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

[Pg 1]

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

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

ERICA acuminata angustiflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in summitate ramorum, verticillati, patentes. Corolla purpurea, cylindracea, uncialis, ore parum arctata: laciniis cordatis, acutis, revolutis. Folia quaterna, trigona, retorta, acuminata, lucida, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus. Rami flexuosi, filiformes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow near the summit of the branches in whorls, spreading out. Blossom purple, cylindrical, an inch long, and rather narrowed at the mouth: segments of the border heart-shaped, sharp pointed, and rolled back. Leaves by fours, three-sided, revolute, sharp-pointed, and shining, flat on the upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, a foot high, branching. Branches flexuose, and thread-shaped.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom in March and April.

REFERENCE.

1. Empalement.
2. A chive, tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 5]

[Pg 8]

[Pg 7]

[Pg 6]

ERICA Bauera.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in medio ramorum, spicati. Corolla dependens, sub-pollicaris, cylindracea, curvata, imprimis pellucide alba, denique rosacea. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, glauca, plerumque patentia. Caulis erectus, flexuosus. Rami longi; cum ramulis binis vel ternis verticillatis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow in spikes about the middle of the large branches. Blossom hanging down, near an inch long, cylindraceous, inflected, at first of a transparent white, afterwards dying off of a rose colour. Leaves by fours, linear, blunt, glaucous, and mostly spreading. Stem upright, flexuose. Branches long; with two or three smaller branches in whorls.

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

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf.
2. Empalement.
3. A chive magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 9]

[Pg 12][Pg 11][Pg 10]

ERICA Beaumontia.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramulis terminales terni vel seni. Pedunculi rubri. Corolla campanulata, magna, alba, et cernua: oris laciniis revolutis. Folia terna vel quaterna, linearia, patentia, obtusa, supra subplana, subtus sulcata; marginibus glandulosis. Caulis subpedalis, fruticosus; ramis et ramulis flexuosis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in threes or sixes. Footstalks red. Blossom bell-shaped, large, white, and nodding. Segments of the border rolled back. Leaves by threes or fours, linear, spreading, obtuse, nearly flat on the upper surface, furrowed beneath. Edges glandular. Stem nearly a foot high, shrubby. Large and smaller branches flexuose.

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

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf, magnified.
2. Empalement.
3. A chive, magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 13]

[Pg 16][Pg 15][Pg 14]

ERICA calycina melastoma.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramis terminales. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis spathulatis, acuminatis, carneis. Corolla urceolata, rubrofusca, ad basin subalbida; oris laciniis patentibus, acuminatis. Folia terna, lanceolata, trigona, acuminata, adpressa. Caulis virgatus, pedalis; ramis flexuosis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels. Cup four-leaved; leaflets spatula-shaped, sharp-pointed, and flesh-coloured. Blossom pitcher-shaped, of a black red colour, whitish at the base; segments of the border spreading and pointed. Leaves by threes, lance-shaped, three-sided, pointed, and pressed to the branches. Stem twiggy, a foot high. Branches flexuose.

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

REFERENCE.

1. Empalement.
2. A blossom.
3. A chive, magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal.

[Pg 17]

[Pg 20][Pg 19][Pg 18]

ERICA Comptoniana.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant plerumque in umbellis 3-6. Calyx adpressus. Corolla urceolata, erecto-patens, rubro-purpurea: oris laciniis æqualibus, patentibus. Folia ternata, curvata, subulata, acuta. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra. Rami et ramuli filiformes, adscendentes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. The flowers terminate the branches in umbels of 3 to 6. Empalement pressed to the blossom. Blossom pitcher-shaped, erect and spreading, of a red purple colour: segments of the border equal, and spreading. Leaves by threes, curved, awl-shaped, and sharp-pointed. Stem shrubby, a foot or more high. The small and large branches are thread-shaped and ascending.

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

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement.
3. A chive magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 21]

[Pg 24][Pg 23][Pg 22]

ERICA costata, superba.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminalibus, plerumque terni, subcernui. Corolla cylindrica, clavata, pollicaris, pallide carnea, costata: oris laciniis luteolo-albentibus. Folia ternata, linearia, obtusa, pubescentia. Caulis bipedalis, fruticosus, erectus, ramosus: ramulis frequentissimis, longis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches mostly by threes, nearly drooping. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, an inch long, of a pale flesh-colour, and ribbed; segments of the border of a whitish yellow. Leaves by threes, linear, obtuse, and downy. Stem two feet high, shrubby, upright, and branching: small branches numerous and long.

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

REFERENCE.

1. A Chive, summit magnified.
2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
3. Seed-bud, magnified.
4. Flower of a monstrous variety.

[Pg 25]

[Pg 28][Pg 27][Pg 26]

ERICA crassifolia.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos subterminales, plerumque terni. Corolla campanulata, rosea; oris laciniis cordatis, reflexis. Folia terna, oblonga, rotunda, brevia, carnosa, glauca. Caulis humilis, fruticosus. Rami et ramuli flexuosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers nearly terminate the smaller branches, mostly by threes. Blossom bell-shaped and of a rose-colour: segments of the border heartshaped and reflexed. Leaves by threes, oblong, roundish, short, fleshy, and of a sea-green colour. Stem low, shrubby. The large and smaller branches flexuose.

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

REFERENCE.

1. Empalement, magnified.
2. Chives and pointal.
3. A chive, magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 29]

[Pg 32][Pg 31][Pg 30]

ERICA cruciformis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ bicornes, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis brevissimis, terminalibus, plerumque quaterni. Corolla urceolata, lucida, aurantia, ore arctata: laciniis patentibus. Folia quaterna, linearia, patentia, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra: ramis numerosis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned, and within the blossom. Flowers grow terminal, on very short branches, mostly by fours. Blossom jar-shaped, shining, gold-coloured, and narrowed at the mouth: segments of the border spreading. Leaves by fours, linear, spreading, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot or more high: branches numerous.

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

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. A chive magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud magnified.
5. Flowers of two varieties.

[Pg 33]

[Pg 36][Pg 35][Pg 34]

ERICA droseroides, minor.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in umbellis terminalibus, cernui. Corolla urceolata, læte purpurea, costata, viscosa: ore obliquo, arctato, profunde sanguineo. Pedunculi longissimi, pilis glandulosis tecti. Folia terna, linearia, obtusa, marginibus pilis glandulosis micantibus. Caulis spithamæus, fruticosus: ramis filiformibus, sparsis, erectis, patentibus, virgatis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers grow in terminal umbels, nodding. Blossom pitcher-shaped, of a bright purple colour, ribbed, and clammy: the mouth is oblique, narrowed, and of a deep blood colour. Foot-stalks very long, and covered with glandular hairs. Leaves ternate, linear, blunt, bordered with glandulous shining hairs. Stem a span high, and shrubby: branches long, scattered, erect, spreading, and twiggy.

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

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf magnified.
2. Empalement magnified.
3. A Chive magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 37]

[Pg 40][Pg 39][Pg 38]

ERICA Echiflora purpurea.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, dense verticillati, horizontales. Corolla tubulosa, brevis, inflata, costata, instar Echii; oris laciniis patentibus, cordatis. Folia irregulariter verticillata, quina vel sena, linearia, acuta. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminal, densely whorled, and horizontal. Blossom tubular, short, inflated, and ribbed, resembling an Echium: segments of the border spreading and heartshaped. Leaves grow in irregular whorls of fives or sixes, linear, and pointed. Stem shrubby, a foot and half high.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom late in Autumn.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Flower of a variety.
3. A chive, tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 41]

[Pg 44][Pg 43][Pg 42]

ERICA exsurgens hybrida.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ. Flores in medio ramorum, verticillati, recti; verticillis alter alteri exsurgentibus. Corolla cylindraceo-clavata, uncialis, curvata, carnea; oris laciniis magnis, revolutis. Folia sena, conferta, tenuia, linearia, adscendentia. Pedunculi longissimi. Caulis sesquipedalis, erectus. Rami et ramuli longi, simplices.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers grow about the middle of the branches in whorls, straight; the whorls rising out of each other in succession. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, an inch long, curved, and flesh-coloured; segments of the mouth large and revolute. Leaves by sixes, crowded, slender, linear, and ascending. Footstalks very long. Stem a foot-and-half high, upright. The large and small branches long and simple.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom during the Autumnal months.

REFERENCE.

1. Empalement.
2. A chive, tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 45]

[Pg 48][Pg 47][Pg 46]

ERICA flagelliformis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis. Pedunculi carnei. Perianthium rosaceum, adpressum. Corolla urceolata, saturate carnea, ad basin pallida: oris laciniis patentibus. Folia terna, sub-acuminata, glabra, adpressa. Caulis virgatus, sesquipedalis. Rami et ramuli flexuosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels. Footstalks flesh-coloured. Empalement rose-coloured, and pressed to the blossom. Blossom pitcher-shaped, of a deep flesh-colour, paler at the base: segments of the border spreading. Leaves by threes, nearly pointed, smooth, and pressed to the branches. Stem twiggy, a foot and a half high. The large and small branches are flexuose.

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

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. A blossom.
3. A chive.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.
6. Branch of a small variety.

[Pg 49]

[Pg 52][Pg 51][Pg 50]

ERICA foliacea.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminalibus, quaterni, subsessiles. Corolla subcylindrica, curvata, cernuo-patens, subpollicaris, flava, et transparens. Folia sparsa, numerosa, adscendentia. Caulis erectus, fruticosus: ramis et ramulis plerumque foliis tectis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches by fours, and are nearly sessile. Blossoms nearly cylindrical, curved, between spreading and nodding, nearly an inch long, yellow, and transparent. Leaves scattered, numerous, and ascending. Stem upright and shrubby: the small and large branches mostly covered by the leaves.

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

REFERENCE.

1. Empalement.
2. A Chive magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 53]

[Pg 56][Pg 55][Pg 54]

ERICA glomerata.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in capitibus confertis. Corolla urceolata, incarnata. Calyx magnus, coloratus. Pedunculi brevissimi. Folia ternata, subulata, glabra, adpressa. Frutex pygmæus, caule robusto, ramis et ramulis filiformibus, flexuosis.

DESCRIPTION.

Heath with beardless tips, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in crowded heads. Blossom pitcher-shaped and flesh-coloured. The cup is large and coloured. Footstalks very short. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, smooth, and pressed to the branches. A dwarf shrub with a stout stem, the large and smaller branches thread shaped and flexuose.

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

REFERENCE.

1. A flower.
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. The involucrum.

[Pg 57]

[Pg 60][Pg 59][Pg 58]

ERICA grandinosa.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in apicibus ramulorum sub-terni, cernui. Corolla campanulata, parva, albida, costata; laciniis oris revolutis. Pedunculi pallide carnei. Calyx duplex, exteriore trifoliato. Folia terna, subtrigona, obtusa, brevia. Caulis pedalis, virgatus, flexuosus, fruticosus. Ramuli patentes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow from the ends of the small branches mostly by threes, nodding. Blossom bell-shaped, small, white, and ribbed; segments of the border rolled back. Peduncles of a pale flesh-colour. Cup double; the outer one three-leaved. Leaves by threes, nearly three-cornered, blunt, short. Stem a foot high, twiggy, bending, and shrubby. The small branches spreading.

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

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. Empalement magnified.
3. A chive magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 61]

[Pg 64][Pg 63][Pg 62]

ERICA Imperialis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, terminales, simpliciter verticillati, pedunculis longis. Corolla cylindrico-clavata; ima parte profunde carnea, apice viridi, ore arctata, laciniis rectis. Folia tremula, conferta, linearia, obtusa, attenuata in petioles longos capillares. Caulis erectus, bipedalis. Rami pauci, simplices, longi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers numerous, terminating the branches in simple whorls: footstalks long. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped; the lower part of a strong flesh colour, the end green, compressed at the mouth, whose segments are straight. Leaves tremulous, and crowded together, linear, blunt-ended, and tapering into long hair-like footstalks. Stem upright, two feet high. Branches few, simple, and long.

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

REFERENCE.

1. The chives detached from the pointal, and one tip magnified.
2. The seed-bud and pointal.
3. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 65]

[Pg 68][Pg 67][Pg 66]

ERICA Lawsonia.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in medio ramorum, sparsi, sub-sessiles. Corolla tubæformis, rubra: oris laciniis acutis, patentibus. Folia quaterna, linearia, acuta. Caulis humilis, fruticosus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow about the middle of the branches, scattered, and nearly sessile. Blossom trumpet-shaped and red: segments of the border pointed and spreading. Leaves by fours, linear, and pointed. Stem low and shrubby.

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

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. Chives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 69]

[Pg 72][Pg 71][Pg 70]

ERICA Linnæa superba.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant, racemum formantes longum et densissimum. Corolla clavata, uncialis, pilosa, ore alba, ad basin purpurea: laciniis obtusis, erecto-patentibus. Folia quaterna, linearia, villosa, adscendentia. Caulis sesquipedalis, fruticosus, erectus. Ramuli numerosi, breves, pilosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches, making a long close bunch. Blossom club-shaped, an inch long, hairy, white at the mouth, and purple towards the base: segments of the border obtuse, between erect and spreading. Leaves by fours, linear, villose, and ascending. Stem a foot and a half high, shrubby, and upright. The smaller branches are numerous, short, and hairy.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom during the Summer months.

REFERENCE.

1. Empalement.
2. A chive, tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 73]

[Pg 76][Pg 75][Pg 74]

ERICA metulæflora discolor.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ ad basin bicornes, inclusæ. Flores in umbellis terminalibus. Corolla tubulosa, oblonga, ad basin rosea; oris laciniis cordatis, acutis, albis. Folia quaterna, linearia. Caulis pedalis, fruticosus; ramis et ramulis numerosis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom. Flowers grow in terminal umbels. Blossom tubular, oblong, rose-coloured at the base: segments of the border heart-shaped, pointed, and white. Leaves by fours, linear. Stem a foot high and shrubby, with numerous large and small branches.

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

REFERENCE.

1. A chive, tip magnified.
2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 77]

[Pg 80][Pg 79][Pg 78]

ERICA minutæflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ: stylo exserto: summitate magnâ, concavâ. Flores in summis ramulorum, paniculati, plerumque duo, axillares. Corolla campanulata, purpurea, minuta. Folia quaterna, linearia, longa, obtusa, glauca, et patentia. Caulis pedalis, erectus, flexuosus. Ramuli verticillati, adscendentes, filiformes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, nearly within the blossom: shaft without: summit large and concave. Flowers grow in loose spikes, mostly by twos, from the axillæ of the leaves. Blossom bell-shaped, purple, and very small. Leaves by fours, linear, long, obtuse, glaucous, and spreading. Stem a foot high, upright, flexuose. Small branches grow in whorls, ascending, and thread-shaped.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom during the Autumnal months.

REFERENCE.

1. Empalement magnified.
2. A flower magnified.
3. chives and pointal.
4. A chive magnified.
5. Seed-bud and pointal magnified.

[Pg 81]

[Pg 84][Pg 83][Pg 82]

ERICA mirabilis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores sub-sessiles, terminales, fastigiati, quaterni. Corolla ventricosa, imprimis alba, denique rosacea; ore arctata; laciniis sub-cordatis, undulatis, expansis, maximis. Folia quaterna, linearia, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Ramuli numerosi, erecto-patentes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers nearly sessile, terminal, in bunches of four together. Blossom swelled out, white at first, but dying off of a rose colour; narrowed at the mouth; segments of the border nearly heart-shaped, waved, spreading, and very large. Leaves by fours, linear, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot high. Smaller branches numerous, between erect and spreading.

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

REFERENCE.

1. Empalement.
2. Chives and pointal, tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 85]

[Pg 88][Pg 87][Pg 86]

ERICA mollis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in umbellis axillares. Corolla globosa, purpurea, pilosa: laciniis rotundatis, patentibus, æqualibus. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, pilosa, patentia, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis pedalis, fruticosus, erectus, ramulis adscendentibus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow in umbels from the axillæ of the leaves. Blossom globular, purple, and hairy: segments of the border rounded, spreading, and equal. Leaves by fours, linear, obtuse, hairy, and spreading, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem a foot high, shrubby and upright: branches ascending.

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

REFERENCE.

1. Empalement magnified.
2. A Chive magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Pg 89]

[Pg 92][Pg 91][Pg 90]

ERICA mundula.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores quaterni, terminales, fastigiati: corolla tubulosa, pellucida, ore arctata, quod ornatum est in modum Primulæ: laciniis cordatis, expansis, albis, subtus læte rubris. Folia quaterna, subulata, glabra, laxa, erecto-patentia. Frutex pygmæus. Caulis fruticosus: ramis numerosis.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow by fours, fastigiate, and terminal: blossom tubular and shining, narrowed at the mouth, which is ornamented like a Cowslip: segments of the border heart-shaped, spreading, and white, of a bright red colour beneath. Leaves by fours, awl-shaped, smooth, loose, and between erect and spreading. A dwarf shrub. Stem shrubby: branches numerous.

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

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. A chive magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 93]

[Pg 96][Pg 95][Pg 94]

ERICA Ollula.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, tortæ, inclusæ. Flores conferti, fasciculati, terminales: pedunculis longissimis, rubris: bracteis duabus distantibus. Corolla urceolata, saturate carnea, oris laciniis patentibus. Folia sparsa, longa, linearia: petiolis longis. Caulis sub-pedalis, fruticosus: ramis longis, adscendentibus.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded and twisted, within the blossom. Flowers crowded together in bunches at the ends of the branches: footstalks very long and red, with two floral set at a distance on them. Blossom pitcher-shaped, and of a deep flesh colour: segments of the border spreading. Leaves scattered, long and linear: footstalks long. Stem near a foot high, and shrubby: branches long and ascending.

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

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. A chive magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud magnified.

[Pg 97]

[Pg 100][Pg 99][Pg 98]

ERICA nivalis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant, plerumque terni, subcernui. Corolla globosa, alba, pilis pubescentibus tecta. Folia ternata, linearia, obtusa, parva, glabra, recta. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra, erectus, ramosus.

DESCRIPTION.