Part 11

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from April till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves. 2. The chives detached, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

ERICA glauca.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, umbellati, nutantes. Pedunculi longissimi, colorati. Corolla sub-conica, atro-purpurea, ore arctata. Folia terna, acuta, patentia, glabra, carnosa, glauca. Caulis erectus, fragilis, bipedalis. Rami erecti, longi, sub-simplices.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in bunches, nodding. The footstalks are very long, and coloured. Blossom nearly conical, dark purple, and narrowed at the mouth. Leaves by threes, linear-pointed, and spreading, smooth, fleshy, and of a sea-green colour. Stem upright, brittle, two feet high. The branches are upright and long, with few small branches.

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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from May till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves. 2. The chives detached from the pointal. 3. A chive magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

ERICA ignescens.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exsertæ. Flores terminales, solitarii; pedunculis fere nullis. Corolla clavata, tomentosa, ad basin gibbosa, rubro-coccinea. Folia quaterna, linearia, glabra. Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis. Ramuli virgati, filiformes, numerosi.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminal, solitary; scarcely any foot-stalks. Blossom club-shaped, downy, gouty at the base, and of a red-scarlet colour. Leaves by fours, linear, and smooth. Stem upright, a foot and a half high. The branches are twiggy, thread-shaped, and numerous.

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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from March till June.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. The seed-bud magnified.

ERICA jasminiflora.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ; stylo exserto. Corolla viscosa, ampullacea, sesquipollicaris, summa cylindracea, ad basin inflata, ore arctata; laciniis cordatis, patentibus. Folia terna, trigona, subulata, erecta, patentia. Caulis filiformis, erectus. Rami simplicissimi, filiformes, longi, patentes.

DESCRIPTION.