Part 12

Tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom; the shaft without. Blossoms clammy, flask-shaped, an inch and a half long, the upper part cylindrical, swelled at the base, and pinched in at the mouth; the segments heart-shaped and spreading. Leaves grow by threes, are three-sided, awl-shaped, upright and spreading. Stem thread-shaped and upright. The branches are quite simple, thread-shaped, long, and spreading.

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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from July till November.

REFERENCE.

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

ERICA leucanthera.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, conferti, racemosi. Pedunculi breves. Corolla urceolata, alba. Folia terna, trigona, glabra, obtusa, adpressa. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Rami et ramuli filiformes.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small branches, clustered together, and forming long bunches. Footstalks short. Blossom pitcher-shaped and white. Leaves by threes, three-sided, smooth, blunt, and pressed to the stem. Stem shrubby, a foot high. The larger and smaller branches are thread-shaped.

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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from January till March.

REFERENCE.

1. A blossom with its empalement. 2. The empalement magnified. 3. The chives and pointal magnified.

ERICA lutea.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Corolla lutea, ovato-acuminata, ore arctata. Flores plures, conglomerati. Folia opposita, linearia, adpressa, triquetra, nitida. Caulis laxus, filiformis, gracilis, ad basin ramosus. Ramuli conferti.

DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom, which is yellow, of a pointed oval shape, and compressed at the mouth. The flowers are numerous, and close together. The leaves grow opposite in pairs, are linear, three-sided, pressed to the stem, and shining. Stem flexible, thread-shaped, slender, branching to the bottom. The branches crowded together.

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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from September till May.

REFERENCE.

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

ERICA Melastoma.

DESCRIPTIO.