[ALPHABETICAL INDEX
TO THE
FIGURES IN VOL. V.]
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. V.
SECOND EDITION, CORRECTED AND ENLARGED.
LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
1845.
ERICA Andromedæflora, alba.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, nigræ, inclusæ. Flores axillares, sub-terminales, declinati, conferti. Calyx magnus, lato-ovatus, albus. Corolla ovata, inflata, crassa, alba. Folia ternata, subulata, incurvata, robusta, obtusa, petiolis longis adpressis. Caulis humilis, fruticosus, robustus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips crested, black, and within the blossom. Flowers grow from the axillæ of the leaves, nearly terminal, bending down, and crowded together. Empalement large, of a broad ovate form, and white. Blossom ovate, inflated, thick and white. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, incurved, stout, and blunt, ended with long footstalks pressed to the branches. Stem low, shrubby, and strong.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till June.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement. 2. A blossom. 3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA argentiflora.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, stylo exserto. Flores horizontaliter verticillati prope ramorum summitatem. Corolla clavata, uncialis, oris laciniis patentibus. Folia sena, linearia, apice leviter incurvata, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, sesquipedalis, ramis simplicibus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom: shaft without. Flowers grow horizontally in whorls near the summit of the branches. Blossom club-shaped, an inch long: segments of the border spreading. Leaves by sixes, linear, slightly turned inward towards the end, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, upright, a foot and a half high. Branches simple.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till October.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement. 2. A chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA aristata, minor.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores quaterni, patentes. Corolla basi inflata, apice attenuata, rubra, glutinosissima et lucida. Folia ternata, subtrigona, supra plana, subtus sulco-exarata, marginibus pilis longis obsitis. Caulis erectus, fruticosus, pedalis et ultra, ramulis plerumque ternis verticillatis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow by fours, spreading. The blossom is swelled at the base, tapering towards the end, red, very gummy and shining. Leaves by threes, nearly three-sided, flat on their upper surface, and deeply furrowed beneath: the margins are beset with long hairs. Stem upright, shrubby, a foot or more high. Branches grow mostly in whorls by threes.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till October.
REFERENCE.
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1. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Flower of a red variety. 4. Flower of a pale variety. |
ERICA aurea, Var. flore pallido.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores horizontaliter verticillati, prope ramorum summitatem. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla cylindracea, luteolo-aurea, apice inflata: oris laciniis magnis, albis. Folia sena, linearia, patentia, apice incurvata. Caulis erectus, fruticosus, pedalis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, and just within the blossom. Flowers grow horizontally in whorls near the summit of the branches. Footstalks very short. Blossom cylindrical, of a yellow gold colour, swelled at the end: segments of the border large and white. Leaves by sixes, linear, spreading, and turned inwards at the point. Stem upright, shrubby, a foot high.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till October.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement magnified. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA Bandonia.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, stylo exserto. Flores terminant ramos in umbellis quinque ad decem, cum pedunculis longissimis rubris: corollis urceolatis: oris laciniis patentibus, æqualibus. Folia terna, trigona, subulata, supra plana, subtus carinata. Caulis pedalis, fruticosus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom, shaft without. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels of five to ten, with very long red footstalks. Blossoms pitcher-shaped: segments of the border spreading and equal. Leaves by threes, three-sided, and awl-shaped, flat on the upper surface, and keeled beneath. Stem a foot high, and shrubby.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till September.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA Broadleyana.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ: flores solitarii, penduli, in medio ramorum spicam laxam formantes: pedunculi longi, colorati, bracteis tribus infra minutis: corolla metulæformis, rubro-purpurea, laciniis exiguis, erectis, luteis: folia terna, linearia, arcuata, acuta, glabra, fasciculata: caulis erectus, fragilis, sesquipedalis, fruticosus: ramulis numerosis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom: 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: blossom skittle-shaped, and of a red purple; the segments of the border small, upright, and yellow: leaves by threes, linear, bowed, pointed, smooth, and bundled together: stem upright, brittle, a foot and a half high, and shrubby: small branches numerous.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom during the autumnal months.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement. 2. The seed-bud, chives, and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA cerinthoides.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores magni, in racemis compressis, ad apices ramorum fixi, cernui. Pedunculi hispidi, bracteis tribus foliis alteris similibus instructi. Corolla tubulato-ventricosa, pollicaris, læte rubra, pilis hirsutis tecta: ore obsolete quadrifido. Folia quaterna, ciliata, oblonga, supra convexa, subtus sulco exarata. Caulis flexibilis, erectus, bipedalis. Rami pauci, erecti, rarò ramulosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers are large, growing in close bunches, fixed altogether at the end of the branches, bending downwards. The footstalks are hairy, having three floral leaves similar to the other leaves. Blossom of an inflated tubular form, an inch long, of a rich red colour, and covered with harsh hairs: the mouth is slightly cut into four segments. Leaves by fours, lashed, oblong, rounded on the upper surface, and deeply furrowed beneath. Stem flexible, erect, two feet high. The branches are few, erect, and rarely branching.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August 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. |
ERICA clavata.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, nigræ. Flores terni, in apicibus ramulorum, dependentes. Pedunculi fere nulli. Perianthium duplex. Corolla clavata, viridis: laciniis limbi erectis. Folia terna, linearia, obtusa, recta, glabra. Caulis erectus, humilis, ramosus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, without the blossom, and black. Flowers grow by threes at the ends of the smaller branches, and hang down, with scarcely any footstalks. Cup double. Blossom club-shaped and green: the segments of the border are upright. Leaves by threes, linear, obtuse, straight and smooth. Stem upright, low, and branching.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till June.
REFERENCE.
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1. A blossom. 2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud magnified. |
ERICA colorans.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores fere ramos terminant, racemum longum densum formantes. Corolla tubulato campanulata, diaphana, imprimis alba, denique rosacea. Folia quaterna, linearia, tomentosa. Caulis fruticosus, erectus. Ramuli numerosi, brevissimi, tomentosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers nearly terminate the branches, making a long close bunch. Blossom tubularly bell-shaped, transparent, white at first, and then dying off of a rose colour. Leaves by fours, linear, and downy. Stem shrubby, upright. Small branches numerous, very short, and downy.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom spring, summer, and autumn.
REFERENCE.
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1. Empalement. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA Coventrya.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ; flores sessiles, fasciculates terminales; corollis ventricosus rubris; laciniis cordatis expansis, albis, subtus læte rubris; folia plerumque quaternæ, linearia; caulis humilis, fruticosus; ramuli numerosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom; flowers sessile, in terminal bunches; blossom bellied, and red; segments of the border, are heart-shaped, spreading and white, of a bright red on the under side; leaves mostly by fours, linear; stem low and shrubby, with numerous small branches.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till September.
REFERENCES.
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1. The empalement, magnified. 2. The chives and pointal. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA curviflora, rubra.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ. Flores ramulos terminant, solitarii, patentes, racemum sparsum formantes. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla curvata, clavata, pollicaris, rubra: limbo albicante: laciniis expansis. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus, laxus: ramulis numerosis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, and just without the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches, spreading out, and forming a scattered spike. Footstalks very short. Blossom curved, club-shaped, an inch long, and red: the border of a whitish colour: segments expanded. Leaves by fours, linear, obtuse, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot high, branching, and weak. The smaller branches are numerous.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till January.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement. 2. Chives and pointal. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA densa.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores plures, e foliis porrigentes. Corolla cylindrica, oblonga, et lucida: limbo incarnato. Folia quaterna et quina, linearia, glabra: petiolis brevissimis. Caulis fruticosus, sub-bipedalis, erectus, basi ramosus, dein spicam simplicissimam pyramidatam formans, ramulis brevissimis vestitam.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips two-horned at the base, and within. Flowers many, standing straight out from amongst the leaves. Blossom cylindrical, oblong, and shining: border flesh-coloured. Leaves by fours and fives, linear, smooth, with very short footstalks. Stem shrubby, near two feet high, and upright, branching out at the base, then forming a simple pyramidal spike covered by short branches.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA dumosa.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis. Corolla pendula, urceolata, purpurea. Pedunculi patentes, longi, tenues. Folia ternata, ovata, hispida, patentia, margine revoluta, subtus glauca. Caulis humilis, fruticosus. Rami numerosi, filiformes.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels. Blossoms pendulous, pitcher-shaped, purple. Footstalks spreading, long, and slender. Leaves by threes, ovate, hispid, spreading, rolled back at the edges, and glaucous beneath. Stem low and shrubby. Branches numerous and thread-shaped.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till November.
REFERENCE.
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1. A leaf magnified. 2. Chives and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. |
ERICA emarginata.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant, plerumque terni. Calyx emarginatus pilis nigris: corollis campanulatis, albis: limbo maximo, reflexo. Folia terna, trigona, crassa, reflexa, acuta, lucida, supra plana, subtus canaliculata. Caulis erectus, dumosus, sub-pedalis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips crested, and just within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches, mostly by threes. The empalement is emarginated with black hairs. Blossom bell-shaped, and white: the border is large, and reflexed. Leaves by threes, three-sided, thick, reflexed, pointed, and shining, flat on their upper surface, and channelled beneath. Stem upright, bushy, and near a foot high.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till October.
REFERENCE.
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1. A leaf magnified. 2. The empalement magnified. 3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA exurgens, longifolia.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ. Flores ramorum verticillat, recti, verticillis alter alteri exsurgentibus. Corolla clavato-cylindracea, saturate aurantia, uncialis. Folia sena, linearia, glabra, apice mucronata. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Rami erecti, simplices.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers grow in whorls straight out, the whorls rising out of each other in succession. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, of a deep orange colour, an inch long. Leaves by sixes, linear, smooth, and sharp at the point. Stem shrubby, a foot high. The branches are upright and simple.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till October.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement. 2. Chives and pointal. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA exudans.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores plerumque quaterni, cernui, terminales: Corollis cylindraceis, costatis, luteolo-rubris, sub-uncialibus, arcuatis. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, glandulosa, viscosa, erecto-patentia. Caulis sesquipedalis, fruticosus, ramulis numerosis erectis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers grow mostly by fours, nodding, and terminal. Blossoms cylindrical, ribbed, of a yellowish red, near an inch long, and slightly bowed. Leaves by fours, linear, blunt-ended, glandular, and between erect and spreading. Stem a foot and a half high, shrubby, with numerous small upright branches.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till November.
REFERENCE.
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1. A leaf magnified. 2. Empalement magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA formosa, bicolor.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores sub apicibus ramorum, verticillati, axillares, et horizontales. Corolla clavata, longa, parum curvata, ad basin rubra, apice flava. Folia sub-sena, linearia, obtusa, patentia. Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis. Rami pauci.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, and just within the blossom. Flowers grow near the ends of the branches, in whorls, from the axillæ of the leaves, in a horizontal direction. Blossom club-shaped, long, and slightly curved, red at the base, and yellow at the end. Leaves nearly by sixes, linear, blunt, and spreading. Stem upright, a foot and a half high. Branches few.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement. 2. Chives and pointal. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA infundibuliformis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ superne bicornutæ inclusæ; flores ad apices ramulorum quaterni; pedunculis brevissimi, bracteis tribus subulatis instructis; corollis tubulosis, longis, tenuis, rubris; folia terna, linearia, obtusa, glabra; caulis fruticosus, gracilis, pedalis et ultra, rami et ramuli filiformes, virgati.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips two, horned on the upper part, within the blossom; flowers grow by fours at the ends of the small branches; footstalks very short, and furnished with three awl-shaped floral leaves; blossoms tubular, long, slender, and of a red colour; leaves by threes, linear, obtuse, and smooth; stem shrubby, slender, a foot or more high; the large and small branches are thread-shaped and twiggy.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till November.
REFERENCES.
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1. The empalement. 2. A chive, magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA Irbyana.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis quinque-vel decem-floris, cum pedunculis longissimis, rubris, patentibus vel cernuis. Corolla alba, ad basin carnea, glutinosissima, pollicaris, lucida, ad summitatem cylindracea, ore arctata, ad basin inflata. Folia terna, trigona, subulata, recta, apice mucronata, supra plana, subtus carinata. Caulis pedalis, erectus. Rami longi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels of five to ten flowers, with very long red footstalks, spreading or nodding. Blossom white, flesh-coloured at the base, and extremely glutinous, an inch long, shining, cylindrical on the upper part, narrowed at the mouth, and swelled out at the base. Leaves by threes, three-sided, awl-shaped, straight, with a mucronated point, flat on the upper surface, and keeled beneath. Stem a foot high, erect. Branches long.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till October.
REFERENCE.
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1. A leaf magnified. 2. The empalement. 3. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA jasminiflora, minor.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ; flores terminates, terni vel seni; corolla rubra, summa cylindrica, ad basin inflata, ore arctata; pedunculis longis colaratis; folia ternata trigona acuta curvata; caulis fruticosus pedalis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom; flowers terminate the branches in threes or sixes; blossoms red, the upper part cylindrical, swelled at the base, and contracted at the mouth; footstalks long and coloured, leaves by threes, three-sided, pointed and curved; stem shrubby, a foot high.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from April till June.
REFERENCES.
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1. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Flower of a white variety. 4. Flower of a striped variety. |
ERICA lævis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in umbellis parvis irregularibus. Corolla campanulata, alba, tenuis. Folia terna, linearia, obtusa. Caulis pedalis. Rami et ramuli filiformes, divaricati.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers grow in small irregular umbels. Blossom bell-shaped, white, and thin. Leaves by threes, linear, and blunt. Stem a foot high. The large and small branches are thread-shaped and straggling.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till July.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement magnified. 2. A chive magnified. 3. The pointal magnified. |
ERICA longiflora.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, sub-exsertæ. Flores terminales, bini vel quaterni, patentes. Pedunculi breves. Corolla longissima, curvata, clavata, lucida, aurantia: oris laciniis expansis. Folia quaterna et quina, linearia, obtusa, glabra, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis: ramulis brevibus, numerosis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, and just without the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches from two to four, spreading. Footstalks short. Blossom very long, curved, club-shaped, shining, and of a gold colour: segments of the border spreading. Leaves by fours and fives, linear, obtuse, smooth, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, two feet high. The small branches are short, and numerous.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till June.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement. 2. The chives and pointal. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA magnifica.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores plerumque ternati, patentes aut cernui. Corolla metulæformis, purpurea, lucida: oris laciniis erectis. Folia ternata, linearia, obtusa, subtus leviter sulcata, marginibus rotundatis. Frutex pygmæus, ramis et ramulis numerosis confertis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom. Flowers grow mostly by threes, spreading or nodding. Blossom skittle-shaped, purple and shining: segments of the border upright. Leaves by threes, linear, blunt, slightly furrowed beneath, and rounded on the edges. It is a dwarf shrub, with numerous large and small branches crowded together.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till November.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement. 2. Chives and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA metulæflora.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusae. Flores in umbellis terminalibus. Corolla tubulosa, oblonga, carnea. Folia quaterna et quina, linearia, obtusa. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom. Flowers grow in terminal umbels. Blossom tubular, oblong, and flesh-coloured. Leaves by fours and fives, linear, and blunt-ended. Stem shrubby, a foot or more high.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from September till April.
REFERENCE.
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1. The empalement magnified. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. |
ERICA mucronata.
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, stylo exserto. Flores in ramulis terminales, terni vel seni, cernui. Pedunculi longi, colorati. Corolla campanulata, incarnata, laciniis acutis patentibus. Folia terna, trigona, glabra, patentia, apice mucronata, incurvata, glauco-viridia. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis, ramosus. Rami numerosi, erecto-patentes.
DESCRIPTION.