[ ALPHABETICAL INDEX
TO THE
FIGURES IN VOL. IV.]
[SYSTEMATICAL ARRANGEMENT
OF THE
LXXII ERICAS, OR HEATHS, CONTAINED IN
VOL. IV.]
COLOURED
ENGRAVINGS
OF
HEATHS. [Pg 3] [Pg 2]
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
By H. C. ANDREWS,
BOTANICAL PAINTER, ENGRAVER, &c.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, NO. 5, KNIGHTSBRIDGE.
Printed by R. Taylor and Co. 38, Shoe Lane.
1805.
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DISSERTATION continued.
THE unabating ardour that still prevails in the science of botany, and rather increases than diminishes, renders it almost impossible (from the extreme minutiæ annexed to this elegant tribe) for the pencil of the artist to keep pace with the numerous importations from the Cape (at present the sole emporium of the genus Erica); the limits of the genus it is impossible at present to prescribe, but by the termination of the next volume we have no doubt of being able to ascertain, in some measure, its extent. The author’s intention is therefore to figure (first) all the most elegant and desirable of the genus, including many very beautiful varieties, of recent introduction, that far surpass those from which they derive their name; reserving, as a dernier ressort, the most uninteresting and least attractive, to subjoin at the termination of the genus, as necessary links in the chain of this extensive family. The great difficulty attending the cultivation of many of the species, so generally complained of, can only be surmounted by great care and attention to keep them from the partial damps and fogs so prevalent in this island. Among the most tender and difficult to preserve, and which require the most care, are the E. obbata, E. retorta, E. ampullacea, E. Aitonia, E. Jasminiflora, E. vestita alba, and E. Massonia; the last of which is perhaps the most tender, owing most likely to the closeness of the leaves, joined with the soft hairs that surround them, which is a great encourager of secreted damps: this, assisted by the great succulence that pervades the upper part of the plant, and its rather abrupt commencement from the wood, renders it so difficult to be preserved. They should by no means be intermixed with other plants, but kept in a house entirely appropriated to them, and so arranged that the air may have as free an egress and regress as possible to them all; as undoubtedly the mixing of them with plants whose foliage is so much larger, although it may produce a pleasing contrast, must exclude the free approach of the atmosphere, to which they are so much exposed in their native clime, and to which the nearest approximation [Pg 8][Pg 7][Pg 6]must certainly be most congenial.
ERICA acuta.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica antheris cristatis, inclusis; floribus ternis; foliolis calycis ciliatis, apicibus setaceis; corollis urceolatis, purpureis; foliis subulatis, erectis, mucronatis, quaternis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis erectus, pedalis, gracilis; rami pauci, filiformes, erecti; ramuli plurimi, brevi, erecti.
Folia quaterna, subulata, mucronata, glabra, rigida, erecta; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.
Flores in apice omnium ramulorum terni, cernui; pedunculi longitudine florum, bracteis tribus, ciliatis instructi.
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis lanceolatis, ciliatis, apice setaceis.
Corolla urceolata, purpurea, glabra; laciniis limbi, acutis, parum reflexis.
Stamina. Filamenta capillaria, curvata. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum. Germen subglobosum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Maio, in Julium.
REFERENTIA.
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1. Folium, auctum. 2. Calyx, auctus. 3. Flos, magnitudine naturali. 4. Corolla. 5. Stamina et Pistillum, auctum. 6. Pistillum et Germen, auctum. |
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath with crested tips, within the blossom; flowers grow by threes; leaflets of the cup fringed, with bristles at the ends; blossoms pitcher-shaped and purple; leaves awl-shaped, upright, sharp-pointed and growing by fours.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem upright, a foot high, slender; branches few, thread-shaped, upright; small branches many, short, upright.
Leaves grow by fours, awl-shaped, sharp-pointed, smooth, harsh and upright; foot-stalks very short and pressed to the stem.
Flowers grow by threes at the end of all the smaller branches, nodding; the foot-stalks the length of the flowers, having three fringed floral leaves on them.
Empalement. Cup four-leaved, leaflets lance-shaped, fringed, and bristled at the end.
Blossom pitcher-shaped, purple, smooth, segments of the border pointed, a little reflexed.
Chives. Threads, hair-like, curved. Tips crested within the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-bud roundish and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from May, till July.
REFERENCE.
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1. A Leaf, magnified. 2. The Empalement, magnified. 3. A Flower of the natural size. 4. A Blossom. 5. The Chives and Pointal, magnified. 6. The Pointal and Seed-bud, magnified.[Pg 9] |
ERICA Archeria.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica antheris muticis, inclusis, stylo exserto; floribus subterminalibus, verticillatis; corollis tubuloso-clavatis, villosis, rubro-purpureis, pollicaribus; foliolis senis, rigidis, serrato-ciliatis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis fruticosus, erectus, sesquipedalis; rami erecti, simplices; ramuli pauci, patento-erecti.
Folia sena, linearia, rigida, patentia, margine serrato-ciliata; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.
Flores in summitate ramorum subterminales, verticillati, patenti; pedunculi brevi, bracteis tribus instructi.
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovato-lanceolatis, apicibus parum reflexis, hispidis, viscosis.
Corolla tubuloso-clavata, pollicaris, villosa, rubro-purpurea, viscosa; laciniis erectis.
Stamina. Filamento octo, capillaria, apice incurvata. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum. Germen subovatum, octo-sulcatum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret ab Augusto, in Novembrem.
REFERENTIA.
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1. Calyx, lente auctus. 2 Flos, magnitudine naturali. 3 Stamina et Pistillum. 4 Pistillum, Stigma auctum. 5 Germen, lente auctum. |
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath with beardless tips, within the blossom, shaft without; flowers nearly terminate the branches in whorls; blossoms tubularly club-shaped, hairy, of a red-purple colour, and an inch long; leaves grow by sixes, harsh, and sawed at the edge as if fringed.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem shrubby, upright, a foot and a half high; branches upright, simple; small branches few, grow upright-spreading.
Leaves grow by sixes, linear, harsh, spreading, sawed like a fringe at margin; with very short foot-stalks pressed to the stem.
Flowers grow nearly terminal at the top of the branches in whorls, spreading; foot-stalks short, with three floral leaves.
Empalement. Cup four-leaved, leaflets between egg and lance-shaped, points a little reflexed, hairy and clammy.
Blossom tubularly club-shaped, an inch long, hairy, of a red-purple colour, and clammy; segments upright.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads turned inwards at the top. Tips beardless, within the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-bud nearly egg-shaped, eight-furrowed, glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from August, till November.
REFERENCE.
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1. The Empalement, magnified. 2. A Flower, natural size. 3. The Chives and Pointal. 4. The Pointal, the Summit magnified. [Pg 13]5. The Seed-bud, magnified. |
ERICA ardens.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris cristatis inclusis, floribus lateralibus subternis cernuis subglobosis, laciniis erecto-incurvis, foliis ternis subulatis reflexis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis fruticosus, semipedalis et ultra, flexuosus, ramulis erectis, patentibusque.
Folia ternata, subulata, reflexa, petiolis brevibus, adpressis.
Flores laterales, sæpe ternati, cernui, speciosi; pedunculi floribus sere duplo longiores, bracteis tribus, distantibus, coloratis, instructi.
Calyx tetraphyllus, foliolis ovato-acuminatis, concavis, incurvatis.
Corolla subglobosa, ignea, laciniis erecto-incurvis.
Stamina octo, capillaria; antheræ cristatæ inclusæ.
Pistillum. Germen tiaræforme; stylus inclusus; stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Aprili in Junium.
REFERENTIA.
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1. Folium lente auctum. 2. Flos. 3. Calyx cum pedunculo, lente auctus. 4. Stamina et Pistillum. 5. Stamen lente auctum. 6. Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto. 7. Germen lente auctum. |
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with crested tips within the blossom, flowers lateral chiefly in threes bowing nearly globose, with the segments erect-incurved, leaves in threes awl-shaped and bent backwards.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem shrubby, half a foot high and upwards, flexuose, with branches erect, and spreading.
Leaves, in threes, awl-shaped, bent backwards, with short footstalks pressed to the stems.
Flowers lateral, chiefly in threes, bowing, showy; the peduncles almost twice as long as the flowers, with three distant, coloured, floral leaves.
Empalement four-leaved, with the leaves egg-acuminated, concave, and incurved.
Blossom somewhat globular, of a fiery colour, with segments erect-incurved.
Chives. Eight, hair-like; tips crested within the blossom.
Pointal. Germen turban-shaped; shaft within the blossom; summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from April till June.
REFERENCE.
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1. A Leaf magnified. 2. A Flower. 3. The Empalement with the peduncle, magnified. 4. The Chives and Pointal. 5. A Chive magnified. 6. The Pointal, with the summit magnified. 7. The Seed-bud magnified.[Pg 17] |
ERICA aurea.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica antheris muticis, subinclusis, stylo exserto; floribus subterminalibus verticillatis; corollis cylindricis, pollicaribus, aurantiis; foliis senis, linearibus, glabris, horizontalibus.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis erectus, fruticosus, pedalis; rami verticillati, patentes, rigidi.
Folia sena, linearia, glabra, seniora teretiuscula, juniora plana, apice incurvata, patentia; petiolis brevissimis.
Flores horizontaliter verticillati prope ramorum summitatem; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus instructi.
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, glabris, adpressis.
Corolla cylindracea, glabra, aurantia; laciniis oris parum reflexis.
Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ subinclusæ, muticæ.
Pistillum. Germen turbinatum, sulcatum, apice concavum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Julii, in Septembrem.
REFERENTIA.
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1. Flos. 2. Calyx, auctus. 3. Stamina et Pistillum, anthera una diducta et aucta. 4. Pistillum, Stigma diductum et auctum. 5 Germen, auctum. |
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath with beardless tips, just within the blossom, shaft without; flowers nearly terminate the branches in whorls; blossoms cylindrical, an inch long, and of a gold colour; leaves grow by sixes, linear, smooth, and horizontal.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem upright, shrubby, a foot high; the branches grow in whorls, spreading, and stiff.
Leaves grow by sixes, linear, smooth; the older ones rather cylindrical, the younger smooth, turned inward at the end, and spreading; very short foot-stalks.
Flowers grow horizontally in whorls near the summit of the branches; foot-stalks very short, having three floral leaves on them.
Empalment. Cup four-leaved, leaflets awl-shaped, smooth, pressed to the blossom.
Blossom cylinder-shaped, smooth, gold coloured; segments of the mouth a little reflexed.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads. Tips just within the blossom, beardless.
Pointal. Seed-bud top-shaped, furrowed, hollow at the top, glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of July, till September.
REFERENCE.
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1. A Flower. 2. The Cup, magnified. 3. The Chives and Pointal, one of the tips detached and magnified. 4. The Pointal, the summit detached and magnified. 5. The Seed-bud, magnified.[Pg 21] |
ERICA barbata major.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica antheris cristatis, inclusis; stylo sub-exserto; corollis urceolatis, albis, pilosis; pedunculis longissimis, bracteis distantibus; floribus umbellatis, terminalibus; foliis quaternis, ovatis, barbatis, patentibus, subtus concavis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, flexuosus; rami filiformes, laxi, pauci; ramuli villosiusculi, patenti.
Folia quaterna, ciliata, ovata, parum curvata, patentia, subtus concava, supra glandulosa; petiolis adpressis.
Flores in ultimis ramulis terminales, umbellati, cernui, pedunculi pilis obsiti, foliis longiores, bracteis distantibus.
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis, spathulatis, barbatis, glanduloso-pilosis adpressis.
Corolla urceolata, alba, pilosa, viscosa, oris laciniis erectis.
Stamina. Filamenta octo, capillaria. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum. Germen ovatum, sulcatum, pilosum. Stylus filiformis, subexsertus. Stigma obsoletè tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Maio; in Augustum.
REFERENTIA.
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1. Folium unum, lente auctum. 2. Calyx, lente auctus. 3. Corolla, magnitudine naturali. 4. Stamina et Pistillum. 5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta. 6. Stamen unum, lente auctum. 7. Pistillum, lente auctum. |
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath with crested tips, within the blossom, shaft just without; blossoms pitcher-shaped, white, hairy; foot-stalks very long, floral leaves distant from the blossom; flowers grow in umbels at the end of the branches; leaves grow by fours, egg-shaped, bearded, spreading, concave beneath.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem shrubby, grows a foot high and zigzaged; branches are thread-shaped, limber and few; small branches are a little hairy and grow spreading.
Leaves grow by fours, fringed, oval, rather curved, spreading, concave beneath, glandular above; with foot-stalks pressed to the stem.
Flowers terminate the small branches in umbels, nodding; foot-stalks covered with hairs, longer than the leaves, leaflets distant from the blossom.
Empalment. Cup four-leaved; leaflets spathula shaped, bearded, glandularly-hairy and pressed to the blossom.
Blossom pitcher-shaped, white, hairy, viscous, segments of the mouth upright.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads. Tips crested and within the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-bud egg-shaped, furrowed, hairy. Shaft thread-shaped, just without the blossom. Summit bluntly four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from May, till August.
REFERENCE.
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1. A Leaf, magnified. 2. The Cup, magnified. 3. The Blossom, natural size. 4. The Chives and Pointal. 5. The Chives detached from the Pointal. 6. A Chive, magnified. 7. The Pointal, magnified.[Pg 25] |
ERICA barbata, minor.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris cristatis, sub-exsertis, stylo exserto; corollis urceolatis, albis, pilosis; pedunculis longissimis; bracteis distantibus; floribus umbellatis, terminalibus; foliis quaternis, ovatis, barbatis, patentibus, glanduloso-ciliatis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, flexuosus; rami filiformes, laxi, pauci; ramuli, villosiusculi, patenti.
Folia quaterna, ciliata, ovata, parum curvata, patentia, subtus concava, supra glandulosa; petiolis adpressis.
Flores in ultimis ramulis, terminales, umbellati, cernui, pedunculi pilis obsiti, foliis longiores, bracteis distantibus.
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis, spathulatis, barbatis, glanduloso-pilosis, adpressis.
Corolla urceolata, alba, pilosa, viscosa, oris laciniis patentibus.
Stamina. Filamenta octo, capillaria. Antheræ cristatæ, sub-exsertæ.
Pistillum. Germen ovatum, sulcatum, pilosum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret ab Augusto, in Novembrem.
REFERENTIA.
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1. Folium, lente auctum. 2. Flos. 3. Calyx, lente auctus. 4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una lente aucta. 5. Pistillum, Stigma auctum. 6. Germen, auctum. |
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with crested tips, just without the blossom, shaft without; blossoms pitcher-shaped, white, hairy; foot-stalks very long, floral leaves distant from the blossom; flowers grow in umbels at the end of the branches; leaves grow by fours, egg-shaped, bearded, spreading, and glandularly fringed.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem shrubby, grows a foot high, and zig-zagged; branches are thread-shaped, limber, and few; small branches are a little hairy, and grow spreading.
Leaves grow by fours, fringed, oval, rather curved, spreading, concave beneath, glandular above; foot-stalks pressed to the stem.
Flowers terminate the small branches in umbels, nodding; foot-stalks covered with hairs, longer than the leaves, leaflets distant from the blossom.
Empalement. Cup four-leaved, leaflets spathula-shaped, bearded, glandularly hairy, and pressed to the blossom.
Blossom pitcher-shaped, white, hairy, viscous, segments of the mouth spreading.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads. Tips crested, and just without the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-bud egg-shaped, furrowed, hairy. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from August, till November.
REFERENCE.
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1. A Leaf, magnified. 2. A Flower. 3. The Empalement, magnified. 4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified. 5. The Pointal, the Summit magnified. 6. The Seed-bud, magnified.[Pg 29] |
ERICA bicolor.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis inclusis, floribus tubulosis terminalibus patulisque in ramulis lateralibus, foliis pubescentibus ternatis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis bipedalis, flexuoso-erectus, ramis paucioribus, ramulis numerosis erectis pubescentibus.
Folia ternata, obtuse-subulata, paululum incurvata, villosa, subtus sulcata.
Flores tubulosi, terminales in ramulis lateralibus, in fasciculis trifloris, sub-patulis.
Calyx duplex, dense ciliatus, coloratus, exterior 3-phyllus, foliolis subulatis, adpressis, interior tetraphyllus, longior.
Corolla uncialis, inferne rubro-purpurea, superne viridis, laciniis minime recurvatis.
Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, subfuscæ.
Pistillum. Germen tiaræforme; stylus filiformis, apice hamatus, corolla longior; stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Februarii ad Aprilem.
REFERENTIA.
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1. Inferior pars Folii lente aucta. 2. Calyx cum Corollà. 3. Calyx lente auctus. 4. Stamina et Pistillum, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ. 5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto. 6. Germen lente auctum. |
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips within the blossom, tubular rather spreading flowers terminating the lateral branches, and downy leaves in threes.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem two feet high, flexuose-erect, with few large branches, and numerous erect downy small ones.
Leaves in threes, obtusely awl-shaped, a little incurved, villose, and furrowed beneath.
Flowers tubular, terminal on the little branches, in three-flowered bunches, which spread a little.
Empalement double, densely ciliated, coloured, outer three-leaved, with the leaflets awl-shaped and pressed to the inner, which is four-leaved and longer.
Blossom an inch long, the lower part red-purple, the upper green, with the segments very slightly bent back.
Chives eight hair-like threads, tips beardless, within the blossom, brownish.
Pointal. Seed-bud turban-shaped; shaft thread-shaped, hooked at the point, longer than the blossom; summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from February till April.
REFERENCE.
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1. The under-side of a Leaf magnified. 2. The Calyx with the Corolla. 3. The Calyx magnified. 4. The Stamina and Style, with one tip magnified. 5. The Seed-bud and Pointal, with the summit magnified. 6. The Seed-bud magnified.[Pg 33] |
ERICA comosa.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica antheris muticis, inclusis; corolla ventricosa, alba, parva, ore arctata, laciniis patentibus; foliolis calycis ciliatis; floribus terminalibus, congestis, comosis; foliis quaternis, linearibus, obtusis, glabris.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis fruticosus, subpedalis, ramosus; rami, virgati, penduli; ramuli brevi, filiformes, numerosi.
Folia quaterna, obtusa, patentia, parva, glabra.
Flores in ramulis terminales, quasi spicam comosam densam formantes; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis adpressis.
Calyx. Perianthiam tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, acutis, ciliatis.
Corolla ventricosa, alba, basi inflata, apice arctata; oris laciniis acutis, patentibus.
Stamina. Filamenta octo, capillaria, minuta. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum. Germen subrotundum, octo-sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Junio in Septembrem.
REFERENTIA.
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1. Flos. 2. Calyx, lente auctus. 3. Stamina et Pistillum. 4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una lente aucta. 5. Pistillum, stigma auctum. 6. Germen, lente auctum. |
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath with beardless tips within the blossom, which is bellied, white, small and narrowed at the mouth, segments spreading; leaflets of the cup fringed; flowers terminal, crowded together in tufts; leaves grow by fours, linear, blunt, and smooth.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem shrubby, almost a foot high, branching; branches grow twiggy and hang down; small branches short, thread-shaped, numerous.
Leaves grow by fours, blunt, spreading, small and smooth.
Flowers terminate the small branches, forming as it were a thick, tufted spike; foot-stalks very short, floral leaves pressed to the cup.
Empalment. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, pointed, fringed.
Blossom bellied, white, swelled at the base, narrowed at the mouth; segments of the mouth sharp-pointed, spreading.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads, small. Tips beardless, within the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-bud roundish, eight furrowed.
Shaft thread-shaped, within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from June till September.
REFERENCE.
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1. A Flower. 2. The Cup, magnified. 3. The Chives and Pointal. 4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified. 5. The Pointal, summit magnified. 6. The Seed-bud, magnified.[Pg 37] |
ERICA comosa, rubra.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis; corolla ventricosa, carnea, parva, ore arctata, laciniis patentibus; foliis calycis ciliatis; floribus terminalibus, congestis, sub-comosis; foliis quaternis, linearibus, obtusis, glabris.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus; rami erecti, virgati; ramuli brevi, filiformes, numerosi.
Folia quaterna, obtusa, patentia, parva, glabra.
Flores in ramulis terminales, quaterni, quasi spicam densam formantes; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis ciliatis, calyci adpressis.
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, acutis, ciliatis.
Corolla ventricosa, carnea, basi inflata, apice arctata; oris laciniis acutis, patentibus.
Stamina. Filamenta octo, capillaria, minuta. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum. Germen subrotundum, octo-sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret ab Augusto, in Decembrem.
REFERENTIA.
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1. Flos. 2. Calyx, lente auctus. 3. Stamina, et Pistillum. 4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una lente aucta. 5. Pistillum, Stigma auctum. 6. Germen, lente auctum. |
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom, which is bellied, flesh-coloured, small and narrowed at the mouth, segments spreading; leaflets of the cup fringed; flowers terminal, crowded together, rather tufted; leaves grow by fours, linear, blunt, and smooth.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem shrubby, grows a foot high, branching; branches grow twiggy and upright; small branches short, thread-shaped, numerous.
Leaves grow by fours, blunt, spreading, small and smooth.
Flowers terminate the small branches, forming as it were a thick spike; foot-stalks very short, floral leaves pressed to the cup, and fringed.
Empalement. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, pointed, fringed.
Blossom bellied, flesh-coloured, swelled at the base, narrowed at the mouth; segments of the mouth sharp pointed, spreading.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads, small. Tips beardless, within the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-bud roundish, eight-furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from August, till December.
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1. A Flower. 2. The Cup, magnified. 3. The Chives, and Pointal. 4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified. 5. The Pointal, Summit magnified. 6. The Seed-bud, magnified.[Pg 41] |
