches in umbels of from three to six,
nodding; peduncles very short, furnished with three floral leaves,
hispid, awl-shaped, and pressed to the cup.
EMPALEMENT four-leaved; the leaflets are hispid, channelled, and
lance-shaped.
BLOSSOM of an inflated tubular form, closely beset with bristles, an
inch long; the mouth is slightly divided into four segments.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips beardless, and within the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-vessel turban-shaped, hairy, and whitish. Shaft
thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from October till February.
REFERENCE.
1. A Leaf magnified.
2. The under side of a leaf magnified.
3. The Empalement magnified.
4. The Chives detached, one tip magnified.
5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.
6. Seed-bud magnified.
[Illustration]ERICA aurea, _flore pallido_.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-inclusis; floribus verticillatis; corollis
cylindraceis, luteis; foliis senis, linearibus; caule erecto, fruticoso.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis, sub-erectus: ramis patentibus.
FOLIA sena, linearia, patentia, apice incurvata: petiolis longis.
FLORES horizontaliter verticillati, prope ramorum summitatem; pedunculis
brevissimis.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis lanceolatis, cum bracteis
tribus adpressis.
COROLLA cylindracea, luteolo-aurea, apice inflata; oris laciniis magnis,
albicantibus, et patentibus.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria: antheris muticis, sub-inclusis.
PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum, ad basin nectariferum. Stylus
filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Junii in Octobrem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx lente auctus.
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 just within the blossom; flowers grow in
whorls; blossom cylindrical and yellow; leaves by sixes, and linear;
stem upright and shrubby.
DESCRIPTIO.
STEM shrubby, a foot high, nearly upright; branches spreading.
LEAVES by sixes, linear, spreading, and turning inwards at the points;
footstalks long.
FLOWERS grow horizontally in whorls near the summits of the branches;
footstalks very short.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets lance-shaped, with three floral
leaves pressed to them.
BLOSSOM cylindrical, of a yellow gold colour, swelled at the end;
segments of the border large, whitish and spreading.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips beardless, and just within the
blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, with honey-cups at the base.
Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from June till October.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement magnified.
2. A Blossom.
3. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one
tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA australis.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris cristatis inclusis, corollis cylindraceo-urceolatis,
pallide purpureis, fragrantibus; floribus terminalibus; foliis
quaternis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS erectus, fruticosus, ramosus, bipedalis; rami et ramuli
filiformes.
FOLIA quaterna, obtusa, curvata, subtus sulcata.
FLORES terminales, in ramulis numerosis, quaterni, pedunculis brevibus.
CALYX. Perianthium duplex, exterius triphyllum; foliolis ovatis, ad
interiores adpressis, imbricatis; interius tetraphyllum, foliolis
majoribus, fimbriatis.
COROLLA cylindraceo-urceolata, odorata, pallide-purpurea; laciniis
revolutis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, tenuissime lanâ tecta, ad basin
nectariferum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat in Lusitania.
Floret a mense Martio in Julium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Inferior pars Folii lente aucta.
2. Calyx lente auctus.
3. Corolla.
4. Stamina et Pistillum corollâ diducta, antherâ
unicâ lente auctâ.
5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.
6. Germen lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with crested tips within the blossoms, which are of a cylindrical
pitcher-shape, pale purple, and sweet-scented; flowers terminal; leaves
by fours.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM upright, shrubby, and branching, two feet high; the larger and
smaller branches are thread-shaped.
LEAVES by fours, blunt-ended, curved, and furrowed beneath.
FLOWERS terminate the numerous small branches, by fours, with short
footstalks.
EMPALEMENT. Cup double; the outer one is three-leaved; leaflets
egg-shaped, pressed to the inner ones, and tiled; the inner is
four-leaved, with larger leaflets, and fringed.
BLOSSOM cylindrically pitcher-shaped, sweet-scented, and of a pale
purple; segments of the border are rolled back.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips crested, and within the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, slightly covered with wool, with
honey-cups at the base. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.
Native of Portugal.
Flowers from the month of March till July.
REFERENCE.
1. The under side of the Leaf magnified.
2. The Empalement magnified.
3. A Blossom.
4. The Chives and Pointal detached from the
blossom, one tip magnified.
5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.
6. Seed-bud magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA Banksia, _purpurea_.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis; filamenta plana, longissima,
conniventia; corollis cylindricis, luteolo-albis; oris laciniis saturate
purpureis. Caulis decumbens. Folia terna.
DESCRIPTIO.
FRUTEX pygmæus, sub-spithamæus, rigidus, ramosissimus.
FOLIA terna, sublata, trigona, mucronata; subtus sulcata; supra plana,
glabra, profunde viridia.
FLORES in ultimis ramulis, terni, cernui; pedunculis brevissimis.
CALYX. Perianthium duplex, exterius triphyllum; foliolis lanceolatis,
rigidis; interius tetraphyllum, foliolis longioribus.
COROLLA cylindrica, luteolo-alba; oris laciniis patentibus,
saturate-purpureis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo plana, coalescentia, tubum formantia; antheræ
muticæ, exsertæ, patentes.
PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum,
concavum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Augusti in Octobrem.
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; 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.
[Illustration]
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.
[Illustration]
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.
[Illustration]
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.
[Illustration]
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.
[Illustration]
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.
[Illustration]
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.
[Illustration]
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.
[Illustration]
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.
[Illustration]
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.
[Illustration]
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.
POINTAL. Seed-bud crown-shaped, downy, and white, with honey-cups at the
base. Shaft just within the blossom, and thread-shaped. Summit
four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from November till January.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement magnified.
2. A Blossom.
3. The Chives magnified.
4. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.
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ERICA densa.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis; floribus numerosis e foliis
porrigentibus; corollis cylindraceis, lucidis; caule erecto, pyramidato.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, sub-bipedalis, erectus, basi ramosus, dein spicam
simplicem vel sæpè triplicem pyramidatam formans, ramulis brevibus
vestitam.
FOLIA quaterna et quina, linearia, glabra, acuta; petiolis brevibus.
FLORES plures, è foliis horizontaliter emergentes; pedunculis
brevissimis, bracteis tribus instructis.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis lato-lanceolatis, serrulatis;
corollis adpressis.
COROLLA cylindrica, oblonga, et lucida, pallidè purpurea vel luteola;
limbo rosaceo.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis.
PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum, ad basin nectariferum. Stylus
filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Julii in Octobrem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx.
2. Corolla.
3. Stamina à Pistillo diducta, antherâ unâ
lente auctâ.
4. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom; flowers
numerous, standing straight out from amongst the leaves; blossom
cylindrical and shining; stem upright, and pyramidal.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, near two feet high, upright, branching out at the base,
then forming a single or often a triple pyramidal spike covered by short
branches.
LEAVES by fours or fives, linear, smooth, and pointed, with short
footstalks.
FLOWERS many, emerging from the leaves in a horizontal direction;
footstalks very short, and furnished with three floral leaves.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaflets broadly lance-shaped, finely
sawed, and pressed to the blossom.
BLOSSOM cylindrical, of an oblong form, and shining, of a pale purple or
yellowish colour: border rose-coloured.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads: tips two-horned at the base, and within
the blossom.