Chapter II: Part 2

HEATH, with beardless tips, just without the blossoms, which are curved, cylindrically club-shaped, downy, terminating the branches, and of a yellow gold colour; the leaves grow by fours, are linear, and smooth.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows two feet high, weak, and hairy at the top; branches weak and numerous; the smaller branches are very short, numerous, and scattered.

LEAVES grow by fours, are linear, blunt, smooth, and furrowed underneath.

FLOWERS terminate the smaller branches, spreading out, and forming a long spike; foot-stalks very short, with three small leaves pressed to the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are awl-shaped, tapering, smooth, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM curved, club-shaped, an inch long, downy, and of a yellow gold colour; the segments of the mouth spread outward.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, which are curved, and the length of the blossom. Tips beardless.

POINTAL. Seed-bud club-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, curved, and without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July, till November.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft, and its Summit, magnified.

ERICA discolor.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; stylo exserto; corollis tubulosis, subcylindraceis; foliis ternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, tripedalis, teres, erectus, gracilis, superne pubescens, ramulis subsimplicibus.

FOLIA terna, linearia, erecto-patentia, supra plana, subtus revoluta, nitida, saturate viridia.

FLORES plerumque tres, subcernui, ramei, terminales, prope caulis summitatem.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex, _interius_ tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, erectis, luteo-virentibus: _exterius_ triphyllum, foliolis brevioribus priori incumbentibus.

COROLLA tubulosa, subcylindracea, ima parte, carnea, pallida, summa, flavo-virescente, limbo quadrilobo, æquali erectiusculo.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ oblongiusculæ, bipartitæ, inclusæ, aristatæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen oblongum. Stylus filiformis, corolla longior, apice inflexo. Stigma subtetragonum, virescens.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Novembri in Aprilem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus, et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with bearded tips within the blossom; the pointal standing out; the blossom tubular, nearly cylindrical; leaves growing by threes.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows to three feet high, cylindrical, upright, slender, downy at the top, the branches seldom divided.

LEAVES growing by threes, linear, between upright and spreading, smooth on the upper, and rolled back on the under, surface, shining and dark green.

FLOWERS are commonly three together, bending a little downward, terminating the branches near the upper part of the stem.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double, the _inner_ four-leaved, ovate, erect, and of a greenish yellow: the _outer_ three-leaved, the leaves shorter than the former, and lying on them.

BLOSSOM tubular, nearly cylindrical, of a light flesh colour at the base, and yellowish green at the mouth, which is divided into four equal nearly erect segments.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, fixed into the receptacle. Tips nearly oblong, divided, bearded, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel oblong. Shaft thread-shaped, longer than the blossom, the point bending. The Summit nearly four-cornered, and greenish.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Time of flowering from November till April.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement with the Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft, and its Summit magnified.

ERICA droseroides.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis; corolla ventricosa, ore obliqua, purpurea; pedunculis coloratis, longissimis; foliis alternis, sparsis, obtusis, pilis glandulosis micantibus hirtis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, spithameus; rami et ramuli filiformes, sparsi, erecto-patentes, virgati.

FOLIA alterna, sparsa, linearia, obtusa, apice reflexa, pilis glandulosis hirta.

FLORES terminales, sub-umbellati, sub-erecti; pedunculi filiformes, foliis duplo longiores; bracteæ minutæ, coloratæ.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis sub-ovatis, viscosis, acuminatis, coloratis, apicibus reflexis.

COROLLA ventricosa, purpurea, costata, pubescens, ore obliqua, arctata, profunde sanguinea; laciniis cordatis, expansis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, torta, receptaculo inserta; antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen clavatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, purpureus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Julii ad Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; antherâ unâ lente auctâ.

5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with crested tips, within the blossom, which is big-bellied, oblique-mouthed, and purple; the foot-stalks are coloured, and very long; leaves grow alternate, scattered, blunt, and thick with shining glandular hairs.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, about a span high; the larger and smaller branches are thread-shaped, scattered, upright, spreading, and twiggy.

LEAVES grow alternate, scattered, linear, blunt, the end bent back, and thick with glandular hairs.

FLOWERS are terminal, nearly in bunches, almost upright; the foot-stalks are thread-shaped, and twice as long as the leaves; the floral leaves are small, and coloured.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; leaves nearly egg-shaped, clammy, pointed, coloured, and bent outward at the top.

BLOSSOM big-bellied, purple, ribbed, and downy, with the mouth oblique, narrowed, and of a deep blood colour; the segments are heart-shaped, and spreading.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, which are twisted, and fixed into the receptacle; the tips are crested, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel club-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, and purple. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from the month of July till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA exsurgens.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis; foliis quaternis, mucronatis, apicibus reflexis; corollis clavato-cylindraceis, verticillatis, aurantiis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis et ultra, erectus, basi simplicissimus; rami verticillati, simplices, erecti.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, glabra, apice reflexa, mucronata, supra plana, subtus sulcata, unguicularia, petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in medio ramorum verticillati, recti; verticilli alter alteri exsurgentes; pedunculi longi, bracteis tribus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lanceolatis, acuminatis, carinatis, viscosis, adpressis.

COROLLA clavato-cylindrica, pollicaria, aurantia; ore limbo quadrilobo revoluto, laciniis superioribus longioribus.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ muticæ, magnæ, exsertæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen clavatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus longior. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Septembris, in Martium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus, et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossom; leaves grow by fours, are sharp pointed, and bent back at the point; the blossoms are cylindrically club-shaped, grow in whorls, and orange coloured.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, rather more than a foot high, upright, and simple at the base; the branches grow in whorls, are simple and upright.

The LEAVES grow by fours, are linear, smooth, bent downward at the point, which is sharp, smooth on the upper, and furrowed on the under surface, half an inch long, with the footstalks pressed to the branches.

The FLOWERS grow in whorls about the middle of the branches, straight out; the whorls rise out of each other in succession; the foot-stalks are long, having three floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets lance-shaped, tapered, keel-shaped, clammy, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM, cylindrically club-shaped, an inch long and orange coloured; the segments of the mouth are four, which are rolled back, the upper longer than the lower ones.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, fixed into the receptacle. Tips beardless, very large, and without the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel club-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, and longer than the chives. Summit, four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from September, till March.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA flexuosa.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis, rubris; corollis minutis, albidis, sub-campanulatis; bractæ albæ, calyciformes; rami flexuosi; foliis ternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticus, pedalis vel paulo ultra, inserne nudus, erectus; rami flexuosi, virgati; ramuli brevissimi, sub-terni.

FOLIA terna, linearia, glabra, acuta, subtus sulcata; petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in ultimis ramulis terminates, subterni; pedunculi albo-tomentosi, bracteæ albidæ, juxta basin calycis sitæ.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, acuminatis, concavis, albidis, adpressis.

COROLLA minuta, sub-campanulata, albida, glabra; oris laciniis adpressis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria apice incurvata. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ, rubræ.

PISTILLUM. Germen sub-rotundum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma peltatum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Aprili, in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Corolla.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina, et Pistillum.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.

6. Germen, Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, red, and without the blossoms, which are small, white, almost bell-shaped; the floral leaves are white, and resemble the cup; the branches grow zig-zag; the leaves grow by threes.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows rather more than a foot high, naked beneath, and upright; the branches grow zig-zagged, and twiggy; the smaller branches are short, and grow mostly by threes.

The LEAVES grow by threes, are linear and smooth, sharp, furrowed underneath; the foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

The FLOWERS terminate the ends of the smaller branches, mostly by threes; the foot-stalks are of a downy white; the floral leaves are white, and placed close to the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are egg-shaped, pointed, concave, white, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM small, nearly bell-shaped, white, and smooth; the segments of the mouth are pressed to the threads.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, bent inwards at the end. Tips are red, beardless, and without the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel nearly round, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the blossom. Summit shield-shaped.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April, till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Blossom.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. The Chives, and Pointal.

5. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

6. The Seed-vessel, Shaft, and its Summit, magnified.

ERICA glauca.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis; floribus umbellatis, terminalibus, livide-purpureis; pedunculis longissimis; bracteis ovatis, maximis; folia terna, linearia, carnosa, glauca.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, fragilis, sesquipedalis; rami erecti, subsimplices, longi.

FOLIA terna, linearia, acuta, patentia, sulcata, glabra, carnosa, glauca; petiolis adpressis.

FLORES terminales, umbellati, nutantes; pedunculi longissimi, colorati, bracteis ternis, coloratis, ovatis, concavis instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, coloratis, reflexis.

COROLLA subconica, atro-purpurea, ore arctata; laciniis reflexis, acuminatis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ cristatæ, ad basin gibbæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen subglobosum, sulcatum. Stylus inclusus, cylindricus. Stigma peltatum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Maii, in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.

5. Stamen unum lente auctum.

6. Germen, Stylus, et Stigma; Stigma lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with crested tips, within the blossoms, which grow in bunches, at the end of the branches, and are of a livid purple colour; the foot-stalks very long; the floral leaves are egg-shaped, and very large; leaves grow by threes, are linear, fleshy, and of a sea-green colour.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, brittle, grows a foot and a half high; the branches grow upright, with few smaller branches, and long.

LEAVES grow by threes, are linear, pointed, spreading, furrowed, smooth, fleshy, and of a sea-green colour; the foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS terminate the branches in bunches, and grow nodding; the foot-stalks are very long, and coloured, having three coloured, egg-shaped, concave, floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are egg-shaped, coloured, and reflexed.

BLOSSOM, nearly conical, of a dark purple, narrowed at the mouth; the segments reflexed, and tapered.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, fixed into the receptacle. Tips crested, gouty at the base, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud nearly globular, and furrowed. Shaft within the blossom, and cylinder-shaped. Summit shield-shaped.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from May, till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal.

5. A Chive, magnified.

6. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summit; the Summit magnified.

ERICA glutinosa.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; corollis glutinosissimis, verticillatis, confertis, melinis, pollicaribus; foliis senis, micantibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS bipedalis, erectus. Rami simplices, longi, raro ramulosi.

FOLIA sena, linearia, nitida, acuminata, glabra, læviter sulcata, patentia; petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in apicibus ramorum, verticillato-conferti, horizontales; pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus calyci adpressis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lanceolatis, viscosis, adpressis.

COROLLA cylindrica, pollicaria, pallido-lutea, glutinosissima, nitida, oris laciniis parum reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, sulcatum, apice pilosum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Septembri in Martium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; antherâ unâ lente auctâ.

5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossoms, which are extremely clammy, in whorls, pressed together, of a straw colour, and an inch long; leaves by sixes, shining.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM two feet high, and upright. Large branches simple, long, and seldom branching.

LEAVES by sixes, linear, shining, pointed, smooth, slightly furrowed, and spreading. Foot-stalks pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS grow at the summit of the branches, pressed together in whorls, and horizontal; foot-stalks short, having three floral leaves pressed to the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, with spear-shaped clammy leaflets, pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM cylindrical, an inch long, of a pale yellow, very clammy, shining, with the segments of the mouth slightly reflexed.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. The tips beardless, within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel turban-shaped, furrowed, and hairy at the top. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from September till March.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA grandiflora.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, cohærentibus, valdè corollam excedentibus; floribus verticillatis, horizontalibus; corollis clavatis, aurantiis, sesquipollicaribus, glabris; foliis sub-quaternis, patentibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, tripedalis et ultra, strictissimus; rami simplicissimi, erecti, verticillati.

FOLIA quaterna, levitèr sulcata, rigida, recta, sub-pollicaria, petiolis laxis.

FLORES ex axillis foliorum sub-apice ramorum verticillati; pedunculi brevi, bracteis tribus, subulatis, instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, adpressis, glabris.

COROLLA clavata, sesquipollicaris, parum curvata, glabra, aurantia; laciniis æqualibus, suberectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, apice incurvata. Antheris muticis, bifidis, lateribus cohærentibus, longè exsertis.

PISTILLUM. Germen clavatum, sulcatum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus paulo longior. Stigma apice concavum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Maii, in Septembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum, auctum.

4. Pistillum, et Germen, Stigma diductum et lente auctum.

5. Germen, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, sticking together, and protruding considerably beyond the blossom; flowers grow in whorls horizontally; blossoms club-shaped, orange coloured, an inch and half long, and smooth; leaves grow mostly by fours, spreading.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, grows three feet high or more, and very stiff; branches very simple, upright, and grow in whorls.

LEAVES grow by fours, are slightly furrowed, harsh, straight, near an inch long, with loose foot-stalks.

FLOWERS grow from the foot-stalks of the leaves, close to the stem, near the summit of the branches, in whorls; foot-stalks short, having three awl-shaped floral leaves on them.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets awl-shaped, pressed to the blossom, and smooth.

BLOSSOM club-shaped, an inch and a half long, a little curved, smooth, and orange colour; the segments equal, nearly upright.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, curved inwards at the end. Tips beardless, two-cleft, adhering together by the sides, a great way out of the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud club-shaped, furrowed, and glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, a little longer than the chives. Summit concave at the top.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from May, till September.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement.

3. The Chives, and Pointal, magnified.

4. The Pointal, and Seed-bud, the Summit separate, magnified.

5. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA imbricata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis; corollis urceolatis; calycibus duplicatis, viscosis, imbricatis, coloratis, corollam sub-æquantibus; foliis ternis, lævibus, truncatis, linearibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, spithamæus; rami et ramuli frequentissimi, foliosi, erecti.

FOLIA terna, linearia, recta, truncata, plana, lævia, petiolis brevissimis adpressis.

FLORES in ramulis terminales, sub-terni, umbellati, cernui; pedunculis longitudine calycis.

CALYX. Perianthium duplicatum, adpressum, imbricatum: foliolis ovatis, viscosis, incarnatis.

COROLLA urceolata, apice incarnata, laciniis obtusis, minutis, erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, incurvata. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen subrotundum. Stylus filiformis, longitudine staminum. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Julii in Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Corolla et Stamina.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, antherâ unâ lente auctâ.

5. Stylus et Stigma, lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips without the blossoms, which are pitcher-shaped; cup double, clammy, tiled, coloured, and almost the length of the blossoms; leaves grow by threes, even, appearing cut off at the point, and linear.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, a span high; the larger and smaller branches are numerous, covered with leaves, and upright.

LEAVES grow by threes, straight out, appearing cut off at the point, flat, even, and having their footstalks pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS grow in bunches, generally three together, at the ends of the smaller branches, hanging downward; footstalks the length of the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double, pressed to the blossom, tiled: the leaves are egg-shaped, clammy, and flesh-coloured.

BLOSSOM pitcher-shaped, flesh-coloured at the mouth, which has its segments blunt, small, and upright.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, bent inwards. Tips beardless, and without the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud nearly round. Shaft thread-shaped, the length of the chives. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Blossom and Chives.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and its Summit, magnified.

ERICA incarnata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris cristatis, subinclusis; corollis subovatis, carneis; pedunculis longissimis, coloratis; foliis quaternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS suberectus, pedalis ramosissimus, rami, et ramuli, flexuosi, divaricato patente.

FOLIA quaterna, obtusa, linearia, glabra, subtus sulcata; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES terminales, racemum densé formantes; pedunculi longissimi, purpurei, bracteis tribus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, carinatis, acuminatis.

COROLLA subovata, cernua, carnea, ore contracto, lævissime quadrisido, laciniis erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ cristatæ, sub-inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen subrotundum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Julii, in Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with crested tips, nearly within the blossoms, which are almost egg-shaped, and flesh-coloured; the foot-stalks are very long, and coloured; the leaves grow by fours.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM nearly upright, a foot high, and very much branched; the larger and smaller branches grow zigzag, and spread outward.

LEAVES grow by fours, are blunt, linear, smooth, and furrowed underneath; with short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.

The FLOWERS grow at the end of the smaller branches, forming a close bunch; the foot-stalks are very long, and purple, having three floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are egg-shaped, keeled, and pointed.

BLOSSOM nearly egg-shaped, bending downward, and flesh-coloured, the mouth contracted, but slightly cut into four upright segments.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, fixed into the receptacle. Tips crested, nearly within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel nearly round. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July, till October.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft, and its Summit, magnified.

ERICA jasminiflora.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis; stylo exserto; corollis ampullaceis, sesquipollicaribus, laciniis cordatis, patentibus; floribus subternis; foliis ternis, trigonis, subulatis, patenti-erectis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS filiformis, erectus; rami simplicissimi, filiformes, longi, patenti.

FOLIA terna, trigona, acuta, subulata, margine serrata, basi adpressa, apicem versus patula, sexfariam imbricata.

FLORES terminales, sub-terni, horizontales, umbellati; pedunculi purpurei, bracteis tribus, ovatis, coloratis, instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, viscosis, purpureis.

COROLLA viscosa, sesquipollicaris, summa cylindracea, ad basin inflata, ore arctata; laciniis expansis, sub-ovatis, maximis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ basi bicornes, apice acuminatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Julii, in Novembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium unum, lente auctum.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Calyx, et Corolla.

4. Stamina, et Pistillum.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una, lente aucta.

6. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with tips two horned at the base and within the blossom, the shaft without; blossoms flask-shaped, an inch and a half long, the segments heart-shaped and spreading; flowers growing by threes mostly; leaves grow by threes, are three-sided, awl-shaped, upright and spreading.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM thread-shaped and upright; the branches are quite simple, thread shaped, long, and spreading.

LEAVES grow by threes, are three-sided, sharp, awl-shaped, sawed at the edge, pressed to the stem at the base, spreading towards the end, and forming six angles.

FLOWERS terminate the branches generally by threes, grow horizontal, and in bunches; the foot-stalks are purple, having three oval, coloured floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are egg-shaped, clammy, and purple.

BLOSSOM, clammy, an inch and a half long, the upper part cylindrical, swelled at the base, and pinched in at the mouth; the segments spreading, nearly egg-shaped and very large.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips two horned at the base, tapered to the points and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped and without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July, till November.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf, magnified.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Empalement, and Blossom.

4. The Chives, and Pointal.

5. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.

6. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA lateralis.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris cristatis, inclulis; corolla purpurea, urceolato-campanulata, ad basin plana; pedunculis longissimis; floribus umbellatis, ternminalibus, fecundis, cernuis; foliis quaternis, obtusis, glaberrimis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, pedalis; rami sub-simplices, virgati, filiformes.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, obtusa, sub-trigona, crassiuscula, brevissime petiolata, petiolis adpressis.

FLORES ad apices ramorum ramulorumque umbellati, cernui, secundi, purpurei; pedunculi florum triplo longitudine colorati, bracteis tribus minutis instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis minutis, adpressis, ciliatis, subulatis.

COROLLA sub-campanulata ad basin plana, purpurea; laciniis limbi obtusis, suberectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria, apice incurvata. Antheras cristatæ, atro-purpureæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, sulcatum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus staminibus longior, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum, virescens.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Augusti, in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx, auctus.

3. Corolla.

4. Stamina, et Pistillum.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una lente aucta.

6. Pistillum, lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with crested tips, within the blossom; which is purple, between bell and pitcher-shaped, flat at the base; foot-stalks very long; flowers grow in umbels at the end of the branches, point all one way and hang down; leaves grow by fours, are blunt and very smooth.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, grows a foot high; branches nearly simple, twiggy and thread-shaped.

LEAVES grow by fours, linear, blunt, almost three-sided, thickish, very short foot-stalks, which are pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS grow in umbels, at the end of the larger and smaller branches, nodding, all pointing one way, and are purple; foot-stalks thrice the length of the flowers, coloured, and three small floral leaves upon them.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets small, pressed to the blossom, fringed and awl-shaped.

BLOSSOM approaching to bell-shape; the lower part flat, and purple; the segments of the border are blunt and rather upright

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, turned inwards at the upper part. Tips crested, deep purple, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, glandular at the base. Shaft longer than the chives, without the blossom. Summit four-cornered and greenish.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August, till December.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Blossom.

4. The Chives, and Pointal.

5. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one Tip magnified.

6. The Pointal, magnified.

ERICA Leea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-inclusis; corollis costatis, quadratis, sub-pollicaribus, luteo-aurantiis; quatuor quinqueve pedalis; foliis senis, maximis, rigidis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS laxus, erectus, scaber, quatuor vel quinque pedalis; rami laxi, simplices, longi.

FOLIA sena, rigida, obtusa, subtus sulcata, linearia, crassa, petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in ramulis mediis verticillati, spicam formantes, pedunculis brevibus, bracteis tribus ad basin calycis instructis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, concavis, longitudine pedunculi.

COROLLA sub-pollicaris, quadrata, costata, luteo-aurantia, laciniis dentatis, reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta; antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen cylindricum, sulcatum; stylus filiformis, exsertus; stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Augusti in Januarium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucti.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossoms, which are ribbed, four-sided, not quite an inch long, and of a yellowish-orange colour; grows four or five feet high; the leaves grow by sixes, are large, and stiff.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM supple, upright and rough, four or five feet high; the branches are loose, simple and long.

LEAVES grow by sixes, are harsh, blunt, furrowed underneath, linear, and thick, having the foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS grow in whorls, about the middle of the smaller branches, forming a spike, with short foot-stalks, with three floral leaves close to the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are awl-shaped, concave, and the length of the foot-stalk.

BLOSSOM near an inch long, four-sided, ribbed, of a yellowish-orange colour; the segments of the mouth are notched, and bent backward.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, fixed into the receptacle; the tips beardless, and just within the. blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel cylindrical, and furrowed; shaft thread-shaped, and without the blossom; summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August till January.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA lutea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; corollis ovato-acuminatis, luteis; foliis oppositis, triquetris, adpressis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS laxus, filiformis, gracilis, ad basin ramosus; ramuli conferti.

FOLIA opposita, linearia, adpressa, triquetra, supra concava, subtus carinata, sulcata, nitida; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES plures, conglomerati, subterminales; pedunculi capillares, lutei; bracteis binis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, acuminatis, luteis, glabris.

COROLLA lutea, ovato-acuminata, ore arctata; limbo quadrilobo, subreflexo.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, corolla dimidio breviora, apice recurvata, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, parvæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen cylindricum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, purpureus, filamentis duplo longior. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Septembre, in Maium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus, et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossoms; which are of a pointed oval shape, and yellow, the leaves grow opposite in pairs, are three-sided, and pressed to the stem.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM flexible, thread-shaped, and slender, branching to the bottom; the branches crowded together.

The LEAVES grow opposite in pairs, are linear, pressed to the stem, three-sided, concave on the upper, and keel-shaped on the under surface, furrowed, and shining; having very short leaf-stems pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS are numerous, close together, and nearly terminating the branches; the foot-stalks are hair-like, and yellow, having two floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets oval, pointed, yellow, and smooth.

The BLOSSOM yellow, of a pointed oval shape, compressed at the mouth; having a slightly reflexed, four-lobed border.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, half the length of the blossom, bent back at the point, and fixed into the receptacle. Tips beardless, within the blossom, and small.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel cylindrical, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, purple, and twice as long as the chives. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from September, till May.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft, and its Summit magnified.

ERICA mammosa.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; stylo subincluso; floribus verticillatis, pendulis, ventricoso-cylindricis, supra basin constrictis, profunde violaceo-purpureis; foliis quaternis, linearibus, glabris.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS simplex, fruticosus, erectus, sesquipedalis; rami verticillati, raro ramulosi, erecti.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, glabra, recta; seniora patentia, juniora erecta, subtus sulcata; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES sub-pollicares, in summitate ramorum verticillati, penduli; pedunculi longissimi, bracteis tribus, minutis, remotis, instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lato-ovatis., acutis, marginibus membranaceis, apicibus coloratis, adpressis.

COROLLA ventricoso-cylindrica, apice attenuata, ad basin constricta, profunde purpurea; laciniis minutis, erectis, obtusis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ aristatæ;, inclusæ,

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum. Stylus filiformis, sub-inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Julii in Novembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx lente auctus.

2. Calyx et Corolla.

3. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, antherâ unâ lente auctâ.

4. Germen, Stylus, et Stigma, stigmate aucto.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with bearded tips, within the blossom; shaft just within the blossom; flowers grow in whorls, hanging down, of a swelled cylinder shape, pinched in at the base, and of a deep blue purple; leaves grow by fours, are linear, and smooth.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM simple, shrubby, upright, a foot and a half high; branches grow in whorls, seldom making smaller branches, and upright.

LEAVES grow by fours, linear, smooth, and straight; the older ones spread out, the younger grow upright, and are furrowed beneath; having very short foot-stalks, which are pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS are near an inch long, grow in whorls at the top of the branches, hanging down; foot-stalks very long, having three small floral leaves at a distance from the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are of a broad egg-shape, pointed, having the margins skinny, the ends coloured, and are pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM of a swelled cylinder-shape, tapered at the end, and pinched in at the base, of a deep purple; the segments of the border are very small, upright, and blunt.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads. Tips bearded, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped, and just within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July till November.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement magnified.

2. The Empalement and Blossom.

3. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.

4. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summit, the summit magnified.

ERICA marifolia.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, sub-inclusis, corollis urceoli-formibus, albidis; foliis ternis, lato-ovatis, pubescentibus, subtus albidis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, fruticosus, pedalis, ramosissimus; ramuli frequentissimi, verticillati.

FOLIA terna, patentia, lato-ovata, margine revoluta, subtus albida, petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES terminales, umbellati, cernui; pedunculi longi, bracteis tribus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis spathulatis, seu basi attenuatis, apicibus ovatis, concavis, ciliatis.

COROLLA albida, urceoli-formis, oris laciniis sub-reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ aristatæ, sub-inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen cylindricum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Aprili in Julium,

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, antherâ unâ lente auctâ.

5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with bearded tips, just within the blossoms, which are pitcher-shaped, and white; the leaves grow by threes, of a broad egg-shape, downy, and white underneath.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, shrubby, grows a foot high, and very branching; the smaller branches are numerous, and grow in whorls.

LEAVES grow by threes, spreading outward, of a broad egg-shape, rolled back at the edges., and white beneath, having short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS terminate the branches in bunches which hang downward; the foot-stalks are long, having three floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are spathula-shaped, or tapering to the base, the tops egg-shaped, concave, and lashed.

BLOSSOM white, pitcher-shaped, having the segments of the mouth slightly bent back.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips bearded, just within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel cylinder-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4 The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA margaritacea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis; stylo exserto; corollis globoso campanulatis; floribus terminalibus, sub-umbellatis; foliis quaternis, lineari-trigonis, glabris, erectis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, ramosus; ramuli frequentissimi, erecti, glabri.

FOLIA quaterna, lineari-trigona, erecta, subtus sulcata, glabra; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES terminales, nutantes, sub-umbellati; pedunculi filiformes, bracteis tribus, linearibus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, carinatis, sulcatis, lævibus, adpressis.

COROLLA urceolata, alba, calyce paulo longior; laciniæ limbi obtusæ, erecto-patulæ.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, apice inflexa. Antheræ ovatæ, brunneæ, cristatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen globosum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Junii, in Septembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamen unum, lente auctum.

5. Pistillum, lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with crested tips, within the blossom; shaft without; blossoms globularly bell-shaped; flowers terminate the branches in small bunches; leaves grow by fours, linearly three-sided, smooth and upright.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, and branching; the small branches are numerous, upright, and smooth.

LEAVES grow by fours, linearly three-sided, upright, furrowed on the under part and smooth; with very short foot-stalks, pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS terminate the branches, are a little bent downwards, and grow in small bunches; the foot-stalks are thread-shaped, with three linear floral leaves on them.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, the little leaves are awl-shaped, keeled, furrowed, smooth, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM pitcher-shaped, white, and a little longer than the cup; the segments of the border are blunt, upright and spreading.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, bent inwards at the ends. Tips egg-shaped, brown, crested and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud globular, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped and without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from June, till September.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. A Chive, magnified.

5. The Pointal, magnified.

ERICA Massonia.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; corollis sub-cylindricis, viscosis, speciosissimis, tricoloratis; foliis subquaternis, pilis longis vestitis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, bipedalis, basi simplicissimus, dein ramosus, rami suberecti, foliis toti tecti.

FOLIA subquaterna, oblonga, serrata, pilis longis vestita, supra plana, subtus sulcata, petiolis brevissimis adpressis.

FLORES subterminales, plures, simplice verticillati, cernuo-patenti, pedunculi pilosi, foliolis tribus subtus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lanciolatis, hirsutis, adpressis, apicibus revolutis.

COROLLA subcylindracea, micans, viscosa, rubra, lutea et viridia speciosissime colorata, ore arctato, quadrisido.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, longitudine tubi, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ muticæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen clavatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, subexsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Augusti ad Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossom, which are nearly cylindrical, clammy, most beautiful, and three-coloured; the leaves grow mostly by fours, and are entirely covered with long hairs.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, grows two feet high, simple at the base, then branching, the branches nearly upright, and quite covered by the leaves.

LEAVES grow mostly by fours, oblong, sawed, clothed with long hairs, smooth on the upper, and furrowed on the under part, having very short leaf-stems pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS are numerous, in single whorls, near the summit of the branches, bending downward, and spreading, the foot-stalks hairy, with three small leaves fixed on their under part.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are lance-shaped, hairy, pressed to the blossom, and rolled back at the point.

BLOSSOM nearly cylindrical, shining, clammy, and most beautifully coloured with red, yellow, and green, narrow at the mouth, which is divided into four segments.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, the length of the blossom, fixed into the receptacle. Tips beardless.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel club-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, rather without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August till December.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA melastoma.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheræ muticæ, exsertæ, attenuata in filamenta plana; corollis sessilibus, solitariis, luteis, terminalibus; oris laciniis nigris; calyx duplicatus, heptaphyllus, imbricatus; foliis subulatis, quaternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS laxus, erectus, bipedalis; rami pauci, simplices; ramuli sparsi, brevissimi, frequentissimi, foliosi.

FOLIA quaterna, subulata, apice, recurvata, sub-scabrida, rigida; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES sessiles in apicibus ramulorum, solitarii, dependenti; pedunculi brevissimi.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex; _interius_ tetraphyllum, foliolis concavis, ovatis, glabris, imbricatis, integris, luteis; _exterius_ triphyllum, priori brevioribus, consimilibus.

COROLLA conica, lutea, parum curvata, basi quadrifariam sulcata, apice attenuata; laciniis erectis, obtusis, longissimis, adpressis, nigris.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, plana, linearia. Antheræ muticæ, lineares, exsertæ, longitudine corollæ, attenuata in filamenta.

PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, glabrum, integrum. Stylus exsertus, filiformis, staminibus paulo longior. Stigma marginatum, virescens.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Mensi Februarii, in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx.

2. Corolla, et Stamina.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.

5. Stamen unum, lente auctum.

6. Pistillum, lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossom, tapering into the threads which are flat; blossoms sitting close to the branches singly, are yellow, and terminate them; the segments of the mouth are black; the cup is doubled, of seven leaves and tiled; leaves awl-shaped, growing by fours.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM weak, upright, grows two feet high; the branches are few, and simple; the small branches are scattered, very short, numerous, and covered with leaves.

LEAVES grow by fours, awl-shaped, bent back at the point, roughish and stiff; foot-stalks very short, and pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS sitting on the ends of the smaller branches are solitary, and hang down; the foot-stalks are very short.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double; the _inner_ one has four leaves, which are concave, egg-shaped, smooth, tiled, entire, and yellow; the _outer_ three-leaved, shorter than the former, and like them.

BLOSSOM conical, yellow, slightly curved, having four furrows at the base, and tapering at the point; the segments of the border grow upright, are blunt, very long, pressed to the chives, and black.

CHIVES. Eight flat, linear, threads. Tips beardless, linear, without the blossom, and of its length, tapering into the threads.

POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped, smooth and entire. Shaft without the blossom, thread-shaped, a little longer than the chives. Summit bordered, and greenish.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from February, till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement.

2. The Blossom, and Chives.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal.

5. A Chive magnified.

6. The Pointal magnified.

ERICA monadelphia.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis, attenuatis in filamenta plana. Corolla conica, sanguinea, oris laciniis erectis, adpressis. Folia terna.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, sesquipedalis, scaber, ad basin parum ramosus. Ramuli sparsi.

FOLIA terna, obtusa, sub-tomentosa, subtus sulcata, petiolis brevissimis adpressis.

FLORES in ramulis, bini vel terni, terminales, cernui, in medio ramorum racemum formantes speciosissimum; pedunculis brevibus, bracteis nullis.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex, coloratum; exterius triphyllum, foliolis lato-ovatis, apicibus virescentibus; interius tetraphyllum, foliolis latioribus majoribus.

COROLLA conica, sub-pollicaris, glabra, sanguinea; oris laciniis erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo plana, corolla multoties longiora, receptaculo inserta; antheris muticis, exsertis, attenuatis in filamenta.

PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, tenuissime sulcatum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Augusti in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; antherâ unâ lente auctâ.

5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips without the blossoms, and tapering into filaments, which are flat. The blossom is conical, of a blood colour, having the segments of the mouth upright, and pressed to the threads. The leaves grow by threes.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, a foot and a half high, rough, branching but little at the base. The smaller branches are scattered.

LEAVES grow by threes, blunt-ended, rather downy, channelled underneath, having very short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS grow by twos and threes at the end of the smaller branches, hanging down, forming a beautiful spike near the middle of the larger branches. The foot-stalks are short, without floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double, and coloured; the outer three-leaved, the leaves of a broad oval-shape, the ends greenish: the inner is four-leaved, broader and larger than the former.

BLOSSOM cone-shaped, near an inch long, smooth, deep red; the segments of the mouth upright.

CHIVES. Eight flat threads, much longer than the blossom, fixed into the receptacle; the tips beardless, without the blossom, and tapering into the filaments.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel egg-shaped, and slightly furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August till December.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and Summit magnified.

ERICA mucosa.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; corollis globosis, mucosis, fasciculatis, cernuo-patentibus, terminalibus; foliis quaternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, tripedalis, ad basin fere ramosus, ramis longis, virgatis, flexuosis.

FOLIA quaterna, subtriangularia, linearia, apice recurvata, obtusa, glaberrima, subtus sulcata; brevissimis petiolis instructa.

FLORES plures, terminales, fasciculati, cernuo-patentes, mucosi, purpurei fulgenti; pedunculis longis, purpureis, 2 seu 3 bracteis, instructis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, obtusis, erectis, corolla dimidio brevioribus.

COROLLA globosa, limbo quadrilobo, laciniis semiorbiculatis, æqualibus, erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, corolla breviora, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen subrotundum. Stylus filamentis crassior, erectus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Augusti ad Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx et Bractea lente aucta.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with bearded tips, within the blossoms; which are globe-shaped, clammy, and in bunches, bending downward, spreading, and terminating the branches; leaves growing by fours.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows three feet high, branched nearly to the bottom, with long, slender, waving branches.

LEAVES growing by fours, nearly triangular, linear, bent back at the point, blunt, smooth, and furrowed underneath; leaf-stems very short.

FLOWERS several, terminating the branches in bunches, bending downward and spreading, of a brilliant purple, and clammy; with very long foot-stalks, which are furnished with 2 or 3 floral-leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are egg-shaped, blunt, upright, and half the length of the blossom.

BLOSSOM globe-shaped, with a four-lobed border, each division forming a half-round, equal, and upright.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, shorter than the blossom, and fixed in the receptacle. Tips bearded, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel roundish. Shaft thicker than the threads, and upright. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from August till December.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement with the Blossom.

2. The Empalement and Floral-leaves magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA Muscari.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; corollis oblongo-ovatis, obtuse tetragonis; foliis quaternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, sesquipedalis, teres, basi simplicissimus, dein ramosus.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, acuta, erecto-patentia, glaberrima, nitida, dilute viridia, petiolis brevissimis ramis adpressis.

FLORES luteoli, suaviter olentes, sæpius quaterni, terminales; pedunculis brevissimis.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex; _interius_ tetraphyllum, foliolis erectis, ovatis, carinatis; _exterius_ triphyllum, priori incumbens.

COROLLA oblongo-ovata, obtuse tetragona, summa parte arctata, limbo quadrilobo, laciniis æqualibus revolutis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, stylo subæqualia, apice torto, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, bifidæ, dorsales.

PISTILLUM. Germen obovatum, fulcatum sulcis octo. Stylus linearis, erectus, corollas sub-æqualis. Stigma subtetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Martio ad Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus, et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips within the blossom, which is oblong-egg-shaped, and bluntly four-edged; leaves growing by fours.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows a foot and a half high, cylindrical, undivided at the base, afterwards branching.

LEAVES growing by fours, linear, pointed, between upright and spreading, smooth and shining, of a light green, with short leaf-stems pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS yellowish, sweet-scented, mostly four together, terminating the branches; having very short footstalks.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double; the _inner_ one has four leaves, which are erect, ovate, and keel-shaped; the _outer_ has three leaves, and rests on the former.

The BLOSSOM oblong-egg-shaped, bluntly four-edged, contracted at the mouth, which is terminated by a four-lobed border, whose segments are equal, and rolled back.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, nearly of a length with the pointal, crooked at their upper part, and fixed in the receptacle. Tips beardless, within the blossom, cleft, and fixed to the threads at their back.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel inversely egg-shaped, furrowed with eight channels. Shaft linear, erect, nearly of a length with the blossom. Summit nearly four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from March till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA nigrita.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis, atris; flores subterni, albi; corolla campanulata, laciniis revolutis, maximis; foliis ternis, nitidis, patentibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, pedalis; rami et ramuli frequentissimi, sub-erecti, virgati, sub-tomentosi.

FOLIA terna, nitida, glabra, sub-triquetra, obtusa, patentia, crassa; petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in apicibus ramulorum terminales, sub-terni; pedunculi albi; bracteæ ovatæ, acutæ, albæ, calyci approximatæ, imbricatæ, calyciformes.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis, ovatis, acutis, albis, laxis, longitudine fere corollæ.

COROLLA campanulata, albida; laciniis oris revolutis, majoribus.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria, receptaculo inserta. Antherae muticæ, exsertæ, atræ.

PISTILLUM. Germen sub-ovatum, leviter sulcatum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus paulo longior. Stigma peltatum, sub-tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Aprili, in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, Anthera una lente aucta.

5. Pistillum, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossom, and black; flowers grow mostly by threes, and white; blossom bell-shaped; segments rolled back, and very large; leaves grow by threes, shining, and spreading.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, grows a foot high; the larger and smaller branches are numerous, nearly upright, twiggy, and a little downy.

LEAVES grow by threes, shine, smooth, nearly three-sided, blunt, spreading, and thick; foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS grow from the ends of the small branches, mostly by threes; with white foot-stalks; floral leaves egg-shaped, sharp-ended, white, close to the cup, tiled, and like those of the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, pointed, white, loose, nearly the length of the blossom.

BLOSSOM bell-shaped, white; the segments of the mouth are rolled back, and larger than the tube.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads fixed into the receptacle. Tips beardless, without the blossom, and black.

POINTAL. Seed-bud nearly egg-shaped, slightly furrowed, glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, a little longer than the chives. Summit shield-shaped, almost four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April, till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one Tip magnified.

5. The Pointal, magnified.

ERICA obliqua.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis; stylo sub-exserto; corollis ovatis, laciniis ovalibus, maximis, erectis; floribus umbellatis, terminalibus, pedunculis pollicaribus; foliis oblique sparsis, truncatis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis; rami simplices, longi, filiformes.

FOLIA sparsa, sæpe vero quaterna, linearia, arcuata, margine glanduloso-denticulata, glabra, truncata, petiolis tenuissimis.

FLORES numerosi, sub apice ramorum umbellati; pedunculi flore triplo longiores, colorati, viscidi, bracteis tribus linearibus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis minutis, linearibus, viscosis, adpressis.

COROLLA sub-globosa, purpurea, magnitudine pisi; laciniis limbi maximis, erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, plana, linearia, apice incurvata; antheræ ad basin bicornutæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen tiarae-forme, sulcatum; glandulæ octo ad basin germinis; stylus cylindricus, sub-exsertus; stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Augusti in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium lente auctum.

2. Flos.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina et Pistillum.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, lente aucta.

6. Pistillum lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom; the shaft just without; blossoms egg-shaped, the segments of the border oval, very large, and upright; flowers grow in bunches, and terminate the branches; the footstalks an inch long; the leaves grow scattered obliquely, appearing cut off at the ends.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows a foot high; the branches simple, long, and thread-shaped.

LEAVES grow scattered, sometimes by fours, linear, arched, appearing toothed by small glands at the edge, smooth, seeming cut off at the ends, and with very slender footstalks.

FLOWERS numerous, growing in umbels at the end of the branches; the footstalks thrice the length of the flower, coloured, clammy, and having three linear floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; the leaflets very small, linear, clammy, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM almost globular, purple, the size of a pea; the segments of the border very large and upright.

CHIVES. Eight flat threads, linear, bent inward at the points; tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped and furrowed; eight glands at the base of the seed-bud; shaft cylindrical, and just without the blossom; summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August till December.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf magnified.

2. A Flower.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. The Chives and Pointal.

5. The Chives detached from the Pointal, magnified.

6. The Pointal magnified.

ERICA Pattersonia.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; foliis quaternis, floribus axillaribus, e foliis emergentibus, cylindricis, luteis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus, basi ramosus, dein simplicissimus, pyramidatus, ramulis brevissimis vestitus.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, incurvata, acuta, glabra, subtus sulcata, petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES plures, axillares, in medio cauli e foliis recti emergentes, pedunculis fere nullis.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex, _exterius_ triphyllum, foliolis ovatis, acuminatis, _interius_ tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, apice recurvatis.

COROLLA cylindrica, subpollicaria, glabra, lutea, ore arctato, quadrisido limbo reflexo.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, corollæ subæqualia, receptaculo inserta. Antheris aristatis.

PISTILLUM. Germen campanulatum. Stylus filiformis, tortuosus, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Martio ad Augustum.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with bearded tips, within the blossom; leaves growing by fours, the flowers grow close to the stem, peeping out from amongst the leaves, are cylindrical, and yellow.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, two feet high, upright, branching out at the base, then forming a simple, pyramidal spike, covered by very short branches.

LEAVES grow by fours, linear, curved, sharp-pointed, and smooth, furrowed underneath, having short leaf-stems pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS are numerous, growing close to, and about the middle of the stem, peeping straight out from amongst the leaves, with scarce any footstalks.

EMPALEMENT. Cup, double the _outer_ three-leaved, which are oval, and pointed, the _inner_ four-leaved, being awl-shaped, and bent back at the point.

BLOSSOM cylindrical, near an inch long, smooth, yellow, and narrow at the mouth, having a four-lobed, reflexed border.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, nearly the length of the blossom, fixed into the receptacle. Tips bearded.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel bell-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped, twisted, and without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from March till August.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA Petiveriana.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis, longissimis; corollis clavatis, pollicaribus, luteis; calyce imbricato, foliis ternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS strictissimus, rigidus, parum ramosus; ramulis brevibus, frequentissimis.

FOLIA terna, linearia, obtusa, in apicibus ramulorum fasciculata, petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in medio ramorum, ramulis ultimis terminales, bini, vel terni, recurvi; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus calyciformibus.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex, imbricatum, interius tetraphyllum, exterius triphyllum, foliolis ovatis, acuminatis, concavis, luteis, glabris.

COROLLA clavata, curvata, lutea, pollicaris, glabra, ad basin grossa, quadrifida; oris laciniis incurvis, adpressis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta; antheræ muticæ, exsertæ, longissimæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Aprili in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Corolla.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina et Pistillum.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diduct; antherâ unâ lente auctâ.

6. Stylus et Stigma lente aucti.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossom, and very long; the blossom is club-shaped, an inch long, and yellow; the cup is tiled; the leaves grow by threes.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM very upright, harsh, very little branched; the smaller branches are short, and numerous.

LEAVES grow by threes, are linear, blunt, and are bundled together at the end of the small branches; the foot-stalks grow close to the branches.

FLOWERS terminate the smaller branches about the middle of the larger ones, by twos and threes, and are bent inwards; the foot-stalks are very short, having three floral leaves, which seem to form part of the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double, and tiled, the inner four-leaved, the outer three-leaved, which are oval, pointed, hollow, smooth, and yellow.

BLOSSOM club-shaped, curved, yellow, smooth, an inch long, swelled at the base, which is divided into four; the segments of the mouth are bent inwards, and pressed to the filaments.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads fixed into the receptacle; tips beardless, very long, and without the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel egg-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Blossom.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. The Chives and Pointal.

5. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

6. The Shaft and Summit magnified.

ERICA physodes.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.