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                                  THE

                               HEATHERY;

                                 OR A

                               MONOGRAPH

                                  OF

                           THE GENUS ERICA:

                              CONTAINING

                         COLOURED ENGRAVINGS,

                                 WITH

           LATIN AND ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONS, DISSECTIONS, ETC.

                                OF ALL

         THE KNOWN SPECIES OF THAT EXTENSIVE AND DISTINGUISHED
                           TRIBE OF PLANTS.

                           BY H. C. ANDREWS.


                            IN SIX VOLUMES.

                               VOL. III.

                SECOND EDITION, CORRECTED AND ENLARGED.


                                LONDON:

              HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
                                 1845.




DISSERTATION concluded.


The limits of this extensive family may be considered, with some degree
of accuracy, to be bounded by about three hundred (species and distinct
varieties): consequently, in the termination of this Volume, the Genus
may be regarded as half delineated. The Cape of Good Hope has been, and
still continues to be, the emporium for this unrivalled tribe of plants;
and unless some new source should be found to extend this already
numerous Genus, by the discovery of some unexpected mine of novelty; we
otherwise have little doubt but the termination of the Sixth Volume will
be found to contain all the species and distinct varieties. The
difficulty of preserving many of this fine tribe is still a subject of
general complaint, and by no means easy to be remedied where the
situation is low, as the great enemies of the Ericas are the fogs, which
invariably gravitate towards the marshes and low grounds; but where
the situation is elevated and open, the preservation of the major part
of them is by no means so difficult. Greater care is requisite in the
watering of them than is generally imagined, as too much renders them
weak, and subjects them to damp off; whilst, on the contrary, too little
is frequently fatal; for, if they once droop their heads for want of
water, they very rarely survive the neglect.




ERICA acuminata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores fasciculati, sub-terminales. Pedunculi
breves. Corolla sub-cylindrica, ore arctata, pollicaris, purpurea;
laciniis ovatis, revolutis. Folia quaterna, trigona, retorta, acuminata,
lucida, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis,
ramossissimus. Rami flexuosi, filiformes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow in bunches, nearly
terminal. Footstalks short. Blossom nearly cylindrical, narrowed at the
mouth, an inch long, and purple. Segments of the border are egg-shaped,
and rolled back. Leaves by fours, three-sided, rolled back,
sharp-pointed, and shining, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed
beneath. Stem shrubby, a foot high, very branching. The branches are
flexuose, and thread-shaped.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf shown from the under side, magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA Aitonia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores terminales, umbellati, terni.
Pedunculi longi, purpurei, bracteis tribus instructi. Corolla
sesquipollicaris, sulcata, linearia, summo inflata, ore arctata;
laciniis cordatis, maximis, expansis, extus carneis, intus albidis.
Folia terna, erecto-patentia, serrata, acuminata, crassa, subtus
sulcata. Caulis sesquipedalis. Rami et ramuli filiformes, flexibiles.
Rami simplices, longi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, and within the blossom. Flowers grow at the
summit of the branches, three in a bunch. The footstalks are long,
purple, and furnished with three floral leaves. Blossom an inch and a
half long, furrowed and linear, swelled at the end and narrowed at the
mouth; the segments of the border are very large, and expanded,
flesh-coloured on the outside, and white within. Leaves by threes,
between erect and spreading, sawed, sharp-pointed, thick, and furrowed
beneath. Stem a foot and a half high. The large and small branches are
thread-shaped and supple. The branches are simple and long.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA ampullacea.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores umbellati, sæpe quatuor, viscosi,
terminales. Pedunculi longi. Corolla basi inflata, apice attenuata,
longitudinaliter striata, sub-sesquipollicaris, ore arctata, saturate
purpurea. Folia quaterna, trigona, ciliata, retorta, mucronata. Caulis
fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom. Flowers grow in bunches
mostly of four, are clammy, and terminate the branches. Footstalks long.
Blossom swelled at the base, and tapering to the end, striped
longitudinally, nearly an inch and a half long, straitened at the mouth,
which is of a deep purple. Leaves by fours, three-sided, fringed, rolled
back, and sharp-pointed. Stem shrubby, a foot high, and branching.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA aspera.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, umbellati, terni
vel seni, cernui. Pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus hispidis
adpressis. Corolla tubulato-ventricosa, setis densissime circumsessa,
lutea, pollicaris, ore obsolete quadrifida. Folia quaterna, lanceolata,
aculeata, subtus sulco exarata. Caulis erectus, bipedalis. Rami pauci;
ramuli numerosi, simplices.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small branches
in umbels of from three to six, nodding. Peduncles very short, and
furnished with three hispid floral leaves pressed to the cup. Blossom of
an inflated tubular form, closely beset with bristles, yellow, an inch
long; the mouth is slightly divided into four segments. Leaves by fours,
lance-shaped, prickly, and deeply furrowed beneath. Stem upright, two
feet high. Branches few; the smaller branches numerous and simple.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from October till February.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The under side of a leaf magnified.
3. The empalement magnified.
4. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
5. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA Banksia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, longissimæ. Flores in ultimis ramulis, plerumque
terni, cernui. Pedunculi brevissimi. Perianthium duplex; exterius
triphyllum, interius tetraphyllum; late ovatum, rigidum, carinatum,
acuminatum. Corolla cylindrica, viride-lutea; oris laciniis revolutis.
Folia terna, subulata, trigona, acuminata. Caulis decumbens, rigidus,
scaber, sub-spithamæus, ramosissimus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom, and very long. Flowers grow at the
ends of the small branches, mostly by threes, nodding. Footstalks short.
Cup double; the outer one three-leaved, the inner one four-leaved;
broadly egg-shaped, harsh, keeled, and sharp-pointed. Blossom
cylindrical, of a greenish yellow. Segments of the border rolled back.
Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, three-sided, and sharp-pointed. Stem
drooping, harsh, rough, scarce a span high, and very much branched.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from February till July.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. The chives detached from the pointal.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA Banksia, _purpurea_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, longissimæ. Flores in ultimis ramulis terni,
cernui; pedunculis brevissimis. Perianthium duplex; exterius triphyllum,
interius tetraphyllum; foliolis lanceolatis, rigidis. Corolla
cylindrica, luteolo-alba; oris laciniis patentibus, saturate purpureis.
Folia terna, subulata, trigona, lucida. Frutex pygmæus, sub-spithamæus,
rigidus, ramosissimus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom, and very long. Flowers grow by
threes at the ends of the small branches, nodding; with very short
footstalks. Cup double; the outer three-leaved, the inner four-leaved.
The leaflets are lance-shaped, and harsh. Blossom cylindrical, of a
yellowish white. The segments of the border are spreading, and of a deep
purple. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, three-sided, and shining. A dwarf
shrub, scarce a span high, harsh, and much branched.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till October.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. A blossom.
3. The chives.
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA blanda.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ exertæ, basi bicornes. Flores numerosi, terminales, umbellati,
horizontaliter siti. Pedunculi longi, colorati. Corolla sub-cylindrica,
incarnata, læviter tomentosa; laciniis æqualibus, erectis. Folia
plerumque sena, linearia, obtusa, asperiuscula, basi recurvata, apice
adscendentia; petiolis longis. Caulis fruticosus, spithamæus, teres.
Rami numerosi, recurvato-adscendentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips without the blossom, and two-horned at their base. Flowers
numerous, in terminal bunches, in a horizontal direction. Footstalks
long, and coloured. Blossom nearly cylindrical, flesh-coloured, and
slightly downy. The segments of the border are equal, and upright.
Leaves mostly by sixes, linear, blunt, and roughish, bent downwards at
the base, with ascending points. Footstalks long. Stem shrubby, a span
high, round. Branches numerous, bending downwards, and ascending.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from April till September.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA calycina, _minor_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terni, in ultimis ramulis terminales.
Pedunculi carnei, bracteis tribus minutis coloratis instructi.
Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis spathulatis, corollâ longioribus.
Corolla minuta, urceolata, saturate carnea, ad basin pallida; oris
laciniis patentibus. Folia terna, lanceolata, lucide viridia, adpressa.
Caulis filiformis, spithamæus, erecto-patens, ramosissimus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers grow by threes, and terminate
the smaller branches. The footstalks are flesh-coloured, and furnished
with three small coloured floral leaves. Cup four-leaved. Leaflets
spathula-shaped, and longer than the blossom. Blossom very small,
pitcher-shaped, of a deep flesh-colour, and pale at the base: the
segments of the border spreading. Leaves by threes, lance-shaped, of a
shining green, and pressed to the branches. Stem thread-shaped, a span
high, erect, spreading, and very much branched.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. A blossom.
3. The chives and pointal.
4. A chive magnified.
5. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA coronata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, terminales, simpliciter
verticillati, conferti, viscosi. Pedunculi longi, curvati. Corolla
cylindrico-clavata, pollicaris, nitida, ima parte profunde carnea, apice
viridi, ore arctata; laciniis rectis. Folia octona, linearia, obtusa,
supra scabra, subtus sulcata, attenuata in petiolos longos capillares.
Caulis fruticosus, erectus, tripedalis. Rami simplices, longi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. The flowers are numerous,
terminating the branches in simple whorls, crowded together, and clammy.
The footstalks are long, and curved. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped,
an inch long, and shining; the lower part of a strong flesh colour, the
end green; compressed at the mouth, whose segments are straight. Leaves
grow by eights, linear, blunt-ended, rough on the upper surface,
furrowed beneath, and tapering into long hair-like footstalks. Stem
shrubby, upright, three feet high. Branches simple and long.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from February till April.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA cruenta.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis brevissimis terminales,
prope caulis summitatem, quasi formantes cuspidem longum. Corolla
clavato-cylindrica, glabra, nitida, cruenta, pollicaris; oris laciniis
rectis, obtusis. Pedunculi longi. Folia terna et quaterna, linearia,
glabra, patentia. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus. Rami erecti,
ramulis numerosis.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. The flowers terminate the very
short branches near the summit of the stem, forming as it were a long
bunch or spike. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, smooth, shining, of a
blood colour, and an inch long. The segments of the border are obtuse,
and straight out. Footstalks long. Leaves by threes or fours, linear,
smooth, and spreading. Stem shrubby, two feet high, and upright. The
branches are upright, with numerous small branches.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till December.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA elegans.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores capitati, terminales, cernui.
Pedunculi colorati, bracteis tribus instructi etiam coloratis. Corolla
deorsum ventricosa, superne arctata, basi carnea, ore viridi. Folia
terna, trigona, linearia, glauca, parum incurvata, et patentes. Caulis
robustus, fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus; ramulis patulis.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers headed, terminal, and nodding.
Peduncles coloured, and furnished with three floral leaves also
coloured. Blossom bellied below, contracted above, flesh-coloured at the
base, with a green mouth. Leaves by threes, three-sided, linear, of a
sea green colour, a little incurved, and spreading. Stem stout, shrubby,
a foot high, branching; the branches spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from November till February.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. A blossom.
3. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. A branch with the involucrum of the flowers.

[Illustration]




ERICA elata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ. Flores in apicibus ramorum, solitarii, spicam
formantes. Pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus spathulatis instructi.
Corolla clavata, curvata, tomentosa, maxima, aurantia; oris laciniis
revolutis. Folia quaterna, sæpe quina, glabra, teretiuscula, obtusa.
Caulis erectus, sex-pedalis et ultra, parum ramosus. Ramuli plurimi,
breves, tomentosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers grow at the ends of the
branches, solitary, forming a spike. Footstalks short, having three
spathula-shaped floral leaves. Blossom club-shaped, curved, downy, very
large, and of an orange colour; the segments of the mouth rolled back.
Leaves by fours, often by fives, smooth, roundish, and blunt. Stem
upright, growing six feet high or more, rarely branched. Small branches
numerous, short, and downy.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till September.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA erubescens.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, quaterni,
nutantes. Pedunculi brevissimi. Calyx duplex; foliolis late ovatis,
sulcatis, squamosis, dentatis. Corolla cylindracea, pilis glandulosis
sub-pollicaribus densissime circumsessa. Os intus pilosum, imprimis
album, denique roseum. Folia quaterna, lanceolata, aculeata. Caulis
erectus, sub-bipedalis. Rami pauci. Ramuli numerosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small branches
by fours, hanging down. Footstalks very short. Cup double; the leaflets
broadly ovate, furrowed, skinny, and toothed. Blossom cylindrical,
closely beset with glandular hairs near an inch long. The inner part of
the mouth hairy, white at first, and then dying off of a rose colour.
Leaves by fours, lance-shaped, and prickly. Stem upright, near two feet
high. Large branches few. Smaller ones numerous.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till July.


REFERENCE.

1. The under side of a leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA formosa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ. Flores in apicibus ramorum, verticillati,
axillares, ad interpositionem foliorum, horizontals, sub-spicati.
Corolla clavata, pollicaris, parum curvata, glabra, coccinea; oris
laciniis expansis, maximis, sub-recurvis. Folia sub-sena, linearia,
glabra, rigida, acuta, patentia, parum curvata. Caulis fruticosus,
erectus. Rami verticillati, erecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and just without the blossom. Flowers grow in whorls, at
the tops of the branches, close to the stem, at the insertion of the
leaves, horizontally, and rather in a spike. Blossom club-shaped, an
inch long, a little curved, smooth, and of a scarlet colour. The
segments of the border are spread out, very large, and a little turned
back. Leaves mostly in sixes, linear, smooth, harsh, sharp-pointed,
spreading, and a little curved. Stem shrubby, upright. The branches grow
in whorls, and upright.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till December.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA glandulosa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, umbellati, cernui, 4-6 in
singula umbella. Corolla ovata, nitida, purpurea, laciniis subrotundis,
erectis. Calyx tetraphyllus, foliolis inæqualibus purpureis, pilis
glanduliferis ciliatis. Folia quaterna, expansa, pilis apice glandulosis
ciliata. Caulis fruticosus, sub-pedalis, flexuosus. Rami et ramuli
numerosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminal, umbelled, nodding,
from 4 to 6 in each umbel. Blossom egg-shaped, shining, purple, with
roundish erect segments. Cup four-leaved, with unequal purple leaflets
edged with gland-bearing hairs. Leaves in fours, expanded, edged with
hairs which are glandular at the points. Stem shrubby, near a foot high,
flexuose. The large and small branches are numerous.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till January.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA globosa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ inclusæ, basi bicornes. Flores in ultimis ramulis terminates,
umbellati, cernui. Pedunculi longissimi, glanduloso-pilosi. Corolla
globosa, incarnata; oris laciniis obtusis, incurvatis. Folia terna,
spathulata, subtus carinata; marginibus glandulosis, revolutis. Caulis
fruticosus, sesquipedalis. Rami et ramuli numerosi, villosi,
erecto-patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips within, and two-horned at the base. Flowers terminate the small
branches in umbels, nodding. Footstalks very long, and glandularly
hairy. Blossom globular, and flesh-coloured. The segments of the border
are obtuse, and turned inwards. Leaves by threes, spathula-shaped, and
keeled beneath: the margins are glandular, and rolled back. Stem
shrubby, a foot and a half high. The large and smaller branches are
numerous, hairy, and between erect and spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till November.


REFERENCE.

1. The under side of a leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA grandiflora.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ. Flores ex axillis foliorum, sub apice ramorum,
verticillati. Corolla clavata, sesquipollicaris, parum curvata, glabra,
aurantia. Folia quaterna, linearia, rigida, recta. Caulis fruticosus,
erectus, tripedalis et ultra. Rami simplicissimi, erecti, verticillati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers grow from the footstalks of
the leaves, near the summit of the branches, in whorls. Blossom
club-shaped, an inch and a half long, slightly curved, smooth, and
orange-coloured. Leaves by fours, linear, harsh, and straight. Stem
shrubby, upright, three feet or more high. The branches are very simple,
upright, and in whorls.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till September.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. Chives and pointal, magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA Hibbertia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores sub-terminales, in multis
verticillis simplicibus. Corolla sub-cylindracea, curvata, tenuissime
sulcata, micans, viscosa, saturate et læte rubra, sed apicem versus
viridis. Folia sena, obtusa, conferta. Caulis fruticosus, erectus,
pedalis, robustus; ramis patentibus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers grow near the summit of
the branches in numerous single whorls. Blossom nearly cylindrical,
curved, and slightly furrowed, shining, viscous, of a deep bright red,
but towards the end green. Leaves in sixes, blunt, and crowded. Stem
shrubby, upright, a foot high, and stout. The larger branches spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till September.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. Chives and pointal, a tip and the summit magnified.
3. Seed-bud magnified.
4. A blossom of a smaller variety.

[Illustration]




ERICA imbricata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, sub-terni, cernui.
Perianthium duplicatum, adpressum, imbricatum; foliolis ovatis,
viscosis, incarnatis; pedunculis longitudine calycis. Corolla urceolata,
apice incarnata; laciniis minutis, obtusis, erectis. Folia terna,
linearia, recta, truncata. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, spithamæus. Rami
et ramuli numerosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches,
mostly by threes, nodding. Cup double, pressed to the blossom, and
tiled. The leaflets are egg-shaped, clammy, and flesh-coloured.
Footstalks the length of the cup. Blossom pitcher-shaped, flesh-coloured
at the mouth. The segments are blunt, small, and upright. Leaves by
threes, linear, straight, and appearing cut off at the point. Stem
shrubby, upright, a span high. The larger and smaller branches are
numerous.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. A blossom.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA lachnæa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores plerumque terni, in capitulis
terminalibus. Corolla sub-campanulata, alba; laciniis rotundis, maximis,
expansis. Folia terna, carnosa, obtusa, imbricata. Caulis fruticosus,
sub-pedalis, ramosus. Rami et ramuli foliis imbricatis involuti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, just within the blossom. Flowers chiefly by threes, in
terminal heads. Blossom nearly bell-shaped, and white; with the segments
round, large, and spreading. Leaves by threes, fleshy, blunt, and tiled.
Stem shrubby, near a foot high, and branching. The large and small
branches are enveloped by the leaves, which are tiled.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till July.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA lanata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ. Flores in extremis ramulis terminates,
quaterni, adpressi, cernuo-patentes; pedunculis brevissimis. Calyx
duplex; exterius triphyllum, interius tetraphyllum; foliolis ovatis,
concavis, incurvatis, lanâ densâ tectis, adpressis. Corolla sub-globosa,
albida, lanata, in sinu calycis fere recondita. Folia terna, cuneata,
marginibus revolutis, lanata. Caulis laxus, sesquipedalis. Rami et
ramuli numerosi, laxi, tomentosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just without the blossom. Flowers terminate the
extremity of the branches by fours, pressed together, are nodding, and
spreading; with very short footstalks. Empalement double; the outer
three-leaved, the inner one four-leaved: the leaflets are ovate,
concave, turned inwards, covered by a thick wool, and pressed to the
flowers. Blossom nearly globular, whitish, woolly, and nearly hid within
the cup. Leaves by threes, wedge-shaped, rolled back at the edges, and
woolly. Stem weak, a foot and a half high. The large and small branches
are numerous, weak, and downy.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till December.


REFERENCE.

1. The under side of a leaf magnified.
2. A blossom.
3. The empalement magnified.
4. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
5. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA lanuginosa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores axillares, sæpe solitarii,
subsessiles. Corolla ovata, ad basin inflata, apice acuta, tomentosa,
albido-lutescens, basi fusco-purpurascens. Folia terna, linearia,
lanata, ciliata, patentes. Caulis humilis, robustus, sub-pedalis,
fruticosus; ramis numerosis, plerumque simplicibus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers axillary, often solitary,
nearly sessile. Blossom egg-shaped, swelled at the base, and pointed at
the end, downy, of a dingey yellow white, and of a purply brown at the
base. Leaves by threes, linear, with woolly hair, and spreading. Stem
low, stout, scarce a foot high, shrubby. The branches are numerous, and
mostly simple.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from October till January.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. A blossom.
3. The same spread open.
4. The chives and pointal.
5. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA Linnæoides.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, sub-quaterni,
horizontales; pedunculis fere nullis. Corolla sub-cylindracea, tumida,
pilosa, ad basin purpurea, et superne alba. Folia quaterna, linearia,
pilosa. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, et patens. Ramuli numerosi, pilosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller
branches mostly by fours, in a horizontal direction; scarcely any
footstalks. Blossom nearly cylindrical, swelled, and hairy, purple at
the base, and white at the upper part. Leaves by fours, linear, and
hairy. Stem shrubby, upright, and spreading. The smaller branches are
numerous and hairy.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from January till May.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA mammosa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores sub-terminales, conferti,
verticillati, penduli, spicam longam formantes. Pedunculi longissimi.
Corolla ventricoso-cylindracea, apice attenuata, ad basin constricta,
profunde purpurea; laciniis minutis, erectis. Folia quaterna, linearia,
erecta, patentia. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, sesquipedalis. Rami
verticillati, erecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers nearly terminal, in crowded
whorls, hanging down, and forming a long spike. Footstalks very long.
Blossom of a swelled cylinder-shape, tapered at the end, and pinched in
at the base, of a deep purple colour. The segments of the border are
very small, and upright. Leaves by fours, linear, erect, and spreading.
Stem shrubby, upright, a foot and a half high. The branches are whorled
and upright.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till November.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA mammosa, _minor_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores semi-unciales, in summitate ramorum,
verticillati, penduli. Corolla purpurea, ventricoso-cylindrica, apice
attenuata, ad basin constricta; laciniis minutis, erectis. Folia
quaterna, linearia, glabra, curvata; seniora patentia, juniora
adscendentia. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, pedalis et ultra. Rami
verticillati, curvati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers half an inch long, near the
summit of the branches, in whorls, hanging down. Blossom purple, of a
swelled cylinder-shape, tapered at the end, and pinched-in at the base.
The segments of the border are very small, and upright. Leaves by fours,
linear, smooth, and curved; the older ones spreading, and the younger
ones ascending. Stem shrubby, upright, a foot or more high. The branches
grow in whorls, and are curved.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from September till December.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. A blossom.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA margaritacea.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, subcernui, umbellulati.
Corolla urceolata, alba; laciniæ limbi obtusæ, erecto-patulæ. Folia
quaterna, lineari-trigona, erecta, glabra. Caulis erectus,
sesquipedalis, ramosus. Ramuli frequentissimi, erecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches, are a
little bent downwards, and grow in small bunches. Blossom
pitcher-shaped, and white. The segments of the border are blunt,
upright, and spreading. Leaves by fours, linearly three-sided, upright,
and smooth. Stem upright, a foot and a half high, branching; the small
branches are numerous, and upright.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till September.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA marifolia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores terminales, umbellati, cernui.
Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis spathulatis, canaliculatis, ciliatis.
Corolla albida, urceoliformis, oris laciniis sub-reflexis. Folia terna,
patentia, late ovata, revoluta, subtus albida. Caulis erectus,
fruticosus, pedalis, ramosissimus. Ramuli frequentissimi, verticillati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, just within the blossom. The flowers terminate the
branches in bunches, and nodding. Cup four-leaved; the leaflets are
spathula-shaped, channelled and lashed. Blossom white, pitcher-shaped;
the segments of the border slightly bent back. Leaves by threes,
spreading, of a broad egg-shape, rolled back at the edges, and whitish
beneath. Stem upright, shrubby, a foot high, very branching. The smaller
branches numerous, and in whorls.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from April till July.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA Massonia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores sub-terminales, verticillis simplicibus,
cernuo-patentibus. Corolla sub-cylindracea, micans, viscosa, colore
rubro, luteo, et viridi, quam speciosissime imbuta. Folia sub-quaterna,
pilis longis vestita. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, bipedalis, ad basin
simplex, dein ramosus; rami sub-erecti, foliis omnino tecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers nearly terminal in simple
whorls, bending down, and spreading. Blossom nearly cylindrical,
shining, clammy, and most beautifully coloured with red, yellow, and
green. Leaves mostly by fours, clothed with long hairs. Stem shrubby,
upright, two feet high, simple at the base, then branching, the branches
nearly upright, and quite covered by the leaves.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from April till August.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA monadelphia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, longissimæ, attenuatæ in filamenta plana,
compressa. Flores in ramulis, bini vel terni, terminales, cernui, in
medio ramorum racemum formantes speciosissimum. Calyx duplex, coloratus;
exterior triphyllus, foliolis late-ovatis, interior tetraphyllus, major.
Corolla conica, sub-pollicaris, glabra, læte rubra; oris laciniis
adpressis. Folia terna, obtusa, sub-tomentosa. Caulis erectus,
sesquipedalis.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom, very long, and tapering into
filaments which are flat, and pressed together. Flowers grow by twos and
threes at the ends of the smaller branches, hanging down, forming a
beautiful spike near the middle of the larger branches. Empalement
double, and coloured, the outer one is three-leaved; the leaflets are
broadly egg-shaped; the inner one is four-leaved, and larger than the
outer. Blossom cone-shaped, near an inch long, smooth, and of a bright
red colour; segments of the border are pressed to the threads. Leaves by
threes, obtuse, and rather downy. Stem upright, a foot and a half high.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till December.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. The same spread open, one tip magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA Muscari.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores luteoli, suaviter olentes, sæpius
quaterni, cruciformes, terminales. Corolla oblongo-ovata, summa parte
arctata; laciniis æqualibus, revolutis. Folia quaterna, linearia, acuta,
glabra, nitida. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis, ramosissimus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips, beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers yellowish, and
sweet-scented, mostly four together, cross-shaped, and terminating the
branches. Blossom oblong-egg-shaped, narrowed at the top; with the
segments equal, and rolled back. Leaves by fours, linear, pointed,
smooth, and shining. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high, and very
branching.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from March till July.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA nitida.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, umbellati,
terni vel quini, cernui. Pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus
calyciformibus adpressis. Corolla ovata, inflata, crystallino-alba,
nitida, magnitudine pisi; laciniis revolutis. Folia terna, obtusa,
linearia, erecto-patentia. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, sesquipedalis;
ramulis numerosis.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small
branches in umbels of from 3 to 5, nodding. Footstalks short, with three
floral leaves of the shape of the cup, and pressed to it. Blossom
egg-shaped and swelled out, of a crystalline white, shining, and of the
size of a pea: segments of the border rolled back. Leaves by threes,
obtuse, linear, and between erect and spreading. Stem shrubby, upright,
a foot and a half high, with numerous small branches.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA obbata, _var. umbellata_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ inclusæ, basi bicornes. Flores terminales, umbellati, conferti,
pedunculis brevibus. Corolla ventricosa, nitidissime alba, basi
quadrata, ore arctata, leviter sulcata. Limbus maximus; laciniis
rotundatis, patentibus; glandulis octo fauci circumpositis. Folia
quaterna, reflexa, rigida, ciliata, acuminata, subtus sulcata. Caulis
fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus. Rami laxi, filiformes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips within the blossom, and two-horned at their base. Flowers terminate
the branches in umbels crowded together, with short footstalks. Blossom
bellied, of a very shining white, squared at the base, straitened at the
mouth, and slightly furrowed. Border very large. Segments roundish, and
spreading, with eight glands surrounding the mouth. Leaves by fours,
reflexed, harsh, fringed, sharp-pointed, and furrowed beneath. Stem
shrubby, a foot high, branching. The branches are loose, and
thread-shaped.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till August.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. A segment of the border magnified.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA patens.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores in apice ramulorum, terni. Pedunculi
breves. Corolla campanulata, purpurea; laciniis ovatis, concavis,
maximis, expansis. Folia terna, ovalia, concava, glandulosa, obtusa,
patentia; petiolis brevissimis adpressis. Caulis fruticosus, erectus,
bipedalis. Rami et ramuli numerosi, verticillati, virgati, patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small
branches, by threes. Footstalks short. Blossom bell-shaped, and purple.
The segments of the border are oval, concave, very large, and spreading.
Leaves by threes, oval, concave, glandular, blunt, and spreading; with
very short footstalks pressed to the branches. Stem shrubby, upright,
two feet high. The large and small branches are numerous, whorled,
twiggy, and spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from February till June.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives and pointal, magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA Patersonia, _coccinea_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in summitate ramorum verticillati,
recti. Corolla cylindraceo-clavata, coccinea, ore arctata,
sub-pollicaris. Folia plerumque quinata vel sena, erecta, setacea, in
petiolos capillares deorsum attenuata. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis;
ramis ramulisque erectis, et sæpe alternis.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow at the tops of the
branches in whorls, straight out. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, of
a scarlet colour, narrowed at the mouth, and near an inch long. Leaves
chiefly in fives or sixes, erect, bristle-shaped, and attenuated
downwards into capillary footstalks. Stem shrubby, two feet high; the
branches and branchlets erect, and often alternate.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from April till August.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA penicillata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, longissimæ. Flores solitarii, penduli, medio
ramorum spicati. Pedunculi colorati, longi. Corolla conica, purpurea;
laciniis minutis, erectis, luteo-virentibus. Folia terna, linearia,
fasciculata, glabra, patentia. Caulis erectus, fruticosus,
sub-bipedalis. Rami sub-simplices; ramuli conferti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom, and very long. Flowers grow
solitary, hanging down, making a spike from the middle of the branches.
Footstalks coloured, and long. Blossom conical, and purple. Segments
small, upright, and of a greenish yellow. Leaves by threes, linear,
bundled, smooth, and spreading. Stem upright, shrubby, near two feet
high. Branches nearly simple; smaller branches crowded.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till August.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA petiolata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ. Flores terminales, plerumque ternati,
sub-erecti. Pedunculi brevissimi. Calyx duplex; exterius triphyllus;
interius tetraphyllus foliolis longioribus ad basin late ovatis. Corolla
campanulata, alba; laciniis semi-rotundis, patentibusque. Folia terna,
patentia, cuneata, latiuscula, crassiuscula, et lucida, petiolis
longissimis. Suffrutex pygmæus. Rami patentes. Ramuli numerosi,
conferti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just without the blossom. Flowers terminal, chiefly in
threes, nearly upright. Peduncles very short. Empalement double; the
outer three-leaved; the inner four-leaved longer, and broadly egg-shaped
at the base. Blossom bell-shaped, and white. The segments are roundish,
and spreading. Leaves by threes, spreading, wedge-shaped, broadish,
rather thick, and shining, with very long footstalks. It is a dwarfish
shrub. Branches spreading. The small branches are numerous, and crowded.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till July.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. A blossom.
4. The chives detached, one tip magnified.
5. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA pinifolia, _coccinea_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores verticillati, conferti, patentes.
Corolla tubulosa, coccinea; laciniis revolutis, tenuiter crenulatis.
Folia sena, conferta, incurvata, et patentia. Caulis fruticosus,
semi-pedalis, robustus. Rami foliis dense tecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers in crowded whorls, and
spreading. Blossom tubular, of a scarlet colour: the segments of the
border are rolled back, and slightly notched. Leaves by sixes, crowded,
turned inward, and spreading. Stem shrubby, half a foot high, stout.
Branches thickly covered with leaves.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till April.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA pinifolia, _discolor_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores horizontaliter verticillati, sub apices
ramorum. Pedunculi colorati, hirsuti. Corolla tubulosa, costata,
pollicaris, pilis glandulosis densissime circumsessa, apicem versus
albis, ad basin rubris: laciniis revolutis, obsolete crenulatis. Folia
plerumque sena, confertissima, linearia. Caulis fruticosus, brevis,
robustus. Rami foliis dense tecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers whorled, near the ends of
the branches, in a horizontal direction. Footstalks coloured and hispid.
Blossom tubular, ribbed, an inch long, and closely beset with glandular
hairs, white towards the end, and red at the base. Segments of the
border are rolled back, and slightly notched. Leaves mostly by sixes,
very crowded, and linear. Stem shrubby, short, and stout. The branches
thickly covered with leaves.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till July.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA Plukenetia, _nana_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, longissimæ, exertæ. Flores solitarii, in medio ramorum,
ex axillis foliorum. Pedunculi longissimi, bracteis minutis, remotis.
Corolla sub-cylindrica, glabra, rubro-purpurea; laciniis limbi obtusis,
obsoletis, viridibus, erectis. Folia terna, linearia, glabra, arcuata,
inflexa, subtus sulcata. Caulis sub-pedalis, erectus, robustus. Ramuli
numerosi, sub-erecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, very long, and without the blossom. Flowers grow singly,
in the middle of the branches, from the base of the leaves. Footstalks
very long, with minute floral leaves at a distance from the cup. Blossom
nearly cylindrical, smooth, of a red purple; the segments of the border
blunt, very small, green, and upright. Leaves by threes, linear, smooth,
bent like a bow, turned inwards, and furrowed beneath. Stem nearly a
foot high, upright, and sturdy. The small branches are numerous, and
nearly upright.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from June till November.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA princeps.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores speciosi, terminales, in umbellis
nutantibus, 6-10-floris. Pedunculi colorati. Calyx lanceolatus,
carinatus, ciliatusque. Corolla ovato-clavata, inflata, lævigata, ore
arctata, læte rubicunda. Folia quaterna, recurva, late linearia,
ciliata, et aristata. Caulis fruticosus, sub-pedalis, ramosus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers showy, terminal in nodding
umbels of 6 to 10 flowers. Peduncles coloured. Cup lance-shaped, keeled,
and ciliated. Blossom ovately club-shaped, inflated, and smooth,
narrowed at the mouth, and of a glowing red colour. Leaves by fours,
recurved, broadly linear, ciliated and aristated. Stem shrubby, near a
foot high, and branching.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till October.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA propendens.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales in ramulis lateralibus,
pendulis, plerumque binati. Pedunculi colorati. Corolla campamilata,
rubro-purpurea, tomentosa; laciniis lato-ovatis, patentibus. Folia
quaterna, linearia, pubescentia; seniora reflexa. Caulis fruticosus,
sub-pedalis, flexuosus. Rami patentes, ramulis floriferis pendulis.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers terminal, in small
lateral pendulous branches, chiefly in pairs. Footstalks coloured.
Blossom bell-shaped, of a red purple colour, and downy. The segments of
the border are broadly egg-shaped, and spreading. Leaves by fours,
linear, and downy; the older ones reflexed. Stem shrubby, near a foot
high, and flexuose. Branches spreading, with the little flower-bearing
branches pendulous.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.


REFERENCE.

1. The under side of a leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA pyramidalis.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in apicibus ramulorum umbellati,
sub-quaterni. Corolla campanulato-infundibuliformis, carnea: laciniis
limbi acutis, semi-ovatis, maximis. Folia sub-quaterna, linearia,
pilosa, tenuia. Caulis fruticosus, ramosus, flexilis. Ramuli
frequentissimi, verticillati, sub-quaterni, breves, cernui.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow at the ends of the
small branches in bunches, mostly of four. Blossom between bell-and
funnel-shaped, flesh-coloured: the segments of the border pointed,
half-egg-shaped, and very large. Leaves mostly by fours, linear, hairy,
and thin. Stem shrubby, branching, and flexible. Small branches
numerous, whorled, mostly in fours, short, and hanging down.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from September till December.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. A blossom.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA ramentacea.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, terminales, umbellati,
conferti. Pedunculi purpurei, longissimi. Corolla globosa,
rubro-purpurea, ore contracto, laciniis minutis, reflexis. Folia
quaterna, linearia, glabra. Caulis erectus, spithamæus, ramosissimus.
Rami et ramuli filiformes, divaricato-patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers numerous, terminating the
branches in close bunches. The footstalks are purple, and very long.
Blossom globular, of a reddish purple, contracted at the mouth, the
segments of which are very small, and rolled back. Leaves by fours,
linear, and smooth. Stem upright, a span high, and very much branched.
The large and small branches are thread-shaped, and spread in various
directions.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till December.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA retorta.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, sub-terminales, verticillati,
viscosi. Pedunculi longi. Corolla basi inflata, apice attenuata; ima
parte carnea, summa saturate purpurea, ore arctata. Folia quaterna,
retorta, seta terminali aristata, margine ciliata. Caulis fruticosus,
pedalis, erectus, ramosus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers are numerous, nearly
terminal, in whorls, and clammy. Footstalks long. The blossom is swelled
at the base, and tapers to the point; the lower part is of a
flesh-colour, the upper of a deep purple, and straitened at the mouth.
Leaves by fours, rolled back, and terminating with an awn-like bristle,
fringed at the edge. Stem shrubby, a foot high, upright, and branching.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till October.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf.
2. The empalement magnified,
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA rupestris.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, plerumque ternati, cernui.
Pedunculi rubri. Corolla campanulata, alba; laciniis semi-rotundis,
patentibusque. Folia quaterna, conferta, patula, linearia, crassa,
obtusa, lucida. Caulis humilis, humi fusus inter rupes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminal, chiefly in threes,
nodding. Footstalks red. Blossom bell-shaped, white; with the segments
half round and spreading. Leaves by fours, crowded, spreading, linear,
thick, blunt, and shining. The stem is low, and spread about upon the
ground amongst rocks.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till November.


REFERENCE.

1. The under side of a leaf.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA tenuiflora.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramulis quaterni, patentes;
pedunculis brevissimis. Perianthium duplex; exterius triphyllum;
foliolis lanceolatis; interius tetraphyllum, longius. Corolla
tubæformis, tenuissima, lutea; oris laciniis acuminatis, patentibus.
Folia terna et quaterna, linearia, erecta. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis,
debilis. Rami et ramuli virgati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow by fours, at the ends
of the small branches, spreading. Footstalks very short. Cup double; the
outer one is three-leaved; the leaflets lance-shaped; the inner one is
four-leaved, and longer than the outer. Blossom trumpet-shaped, very
slender and yellow; segments of the border sharp-pointed, and spreading.
Leaves by threes and fours, linear, and upright. Stem shrubby, a foot
high, and weak; the large and small branches are twiggy.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from April till June.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. A blossom.
3. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA vestita, _alba_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores in ramis verticillati,
erecto-patentes. Corolla clavata, pollicaris, alba, pubescens. Folia
sena, conferta, uncialia, linearia, tremulenta. Pedunculi longissimi.
Caulis tripedalis, erectus; ramis simplicibus, adscendentibus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and just within the blossom. Flowers grow in whorls upon
the branches, upright and spreading. Blossom club-shaped, an inch long,
white, and downy. Leaves by sixes, crowded, an inch long, linear, and
tremulous. Footstalks very long. Stem three feet high, upright; with
simple ascending branches.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from July till December.


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. The same spread open, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA viridis.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores infra apices ramorum confertim
verticillati, horizontales. Corolla cylindrica, uncialis, saturate
viridis, viscosa, costata, asperiuscula. Folia sena, linearia, patentia.
Caulis fruticosus, erectus. Rami plerumque simplices, erecti et rigidi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers grow near the ends of
the branches crowdedly whorled, and horizontal. Blossom cylindrical, an
inch long, of a deep green, clammy, ribbed, and roughish. Leaves by
sixes, linear, and spreading. Stem shrubby, upright. The branches are
mostly simple, erect, and rigid.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from May till September.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement.
3. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA Uhria.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, sub-exertæ; stylo exerto, apice curvato. Flores
terminales, solitarii, racemum formantes in apicibus ramorum. Corolla
tubuloso-clavata, sanguinea, apice virescens, viscosa; laciniis limbi
erectis. Folia terna, linearia, glabra, erecto-patentia. Caulis
fruticosus, bipedalis. Rami pauci; ramuli numerosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, just without the blossom. Shaft without, and curved at the
end. Flowers terminate the small branches, grow solitary, forming a long
bunch near the tops of the branches. Blossom tubularly club-shaped, of a
blood colour, green at the end, and clammy. The segments of the border
are upright. Leaves by threes, linear, smooth, and between erect and
spreading. Stem shrubby, two feet high. The larger branches are few; the
smaller ones numerous.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till September.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA Uhria, _pilosa_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ; stylo exerto, apice curvato. Flores
terminales, sub-bini, numerosi. Corolla tubuloso-clavata, curvata,
pilosa, rubro-purpurea, apice virescens, viscosa; laciniis limbi
erectis. Folia terna, linearia, pilosa, subtus sulcata. Caulis
fruticosus, bipedalis. Rami pauci, erecti. Ramuli frequentissimi,
erecto-patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Shaft, without the blossom, curved at
the point. Flowers terminate the branches, mostly by twos, and numerous.
Blossom tubularly club-shaped, curved, hairy, of a red purple, green at
the end, and clammy. Segments of the border upright. Leaves by threes,
linear, hairy, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, two feet high. The
larger branches are few and erect; the smaller branches numerous, and
between erect and spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till December.


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives and pointal, summit magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. Seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]




ALPHABETICAL INDEX

TO THE

FIGURES IN VOL. III.


101. Erica acuminata.

102.       Aitonia.

103.       ampullacea.

104.       aspera.

105.       Banksia.

106.       α purpurea.

107.       blanda.

108.       calycina, _minor_.

109.       coronata.

110.       cruenta.

111.       elegans.

112.       elata.

113.       erubescens.

114.       formosa.

115.       glandulosa.

116.       globosa.

117.       grandiflora.

118.       Hibbertia.

119.       imbricata.

120.       lachnæa.

121.       lanata.

122.       lanuginosa.

123.       Linnæoides.

124.       mammosa.

125.       α minor.

126.       margaritacea.

127.       marifolia.

128.       Massonia.

129.       monadelphia.

130.       muscari.

131.       nitida.

132.       obbata, _umbellata_.

133.       patens.

134.       Patersonia, _coccinea_.

135.       penicillata.

136.       petiolata.

137.       pinnifolica, _coccinea_.

138.       β discolor.

139.       Plukenetia, _nana_.

140.       princeps.

141.       propendens.

142.       pyramidalis.

143.       ramentacea.

144.       retorta.

145.       rupestris.

146.       tenuiflora.

147.       vestita, _alba_.

148.       viridis.

149.       Uhria.

150.       α pilosa.

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