Chapter III: Part 3

ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis; corollis ovatis, inflatis, glabris, viscosis, crystallinis, albis; foliis quaternis, marginibus glandulosis, obtusis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus; rami erecti, ramulosi.

FOLIA quaterna, obtusa, lato-linearia, carinata, curvata, margine glandulosa, viscosa, patentia.

FLORES umbellati, sub-quaterni, cernui, ad apices ramulorum; pedunculi mediocres, bracteis minutis, distantibus.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, brevissimis, adpressis, viscosis.

COROLLA ovata, alba, crystallina, magnitudine pisi; laciniis acuminatis, erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen globosum, sulcatum. Stylus sub-inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Februario in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium lente auctum.

2. Calyx et Corolla.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina et Pistillum.

5. Stamen lente auctum.

6. Pistillum lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with crested tips within the blossoms, which are egg-shaped, swelled out, smooth, clammy, like crystal, and white; leaves grow by fours, have glandular edges, and are blunt-ended.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows two feet high, upright; the branches grow upright, and have numerous little branches.

LEAVES grow by fours, are blunt, broadly linear, keeled, curved, the edges glandular, clammy, and spreading.

FLOWERS grow in umbels of mostly four together, hanging down from the ends of the smaller branches; the footstalks of the length of the blossoms, with floral leaves that are very small, and placed at a distance from the blossom.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are egg-shaped, very short, pressed to the blossom, and clammy.

BLOSSOM egg-shaped, white, and like crystal, the size of a pea; segments of the border tapering and upright.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips crested, and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud globular, and furrowed. Shaft just within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from February till July.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf magnified.

2. The Empalement and Blossom.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. The Chives and Pointal.

5. A Chive magnified.

6. The Pointal magnified.

ERICA pinea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; corollis tubuloso-clavatis, sub-albidis; floribus axillaribus, verticillatis, pollicaribus; foliis, sub-senis, linearibus glabris, rigidis, longis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, plus quam bipedalis, robustus; rami verticillati, erecto-patentes, raro ramulosi, cauli similes.

FOLIA sena, linearia, glabra, patentia, longissima, petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in medio ramorum verticillati, horizontales, pollicares; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, ad basin latioribus, glabris, adpressis.

COROLLA tubuloso-clavata, obtusa, sub-albida; laciniis reflexis.

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

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, sulcatum; apice pilosum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma peltatum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Augusti, in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium, lente auctum.

2. Calyx et Corolla.

3. Calyx, auctus.

4. Stamina, et Pistillum.

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

6. Pistillum, stigma auctum.

7. Germen, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with beardless tips, within the blossoms, which are tubularly club-shaped, and nearly white; flowers grow from the lower part of the leaves close to the stem in whorls, are an inch long; leaves grow mostly by sixes, are linear and smooth, stiff, and long.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, grows more than two feet high and very stout; the branches grow in whorls, spreading and upright, seldom breaking into smaller branches, and like the stem.

LEAVES grow by sixes, are linear, smooth, spread outward, and very long, the foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS grow in whorls about the middle of the branches, horizontal, and an inch in length; the foot-stalks very short, with three floral leaves on them.

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

BLOSSOM tubularly club-shaped, blunt ended, and nearly white; the segments of the border are reflexed.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads shorter than the blossom. Tips beardless and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped and furrowed; hairy on the upper part, and glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the blossom. Summit shield-shaped.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August, till December,

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf, magnified.

2. The Empalement, and Blossom.

3. The Empalement, magnified.

4. The Chives, and Pointal, magnified.

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

6. The Pointal, the Summit magnified.

7. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA Plukenetia nana.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris muticis, longissimis, exsertis; floribus solitariis, cernuis, bracteis remotis; corolla sub cylindrica, sub-truncata, atro-purpurea; oris laciniis minutis, erectis; calycibus simplicibus; foliis ternis, confertis, inflexis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS sub-pedalis, erectus, robustus; rami verticillati, patenti; ramuli frequentissimi, sub-erecti.

FOLIA terna, linearia, glabra, arcuata, inflexa, subtus sulcata; petiolis ferè nullis.

FLORES in medio ramorum ex axillis foliorum verticillati, solitarii; pedunculi longissimi, bracteis minutis, remotis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis glabris, carinatis, ovatis, acutis, coloratis, adpressis.

COROLLA sub-cylindrica, sub-truncata, glabra, atro-purpurea; laciniis limbi obtusis, obsoletis, viridibus, erectis.

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

PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, glabrum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus, staminibus paulo longior. Stigma obsolete tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Junii, in Novembrem.

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, Stigma auctum.

6. Germen auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with beardless tips, very long, and without the blossom; flowers grow solitary, hanging down, with the floral leaves at a distance; blossom nearly cylindrical, appearing nearly as if cut off at the mouth, of a deep purple; the segments of the mouth are small, and upright; the cups simple; leaves grow by threes, crowded together, and turned inwards.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM grows nearly a foot high, upright, and sturdy; the branches grow in whorls, spreading; the smaller branches are numerous, and nearly upright.

LEAVES grow by threes, linear, smooth, bent like a bow, turned inward, and furrowed beneath; scarce any foot-stalks.

FLOWERS grow in the middle of the branches, from the base of the leaves in whorls, and singly; the foot-stalks the length of the blossoms, having very small floral leaves at a distance from the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup three-leaved, leaflets smooth, keeled, egg-shaped, pointed, coloured, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM nearly cylindrical, appearing almost as if cut off at the end, smooth, and of a deep purple; the segments of the border blunt, very small, green, and upright.

CHIVES. Eight flat threads, the length of the blossom. Tips beardless, without the blossom, the length of the threads, and tapered into them.

POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped, and smooth. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom, and a little longer than the chives. Summit slightly four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from the month of June, 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 Summit, the Summit magnified.

6. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA pubescens.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; stylo sub-exserto; corollis ovatis, pubescentibus; foliis quaternis, arcuatis, incurvatis, hirtis; caule piloso.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, ramosus, pilosus; rami et ramuli pilosi, filiformes, virgati.

FOLIA quaterna, sæpe terna, obtusa, villosa, incurva, arcuata, subtus sulcata; petiolis brevissimis adpressis.

FLORES in ramulis terminales, umbellati, bini, terni, vel plures, copiosi, purpurei; pedunculi capillares, bracteis tribus, hirsutis, instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis pilosis, rufescentibus, subulatis, apicibus coloratis, obtusis.

COROLLA, ovata, obtusa, villosa; oris laciniis minutis, erectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, ad basin glandulosum. Stylus filiformis, purpureus. Stigma ad basin peltatum, apice tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Augusti, in Februarium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium, auctum.

2. Calyx, et Corolla.

3. Calyx, auctus.

4. Stamina et Pistillum.

5. Stamina, lente aucta.

6. Germen, Stylus et Stigma, lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with bearded tips, within the blossom; shaft just without; blossoms egg-shaped and downy; leaves grow by fours, bowed, turned inwards, and hairy; stem hairy.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, branching and hairy; the large and small branches are hairy; thread-shaped, and twiggy.

LEAVES grow by fours, often by threes, blunt, hairy, turned inwards, bowed, and furrowed beneath; having very short foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS terminate the small branches in umbels of two, three, or more, are very abundant, and purple; foot-stalks are hair-like, having three hairy floral-leaves on them.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are hairy, rough, awl-shaped, coloured at the ends, and blunt.

BLOSSOM egg-shaped, blunt, and hairy; the segments of the mouth are small and upright.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped and glandular at the base. Shaft thread-shaped and purple. Summit shield-shaped at the base, and four-cornered at the top.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August, till February.

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf, magnified.

2. The Empalement, and Blossom.

3. The Empalement, magnified.

4. The Chives, and Pointal.

5. The Chives, magnified.

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

ERICA pulchella.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; flores sub-globosi, incarnati, axillares, paniculati; caulis filiformis, flexuosus; folia terna, trigona, sexfariam imbricata.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS flexuosus, pedalis, glaber; rami flexuosi, sub-simplices, filiformes, longi.

FOLIA terna, trigona, glabra, obtusa, sexfariam imbricata, sub-erecta; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES in summis ramulis paniculati, axillares; pedunculi longissimi, bracteis tribus, minutis, remotis, instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ciliatis, concavis, adpressis, ovatis.

COROLLA sub-globosa, parva, incarnata, laciniis minutis, erectis.

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

PISTILLUM. Germen globosum. Stylus cylindricus, inclusus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Augusti, in Februarium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium unum, lente auctum.

2. Corolla, et Calyx.

3. Calyx, lente auctus.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.

5. Stamen unum lente auctum.

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

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossom; the flowers nearly globular, flesh-coloured, and grow from the lower part of the leaves, close to the branches, forming a loose spike; stem thread-shaped, growing zig-zagged; leaves grow by threes, three-sided, tiled, and forming six edges.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM grows zig-zagged, a foot high, and smooth; branches like the stem, grow nearly simple, thread-shaped, and long.

LEAVES grow by threes, three-sided, smooth, blunt, forming six edges, and almost upright; the foot-stalks are very short, and pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS grow in loose spikes, near the ends of the small branches from the lower part of the leaves; the foot-stalks very long, having three small floral leaves near the lower part.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are fringed, concave, pressed to the blossom, and egg-shaped.

BLOSSOM, almost globular, small, and flesh-coloured; the segments small, and upright.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud globular. Shaft cylindrical, and within the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August, till February.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf, magnified.

2. The Blossom, and Empalement.

3. The Empalement, magnified.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal.

5. A Chive, magnified.

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

ERICA purpurea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis; corollis verticillatis, tubulosis, a basi incurvata, sensim ampliatis; foliis subsenis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, bipedalis, pubescens, basi simplicissimus, dein verticillatim ramosus, ramis simplicibus, adscendentibus.

FOLIA subsena, linearia, recurvato patentia, supra plana, subtus revoluta, acuta, rigida, brevissimis adpressis petiolis.

FLORES verticillati, subterminales, dilute purpurei, pedunculis brevissimis instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis erectis, ovato-oblongis, acuminatis; bracteis binis adpressis.

COROLLA tubulosa, basi incurvata, sensim versus apicem dilatata; ore quadrilobo æquali patente.

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

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum. Stylus filiformis, filamentis longior. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Julii 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 beardless tips, without the blossoms; which grow in whorls, are tubular, gradually widening from an incurved base; leaves growing mostly by sixes.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, grows two feet high, downy, quite intire at the base, then throws out a number of whorled, simple, ascending branches.

LEAVES growing generally in sixes, linear, bent backward and spreading, plain on their upper, and rolled back on their under, surface, sharp-pointed, inflexible, with short leaf-stalks pressed closely to the stem.

FLOWERS grow in whorls, nearly at the top of the branches, of a fine light purple, and furnished with very short foot-stalks.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are of an oblong-oval shape, upright, and pointed; with two floral-leaves close to it.

BLOSSOM tubular, with an incurved base, gradually widening towards the mouth, which is cut into four equal, spreading lobes.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, fixed in the receptacle. Tips beardless, without the blossom, and deeply divided.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel turban-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped, longer than the threads. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from July 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 pyramidalis.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; floribus umbellatis, sub-quaternis; corolla pyramidata, carnea, laciniis maximis, erectis; foliis sub-quaternis, linearibus, pilosis, obtusis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, ramosus, flexilis; ramuli frequentissimi, verticillati, sub-quaterni, brevi, cernui.

FOLIA sub-quaterna, linearia, pilosa, tenuia, subtus sulcata; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES in apicibus ramulorum umbellati, sub-quaterni; pedunculi recti, colorati, bracteis minutis, remotis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis, subulatis, adpressis.

COROLLA campanulato-infundibuliformis, carnea; laciniis limbi acutis, maximis, semiovatis, apicibus parum patulis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen sub-globosum, apice octo-partitum, compressum. Stylus filiformis, erectus, subexsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Septembris, in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Corolla.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.

5. Anthera una lente aucta.

6. Pistillum, lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossom; flowers grow in umbels mostly of four; blossom pyramid-shaped and flesh coloured, the segments very large, and upright; leaves grow generally by fours, linear, hairy and blunt ended.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, branching and flexible; small branches are numerous, grow in whorls, mostly by fours, short and hanging down.

LEAVES grow most frequently by fours, are linear, hairy, thin and furrowed beneath; foot-stalks very short and pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS grow at the ends of the small branches in bunches, generally of four; the foot-stalks grow straight, are coloured, having the floral leaves at a distance from the blossom.

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

BLOSSOM between bell and funnel-shaped, and flesh-coloured; the segments of the border are pointed, very large, half egg-shaped, with the ends a little spreading.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud nearly globular, eight divisions at the top and flattened. Shaft thread-shaped, upright and just without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from September, till December.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Blossom.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal.

5. A Tip, magnified.

6. The Pointal and Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA radiata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; stylo exserto; floribus horizontaliter-verticillatis, terminalibus; corollis sub-cylindricis, pollicaribus, laciniis revolutis; foliis quaternis, glabris, patentibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, sub-pedalis, ramosus; rami sub-simplices, patento-erecti, glabri.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, patentia, subtus sulcata, supra plana, glabra; petiolis adpressis.

FLORES in ramulorum apice verticillati, horizontaliter siti; pedunculi foliorum longitudine, bracteis tribus, subulatis, instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, adpressis.

COROLLA subcylindrica, calyce triplo longior; oris laciniis revolutis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

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

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Augusti, in Novembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Flos.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossom; shaft without; flowers terminate the branches in horizontal whorls; blossoms nearly cylindrical, an inch long, with the segments of the border rolled back; leaves grow by fours, smooth and spreading.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, grows near a foot high, and branching; the branches nearly simple, spreading upright and smooth.

LEAVES grow by fours, linear, spreading, furrowed on the under part, flat on the upper part and smooth; the foot-stalks pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS grow in whorls at the ends of the smaller branches, standing horizontally; the foot-stalks the length of the leaves, having three awl-shaped floral leaves.

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

BLOSSOM almost cylinder-shaped, thrice the length of the cup; the segments of the mouth are rolled back.

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

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

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August, till November.

REFERENCE.

1. The Flower.

2. The Empalement, magnified.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The Shaft and Summit, magnified.

ERICA ramentacea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris cristatis, inclusis; corollis globosis, umbellis confertis, rubro-purpureis, pedunculis longissimis, coloratis; foliis quaternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, spithamæus, ramosissimus, rami et ramuli filiformes, divaricato-patentes.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, subtus sulcata, glabra, acuminata.

FLORES plures, terminales, umbellati, conferti; pedunculi purpurei, longissimi, capillares, bracteis tribus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, coloratis.

COROLLA globosa, rubro-purpurea, ore contracto, laciniis minutis, reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta; Antheris cristatis, inclusis.

PISTILLUM. Germen globosum, sulcatum; Stylus filiformis sub-exsertus. Stigma tetragonum, pubescens.

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, anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, whose tips are crested, and within the blossoms, which are globe-shaped, growing in close bunches, of a reddish-purple colour, having very long foot-stalks coloured; the leaves grow by fours.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, a span high, very much branched; the larger and smaller branches are thread-shaped, and spread into various directions.

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

The FLOWERS are numerous, terminating the branches in close bunches; the foot-stalks are purple, very long, hair-like, and have three floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are awl-shaped, and coloured.

BLOSSOM globe-shaped, of a reddish purple, the mouth contracted, the segments of which are very small, and bent back.

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

POINTAL. Seed-vessel globe-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, just without the blossom. Summit four-cornered, and downy.

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 retorta.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; foliis quaternis, retortis, apice setaceis, margine ciliatis; floribus umbellatis, viscosis, carneis, ampullaceis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis, erectus, ramosus; rami flexuosi, filiformes.

FOLIA quaterna, retorta, seta terminali aristata, margine ciliata, glabra, supra plana, subtus sulcata; petioli brevissimi, adpressi.

FLORES plures, subterminales, sæpe quatuor, verticillati, viscosi; pedunculi longi, bracteis tribus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis aristatis, apice ciliatis, subovatis, viscosis, adpressis.

COROLLA, basi inflata, apice attenuata, ima parte carnea, summa saturate purpurea, ore arctata, laciniis ovatis, reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ inclusæ, villoso-muticæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen clavatum; stylus exsertus, purpureus; stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Julii, in Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium unum lente auctum.

2. Calyx, et Corolla.

3. Calyx, lente auctus.

4. Stamina, et Pistillum.

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

6. Stylus, et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossom; the leaves grow by fours, are rolled back, having bristles at their points, and fringed at their edges; the flowers grow in bunches, are clammy, flesh coloured, and flask-shaped.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows about a foot high, and upright; the branches are crooked, and thread-shaped.

The LEAVES grow by fours, are rolled back, terminating with an awn-like bristle, fringed at the edges, smooth, flat on the upper and furrowed on the under part, having short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.

The FLOWERS are numerous, nearly terminal, mostly by fours, in whorls, and clammy; the foot-stalks are long, having three floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are each terminated by a bristle, the ends fringed, nearly oval, clammy, and pressed to the blossom.

The BLOSSOM is swelled out at the base, and tapers to the point, the lower part is of a flesh colour, the upper deep purple, straightened at the mouth, whose segments are egg-shaped, and bent back.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads fixed into the receptacle. The tips are within the blossom, beardless, and covered with hairs.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel club-shaped; shaft without the blossom, and purple; summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July, till October.

REFERENCE.

1. One leaf magnified.

2. The Empalement, and Blossom.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. The Chives and Pointal.

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

6. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA Sebana _aurantia_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis, longissimis; corolla clavata, incurvata, aurantia; laciniis obtusis, incurvis; floribus ternis, terminalibus; calyx duplex, imbricatus; foliis ternis, arcuatis, reflexis; rami toti tecti ramulis brevissimis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS robustus, erectus, pedalis; rami pauci, tecti ramulis confertis, brevissimis.

FOLIA terna, linearia, arcuata, conferta, subtrigona, reflexa, apice acuta, brevissime petiolata.

FLORES terni in apice ramulorum dependenti; pedunculi brevissimi, nudi.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex, _exterius_ triphyllum, foliolis, lato-ovatis, membranaceis, adpressis, imbricatis; _interius_ tetraphyllum, foliolis majoribus.

COROLLA clavata, incurvata, aurea, calyce duplo longior; laciniis limbi obtusis, incurvis.

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

PISTILLUM. Germen ovale, apice truncatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus paulo longior. Stigma obsolete tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Julii, in Novembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx auctus.

2. Flos.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.

5. Anthera una, lente aucta.

6. Stigma, auctum.

7. Germen, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossom, and very long; blossom club-shaped, turned inwards and orange coloured; segments blunt, turned inwards; flowers grow by threes at the ends of the branches; cup double, tiled; leaves grow by threes, are curved, and reflexed; the branches are quite covered with little branches.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM sturdy, upright, grows a foot high; branches few, covered by little branches which are crowded together.

LEAVES grow by threes, linear, arched, crowded, nearly three-sided, reflexed, sharp-pointed, very small foot-stalks.

FLOWERS grow by threes at the end of the small branches, hanging down; very short, naked, foot-stalks.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double, _the outer_ three-leaved, leaflets broad egg-shaped and skinny, pressed to the stem, tiled; _the inner_ four-leaved, with larger leaflets.

BLOSSOM club-shaped, turned inwards, orange colour, and twice the length of the cup; the segments of the mouth blunt and turned inwards.

CHIVES. Eight linear, flat threads; tips beardless, without the blossom, very long, linear, and tapered into the threads.

POINTAL. Seed-bud oval, appearing cut off at the end and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, a little longer than the chives. Summit slightly four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July, till November.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, magnified.

2. A Flower.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal.

5. A Tip, magnified.

6. The Summit, magnified.

7. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA Sebana _lutea_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis, longissimis; corolla conica, lutea; laciniis obtusis, erectis; floribus ternis, terminalibus, dependentibus; calyx duplex, imbricatus; foliis ternis, confertissimis, reflexis, arcuatis; caulis simplex, elongatus.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, bipedalis, laxus; rami pauci, ramulis brevissimis tecti.

FOLIA terna, linearia, arcuata; conferta, subtrigona, reflexa, apice acuta, brevissime petiolata.

FLORES terni in apice ramulorum penduli; pedunculis brevissimis.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex, _exterius_ triphyllum, foliolis lato-ovatis, membranaceis, adpressis, imbricatis; _interius_ tetraphyllum, foliolis majoribus.

COROLLA conica, calyce duplo longior, lutea; laciniis limbi obtusis, erectis.

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

PISTILLUM. Germen ovale, apice truncatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus, staminibus paulo longior. Stigma obsoletum, virescens.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Augusti, in Januarium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx.

2. Corolla.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a pistillo diducta.

5. Anthera una, lente aucta.

6. Pistillum, magnitudine naturali, Stigma dilatatum.

7. Germen, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossom and very long; blossom conical, and yellow; segments of the border upright; flowers grow by threes, terminating the branches, hanging down; empalement double, tiled; leaves grow by threes, very crowded, are bent back and crooked; stem simple, lengthened out.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, grows two feet high, and weak; larger branches few, covered with numerous shorter ones.

LEAVES grow by threes, linear, curved, crowded, nearly three-sided, reflexed, sharp-pointed, foot-stalks very short.

FLOWERS grow by threes hanging down at the end of the smaller branches; foot-stalks very short.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double, _the outer_ three-leaved, leaflets broad, egg-shaped, skinny, pressed to the inner, and tiled; _the inner_ four-leaved, with larger leaflets.

BLOSSOM conical, twice the length of the cup, yellow; the segments of the border blunt and upright.

CHIVES. Eight linear threads, flat. Tips beardless, without the blossom, linear, very long, tapered into the threads.

POINTAL. Seed-bud oval, appearing cut off at the end, furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom, a little longer than the chives. Summit obsolete, and greenish.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August, till January.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement.

2. The Blossom.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the pointal.

5. A Tip, magnified.

6. The Pointal of the natural size, the Summit larger.

7. The Seed-bud, magnified.

ERICA Sebana, _viridis_.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exertis, longissimis; corolla conica, sub-viridis, laciniis obtusis, rectis; floribus ternis, terminalibus, dependentibus; calyx duplex, imbricatus; foliis ternis, reflexis, confertis, arcuatis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS robustus, erectus, pedalis; rami tecti ramulis brevissimis, confertis.

FOLIA terna, linearia, arcuata, conferta, sub-trigona, reflexa, apice acuta, brevissime petiolata.

FLORES terni, in apice ramulorum brevissimorum cernui.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex; exterius triphyllum, foliolis lato-ovatis, membranaceis, adpressis, imbricatis; interius tetraphyllum, foliolis majoribus.

COROLLA conica, calyce duplo longior, pallide-viridis; laciniis limbi obtusis, rectis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, linearia, plana; antheræ muticæ, exsertæ, longissimæ, sub-rubræ.

PISTILLUM. Germen conicum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus, staminibus paulo longior. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret in mense Aprilis.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Corolla.

4. Stamina et Pistillum.

5. Stamen unum auctum.

6. Pistillum lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossom, and very long; blossom conical and greenish, having the segments of the mouth blunt, and straight; the flowers grow by threes, at the end of the branches, hanging down; cup double and tiled; the leaves grow by threes, are bent backward, crowded together, and arched.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM sturdy, upright, and a foot high; the branches are covered with very short lesser branches, crowded together.

LEAVES grow by threes, are linear, arched, crowded together, nearly three-sided, reflexed, sharp-pointed, and on very short footstalks.

FLOWERS grow by threes, at the end of the shorter branches hanging down.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double; the outer three-leaved, the leaflets of a broad egg-shape, skinny, pressed to the inner cup, and tiled; the inner four-leaved, the leaflets larger.

BLOSSOM conical, twice the length of the cup, and pale green; the segments of the border are blunt, and straight.

CHIVES. Eight linear, flat threads; tips beardless, without the blossom, very long, and reddish.

POINTAL. Seed-bud conical. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom, and something longer than the chives. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers in the month of April.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Blossom.

4. The Chives and Pointal.

5. A Chive magnified.

6. The Pointal magnified.

ERICA serratifolia.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis sub-exsertis, corollis sub-cylindricis, luteo-aurantiis, sub-pollicaribus; foliis quaternis, rigidis, acutis, serratis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, rigidus, pedalis, ramosus; ramuli frequentissimi, breves.

FOLIA quaterna, rigida, serrata, acuta, nitida, trigona, patentia, apice incurvata; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES terminales, in apicibus ramulorum bini vel terni, sub-cernui; pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lanceolatis, serratis, reflexis.

COROLLA sub-pollicaria, sub-cylindrica, luteo-aurantia, apice paulo contracta; oris laciniis reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ sub-exsertæ, muticæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen cylindricum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. 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 aucti.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips just out of the blossoms, which are nearly cylindrical, of an orange yellow, almost an inch long; the leaves grow by fours, are harsh, sharp, and sawed at the edges.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, harsh, grows a foot high, and much branched; the smaller branches are numerous, and short.

LEAVES grow by fours, are harsh, sawed, sharp, shining, three-sided, and spreading, the point bent inwards; with very short floral leaves pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS are terminal, two or three together at the end of the smaller branches, bending a little downward; the footstalks are short, having three floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved; the leaflets are spear-shaped, sawed, and bent outward.

BLOSSOM near an inch long, almost cylindrical, orange yellow, a little contracted at the top; the segments of the mouth are bent back.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads; tips nearly without the blossom, and beardless.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel cylindrical. Shaft thread-shaped, and 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 setacea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis; stylo longissimo, exserto; floribus racemosis, terminalibus, ternis; corollis urceolatis, pallidis, minutis; foliis ternis, hispidis; caulis flexilis, filiformis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS rami et ramuli filiformes, flexuosi, tenuissime scabri, villosi.

FOLIA terna, linearia, arcuata, obtusa, supra sub-scabrida, margine setacea, revoluta; petioli brevissimi.

FLORES in ultimis ramulis terminates, sub-terni, spicati; pedunculi longitudine florum, bracteis tribus, ad basin instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, apice pilosis, adpressis.

COROLLA urceolata, glabra, sub-albida, minuta; laciniæ limbi sub-erectæ, obtusæ.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ inclusæ, ad basin bicornutæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen sub-globosum, sulcatum. Stylus exsertus, longissimus. Stigma maximum, tetragonum, purpureum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi. Februarii, in Aprilem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium unum, lente auctum.

2. Calyx, et Corolla.

3. Calyx, auctus.

4. Stamina et Pistillum.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.

6. Stamen unum, auctum.

7. Pistillum, lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom, the shaft very long and without; flowers grow in long bunches, terminating the small branches by threes; blossoms pitcher-shaped, pale and small; leaves grow by threes, with harsh hair on them; stem weak and thread-shaped.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM larger and smaller branches are thread-shaped, grow zig-zag, are a little rough and hairy.

LEAVES grow by threes, are linear, bowed, blunt, roughish on the upper side, bristly and rolled back at the edge; the foot-stalks very short.

FLOWERS grow mostly by threes at the extremity of the smaller branches, forming a spike; the foot-stalks the length of the flowers, having three floral leaves at the base.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, hairy at the end and pressed to the blossoms.

BLOSSOM pitcher-shape, smooth, whitish and small; the segments of the border are almost upright and blunt.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud nearly globular, and furrowed. Shaft without the blossom, and very long. Summit very large, four-cornered, and purple.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from February till April.

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf, magnified.

2. The Empalement, and Blossom.

3. The Empalement, magnified.

4. The Chives, and Pointal.

5. The Chives detached from the Pointal.

6. A Chive, magnified.

7. The Pointal, magnified.

ERICA sordida.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, exsertis; corollis pilosis, curvis, sordide-luteis; floribus terminalibus, sessilibus; folia quaterna, linearia, pilis longis tecta.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, apice pilosus; rami sparsi, erecti; ramuli frequentissimi, pilosi.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, pilosa, obtusa; petiolis brevissimis.

FLORES sessiles in omnibus ramulorum apicibus, solitarii, bini, vel terni; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus, adpressis, instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis foliis similibus, adpressis.

COROLLA tubulosa-clavata, curvata, pollicaria, sordide-lutea, pilosa; oris laciniis recurvatis.

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

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

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Augusti, in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium, auctum.

2. Calyx, et Corolla.

3. Calyx, auctus.

4. Stamen et Pistillum, anthera una, aucta.

5. Stigma, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, without the blossoms, which are hairy, curved, and of a dirty yellow; flowers terminate the branches, sitting close to the stem; leaves grow by fours, linear, and covered with long hairs.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, hairy at the top; branches scattered, upright; smaller branches numerous, and hairy.

LEAVES grow by fours, linear, hairy and blunt; with very short foot-stalks.

FLOWERS sit close upon the ends of the smaller branches, growing solitary, or by twos, or threes; the foot-stalks are very short, having three floral leaves pressed close to the cup.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, the leaflets like the other leaves, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM tubularly club-shaped, curved, an inch long, of a dirty yellow colour and hairy; the segments of the mouth rolled back.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, curved inwards at the points. Tips beardless, and without 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 the month of August, till December.

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf, magnified.

2. The Empalement, and Blossom.

3. The Empalement, magnified.

4. The Chives and Pointal, a tip magnified.

5. The Summit, magnified.

ERICA spicata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; floribus pluribus, dense spicatis, subterminalibus; foliis subsenis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis, erectus, ramis pluribus, confertis, adscendentibus.

FOLIA subsena, linearia, mucronata, patentia, glaberrima, subtus sulcata, petiolis brevissimis, cauli adpressis.

FLORES plures, subterminales arcte stipati, in spicam duram; ima parte luteoli, summa virescens.

CALYX. Perianthium persistens, duplex; _exterius_ polyphyllum, foliolis lanceolatis, inæqualibus; _interius_ tetraphyllum, flavescens, foliolis aduncis, spathulatis, summa inflata, callosa, acuminata, connivente.

COROLLA teretiuscula, basi attenuata, ore obtuso, quadrifido, æquali, connivente.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria, corollæ subæqualia, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen subrotundum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus longior. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a Novembri in Aprilem.

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 numerous, on a close spike, nearly terminating the branches; leaves growing mostly by sixes.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, growing a foot high, upright, with numerous, crowded, undivided, and ascending branches.

LEAVES growing mostly by sixes, sharp-pointed, spreading, and smooth, channelled underneath, and pressed to the stem by short foot-stalks.

FLOWERS numerous, growing nearly at the end of branches, in hard close-set spikes; the lower part of a light yellow, the extremity of a light green.

EMPALEMENT. Cup permanent, double; the _outer_ many-leaved, unequal, and spear-shaped; the _inner_ four-leaved, which are yellow, crooked, and spatula-shaped; their upper part hard, inflated, sharp-pointed, and tending to each other.

BLOSSOM somewhat cylindrical, with a tapered base; the mouth blunt, and divided into a four-cleft, equal border, whose segments tend to each other.

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

POINTAL. Seed-vessel roundish. Shaft thread-shaped, and longer than the threads. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from November till April.

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 spuria.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; stylo exserto; corollis sub-cylindricis, dilute purpureis; laciniis revolutis; floribus terminalibus, sub-quaternis; foliis quaternis, sub-ciliatis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus; ramuli numerosi, sub-erecti.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, sub-ciliata, subtus sulcata; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES in apicibus ramulorum sessiles, sub-quaterni; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus minutis instructi.

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

COROLLA sub-cylindrica, pollicaris, dilute purpurea; laciniis sub-ovatis, acutis, revolutis; ore parum arctato.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, corollâ breviora; antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

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

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Aprili in 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 beardless tips, within the blossom; shaft without; blossoms nearly cylindrical, of a light purple; segments of the border rolled back; flowers terminate the smaller branches, mostly by fours; leaves grow by fours, a little hairy at the edges.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows a foot high, and branching; the small branches are numerous, and nearly upright.

LEAVES grow by fours, are linear, a little hairy, furrowed beneath; with very short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS grow at the end of the small branches, generally by fours, and sitting close upon them; footstalks very short, having three very small floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are awl-shaped, keeled, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM nearly cylindrical, an inch long, and of a light purple; segments of the border nearly egg-shaped, sharp-pointed, and rolled back; the mouth a little narrowed.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, shorter than the blossom; tips beardless, 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 the month of April 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 Summit, magnified.

ERICA taxifolia.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA antheris muticis, inclusis; floribus spicato-umbellatis, terminalibus; corolla ventricosa, ore arctata, calyce colorato, fere tecta, limbo patente; foliis rigidis, ternis, trigonis, mucronatis, sexsariam imbricatis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, erectus, ramosissimus; rami et ramuli patento-erecti, valde cicatrisati.

FOLIA terna, trigona, glabra, linearia, rigida, mucronata, sexsariam imbricata; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES in apicibus ramulorum umbellati, numerosi, erecti; pedunculi colorati, longitudine corollarum; bracteæ duæ supra medium pedunculi, tertia vero ad basin.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, mucronatis, concavis, membranaceis, coloratis, longitudine sere corollæ.

COROLLA ventricosa, ore arctata, carnea; laciniis patentibus, mucronatis, semi ovatis.

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

PISTILLUM. Germen subrotundum, sulcatum. Stylus inclusus, filiformis. Stigma peltato-tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Augusti, in Novembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx et Corolla.

2. Calyx, lente auctus.

3. Corolla.

4. Stamina, et Pistillum.

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

6. Pistillum, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with beardless tips, within the blossom; the flowers terminate the branches in umbels, forming a spike; blossom swelled at the base, pinched in at the top, and almost covered by a coloured cup, with the border spreading; leaves grow by threes, harsh, three-sided, sharp-pointed, and tiled in six divisions round the stem.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, upright, very branching; the larger and smaller branches grow spreading, and upright, and are very much notched.

LEAVES grow by threes, three-sided, smooth, linear, harsh, sharp-pointed, and tiled in six divisions; with very short foot-stalks, pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS grow at the ends of the small branches in umbels, numerous and upright; foot-stalks coloured, the length of the blossoms; two floral leaves upon the middle of the foot-stalk, and the third at its base.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, leaflets egg-shaped, pointed, concave, skinny, and coloured, nearly the length of the blossom.

BLOSSOM swelled at the base, narrowed at the mouth, and flesh coloured; segments spreading, pointed, and half egg-shaped.

CHIVES. Threads eight, hair-like, and curved. Tips beardless, within the blossom, and yellow.

POINTAL. Seed-bud roundish, and furrowed. Shaft within the blossom, and thread-shaped. Summit between shield and four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from August till November.

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 tubiflora.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-exsertis, floribus sub-solitariis, sessilibus, terminalibus; corollis clavato-cylindricis, curvatis, pubescentibus; foliis quaternis, tenuibus, ciliatis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS flexibilis, erectus, superne tomentosus; rami sparsi, filiformes, frequentes, villosi; ramuli frequentissimi brevissimi.

FOLIA quaterna, tenuia, obtusa, ciliata, subtus sulcata.

FLORES sessiles, in ramulis terminates, sub-solitarii, patenti, racemum quasi formantes longum.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis spathulatis, ciliatis, pedunculis fere nullis, bracteis tribus adpressis.

COROLLA clavata, curvata, villosa, carnea oris laciniis acutis, reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, sub-exsertæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen pedicillatum, sub-globosum, profunde sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, apice curvatus, exsertus. Stigma obsolete tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Aprili, in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium, auctum.

2. Calyx.

3. Calyx, auctus.

4. Corolla.

5. Stamina, et Pistillum, anthera una lente aucta.

6. Pistillum.

7. Pistillum, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossom; flowers grow mostly singly at the end of the branches; blossoms between club and cylindar-shaped, curved and downy; leaves grow by fours, thin and fringed with hairs.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM flexible, upright, and downy at the upper part; branches scattered, thread shaped, numerous and hairy, the smaller branches are very numerous and very short.

LEAVES grow by fours, are thin, blunt, fringed with hair at the edges, and furrowed beneath.

FLOWERS sit close upon the ends of the small branches, mostly solitary, and spreading, appearing like a long bunch.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four leaves, leaflets spatula-shape and fringed, with scarce any foot-stalks; three floral leaves pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM club-shaped, curved, hairy and flesh-coloured; the segments of the border pointed, and reflexed.

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

POINTAL. Seed-bud growing on a foot-stalk nearly globular, and deeply furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, curved at the end, and without the blossom. Summit obscurely four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April till July.

REFERENCE.

1. A Leaf, magnified.

2. The Empalement.

3. The Empalement, magnified.

4. The Blossom.

5. The Chives, and Pointal, one tip magnified.

6. The Pointal.

7. The Pointal, magnified.

ERICA ventricosa.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus inclusis; corollis oblongo-ovatis, ventricosis, glabris; foliis quaternis ciliatis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, semipedalis, teres, crassiusculus, ramosissimus, ramis recurvato-adscendentibus.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, acuta, basi recurvata, apice adscendentia, ciliata, supra plana, subtus revoluta, nitida, petiolis brevissimis adpressis.

FLORES terminales, plures, fastigiati, erecti; pedunculi purpurei, basi instructa bracteis binis, parvis, oppositis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum foliolis erectis, carinatis, ciliatis.

COROLLA oblongo-ovata, apice arctata, limbo æquali, quadrilobo, subreflexo, albo-purpurascens, glabra, nitida.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, corollæ subæqualia, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ inclusæ, parvæ, bifidæ, basi bicornes.

PISTILLUM. Germen, oblongum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, filamentis æqualis; stigma sub-tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Aprili ad Septembrem.

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 tips two-horned at their base, included within blossoms of an oblong-ovate form, inflated and smooth; leaves ciliate, growing by fours.

DESCRIPTION.

THE STEM shrubby, about half a foot high, cylindrical, thickish, very much branched, the branches bend downward, then ascend.

LEAVES growing by fours, linear, pointed with a recurved base, and an ascending point, ciliate, flat on their upper, and rolled back on their under, surface, shining, the leaf-stems very short, and pressed to the branches.

FLOWERS terminal, numerous, upright, level, and in bunches; the footstalks purple, having two small opposite floral leaves at their base.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, erect, keel-shaped, and ciliate.

BLOSSOM of an oblong-ovate form, narrowed toward the top, with a slightly reflexed border, of a whitish purple, smooth, and shining.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, nearly of a length with the blossomed, fixed into the receptacle. Tips within the blossom small, cleft, and two-horned at their base.

POINTAL. Seed-vessel oblong and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, of an equal length with the threads. Summit nearly four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from April till September.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement with the Blossom.

2. The Empalement and Floral-leaf magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

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

5. The Shaft, and its Summit magnified.

ERICA verticillata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris aristatis, inclusis; corollis pollicaribus, cernuis, ventricoso-cylindracis, saturate rubris, pedunculis longissimis; foliis quaternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, bipedalis, basi simplicissimus, rami verticillati, subsimplices, erecto-patentes.

FOLIA quaterna, glabra, lineari, acuta, subtus sulcata, recta.

FLORES in apicibus ramorum verticillati, nutantes, conferti; pedunculi longissimi, bracteis tribus ad basin instructi.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lato-ovatis, acuminatis, apice dilute rubris, basi viridis.

COROLLA ventricoso-cylindrica, pollicaris, ad basin-tetragona, profunde costata; ore arctata, tenuissime laciniata; saturate rubentia.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen globosum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis longitudine corollæ. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Julii, in Novembrem.

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 blossoms, which are an inch long, hanging downward, of the shape of an inflated cylinder, deep red, and very long foot-stalks; leaves growing by fours.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM upright, grows two feet high, simple at the bottom, the branches growing in whorls, nearly simple, upright, and spreading.

LEAVES grow by fours, smooth, linear, sharp-pointed, furrowed on the under part, and growing straight out from the stem.

FLOWERS grow in whorls, at the upper part of the branches, hanging downward, and close together, with long foot-stalks, that have three floral leaves just at their base.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are of a broad-oval shape, sharp-pointed, the upper part of a light red, the bottom of a green colour.

BLOSSOM is of a swelled-cylindrical shape, an inch long, four-cornered at the base, and deeply ribbed; the mouth is narrowed, and very slightly cut; of a deep red colour.

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

POINTAL. Seed-vessel round, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, the length of 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 versicolor.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, subinclusis; stylo exserto; corollis subcylindraceis, costatis, variè coloratis; foliis ternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus, attenuatus in apicem; ramis simplicibus.

FOLIA terna, linearia, subulata, supra plana, subtus sulcata, glabra, saturate viridia; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.

FLORES plures, subcernui, tres quatuorve ramuli terminantes prope caulis summitatem; pedunculi brevissimi.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex, _interius_ tetraphyllum, foliolis aurantiis, apice sulcatis, adpressis; _exterius_ triphyllum, priori brevior, apice virescens.

COROLLA subcylindracea, medio paulula arctata, costata, ima parte aurantia, apice virescens; laciniis reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, ima parte spathulata, summa linearia, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen orbiculatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum, virescens.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Octobris, in Aprilem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; et stamen unum lente auctum.

5. Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH with beardless tips, just within the blossom, the pointal without; the blossoms are nearly cylindrical, ribbed, and variously coloured; leaves grow by threes.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows two feet high, erect, tapering to the top; the branches are nearly simple.

LEAVES grow by threes, linear, awl-shaped, flat on the upper, and furrowed on the under surface, smooth, and of a deep green; with very short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.

The FLOWERS are numerous, bending a little downward, terminating the small branches by threes or fours, near the top of the stem; the foot-stalks being very short.

EMPALEMENT. The Cup is double, the _inner_ is four-leaved, which are orange-coloured, furrowed at the point, and pressed to the blossom; the _outer_ is three-leaved, shorter than the inner, and greenish at the point.

The BLOSSOM is nearly cylindrical, a little narrowed at the middle, ribbed, the lower part orange colour, the mouth greenish, whose segments are reflexed.

CHIVES. Eight threads, whose lower parts are spatula-shaped, and upper linear, fixed into the receptacle. Tips beardless, and almost within the blossom.

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

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from October, till April.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip with its thread, magnified.

5. The Shaft, and its Summit, magnified.

ERICA vestita alba.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-inclusis; folia sena, tremulenta, linearia, conferta, attenuata in petiolos capillares; floribus clavatis, albidis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS tripedalis, laxus, erectus, basi simplicissimus, ramis simplicibus adscendentibus.

FOLIA sena, conferta, glabra, linearia, tremulenta, subtus sulcata, attenuata in petioles capillares semiunguiculares.

FLORES in ramulis verticillati, erecto-patentes; pedunculis brevibus bracteis tribus instructis.

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

COROLLA clavata, pollicaris, alba, pubescens; oris laciniis patentibus.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, summum pilis longis coronatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Julii in 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 aucti.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, just within the blossoms; leaves grow by sixes, are tremulous, linear, and crowded together, tapering into hair-like foot-stalks; the flowers are club-shaped, and white.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM grows three feet high, loose and upright, simple at the base, with simple ascending branches.

LEAVES grow by sixes, crowded together, smooth, linear, tremulous, furrowed underneath, and tapering into hair-like foot-stalks a quarter of an inch in length.

FLOWERS grow in whorls upon the smaller branches, upright, and spreading; with short foot-stalks having three floral leaves.

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

BLOSSOM club-shaped, an inch long, white and downy, the segments of the mouth are spread outward.

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

POINTAL. Seed-vessel turban-shaped, the top-being crowned with long hairs. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July 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 vestita purpurea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, subexsertis; foliis senis, linearibus, tremulentibus, attenuata in petiolos capillares, semiunguiculares; floribus axillaribus, clavatis, purpureis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus, basi simplicissimus, dein verticillatim ramosus, ramis simplicibus, adscendentibus.

FOLIA sena, linearia, tremulanta, acuta, glabra, subtus leviter sulcata, attenuata in petiolos capillares, semiunguiculares.

FLORES in ramulis mediis verticillati, recti; pedunculis brevibus, bracteis tribus instructis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lanciolatis, basi serratis, viridis, glabris.

COROLLA clavata, pollicaria, obtusa, recta, purpurea, ore arctato, limbo quadrifido, reflexo.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo, capillaria, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ muticæ, subexsertæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, apice, pilis longis, plumosis, octofarium coronatum. Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Julii in Januarium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium unum cum petiolo.

2. Calyx et Corolla.

3. Calyx lente auctus.

4. Stamina et Pistillum.

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

6. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, almost without the blossom; leaves grow by sixes, linear, tremulous, and tapering into hair-like foot-stalks a quarter of an inch long; the flowers grow from the base of the leaves, are club-shaped, and purple.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows two feet high, and upright, simple at the base, then branching out from a whorl into simple ascending branches.

LEAVES grow by sixes, are linear, tremulous, sharp-pointed, smooth, lightly furrowed on the under part, and tapering into hair-like leaf-stems a quarter of an inch in length.

FLOWERS are in whorls about the middle of the branches, straight out, having short foot-stalks with three floral leaves.

EMPALEMENT. Cup four-leaved, which are lance-shaped, sawed at the base, green, and smooth.

BLOSSOM club-shaped, an inch long, blunt, straight, and purple, compressed at the mouth, with a four-lobed, reflexed border.

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

POINTAL. Seed-vessel turban-shaped, the top crowned by eight plumes of long hairs. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from July till January.

REFERENCE.

1. A leaf with its foot-stalk.

2. The Empalement and Blossom.

3. The Empalement magnified.

4. The Chives and Pointal.

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

6. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA vestita coccinea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-exsertis; foliis senis, tremulis, linearibus, attenuatis in petiolos capillares; corollis clavatis, pollicaribus, coccineis.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS erectus, sesquipedalis, parum ramosus, ramulis simplicibus, foliis tectis.

FOLIA sena, linearia, tremula, glabra, subtus sulcata, attenuata in petiolos capillares semiunguiculares.

FLORES in ramulis mediis conferti, numerosi, erecto-patentes, pedunculis brevibus, bracteis tribus linearibus adpressis.

CALYX. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis adpressis glabris.

COROLLA clavata, pollicaris, coccinea, oris laciniis revolutis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta; antheris muticis, sub-exsertis.

PISTILLUM. Germen turbinatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spæi.

Floret a mense Augusto in Novembrem.

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 aucti.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips just without the blossom; the leaves grow by sixes, are tremulous, linear, and taper into hair-like foot-stalks; the blossoms are club-shaped, an inch long, and deep scarlet.

DESCRIPTION.