[ALPHABETICAL INDEX
TO THE
FIGURES IN VOL. II.]
THE
HEATHERY;
OR A
MONOGRAPH
OF
THE GENUS ERICA:
CONTAINING
COLOURED ENGRAVINGS,
WITH
LATIN AND ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONS, DISSECTIONS, ETC.
OF ALL
THE KNOWN SPECIES OF THAT EXTENSIVE AND DISTINGUISHED TRIBE OF PLANTS.
By H. C. ANDREWS.
IN SIX VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
SECOND EDITION, CORRECTED AND ENLARGED.
LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
1845.
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 must [Pg 6][Pg 5][Pg 4]certainly be most congenial.
ERICA ardens.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores laterales, sæpe ternati, cernui; pedunculis longissimis. Corolla sub-globosa, ignea, lucida. Folia ternata, subulata, patentia, et reflexa. Caulis fruticosus, sub-pedalis, flexuosus, ramulis erectis, patentibusque.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers lateral, chiefly in threes, nodding; with very long peduncles. Blossom somewhat globular, of a fiery colour, and shining. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, spreading, and reflexed. Stem shrubby, near a foot high, flexuose, with branches erect and spreading.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from April till June.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement magnified. 2. The chives and pointal. 3. A chive magnified. 4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 5. Seed-bud magnified. |
ERICA australis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales in ramulis numerosis, quaterni, pedunculis brevibus. Perianthium duplex. Corolla cylindraceo-urceolata, odorata, pallide purpurea. Folia quaterna, obtusa, curvata, subtus sulcata. Caulis erectus, fruticosus, ramosus, bipedalis. Rami et ramuli filiformes.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the numerous small branches by fours. The footstalks are short. Cup double. Blossom cylindrically pitcher-shaped, sweet-scented, and of a pale purple. Leaves by fours, blunt, curved, and furrowed beneath. Stem upright, shrubby, and branching, two feet high. The large and smaller branches are thread-shaped.
Native of Portugal.
In bloom from March till July.
REFERENCE.
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1. A leaf magnified. 2. The empalement magnified. 3. A blossom. 4. The chives spread open, one tip magnified. 5. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA baccans.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, subquaterni, umbellati, nutantes. Pedunculi longi, purpurei, bracteis tribus instructi. Corolla globosa, purpurea, ima quadrata; laciniis æqualibus, erectis. Folia quaterna, glauca, incurvata, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, sesquipedalis, ramosissimus. Rami erecti, torti.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers grow at the ends of the branches, mostly by fours, in bunches, and nodding. The footstalks are long, and purple, having three floral leaves. Blossom globular, purple, and squared at the base: the segments of the border are equal and upright. Leaves by fours, of a whitish green, turned inwards, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, upright, a foot and a half high, very branching. The branches are upright, and twisted.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from April till July.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified, 2. The chives spread open, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal magnified. |
ERICA bicolor.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, in fasciculis trifloris. Corolla uncialis, inferne rubra, purpurea, superne viridis. Folia ternata, obtuse subulata, paululum incurvata, villosa. Caulis bipedalis, flexuoso-erectus, ramis paucioribus, ramulis numerosis erectis pubescentibus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small branches in three-flowered bunches. Blossom an inch long, the lower part red purple, the upper part green. Leaves in threes, obtusely awl-shaped, a little incurved, and covered with soft hairs. Stem two feet high, flexuosely upright, with few large branches, and numerous erect downy small ones.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from February till April.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement magnified. 2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. |
ERICA campanulata.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, sub-solitarii, cernui. Corolla globosa, campanulata, lutea. Folia quaterna, linearia, angusta, glabra, erecta. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus. Rami et ramuli filiformes, virgati, glabri.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow nearly solitary at the end of the small branches, hanging down. Blossom globularly bell-shaped, and yellow. Leaves by fours, linear, narrow, smooth and upright. Stem shrubby, a foot high, branching. The large and small branches are thread-shaped, twiggy, and smooth.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till August.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement magnified. 2. A blossom. 3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal magnified. |
ERICA capitata.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores in extremis ramulis terminales, bini vel terni. Calyx hirtus, adpressus, luteo-viridis. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla sub-globosa, alba, lanata, in sinu calycis fere recondita. Folia terna, linearia, obtusa, pilosa. Caulis erectus. Rami filiformes, villosi; ramuli numerosi, tomentosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, nearly within the blossom. Flowers grow at the extremity of the small branches, by twos or threes. Cup harshly haired, pressed to the blossom, and of a yellow-green colour. Footstalks very short. Blossom nearly globular, white, and woolly, almost hid within the cup. Leaves by threes, linear, blunt, and hairy. Stem upright. Branches thread-shaped and hairy; small branches numerous, and downy.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement and blossom. 2. A blossom. 3. The empalement magnified. 4. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. |
ERICA coccinea.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores in summitate ramorum verticillati, conferti. Pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis calyciformibus. Corolla clavata, curvata, sanguinea. Folia sena, acuta, sub-glauca. Caulis erectus, pedalis. Rami verticillati, erecto-patentes, raro ramulosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers grow in close whorls at the top of the branches. The footstalks are very short, the floral leaves appearing like a second cup. Blossom club-shaped, curved, and of a blood colour. Leaves by sixes, sharp-pointed, and of a blueish green. Stem upright, a foot high. The branches grow in whorls, upright and spreading, seldom branching.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till December.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement magnified. 2. The chives spread open, one tip magnified. 3. The shaft and its summit magnified. |
ERICA concinna.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in medio ramorum fasciculati, terminales, umbellati, umbellis 3—10-floris. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla sub-cylindrica, carnea, pubescens. Folia sub-sena, glabra, linearia, patentia. Caulis erectus, fruticosus, tripedalis, pyramidatus, glaber. Rami pauci, erecti. Ramuli verticillati, sub-simplices, erecto-patentes.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow bundled about the middle of the branches, terminal, in umbels of 3 to 10 flowers in each umbel. Footstalks very short. Blossom nearly cylindrical, flesh-coloured, and downy. Leaves mostly by sixes, smooth, linear, and spreading. Stem upright, shrubby, three feet high, pyramidical, smooth. Branches few, erect. Small branches whorled, nearly simple, and between upright and spreading.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from October till December.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. |
ERICA conferta.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores terminales in apice ramulorum, confertissimi, capitati, plurimi, sæpe duodecim. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla globosa, alba. Folia quaterna, subulata, mucronata; seniora retrofracta; juniora erecta. Caulis erectus, simplex, robustus, bipedalis. Ramuli breves, horizontales, verticillati.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers terminal, crowded very close together at the ends of the small branches in heads, numerous, often twelve. The footstalks are short. Blossom globular, smooth, and white. Leaves by fours, awl-shaped, and sharp-pointed; the old ones appearing broken back, the younger ones upright. Stem upright, simple, and stout, two feet high. Branches short, horizontal, and growing in whorls.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from October till February.
REFERENCE.
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1. A blossom. 2. The empalement magnified. 3. The seed-bud, chives, and pointal, magnified. |
ERICA cylindrica.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores fasciculati, terminales, in ramulis lateralibus, terni et quaterni. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla cylindrica, uncialis, læte fusco-aurantia. Folia quaterna, erecta, linearia. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, bipedalis, ramulis sub-simplicibus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers bundled in the lateral branches by threes and fours. Footstalks very short. Blossom cylindrical, an inch long, of a bright brown orange colour. Leaves by fours, upright, and linear. Stem shrubby, upright, and two feet high; the small branches nearly simple.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from April till July.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement. 2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. |
ERICA Eriocephala.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, exertæ. Flores, in ramulorum apice, umbellati, seu capitati, copiosi. Corolla urceolata, alba, tenuissime alba lana tecta, foliolis calycis vestita, lanugine albicante densissime obsitis. Folia terna, pubescentia, obtusa. Caulis erectus, spithameus. Rami et ramuli numerosissimi, pilosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers grow at the ends of the small branches in umbels or heads, very abundant. Blossom pitcher-shaped and white, slightly covered with white wool, clothed with the leaflets of the cup, which are thickly covered with a whitish wool. Leaves by threes, covered with soft hair, and obtuse. Stem upright, a span high. The large and small branches are very numerous, and hairy.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till August.
REFERENCE.
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1. A leaf magnified. 2. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 3. The chives spread open, one tip magnified. 4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 5. Seed-bud magnified. |
ERICA fastigiata.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, quaterni, fastigiati, subsessiles. Calyx duplex; exterior triphyllus, adpressus, marginibus membranaceis, serrulatis. Corolla alba, pellucida, ad basin inflata. Folia quaterna, linearia, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, flexuosus; ramulis numerosis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminal, in fours, nearly sessile, forming level-topt bunches. Empalement double; the outer one three-leaved and pressed to the inner; the margins skinny and serrulated. Blossom white, pellucid, and swelled at the base. Leaves by fours, linear, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot high, flexuose; the branches numerous.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from December till May.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement. 2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. |
ERICA fimbriata.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ basi bicornutæ, inclusæ. Flores in extremis ramulis terminales, terni et ultra, cernuo-patentes; pedunculis brevibus, bracteis tribus fimbriatis, adpressis. Corolla sub-globosa, rubro-purpurea; laciniis semi-orbiculatis, æqualibus, patentibus. Folia terna et quaterna, erecto-patentia, obtusa, carinata, serrulata. Caulis fruticosus, semipedalis; ramis filiformibus, flexuosis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips two-horned at the base, and within. Flowers grow at the extremity of the smaller branches in threes or more, between nodding and spreading. The footstalks are short, with three fringed floral leaves pressed to the cup. Blossom nearly globular, of a red purple: the segments form a half round, are equal and spreading. Leaves by threes and fours, between erect and spreading, obtuse, keeled, and slightly sawed. Stem shrubby, half a foot high. The branches are thread-shaped and pliant.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till June.
REFERENCE.
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1. A leaf magnified. 2. The under side of the same magnified. 3. A blossom. 4. Flowers of a white and purple variety. 5. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 6. Seed-bud, chives and pointal, magnified. |
ERICA flava.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores numerosi, sub-congesti infra apices ramorum, nutantes. Corolla ovata, costata, læte lutea. Folia ternata, sub-erecta, dein patentia. Caulis fruticosus, sub-erectus, cortice fulvo. Rami distantes, pauci, simplices, sub-erecti.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers numerous, rather crowded beneath the tips of the branches, nodding. Blossom egg-shaped, ribbed, and of a bright yellow. Leaves by threes, nearly upright, then spreading. Stem shrubby, nearly upright, with a brown bark. Branches distant, few, simple, and nearly erect.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from Autumn till Spring.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement and floral leaves. 2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. |
ERICA flexuosa.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, rubræ. Flores in ultimis ramulis terminales, sub-terni. Bracteæ albidæ, juxta basin calycis sitæ. Corolla minuta, sub-campanulata, albida; oris laciniis adpressis. Folia terna, linearia, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Rami flexuosi, inferne nudi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, red, and without the blossom. The flowers terminate the ends of the small branches, mostly by threes. The floral leaves are white, and placed close to the cup. Blossom small, nearly bell-shaped, and white: the segments of the mouth are pressed to the threads. Leaves by threes, linear, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot high. The branches grow zigzag, and are naked at the lower part.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from April till July.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 2. A blossom. 3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal magnified. |
ERICA glutinosa.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores horizontales, verticillis confertis. Corolla cylindrica, pollicaris, pallide-lutea, costata, glutinosissima, nitida. Folia sena, linearia, acuminata, glabra, læviter sulcata. Caulis bipedalis. Rami simplices, longi, raro ramulosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. The flowers grow horizontally in crowded whorls. Blossom cylindrical, an inch long, of a pale yellow, ribbed, very clammy, and shining. Leaves by sixes, linear, pointed, smooth, and slightly furrowed. Stem two feet high. The branches are simple, long, and seldom branched.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from September till March.
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1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 2. The chives and pointal. 3. The same spread open, one tip magnified. 4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA glutinosa, minor.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores sub apicibus ramorum, conferti, verticillato-horizontales. Pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus, viscosis, calyci adpressis. Corolla cylindrica, semiuncialis, pallide viridis, glutinosissima, nitida, et costata. Folia sena, linearia, acuminata, patentia. Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis; rami simplices, longi, verticillati.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow near the ends of the branches, pressed together in horizontal whorls. The footstalks are short, having three floral leaves, which are clammy, and pressed to the cup. Blossom cylindrical, half an inch long, of a pale green, very clammy, shining, and ribbed. Leaves by sixes, linear, pointed, and spreading. Stalk erect, a foot and a half high. Branches simple, long, whorled.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from November till April.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement and floral leaves. 2. The chives detached, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. |
ERICA gracilis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores plerumque quaterni, in capitulis terminalibus, pedunculis capillaribus. Corolla parva, sub-globosa, læte purpurea, ore paululum contracta. Folia quaterna, linearia, tenuia, glabra, erecta. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis; ramulis filiformibus, per-gracilibus, numerosis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom. Flowers chiefly in fours, in terminal heads with capillary foot stalks. Blossom small, rather globose, bright purple, a little contracted at the mouth. Leaves by fours, linear, thin, smooth and erect. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high. Branches thread-shaped, very slender, and numerous.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from February till May, and again from August till October.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement magnified. 2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. |
ERICA hispida.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, racemosi, sub-nutantes. Corolla sub-globosa, incarnata; laciniis limbi erectis, parvulis, obtusis. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, hispidiora. Caulis erectus, pedalis. Rami et ramuli numerosi, rigidi, hispidi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, just without the blossom. Flowers grow at the ends of the branches in bunches, a little drooping. Blossom nearly globular, and flesh-coloured; the segments of the border upright, very small, and blunt. Leaves by fours, linear, blunt, and harshly hairy. Stem upright, a foot high. The large and small branches are numerous, harsh, and hairy.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till November.
REFERENCE.
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1. A leaf magnified. 2. The empalement magnified. 3. The chives spread open, one tip magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 5. The seed-bud magnified. |
ERICA horizontal.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, exertæ. Flores in ultimis ramulis, plerumque terni, et cernui. Pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus spathulatis, imbricatis. Corolla ovata, basi alba, apice atro-fusca. Folia quaterna, obtusa, linearia, glabra, horizontalia. Caulis erectus, subpedalis, ramosus. Rami et ramuli virgati.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers grow at the ends of the smaller branches, mostly by threes, and nodding. Footstalks short, and furnished with three spatula-shaped, tiled floral leaves. Blossom egg-shaped, white at the base, and of a dark brown towards the point. Leaves by fours, obtuse, linear and smooth; standing out horizontally. Stem upright, near a foot high, and branching. The large and small branches are twiggy.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till November.
REFERENCE.
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1. The Empalement magnified. 2. A blossom, natural size. 3. The same magnified. 4. Seed-bud, chives, and pointal magnified. |
ERICA lateralis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ad apices ramorum ramulorumque umbellati, cernui, secundi, purpurei. Pedunculi longi, colorati. Corolla sub-campanulata, ad basin plana, purpurea: laciniis limbi obtusis, sub-erectis. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, erecta. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, pedalis, ramosus. Rami et ramuli virgati.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers grow in umbels at the ends of the larger and smaller branches, nodding, all pointing one way, purple. The footstalks are long, and coloured. Blossom nearly bell-shaped, the lower part flat and purple. The segments of the border are obtuse, and nearly erect. Leaves by fours, linear, blunt, and upright. Stem shrubby, upright, a foot high, and branching. The smaller and larger branches are twiggy.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till December.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement magnified. 2. A blossom. 3. The chives spread open, one tip magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, magnified. |
ERICA latifolia.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, exertæ. Flores in medio ramorum, spicati, umbellati sub-terni ex axillis foliorum, cernui. Corolla sub-globosa, glabra, læte-rubra, ore arctata, limbo erecto, minuto. Folia terna, latissima, acuminate ovata, supra pilis vestita, subtus albida, margine revoluta. Caulis fruticosus, flexuosus, pedalis, ramosus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers in the middle of the branches, in spikes, from the insertion of the leaves in umbels of threes, hanging down. Blossom nearly globular, smooth, and of a bright red, mouth narrowed, border upright and small. Leaves by threes, very broad, pointedly egg-shaped, clothed on the upper surface with hairs, whitish beneath, and rolled back at the edge. Stem shrubby, flexuose, a foot high, and branching.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till August.
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1. A leaf shown from the underside. 2. Upper surface of the same, magnified. 3. The empalement magnified. 4. Seed-bud, chives and pointal, magnified. 5. Seed-bud magnified. |
ERICA laxa.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores parvi, sæpius ternati, in fasciculis terminalibus et lateralibus. Pedunculi brevissimi. Calyx duplex, coloratus, imbricatus. Corolla urceolata, superne rosea, laciniis patulis. Folia ternata, erecta, obtusa, minutim ciliata, subtus sulcata. Caulis fraticosus, ramosus. Rami obsolete verticillati, graciles, flexuosi, cortice ferrugineo-fusco.
DESCRIPTIONS.
Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers small, chiefly in threes, in terminal and lateral branches. Footstalks very short. Empalement double, coloured, and tiled. Blossom pitcher-shaped, rose-coloured above, with slightly spreading segments. Leaves in threes, upright, blunt, minutely ciliated, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, branching. Branches obscurely whorled, slender, and flexuose, with a rusty brown bark.