[ALPHABETICAL INDEX
TO THE
FIGURES IN VOL. IV.]

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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. IV.
SECOND EDITION, CORRECTED AND ENLARGED.
LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
1845.

[Pg 4][Pg 3][Pg 2]

ERICA Andromedæflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores axillares, sub-terminales, declinati, plerumque terni. Calyx magnus, lato-ovatus, carneus: corollis ovatis, magnis, incarnatis. Folia ternata, subulata, incurvata, acuta, petiolis longis adpressis. Caulis erectus, pedalis et ultra. Rami pauci. Ramuli verticillati, ternati.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers grow from the axillæ of the leaves, are nearly terminal, and bend downwards, mostly in threes. The empalement is large, of a broad ovate form, and flesh-coloured. Blossom egg-shaped, large, and flesh-coloured. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, incurved, sharp-pointed, with long footstalks pressed to the branches. Stem upright, a foot or more high. Large branches few. The smaller branches in whorls, by threes.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till May.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 8]

[Pg 7]

[Pg 6]

ERICA aristata.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ inclusæ, basi bicornes. Flores in ramis terminales, fasciculati, plerumque quaterni. Pedunculi longi, colorati. Corolla inflato-tubulosa, ore arctata, saturate purpurea, pollicaris, lucida; laciniis limbi rotundatis, expansis, albicantibus. Folia quaterna et quina, revoluta, lucida, apice aristata. Caulis fruticosus, vix pedalis, ramosus. Rami et ramuli flexuosi, filiformes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips within the blossoms, and two-horned at their base. Flowers terminate the branches in bunches, mostly in fours. Footstalks long, and coloured. 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, spreading, and white. Leaves by fours and fives, rolled back, and shining, with a bristle at the point. Stem shrubby, scarce a foot high, branching. The small and large branches are flexuose, and thread-shaped.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom in spring, and again late in autumn.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 10]

ERICA aurea.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores horizontaliter verticillati, prope ramorum summitatem. Pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus instructi. Corolla cylindracea, glabra, aurantia: laciniis oris parum reflexis. Folia sena, linearia, glabra, apice incurvata, patentia. Caulis erectus, fruticosus, pedalis. Rami verticillati, patentes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers grow horizontally in whorls near the summit of the branches. Footstalks very short, and furnished with three floral leaves. Blossom cylinder-shaped, smooth, and of a gold colour: segments of the mouth a little reflexed. Leaves by sixes, linear, and smooth, turned inward at the point, and spreading. Stem upright, shrubby, a foot high. The branches grow in whorls, and are spreading.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till September.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 14]

ERICA Blandfordia.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, sessiles, et horizontaliter siti, ramulos plerumque binatim terminantes: sub apicibus ramorum conferti in ramulos brevissimos, spicam formantes. Corolla urceolata, glabra, lutea, ore arctata: laciniis reflexis. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis, erectus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers numerous, sessile, in a horizontal direction, and terminate the smaller branches mostly in twos: near the upper part of the larger branches they are crowded together upon very short branches, and form a spike. Blossom jar-shaped, smooth and yellow, narrowed at the mouth, with the segments reflexed. Leaves by fours, linear, obtuse, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high, and upright.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till June.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 18]

ERICA calycina, major.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramulis terminales, umbellati. Pedunculi carnei. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis spathulatis, acuminatis, carneis, ad basin virescentibus, corolla longioribus. Corolla urceolata, saturate carnea, ad basin pallida; oris laciniis patentibus, acuminatis. Folia terna, lanceolata, trigona, acuminata, adpressa. Caulis virgatus, pedalis. Rami et ramuli flexuosissimi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches in umbels. Footstalks flesh-coloured. 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: segments of the border spreading, and sharp-pointed. Leaves by threes, lance-shaped, three-sided, sharp-pointed, and pressed to the branches. Stem twiggy, a foot high. The small and large branches are very flexuose.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till September.

REFERENCE.

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ERICA canaliculata.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ, nigræ. Flores in ultimis ramulis terminales, plerumque terni, cernui. Pedunculi longi, colorati. Corolla campanulata, pallide purpurea; oris laciniis ovatis, acutis. Folia terna, erecta, obtusa, supra plana, subtus canaliculata. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus, ferrugineus. Rami et ramuli verticillati, numerosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just without the blossom, and black. Flowers terminate the ends of the smaller branches, mostly by threes, hanging down. Footstalks long and coloured. Blossom bell-shaped, and of a pale purple: segments of the border are egg-shaped, and sharp-pointed. Leaves by threes, upright, and blunt, flat on the upper surface, and channelled beneath. Stem shrubby, two feet high, upright, and rusty. The large and smaller branches are whorled and numerous.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till May.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 26]

ERICA canaliculata, minor.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, plerumque terni, cernui. Pedunculi colorati. Calyx glandulosus. Corolla parva, campanulata, pallide purpurea: oris laciniis ovatis, acutis. Folia terna, erecta, obtusa, supra plana, subtus canaliculata. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus. Rami et ramuli verticillati, numerosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and just within the blossom. Flowers terminate the ends of the smaller branches mostly by threes, hanging down. Footstalks coloured. Empalement glandular. Blossom small, bell-shaped, and of a pale purple: the segments are ovate, and sharp-pointed. Leaves by threes, upright and obtuse, flat on the upper surface, and channelled beneath. Stem shrubby, two feet high, and upright. The larger and smaller branches are whorled, and numerous.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till June.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 30]

ERICA cordata.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ. Floras terminales, in apicibus ramulorum confertissimi, capitati, erecti. Pedunculi breves. Corolla globosa, glabra, albida; laciniis limbi rotundatis, patentibus. Folia terna, cordata, patentia, marginibus revolutis, supra villosa, subtus lanata. Caulis humilis, spithamæus. Rami et ramuli numerosi, conferti, flexuosi, patentes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just without the blossom. Flowers terminal, crowded very close together at the ends of the branches in upright heads. Footstalks short. Blossom globular, smooth, and white. Segments of the border round and spreading. Leaves by threes, heart-shaped, spreading, and rolled back at the edges, hairy on the upper surface, and woolly beneath. Stem low, a span high. The large and small branches are numerous, crowded together, flexuose, and spreading.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from April till June.

REFERENCE.

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ERICA decora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores spicati, laxi, in medio ramulorum, axillares, dependentes. Pedunculi longi, colorati. Corolla campanulata, costata, saturate carnea: oris laciniis reflexis. Folia sena, linearia, obtusa, arcuata, petiolis longis adpressis. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis, sub-erectus, gracilis. Rami et ramuli verticillati.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers grow in large spikes, about the middle of the branches, from the footstalks of the leaves, and hang down. Flower-stalk long, and coloured. Blossom bell-shaped, ribbed, and of a deep flesh-colour: the segments of the border are reflexed. Leaves by sixes, linear, obtuse, and bowed, with long footstalks pressed to the branches. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high, nearly upright, and slender. The small and large branches grow in whorls.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from November till February.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 38]

ERICA discolor.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plerumque terni, sub-cernui, ramulis terminalibus. Calyx duplex. Corolla tubulosa, sub-cylindracea, ima parte carnea, summa flavo-albicante. Folia terna, linearia, nitida, erecto-patentia. Caulis fruticosus, tripedalis, erectus, ramosus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers mostly by threes, bending a little downwards, and terminating the smaller branches. Empalement double. Blossom tubular, nearly cylindrical, flesh-coloured at the base, and of a yellowish white at the mouth. Leaves by threes, linear, shining, and between erect and spreading. Stem shrubby, three feet high, upright, and branching.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from November till April.

REFERENCE.

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ERICA Echiiflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores fere terminales, in spicam dense verticillati, horizontales. Corolla tubulosa, brevis, inflata, instar Echii, saturate carnea, costata, viscosa; laciniis patentibus, rotundatis. Folia sena vel septena, irregulariter verticillati. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers almost terminal, in a spike, densely whorled, and horizontal. Blossom tubular, short, inflated, and resembling an Echium, of a deep flesh-colour, ribbed, and viscous; segments spreading, and rounded. Leaves by sixes or sevens, and irregularly whorled. Stem shrubby, and two feet high.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from February till May.

REFERENCE.

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ERICA ferruginea.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, simpliciter verticillati, horizontales. Pedunculi colorati, hispiduli, bracteis tribus hirsutis instructi. Corolla basi inflata, apice attenuata; ima pars carnea, summa saturate purpurea, ore arctata: laciniis acutis, patentibus. Folia sub-quaterna, obtusa, pilis longis ferrugineis circumsessa. Caulis humilis, fruticosus, erectus, sub-pedalis. Rami et ramuli flexuosi, filiformes, foliis subtecti.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches in single horizontal whorls. Footstalks coloured, slightly hispid, and furnished with three hairy floral leaves. Blossom inflated at the base, tapering to the point, the lower part of a flesh-colour, the upper part of a deep purple, straightened at the mouth: the segments are pointed, and spreading. Leaves mostly by fours, blunt-ended, and beset with long rusty-coloured hairs. Stem low, shrubby, upright, and scarce a foot high. The large and small branches are flexuose, thread-shaped, and nearly covered by the leaves.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from April till July.

REFERENCE.

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ERICA fragrans.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, exertæ. Flores plerumque terni, laterales et terminales, parvi: pedunculis longiusculis. Corolla campanulata, fragrans, pallide purpurea: laciniis majusculis revolutis. Folia ternata, subulata, erecta, glauca, acuta, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, semi-pedalis, valde ramosus: ramis patentibus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, and without the blossom. Flowers grow mostly by threes, lateral, and terminal, small, and with longish peduncles. Blossom bell-shaped, sweet-scented, pale purple, with largish revolute segments. Leaves in threes, awl-shaped, upright, of a glaucous green, and sharp-pointed, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, half a foot high, very much branched, with the branches spreading.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till May.

REFERENCE.

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ERICA halicacaba.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores sub-terni, cernui, terminales. Pedunculi breves. Perianthium duplex, corollis adpressum. Corolla ovata, inflata, maxima, pallide lutea: oris laciniis erectis, acuminatis, conniventibus, obtusis. Folia terna, subulata, recurvata, trigona, glabra. Caulis robustus, pedalis, valde ramosus. Ramuli patentes, plurimi, oppositi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow mostly by threes, nodding, and terminating the branches. Footstalks short. Cup double, and pressed to the blossom. Blossom egg-shaped, inflated, large, and of a pale yellow colour: the segments of the border are erect, tapered, approaching, and blunt-ended. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, recurved, three-sided, and smooth. Stem sturdy, a foot high, and very branching. The smaller branches are spreading, numerous, and opposite.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till July.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 58]

ERICA hirta.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, terni, cernui. Pedunculi breves. Corolla clavata, pollicaris, ad basin profunde rubro-purpurea, apice virescens, ore parum arctata; laciniis obtusis, erectis. Folia terna, linearia, obtusa, hirta. Caulis erectus, ramosus, bipedalis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches by threes, hanging down. Footstalks short. Blossom club-shaped, an inch long, of a deep red purple at the base, greenish at the end, a little narrowed at the mouth: segments blunt, and upright. Leaves by threes, linear, blunt, and hairy. Stem upright, branching, and two feet high.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from January till April.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 64]

[Pg 63]

[Pg 62]

ERICA hirta; Var. viridiflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, plerumque terni, patente-cernui. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla cylindracea, pollicaris, viridis: limbi laciniis obtusis, erectis. Folia terna et quaterna, linearia, recta, obtusa, hirta, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis, villosus. Ramuli terni, verticillati.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches mostly by threes, between spreading and hanging down. Footstalks very short. Blossom cylindrical, an inch long, and green. The segments of the border are obtuse, and upright. Leaves by threes and fours, linear, straight, blunt, and hairy, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem upright, a foot and a half high, and hairy. The small branches grow by threes, in whorls.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from October till January.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 66]

ERICA Hyacinthoides.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores sessiles, erecti, fastigiati, quaterni, conferti, terminales, fere pedunculati. Corolla ventricosa, incarnata, ore arctata; laciniis sub-cordatis, undulatis, expansis, maximis. Folia quaterna, linearia, glabra, crassiuscula, nitida. Caulis fruticosus, spithameus, erectus, ramosus. Ramuli frequentissimi, erecto-patentes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers sit close in upright bunches by fours, on the ends of the branches with scarcely any footstalks. Blossom swelled out, flesh-coloured, and narrowed at the mouth; the segments are nearly heart-shaped, waved, spreading, and very large. Leaves by fours, linear, smooth, thickish, and shining. Stem shrubby, a span high, upright, and branching. The smaller branches are numerous, and between erect and spreading.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till August.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 72]

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[Pg 70]

ERICA incarnata.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, in racemum densum coalescentes. Pedunculi longi, purpurei. Corolla sub-ovata, cernua, carnea; ore contracto, lævissime quadrifido, laciniis erectis. Folia quaterna, obtusa, linearia, glabra. Caulis sub-erectus, pedalis, ramosissimus; rami et ramuli flexuosi, divaricatopatentes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and just within the blossom. The flowers grow at the ends of the smaller branches, forming a close bunch. Footstalks are long, and purple. Blossom nearly egg-shaped, bending down, and flesh-coloured; the mouth contracted, and slightly cut into four upright segments. Leaves by fours, obtuse, linear, and smooth. Stem nearly upright, a foot high, and very much branched; the large and smaller branches are flexuose, and spread outwards.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 76]

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[Pg 74]

ERICA incurva.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, sub-inclusæ: stylo sub-exerto. Flores in ramulis terminales, umbellati, terni. Pedunculi aculeati. Folia terna, farinose viridia, arcuata, incurva, aculeata, subtus exarata. Corolla urceolata, purpurea, odorata: oris laciniis rotundatis, sub-erectis. Caulis fruticosus, ramosus. Rami et ramuli hirsuti, erecto-patentes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and just within the blossom. Shaft just without. Flowers terminate the small branches in umbels by threes. Footstalks prickly. Leaves by threes, of a mealy green, bowed, turned inwards, prickly, and deeply furrowed beneath. Blossom pitcher-shaped, purple, and sweet-scented: the segments of the border are roundish, and nearly upright. Stem shrubby, and branching. The large and small branches are roughly haired, and between erect and spreading.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till May.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 79]

[Pg 78]

ERICA lachnæa, purpurea.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terni, in apice ramulorum, cernui. Perianthium duplex; pedunculis brevissimis. Corolla cylindraceo-urceolata, purpureo-pulverulenta; laciniis limbi obtusis, sub-erectis. Folia terna, obtusa, conferta, tomentosa, farinaria, viridia. Caulis erectus, pedalis, fruticosus. Rami numerosi, ramulis brevissimis tecti.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers grow by threes, at the ends of the small branches, nodding. Cup double; footstalks very short. Blossom cylindrically pitcher-shaped, and of a powdery purple; segments of the border are obtuse, and nearly upright. Leaves by threes, blunt, crowded, downy, and of a mealy green. Stem upright, a foot high, and shrubby. Branches numerous, and covered by very short smaller ones.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 82]

ERICA Lambertia.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in medio ramulorum, solitarii, vel terni, cernui. Pedunculi et calyx colorati. Corolla sub-globosa, inflata, alba, glabra, magnitudine pisi magni; laciniis ovatis, ad basin gibbis, erectis. Folia quaterna, acuminata, glabra; juniora erecto-patentia, seniora reflexa. Caulis fruticosus, sub-pedalis, ramosissimus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers grow in the middle of the small branches, solitary, or by threes, nodding. The footstalks and empalement coloured. Blossom nearly globular, swelled out, white, smooth, and of the size of a large pea; the segments egg-shaped, bunched at the base, and upright. Leaves by fours, sharp-pointed, and smooth; the younger ones erect and spreading, the older ones reflexed. Stem shrubby, near a foot high, and very much branched.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till July.

REFERENCE.

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[Pg 88]

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