Chapter IV: Part 4

STEM upright, grows a foot and a half high, branching but little; the smaller branches are simple, and covered with leaves.

LEAVES grow by sixes, are linear, tremulous, smooth, furrowed underneath, and tapering into hair-like foot-stalks half an inch long.

FLOWERS are clustered together about the middle of the branches, are numerous, spreading upwards, having short foot-stalks, with three linear floral leaves pressed to the cup.

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

BLOSSOM club-shaped, an inch long, and of a deep scarlet colour; the segments of the mouth are rolled back.

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

POINTAL. Seed-vessel turban-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit 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 Chives and Pointal.

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

5. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.

ERICA viscaria.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, inclusis; corollis campanulatis, viscosis; floribus axillaribus, spicatis; calycibus foliaceis, duplicatis; foliis quaternis, linearibus, glabris.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus; rami et ramuli simplices, longi, laxi, superne viscosi.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, acuta, glabra, juniora in apicibus ramulis viscosa; petiolis adpressis.

FLORES spicati in medio ramulorum, patentes, axillares; pedunculi brevissimi.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex; foliolis rudibus, viscosis, adpressis, marginibus glandulosis.

COROLLA campanulata, valde mucosa, purpurascens, semiquadrifida; laciniis reflexis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo linearia. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

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

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Aprili, in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.

2. Calyx, auctus.

3. Corolla.

4. Stamina, et Pistillum.

5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.

6. Stamen unum, auctum.

7. Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossoms, which are bell-shaped, and clammy; the flowers grow from the foot-stalks of the leaves close to the branches forming close spikes; the cups are like the leaves of the plant, and are double; the leaves grow by fours, are linear and smooth.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows two feet high, and upright; the larger and smaller branches are simple, long, loose and clammy at the ends.

LEAVES grow by fours, are linear, pointed, and smooth, the younger ones are clammy at the ends of the branches; foot-stalks pressed to the stem.

FLOWERS grow in spikes about the middle of the branches, spreading out, and growing from the foot-stalks of the leaves; the foot-stalks very short.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double; the leaves unequal, clammy and pressed to the blossom, with small glands on their margins.

BLOSSOM bell shaped, very clammy, purple, half way cleft into four, the segments bent back.

CHIVES. Eight linear threads. Tips beardless and within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud globular. Shaft within the blossom and 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 Blossom.

4. The Chives, and Pointal.

5. The Chives detached from the Pointal.

6. A Chive, magnified.

7. The Shaft and Summit, magnified.

ERICA Walkeria.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris muticis, sub-inclusis, foliis quaternis, linearibus, glabris; floribus sessilibus, erectis, quaternis, terminalibus; calycis foliola margine membranacea, serrato-lacera.

DESCRIPTIO.

CAULIS fruticosus, spithamæus, erectus, ramosus; ramuli frequentissimi, suberecti.

FOLIA quaterna, linearia, glabra, crassiuscula, nitida, patentia; petiolis brevissimis.

FLORES sessiles, erecti, fastigiati, quaterni, terminales; fere pedunculati.

CALYX. Perianthium duplex, exterius triphyllum, foliolis subulatis, marginibus membranaceis, serrato-laceris; interius tetraphyllum, foliolis longioribus, apicibus carneis, adpressis.

COROLLA ventricosa, pellucida, ore arctata, extus pallide sanguinea, intus alba; laciniis sub-cordatis, expansis, maximis.

STAMINA. Filamenta octo capillaria; antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.

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

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mensi Februarii in Junium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx lente auctus.

2. Corolla.

3. Stamina et Pistillum.

4. Stamen unum lente auctum.

5. Pistillum lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, just within the blossom; leaves grow by fours, linear, and smooth; flowers sit close upon the ends of the branches, upright, and by fours; the leaves of the cup are skinny at the edge, and sawed as if torn.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, a span high, upright, and branching; smaller branches numerous, and nearly upright.

LEAVES grow by fours, linear, smooth, thickish, shining, and spreading out; with very short footstalks.

FLOWERS sit close in upright bunches, by fours, on the ends of the branches; scarce any footstalks.

EMPALEMENT. Cup double, the outer three-leaved, which are awl-shaped, having the edges skinny, and sawed as if torn; the inner has four leaves, which are longer than the others; the points flesh-coloured, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM bellied out, and pellucid, the mouth narrowed, without a pale red, white within; the segments nearly heart-shaped, spreading, and very large.

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

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

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from February till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement magnified.

2. The Blossom.

3. The Chives and Pointal.

4. The Chive magnified.

5. The Pointal magnified.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX

TO THE

FIGURES IN VOL. I.

1. Erica Aitonia.

2. .... albens.

3. .... ampullacea.

4. .... baccans.

5. .... Banksia.

6. .... bruniades.

7. .... caffra.

8. .... calycina.

9. .... campanulata.

10. .... capitata.

11. .... cerinthoides.

12. .... cernua.

13. .... coccinea.

14. .... conspicua.

15. .... coronata.

16. .... costata.

17. .... cruenta.

18. .... cubica.

19. .... curviflora.

20. .... discolor.

21. .... droseroides.

22. .... exsurgens.

23. .... flexuosa.

24. .... glauca.

25. .... glutinosa.

26. .... grandiflora.

27. .... imbricata.

28. .... incarnata.

29. .... jasminiflora.

30. .... lateralis.

31. .... Leea.

32. .... lutea.

33. .... mammosa.

34. .... marifolia.

35. .... margaritacea.

36. .... Massonia.

37. Erica melastoma.

38. .... monadelphia.

39. .... mucosa.

40. .... Muscaria.

41. .... nigrita.

42. .... obliqua.

43. .... Patersonia.

44. .... Petiveriana.

45. .... physodes.

46. .... pinea.

47. .... β Plukenetia _nana_.

48. .... pubescens.

49. .... pulchella.

50. .... purpurea.

51. .... pyramidalis.

52. .... radiata.

53. .... ramentacea.

54. .... retorta.

55. .... Sebana _aurantia_.

56. .... β .... _lutea_.

57. .... γ ...... _viridis_.

58. .... serratifolia.

59. .... setacea.

60. .... sordida.

61. .... spicata.

62. .... spuria.

63. .... taxifolia.

64. .... tubiflora.

65. .... ventricosa.

66. .... verticillata.

67. .... versicolor.

68. .... vestita _alba_.

69. ... β ..... _purpurea_.

70. ... γ ..... _coccinea_.

71. .... viscaria.

72. .... Walkeria.

SYSTEMATICAL ARRANGEMENT

OF THE

LXXII ERICAS, OR HEATHS, CONTAINED IN

VOL. I.

Taken from the shape of the tips, and the number of leaves which surround the stem in one whorle

ANTHERÆ ARISTATÆ. TIPS BEARDED.

_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._

E. marifolia Marum-leaved, H. .. pulchella Whipcord-like. .. discolor Two-coloured.

_Foliis quaternis._ _Leaves by fours._

.. caffra Caffrean. .. pubescens Downy. .. mucosa Mucous-flowered. .. verticillata Whorled-flowered. .. mammosa Teat-like-flowered. .. cruenta Bloody. .. Patersonia Paterson.

_Foliis senis._ _Leaves by sixes._

.. spicata Spike-flowered.

_Foliis octonis._ _Leaves by eights._

.. coronata coronet-flowered.

ANTHERÆ CRISTATÆ. TIPS CRESTED.

_Foliis sparsis._ _Leaves scattered._

.. droseroides Sun-dew-leaved.

_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._

.. calycina Large-cupped. .. glauca Sea-green.

_Foliis quaternis._ _Leaves by fours._

.. ramentacea Slender-branched. .. margaritacea Pearl-flowered. .. lateralis Lateral-flowered. .. incarnata Flesh-coloured. .. cernua Nodding-flowered. .. baccans Arbutus-flowered. .. physodes Bead-flowered.

ANTHERÆ BICORNUTÆ. TIPS TWO-HORNED.

_Foliis sparsis._ _Leaves scattered._

.. obliqua Irregular-leaved.

_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._

.. setacea Bristly-leaved. .. Aitonia Aiton. .. jasminiflora Jasmine-flowered.

_Foliis quaternis._ _Leaves by fours._

.. cubica Square-flowered. .. ventricosa Bellied. .. ampullacea Flask. .. conspicua Long-yellow-flowered.

ANTHERÆ MUTICÆ. TIPS BEARDLESS.

_Foliis oppositis._ _Leaves opposite._

E. lutea Small yellow, H.

_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._

.. nigrita Black-tipped. .. flexuosa Zig-Zag-branched. .. imbricata Tiled-cup. .. taxifolia Yew-leaved. .. albens Whitish-flowered. .. bruniades Brunia-like-flowered. .. capitata Woolly-headed. .. versicolor Various-coloured. .. costata Ribbed-flowered.

_Foliis quaternis._ _Leaves by fours._

.. Muscaria Musk-Hyacinth-smelling. .. Walkeria Walker. .. viscaria Viscous. .. campanulata Bell-flowered. .. pyramidalis Pyramidal. .. radiata Raied-flowered. .. retorta Filligrane-leaved. .. serratifolia Sawed-leaved. .. coccinea Deep-red-flowered. .. cerinthoides Honey-wort-flowered. .. Massonia Masson. .. tubiflora Tube-flowered. .. curviflora Curve-flowered. .. spuria Rolling-pin-flowered. .. sordida Dirty-flowered. .. grandiflora Large-flowered. .. exsurgens Ever-flowering.

_Foliis scenis._ _Leaves by sixes._

.. purpurea Purple-flowered. .. Leea Lee. .. glutinosa Clammy. .. pinea Pine-leaved. .. vestita _alba_ White tremulous. β ..... _purpurea_ Purple tremulous. γ ..... _coccinea_ Scarlet tremulous.

ANTHERÆ PENICILLATÆ. TIPS PENCILLED.

_Foliis ternis._ _Leaves by threes._

.. Monadelphia Columnar-threaded. .. Banksia Banks. β Plukenetia, _nana_ β Plunkenet, _dwarf_. .. melastoma Black-mouthed. .. Petiveriana Petiver-like. .. Sebana, _aurantia_ α Seba, _orange_. β ....., _lutea_ β ..., _yellow_. γ ....., _viridis_ γ ..., _green_.

GENERAL LIST OF HEATHS

CULTIVATED BY

_Messrs. Lee and Kennedy, Hammersmith, in 1802_.

ERICA. | 1 | 2 | 3 ||

1. absynthoides | g | r | p || 2. Aitonia | d |l,b| s || 3. albens | g |s,b| p || 4. ampullacea | d |l,b| s || 5. arborea | m | r | l || 6. β ... squarrosa | m | r | l || 7. γ ... ramosa | m | r | l || 8. Archeria | d | l | s || 9. arctata | g | r | l || 10. articularis | g | r | l || 11. assurgens | g | r | p || 12. aulacea | g | r | p || 13. australis | m | r | l || 14. axillaris | g | r | p || 15. baccans | g | r | p || 16. Banksia | g | l |p,l|| 17. β ... purpurea | g | l |p,l|| 18. Blæria | g | r | p || 19. β ... rubra | g | r | p || 20. bracteata | g | r | p || 21. bruniades | g | r | p || 22. caffra | g | r | l || 23. calycina | g | r | s || 24. campanulata | g | r | p || 25. canescens | d | r | l || 26. capitata | g | r | p || 27. β ... minor | g | r | p || 28. carinata | d | b | s || 29. carnea | h | r | p || 30. cerinthoides | g | l | p || 31. β ... elatiora | g | l | p || 32. cernua | d | r |l,p|| 33. ciliaris | m | r | p || 34. cinerea | h | r | p || 35. β ... alba | h | r | p || 36. coccinea | g | l | l || 37. comosa | g |s,b| p || 38. β ... alba | g |s,b| p || 39. concolor | g | l | l || 40. concinna | g | l | l || 41. conspicua | g | l | l || 42. coronata | d | l | s || 43. corifolia | g | r | p || 44. costata | g | l |l,p|| 45. corymbosa | g | r | p || 46. cruenta | g | l | p || 47. β ... nana | g | l | p || 48. cubica | d | r | s || 49. cupressoides | d | l | s || 50. curviflora | g | l | p || 51. Dabœcii | h | r | p || 52. daphneflora | g |s,b| l || 53. β ... alba | g |s,b| l || 54. declinata | g | r | p || 55. denticulata | g |s,b| l || 56. densifolia | g | l | p || 57. depressa | g | l | p || 58. discolor | g | l | l || 59. divaricata | g | r | p || 60. droseroides | d |s,b|l,p|| 61. elata | g | l | p || 62. elongata | g | l | p || 63. empetrifolia | g | r |l,p|| 64. empetroides | g | r |l,p|| 65. β ... alba | g | r |l,p|| 66. enneaphylla | d | l | s || 67. erecta | g | l | p || 68. exsurgens | d | l | l || 69. β ... lutea | d | l | l || 70. expansa | g | r |l,p|| 71. fastigiata | g |s,b| p || 72. flammea | d | l | p || 73. flexuosa | g | r | p || 74. florida | g | r | p || 75. florabunda | g | r | l || 76. foliosa | g | l | l || 77. formosa | d | l | l || 78. fucata | m | r | p || 79. fulva | g | l | l || 80. gelida | g | l | l || 81. glauca | d |s,b| s || 82. glomerata | g | r | p || 83. glutinosa | d | l | s || 84. grandiflora | g | l | p || 85. halicacaba | g |l,b|l,p|| 86. hirta | g | r | p || 87. hispida | g | r | p || 88. hybrida | g | l | p || 89. ignescens | g | l | p || 90. imbricata | g | r | l || 91. imbecilla | g | r | p || 92. β ... stricta | m | r | p || 93. incarnata | g | r | p || 94. inaperta | d | l | l || 95. incana | d | r | s || 96. inflata | d |l,b| s || 97. jasminiflora | d |l,b| s || 98. lachnœa | d | r | s || 99. lateralis | g | r | p || 100. lævis | g | r | p || 101. β ... alba | g | r | p || 102. Leea | d | l | l || 103. leucanthera | g | r | l || 104. Linnæa | g | l | p || 105. β ... incarnata | g | l | p || 106. lutea | g |s,b| s || 107. β ... palida | g |s,b| s || 108. magnifica | d |l,b| s || 109. mammosa | g | l | p || 110. β ... minor | g | l | p || 111. γ ... tardiva | g | l | p || 112. margaritacea | g | r | p || 113. marifolia | g | r |p,l|| 114. Massonia | d | l | s || 115. γ Massonia grossa d | l | s | s || 116. mediterranea | m | r | p || 117. melastoma | g | l | l || 118. mellifera | g | r | p || 119. micranthos | g | r | p || 120. minima | g | r | p || 121. molissima | g | l | p || 122. monadelphia | g | l | s || 123. Monsoniana | g | l | p || 124. mucosa | g | r | l || 125. multiflora | m | r | p || 126. Muscaria | g |s,b|p,l|| 127. nigrita | g | r |p,l|| 128. Nivenia | d |s,b| s || 129. nudiflora | d | r | s || 130. obbata | d |l,b| s || 131. obcordata | g | r |p,l|| 132. obliqua | d | r | s || 133. paniculata | d | r | p || 134. parviflora | g | r | p || 135. Patersonia | g | l |p,l|| 136. β ... coccinea | g | l |p,l|| 137. patens | g | r | p || 138. pedunculata | g | r | l || 139. pendula | g | r | p || 140. penicillata | g | l | s || 141. β ... alba | g | l | s || 142. persoluta | g | r | p || 143. β ... alba | g | r | p || 144. γ ... conferta | g | r | p || 145. perspicua | g | l | p || 146. Petiveria | g | l | l || 147. petiveriana | g | l | l || 148. β ... aurantia | g | l | l || 149. petiolata | g | r |p,l|| 150. phylicoides | g | r | p || 151. physodes | g | r | s || 152. β ... minor | g | r | s || 153. pilosa | g | r | p || 154. pilulifera | g | r | p || 155. pinea | g | l | l || 156. pinifolia | g | l | l || 157. pinastri | g | l | l || 158. planifolia | g | r | p || 159. plumosa | g | r |s,p|| 160. Plukenetii | g | l | s || 161. β ... nana | g | l | s || 162. pregnans | g |l,b|s,l|| 163. pubescens | g | r | p || 164. β ... minor | g | r | p || 165. γ ... minima | g | r | p || 166. pulchella | g | r |p,l|| 167. purpurea | d | l | l || 168. pyramidalis | d | r | p || 169. pyrolæflora | g | r | p || 170. quadriflora | d | r | p || 171. quadrata | g | r | l || 172. radiata | d | l | s || 173. β ... laxa | d | l | s || 174. ramentacea | g | r | p || 175. regerminans | g | r | p || 176. retorta | d |l,b| s || 177. β ... minor | d |l,b| s || 178. rigida | g | r | s || 179. rosea | d | l | l || 180. rubens | g | r | p || 181. sambucæflora | g | l | p || 182. scoparia | m | r | p || 183. Sebana aurantia | g | l |l,p|| 184. β ... lutea | g | l |l,p|| 185. γ ... viridis | g | l |l,p|| 186. δ ... fusca | g | l |l,p|| 187. serratifolia | d | l | l || 188. sessiliflora | g | l | s || 189. setacea | g | r | p || 190. sexfaria | d | r | s || 191. simpliciflora | d | l | p || 192. sordida | g | l | p || 193. spicata | g | l | l || 194. spumosa | g | r | p || 195. spuria | g | l | p || 196. stricta | m | r | p || 197. taxifolia | d |s,b| l || 198. tenella | d |s,b| p || 199. tetragona | g | r |l,p|| 200. Tetralix | h | r | p || 201. β ... alba | h | r | p || 202. thymifolia | d | r | p || 203. triflora | g | r | p || 204. β ... rubra | g | r | p || 205. tubiflora | g | l | p || 206. β ... fissa | g | l | p || 207. vagans | h | r | p || 208. β ... alba | h | r | p || 209. ventricosa | g |l,b|l,p|| 210. versicolor | g | l |l,p|| 211. verticillata | g | l |l,p|| 212. β ... tenuiora | g | l |l,p|| 213. vestita alba | d | l | s || 214. β ... purpurea | d | l | s || 215. β ... coccinea | d | l | s || 216. δ ... incarnata | d | l | s || 217. virgata | g | r | p || 218. viridi-purpurea | m | r | p || 219. viscaria | g | r |l,p|| 220. β ... stricta | g | r |l,p|| 221. vulgaris | h | r | p || 222. β ... alba | h | r | p || 223. γ ... plena | h | r | p || 224. Uhria | g | l |l,p|| 225. umbellata | m | r | p || 226. γ ... alba | m | r | p || 227. urceolaris | g | r |l,p|| 228. Walkeria | g |s,b|l,p||

_Explanation of the Letters in the three Columns marked 1, 2, 3._

Col. 1st indicates their proper situation in winter, given for the
vicinity of the Metropolis: d, dry-stove, or good airy greenhouse;
g, greenhouse; m, half-hardy, and h, hardy. Col. 2d points at the
shape of the blossom; by l, is designed long; r, round, or
approaching; l,b and s,b, long or short, and bellied. Col. 3d shews
by the letters l,p, and s, whether loam, peat, or sand, or what
mixture of them, is the soil most proper for the propagation, of
each.