obtusis, erectis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ muticæ, exertæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Maio in Julium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Folium.
2. Calyx et Corolla, lente aucti.
3. Corolla.
4. Eadem lente aucta.
5. Anthera una lente aucta.
6. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucta.
7. Germen lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with beardless tips without the blossom; flowers nodding,
turban-shaped, and nearly hid by the empalement; leaves by threes,
blunt, linear, and harsh.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, upright, near a foot and a half high, and branching;
branches by threes, spreading, and upright.
LEAVES by threes, blunt, linear, harsh, upright, and spreading.
FLOWERS terminate the branches by threes, nodding; footstalks long, and
furnished with three spathula-shaped floral leaves.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; the leaflets are broadly egg-shaped,
coloured at the ends, and turned inwards.
BLOSSOM turban-shaped, flesh-coloured at the ends, and whitish at the
base; the segments of the border are very small, blunt, and upright.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips beardless, and without the
blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit
four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of May till July.
REFERENCE.
1. A Leaf.
2. The Empalement and Blossom magnified.
3. A Blossom.
4. The same magnified.
5. A Chive magnified.
6. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.
7. Seed-bud magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA vernex.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis: floribus ternis, bicoloribus,
viscosis, cernuis, sub-globosis: foliis ternis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS erectus, sesquipedalis: ramulis ternis, verticillatis.
FOLIA ternata, sub-trigona, supra plana, subtus sulco exarata: petiolis
longis.
FLORES laterales, plerumque ternati, cernui, speciosi: pedunculi
colorati, bracteis tribus coloratis instructi.
CALYX tetraphyllus: foliolis ovatis, coloratis, adpressis.
COROLLA sub-globosa, glutinosissima, et lucida, colore aureo: laciniis
oris erectis, saturate viridibus.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, sub-inclusus.
Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Januarii in Maium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Inferior pars Folii lente aucta.
2. Calyx.
3. Stamina et Pistillum, lente aucta.
4. Germen et Pistillum.
5. Germen lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with crested tips within the blossom: flowers grow by threes, are
two-coloured, clammy, nodding, and nearly round: leaves by threes.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM upright, a foot and a half high: the branches grow by threes in
whorls.
LEAVES by threes, nearly three-sided, flat on their upper surface, and
deeply furrowed beneath: footstalks long.
FLOWERS grow sideways mostly by threes, nodding and showy: footstalks
coloured, and furnished with three coloured floral leaves.
EMPALEMENT four-leaved: the leaflets are ovate, coloured, and pressed to
the blossom.
BLOSSOM nearly round, very glutinous, and shining, of a gold colour: the
segments of the border are upright, and of a deep green colour.
CHIVES eight hair-like threads. Tips crested, and within the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, and
just within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from January till May.
REFERENCE.
1. The under side of a Leaf magnified.
2. The Empalement.
3. The Chives and Pointal magnified.
4. Seed-bud and Pointal.
5. Seed-bud magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA vestita, _lutea_.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis: foliis setaceis, longis, confertis:
floribus verticillatis, luteis: caule erecto.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS bipedalis, erectus: ramis simplicibus, adscendentibus.
FOLIA sena, septena, vel octona, erecta, aggregata, setacea: petiolis
longissimis.
FLORES in verticillis aggregatis, sub apicibus ramulorum: pedunculis
brevibus, bracteis tribus instructis.
CALYX tetraphyllus: foliolis lanceolatis, adpressis.
COROLLA cylindrica, uncialis, lutea, leviter costata: oris laciniis
subrotundis, æqualibus, patentibus.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, villosum, basi poris melliferis
instructum. Stylus filiformis, sub-inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Julii in Octobrem.
REFERENTIA.
1. Calyx.
2. Stamina à Pistillo diducta.
3. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto.
4. Germen lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossom: leaves bristle-shaped,
long, and crowded: flowers grow in whorls, of a yellow colour: stem
upright.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM two feet high, upright, with simple ascending branches.
LEAVES in sixes, sevens, or eights, erect, crowded, and bristle-shaped:
footstalks very long.
FLOWERS grow in crowded whorls near the ends of the branches: footstalks
short, and furnished with three floral leaves.
EMPALEMENT four-leaved: leaflets lance-shaped, and pressed to the cup.
BLOSSOM cylindrical, an inch long, yellow, and slightly ribbed: segments
of the border nearly round, equal, and spreading.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads: tips beardless, and within the blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, villose, and furnished with honey-cups
at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, and just within the blossom. Summit
four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from July till October.
REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement.
2. The Chives detached from the Pointal.
3. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud magnified.
[Illustration]
ERICA villosa.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
ERICA, antheris muticis, exertis; floribus villosis, urceolatis, albis.
Calyx villosus, ad marginem viridis; foliis ternis, revolutis, villosis.
Caulis debilis.
DESCRIPTIO.
CAULIS fruticosus, flexuosus, purpurascens. Rami et ramuli filiformes,
villosi.
FOLIA terna, linearia, obtusa, ad margines revoluta; seniora patentia,
juniora adscendentia; margine pilis longis hirta.
FLORES in extremis ramulis terminates, subterni, penduli. Pedunculi
longi, rubri; bracteis tribus minutis adpressis.
CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis lato-ovatis, sulcatis, totis
densissime albo-villosis: margine calycis læte viridi.
COROLLA urceolata, villosa, alba; oris laciniis obtusis, erectis.
STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ muticæ, exertæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen tiaræforme, pubescens, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus
filiformis, staminibus paulo longior. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Februarii in Junium.
REFERENTIA.
1. Pagina inferior Folii lente aucta.
2. Calyx et Corolla.
3. Stamina et Pistillum, lente aucta.
4. Flos.
5. Calyx lente auctus.
6. Germen lente auctum.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossom. Flowers hairy,
pitcher-shaped, and white. Cup hairy, with green edges. Leaves by
threes, rolled back at the edges, and hairy. Stem weak.
DESCRIPTION.
STEM shrubby, flexuose, and of a purplish colour. The small and large
branches are thread-shaped, and hairy.
LEAVES by threes, linear, blunt, and rolled back at the edges; the older
ones spreading, the younger ones ascending: the edges rough with long
hairs.
FLOWERS grow at the extremity of the smaller branches, mostly by threes,
hanging down. The footstalks are long, of a red colour, with three small
floral leaves pressed to them.
EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved. Leaflets broadly egg-shaped, furrowed, and
covered with long white hairs: the edges of the cup are of a bright
green colour.
BLOSSOM pitcher-shaped, hairy, and white; the segments of the border are
obtuse, and upright.
CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips beardless, and without the
blossom.
POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, downy, and glandular at the base. Shaft
thread-shaped, a little longer than the chives. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from February till June.
REFERENCE.
1. The under side of a Leaf magnified.
2. The Empalement and Blossom.
3. The Chives and Pointal magnified.
4. A Flower.
5. The Empalement magnified.
6. Seed-bud magnified.
[Illustration]
ALPHABETICAL INDEX
TO THE
FIGURES IN VOL. III.
145. Erica acuminata.
146. ---- Andromedæflora.
147. ---- aristata.
148. ---- aspera.
149. ---- aurea, _Var. flore pallido_.
150. ---- australis.
151. ---- Banksia, _purpurea_.
152. ---- blanda.
153. ---- Blandfordia.
154. ---- Broadleyana.
155. ---- calycina, _major_.
156. ---- calycina, _minor_.
157. ---- canaliculata.
158. ---- canaliculata, _minor_.
159. ---- clavata.
160. ---- cordata.
161. ---- curviflora, _rubra_.
162. ---- decora.
163. ---- densa.
164. ---- Echiflora.
165. ---- elegans.
166. ---- emarginata.
167. ---- erubescens.
168. ---- ferruginea.
169. ---- fimbriata.
170. ---- globosa.
171. ---- glutinosa, _minor_.
172. ---- Hibbertia.
173. ---- hirta, _viridiflora_.
174. ---- hyacinthoides.
175. ---- incurva.
176. ---- Irbyana.
177. ---- lachnæa.
178. ---- lachnæa, _purpurea_.
179. ---- lanata.
180. ---- lanuginosa.
181. ---- laxa.
182. ---- lævis.
183. ---- longiflora.
184. ---- mammosa, _minor_.
185. ---- metulæflora.
186. ---- mucronata.
187. ---- mutabilis.
188. ---- nitida.
189. ---- Nivenia, _longiflora_.
190. ---- obbata, _umbellata_.
191. ---- odorata.
192. ---- oppositifolia.
193. ---- oppositifolia, _rubra_.
194. ---- pallens.
195. ---- Patersonia, _major_.
196. ---- Patersonia, _coccinea_.
197. ---- pellucida.
198. ---- petiolata.
199. ---- pinifolia.
200. ---- pinifolia, _discolor_.
201. ---- planifolia.
202. ---- prægnans.
203. ---- primuloides.
204. ---- racemifera.
205. ---- Savileia.
206. ---- sebana, _nana_.
207. ---- squamosa.
208. ---- staminea.
209. ---- Swainsonia.
210. ---- tenuiflora.
211. ---- tenuiflora, _alba_.
212. ---- tetragona.
213. ---- tiaræflora.
214. ---- vernix.
215. ---- vestita, _lutea_.
216. ---- villosa.