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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. IV.

                SECOND EDITION, CORRECTED AND ENLARGED.


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




ERICA Andromedæflora.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores axillares, sub-terminales, declinati,
plerumque terni. Calyx magnus, lato-ovatus, carneus: corollis ovatis,
magnis, incarnatis. Folia ternata, subulata, incurvata, acuta, petiolis
longis adpressis. Caulis erectus, pedalis et ultra. Rami pauci. Ramuli
verticillati, ternati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers grow from the axillæ of
the leaves, are nearly terminal, and bend downwards, mostly in threes.
The empalement is large, of a broad ovate form, and flesh-coloured.
Blossom egg-shaped, large, and flesh-coloured. Leaves by threes,
awl-shaped, incurved, sharp-pointed, with long footstalks pressed to
the branches. Stem upright, a foot or more high. Large branches few.
The smaller branches in whorls, by threes.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA aristata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ inclusæ, basi bicornes. Flores in ramis terminales,
fasciculati, plerumque quaterni. Pedunculi longi, colorati. Corolla
inflato-tubulosa, ore arctata, saturate purpurea, pollicaris, lucida;
laciniis limbi rotundatis, expansis, albicantibus. Folia quaterna
et quina, revoluta, lucida, apice aristata. Caulis fruticosus, vix
pedalis, ramosus. Rami et ramuli flexuosi, filiformes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips within the blossoms, and two-horned at their base. Flowers
terminate the branches in bunches, mostly in fours. Footstalks long,
and coloured. Blossom of an inflated tubular form, narrowed at the
mouth, which is of a deep purple, an inch long, and shining. The
segments of the border are rounded, spreading, and white. Leaves by
fours and fives, rolled back, and shining, with a bristle at the point.
Stem shrubby, scarce a foot high, branching. The small and large
branches are flexuose, and thread-shaped.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom in spring, and again late in autumn.


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA aurea.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores horizontaliter verticillati, prope
ramorum summitatem. Pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus instructi.
Corolla cylindracea, glabra, aurantia: laciniis oris parum reflexis.
Folia sena, linearia, glabra, apice incurvata, patentia. Caulis
erectus, fruticosus, pedalis. Rami verticillati, patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers grow horizontally
in whorls near the summit of the branches. Footstalks very short,
and furnished with three floral leaves. Blossom cylinder-shaped,
smooth, and of a gold colour: segments of the mouth a little reflexed.
Leaves by sixes, linear, and smooth, turned inward at the point, and
spreading. Stem upright, shrubby, a foot high. The branches grow in
whorls, and are spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA Blandfordia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, sessiles, et horizontaliter
siti, ramulos plerumque binatim terminantes: sub apicibus ramorum
conferti in ramulos brevissimos, spicam formantes. Corolla urceolata,
glabra, lutea, ore arctata: laciniis reflexis. Folia quaterna,
linearia, obtusa, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis, erectus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers numerous, sessile,
in a horizontal direction, and terminate the smaller branches
mostly in twos: near the upper part of the larger branches they are
crowded together upon very short branches, and form a spike. Blossom
jar-shaped, smooth and yellow, narrowed at the mouth, with the segments
reflexed. Leaves by fours, linear, obtuse, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a
foot and a half high, and upright.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA calycina, _major_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramulis terminales,
umbellati. Pedunculi carnei. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis
spathulatis, acuminatis, carneis, ad basin virescentibus, corolla
longioribus. Corolla urceolata, saturate carnea, ad basin pallida;
oris laciniis patentibus, acuminatis. Folia terna, lanceolata,
trigona, acuminata, adpressa. Caulis virgatus, pedalis. Rami et ramuli
flexuosissimi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller
branches in umbels. Footstalks flesh-coloured. Cup four-leaved.
Leaflets spathula-shaped, sharp-pointed, flesh-coloured, greenish at
the base, and longer than the flower. Blossom pitcher-shaped, of a
deep flesh-colour, pale at the base: segments of the border spreading,
and sharp-pointed. Leaves by threes, lance-shaped, three-sided,
sharp-pointed, and pressed to the branches. Stem twiggy, a foot high.
The small and large branches are very flexuose.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA canaliculata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ, nigræ. Flores in ultimis ramulis
terminales, plerumque terni, cernui. Pedunculi longi, colorati.
Corolla campanulata, pallide purpurea; oris laciniis ovatis, acutis.
Folia terna, erecta, obtusa, supra plana, subtus canaliculata.
Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus, ferrugineus. Rami et ramuli
verticillati, numerosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just without the blossom, and black. Flowers terminate
the ends of the smaller branches, mostly by threes, hanging down.
Footstalks long and coloured. Blossom bell-shaped, and of a pale
purple: segments of the border are egg-shaped, and sharp-pointed.
Leaves by threes, upright, and blunt, flat on the upper surface, and
channelled beneath. Stem shrubby, two feet high, upright, and rusty.
The large and smaller branches are whorled and numerous.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA canaliculata, _minor_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, plerumque
terni, cernui. Pedunculi colorati. Calyx glandulosus. Corolla parva,
campanulata, pallide purpurea: oris laciniis ovatis, acutis. Folia
terna, erecta, obtusa, supra plana, subtus canaliculata. Caulis
fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus. Rami et ramuli verticillati, numerosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and just within the blossom. Flowers terminate the ends
of the smaller branches mostly by threes, hanging down. Footstalks
coloured. Empalement glandular. Blossom small, bell-shaped, and of
a pale purple: the segments are ovate, and sharp-pointed. Leaves by
threes, upright and obtuse, flat on the upper surface, and channelled
beneath. Stem shrubby, two feet high, and upright. The larger and
smaller branches are whorled, and numerous.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA cordata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ. Floras terminales, in apicibus ramulorum
confertissimi, capitati, erecti. Pedunculi breves. Corolla globosa,
glabra, albida; laciniis limbi rotundatis, patentibus. Folia terna,
cordata, patentia, marginibus revolutis, supra villosa, subtus lanata.
Caulis humilis, spithamæus. Rami et ramuli numerosi, conferti,
flexuosi, patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just without the blossom. Flowers terminal, crowded
very close together at the ends of the branches in upright heads.
Footstalks short. Blossom globular, smooth, and white. Segments of the
border round and spreading. Leaves by threes, heart-shaped, spreading,
and rolled back at the edges, hairy on the upper surface, and woolly
beneath. Stem low, a span high. The large and small branches are
numerous, crowded together, flexuose, and spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA decora.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores spicati, laxi, in medio ramulorum,
axillares, dependentes. Pedunculi longi, colorati. Corolla campanulata,
costata, saturate carnea: oris laciniis reflexis. Folia sena, linearia,
obtusa, arcuata, petiolis longis adpressis. Caulis fruticosus,
sesquipedalis, sub-erectus, gracilis. Rami et ramuli verticillati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers grow in large spikes,
about the middle of the branches, from the footstalks of the leaves,
and hang down. Flower-stalk long, and coloured. Blossom bell-shaped,
ribbed, and of a deep flesh-colour: the segments of the border are
reflexed. Leaves by sixes, linear, obtuse, and bowed, with long
footstalks pressed to the branches. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half
high, nearly upright, and slender. The small and large branches grow in
whorls.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA discolor.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plerumque terni, sub-cernui, ramulis
terminalibus. Calyx duplex. Corolla tubulosa, sub-cylindracea, ima
parte carnea, summa flavo-albicante. Folia terna, linearia, nitida,
erecto-patentia. Caulis fruticosus, tripedalis, erectus, ramosus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers mostly by threes, bending
a little downwards, and terminating the smaller branches. Empalement
double. Blossom tubular, nearly cylindrical, flesh-coloured at the
base, and of a yellowish white at the mouth. Leaves by threes, linear,
shining, and between erect and spreading. Stem shrubby, three feet
high, upright, and branching.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA Echiiflora.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores fere terminales, in spicam dense
verticillati, horizontales. Corolla tubulosa, brevis, inflata, instar
Echii, saturate carnea, costata, viscosa; laciniis patentibus,
rotundatis. Folia sena vel septena, irregulariter verticillati. Caulis
fruticosus, bipedalis.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers almost terminal, in a
spike, densely whorled, and horizontal. Blossom tubular, short,
inflated, and resembling an Echium, of a deep flesh-colour, ribbed, and
viscous; segments spreading, and rounded. Leaves by sixes or sevens,
and irregularly whorled. Stem shrubby, and two feet high.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA ferruginea.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, simpliciter
verticillati, horizontales. Pedunculi colorati, hispiduli, bracteis
tribus hirsutis instructi. Corolla basi inflata, apice attenuata; ima
pars carnea, summa saturate purpurea, ore arctata: laciniis acutis,
patentibus. Folia sub-quaterna, obtusa, pilis longis ferrugineis
circumsessa. Caulis humilis, fruticosus, erectus, sub-pedalis. Rami et
ramuli flexuosi, filiformes, foliis subtecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller
branches in single horizontal whorls. Footstalks coloured, slightly
hispid, and furnished with three hairy floral leaves. Blossom
inflated at the base, tapering to the point, the lower part of a
flesh-colour, the upper part of a deep purple, straightened at the
mouth: the segments are pointed, and spreading. Leaves mostly by fours,
blunt-ended, and beset with long rusty-coloured hairs. Stem low,
shrubby, upright, and scarce a foot high. The large and small branches
are flexuose, thread-shaped, and nearly covered by the leaves.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA fragrans.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, exertæ. Flores plerumque terni, laterales et
terminales, parvi: pedunculis longiusculis. Corolla campanulata,
fragrans, pallide purpurea: laciniis majusculis revolutis. Folia
ternata, subulata, erecta, glauca, acuta, supra plana, subtus sulcata.
Caulis fruticosus, semi-pedalis, valde ramosus: ramis patentibus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, and without the blossom. Flowers grow
mostly by threes, lateral, and terminal, small, and with longish
peduncles. Blossom bell-shaped, sweet-scented, pale purple, with
largish revolute segments. Leaves in threes, awl-shaped, upright, of
a glaucous green, and sharp-pointed, flat on their upper surface, and
furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, half a foot high, very much branched,
with the branches spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA halicacaba.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores sub-terni, cernui, terminales.
Pedunculi breves. Perianthium duplex, corollis adpressum. Corolla
ovata, inflata, maxima, pallide lutea: oris laciniis erectis,
acuminatis, conniventibus, obtusis. Folia terna, subulata, recurvata,
trigona, glabra. Caulis robustus, pedalis, valde ramosus. Ramuli
patentes, plurimi, oppositi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow mostly by threes,
nodding, and terminating the branches. Footstalks short. Cup double,
and pressed to the blossom. Blossom egg-shaped, inflated, large, and of
a pale yellow colour: the segments of the border are erect, tapered,
approaching, and blunt-ended. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, recurved,
three-sided, and smooth. Stem sturdy, a foot high, and very branching.
The smaller branches are spreading, numerous, and opposite.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA hirta.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, terni, cernui. Pedunculi
breves. Corolla clavata, pollicaris, ad basin profunde rubro-purpurea,
apice virescens, ore parum arctata; laciniis obtusis, erectis. Folia
terna, linearia, obtusa, hirta. Caulis erectus, ramosus, bipedalis.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches by
threes, hanging down. Footstalks short. Blossom club-shaped, an inch
long, of a deep red purple at the base, greenish at the end, a little
narrowed at the mouth: segments blunt, and upright. Leaves by threes,
linear, blunt, and hairy. Stem upright, branching, and two feet high.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA hirta; _Var. viridiflora_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, plerumque
terni, patente-cernui. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla cylindracea,
pollicaris, viridis: limbi laciniis obtusis, erectis. Folia terna et
quaterna, linearia, recta, obtusa, hirta, supra plana, subtus sulcata.
Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis, villosus. Ramuli terni, verticillati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller
branches mostly by threes, between spreading and hanging down.
Footstalks very short. Blossom cylindrical, an inch long, and green.
The segments of the border are obtuse, and upright. Leaves by threes
and fours, linear, straight, blunt, and hairy, flat on their upper
surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem upright, a foot and a half high,
and hairy. The small branches grow by threes, in whorls.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA Hyacinthoides.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores sessiles, erecti, fastigiati, quaterni,
conferti, terminales, fere pedunculati. Corolla ventricosa, incarnata,
ore arctata; laciniis sub-cordatis, undulatis, expansis, maximis. Folia
quaterna, linearia, glabra, crassiuscula, nitida. Caulis fruticosus,
spithameus, erectus, ramosus. Ramuli frequentissimi, erecto-patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers sit close in upright
bunches by fours, on the ends of the branches with scarcely any
footstalks. Blossom swelled out, flesh-coloured, and narrowed at the
mouth; the segments are nearly heart-shaped, waved, spreading, and very
large. Leaves by fours, linear, smooth, thickish, and shining. Stem
shrubby, a span high, upright, and branching. The smaller branches are
numerous, and between erect and spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


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 incarnata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, in racemum
densum coalescentes. Pedunculi longi, purpurei. Corolla sub-ovata,
cernua, carnea; ore contracto, lævissime quadrifido, laciniis erectis.
Folia quaterna, obtusa, linearia, glabra. Caulis sub-erectus, pedalis,
ramosissimus; rami et ramuli flexuosi, divaricatopatentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and just within the blossom. The flowers grow at the
ends of the smaller branches, forming a close bunch. Footstalks
are long, and purple. Blossom nearly egg-shaped, bending down, and
flesh-coloured; the mouth contracted, and slightly cut into four
upright segments. Leaves by fours, obtuse, linear, and smooth. Stem
nearly upright, a foot high, and very much branched; the large and
smaller branches are flexuose, and spread outwards.

       *       *       *       *       *

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.

[Illustration]




ERICA incurva.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, sub-inclusæ: stylo sub-exerto. Flores in ramulis
terminales, umbellati, terni. Pedunculi aculeati. Folia terna, farinose
viridia, arcuata, incurva, aculeata, subtus exarata. Corolla urceolata,
purpurea, odorata: oris laciniis rotundatis, sub-erectis. Caulis
fruticosus, ramosus. Rami et ramuli hirsuti, erecto-patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and just within the blossom. Shaft just without. Flowers
terminate the small branches in umbels by threes. Footstalks prickly.
Leaves by threes, of a mealy green, bowed, turned inwards, prickly,
and deeply furrowed beneath. Blossom pitcher-shaped, purple, and
sweet-scented: the segments of the border are roundish, and nearly
upright. Stem shrubby, and branching. The large and small branches are
roughly haired, and between erect and spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
5. A flower and leaf of a small variety.

[Illustration]




ERICA lachnæa, _purpurea_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores terni, in apice ramulorum,
cernui. Perianthium duplex; pedunculis brevissimis. Corolla
cylindraceo-urceolata, purpureo-pulverulenta; laciniis limbi obtusis,
sub-erectis. Folia terna, obtusa, conferta, tomentosa, farinaria,
viridia. Caulis erectus, pedalis, fruticosus. Rami numerosi, ramulis
brevissimis tecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers grow by threes, at the
ends of the small branches, nodding. Cup double; footstalks very short.
Blossom cylindrically pitcher-shaped, and of a powdery purple; segments
of the border are obtuse, and nearly upright. Leaves by threes, blunt,
crowded, downy, and of a mealy green. Stem upright, a foot high, and
shrubby. Branches numerous, and covered by very short smaller ones.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA Lambertia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in medio ramulorum, solitarii, vel
terni, cernui. Pedunculi et calyx colorati. Corolla sub-globosa,
inflata, alba, glabra, magnitudine pisi magni; laciniis ovatis, ad
basin gibbis, erectis. Folia quaterna, acuminata, glabra; juniora
erecto-patentia, seniora reflexa. Caulis fruticosus, sub-pedalis,
ramosissimus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers grow in the middle of
the small branches, solitary, or by threes, nodding. The footstalks
and empalement coloured. Blossom nearly globular, swelled out, white,
smooth, and of the size of a large pea; the segments egg-shaped,
bunched at the base, and upright. Leaves by fours, sharp-pointed, and
smooth; the younger ones erect and spreading, the older ones reflexed.
Stem shrubby, near a foot high, and very much branched.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA lucida.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ cristatæ, sub-inclusæ. Flores terminates, in umbellis
trifloris. Pedunculi breves. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis
lato-ovatis, acutis, ciliatisque. Corolla breviter campanulata,
laciniis patulis, pallide carneis et lucidis. Folia ternata, subulata,
erecta, lucida. Caulis fruticosus, strictus, gracilis, bipedalis. Rami
plerumque ternati, erecto-patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips crested, just within the blossom. Flowers terminal, in
three-flowered umbels. Footstalks short. Cup four-leaved: leaflets
broadly egg-shaped, sharp-pointed, and ciliated. Blossom shortly
bell-shaped, with spreading segments of a pale shining flesh-colour.
Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, upright, and shining. Stem shrubby,
upright, slender, and two feet high. Branches mostly by threes, between
erect and spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA Monsoniana.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusae. Flores in ramulorum apice terni, nutantes,
spicam quasi formantes prope caulis summitatem. Pedunculi fere nulli.
Corolla tubulosa, fauce arctata, candidissima; laciniis sub-erectis.
Folia terna, nitida, linearia, erecto-patentia. Caulis tripedalis,
teres, erectus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers grow by threes at the
ends of the smaller branches, hanging down, and forming a sort of spike
near the end of the stem; with hardly any footstalks. Blossom tubular,
narrowed at the mouth, and of a very clear white. Segment of the border
nearly upright. Leaves by threes, shining, linear, and between erect
and spreading. Stem three feet high, round and upright.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

1. A flower-branch with its involucrum.
2. The empalement.
3. The chives and pointal spread.
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA mucosa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, terminales, fasciculati,
cernui, purpurei, fulgentes, mucosi; pedunculis longis, purpureis.
Corolla globosa; laciniis semi-orbiculatis, æqualibus, erectis.
Folia quaterna, sub-trigona, obtusa, glaberrima. Caulis fruticosus,
tripedalis, ramosus; ramis longis, virgatis, flexuosis.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers many, terminating the
branches in bunches, hanging down, of a brilliant purple colour, and
clammy. Footstalks long and purple. Blossom globular; the segments of
the border are half round, equal, and upright. Leaves by fours, nearly
three-sided, blunt, and smooth. Stem shrubby, three feet high, and
branching; the branches are long, twiggy, and flexuose.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA multiflora.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ. Flores axillares, sub-terminales, sub-spicati.
Pedunculi capillares, longissimi, bracteis tribus minutis instructi.
Corolla cylindraceo-urceolata, costata, sub-carnea; laciniis minutis,
reflexis. Folia quaterna seu quina, obtusa, glabra, linearia, recta.
Caulis fruticosus, erectus, ramosus. Rami et ramuli rigidi, erecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and without the blossom. Flowers grow from the
insertion of the leaves, nearly terminal, and almost spiked.
Footstalks hair-like, very long, and furnished with three small floral
leaves. Blossom cylindrically pitcher-shaped, ribbed, and slightly
flesh-coloured: segments small and reflexed. Leaves by fours or fives,
blunt, smooth, linear, and straight. Stem shrubby, upright, and
branching. The small and larger branches are harsh, and upright.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of Portugal.
In bloom from October till December.


REFERENCE.

1. An umbel of flowers.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA mutabilis.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ sub-exertæ, basi bicornes. Flores terminales, in umbellis
irregularibus, plerumque horizontaliter siti. Pedunculi longissimi,
capillares, colorati, glandulis tecti. Calyx lanceolatus, coloratus,
glandulosus, adpressus. Corolla tubulosa, costata, leviter pilosa,
imprimis saturate purpurea, denique pallidior. Folia terna, quaterna,
ad basin plantæ quina, supra convexa, subtus sulcata, margine pilis
longis obsita. Caulis fruticosus. Rami numerosi, erecto-patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips just without the blossom, with two horns at their base. Flowers
terminate the branches in irregular umbels, mostly in a horizontal
direction. Footstalks very long, thread-shaped, coloured, and covered
with glands. The empalement is lance-shaped, coloured, glandular, and
pressed to the flower. Blossom tubular, ribbed, and slightly hairy,
of a deep purple at first, and afterwards paler. Leaves by threes and
fours, and towards the base of the plant they grow in fives, convex on
their upper surface, and furrowed beneath, with long hairs on their
margins. Stem shrubby. The branches are numerous, and between erect and
spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA odorata.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores numerosi, sub apices ramorum umbellati.
Pedunculi flore triple longiores, viscosi, bracteis tribus adpressis.
Corolla campanulata, magna, alba, viscosa, lucida, melliodora: laciniis
rotundatis, reflexis. Folia sparsa, sæpe vero quaterna, linearia,
margine glanduloso-denticulata, truncata: petiolis longis. Caulis
fruticosus, pedalis. Rami simplices, longi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers numerous, growing in
umbels at the ends of the branches. The footstalks thrice the length of
the flowers, clammy, with three floral leaves pressed to them. Blossom
bell-shaped, large, white, viscous, shining, and honey-scented: the
segments of the border are rounded, and reflexed. Leaves scattered, but
sometimes by fours, linear, appearing toothed by small glands at the
edge, and seeming cut off at the ends. Footstalks long. Stem shrubby, a
foot high. The branches are simple, and long.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA oppositifolia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, plerumque bini.
Pedunculi breves, bracteis duabus minutis adpressis. Calyx magnus,
ovatus. Corolla urceolata, alba: laciniis reflexis. Folia binatim
opposita, triquetra, nitida, adpressa. Caulis semipedalis, filiformis,
ad basin ramosissimus, flexuosus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches
mostly by twos. Footstalks short, having two small floral leaves
pressed to them. The empalement is large, and egg-shaped. Blossom
pitcher-shaped, and white. The segments of the border are reflexed.
Leaves grow opposite in pairs, three-sided, shining, and pressed to the
stem. Stem half a foot high, and thread-shaped: the lower part of the
plant very much branched and flexuose.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA oppositifolia, _major_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, plerumque bini.
Pedunculi breves, bracteis duabus minutis adpressis. Calyx magnus,
ovatus, acutus. Corolla urceolata, alba: laciniis suberectis. Folia
binatim opposita, triquetra, nitida, adpressa, magna. Caulis pedalis,
filiformis. Rami et ramuli numerosi, erecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches
mostly by twos. Footstalks short, having two small floral leaves
pressed to them. The empalement is large, egg-shaped, and pointed.
Blossom pitcher-shaped, and white. The segments of the border are
nearly upright. Leaves grow opposite in pairs, three-sided, shining,
pressed to the stem, and large. Stem a foot high, and thread-shaped:
the large and smaller branches are numerous and upright

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA oppositifolia, _rubra_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, plerumque bini. Pedunculi
breves, bracteis duabus. Perianthium magnum, ovatum, acutum. Corolla
urceolata, rubra: limbo quadrilobo, sub-reflexo. Folia binatim
opposita, triquetra, nitida, adpressa. Caulis semi-pedalis, filiformis,
gracilis, ad basin ramosus. Ramuli conferti, flexuosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches
mostly in pairs. Footstalks short, having two floral leaves. Cup large,
oval, and sharp-pointed. Blossom pitcher-shaped, and red, having a
slightly reflexed four-lobed border. Leaves grow opposite in pairs,
three-sided, shining, and pressed to the stem. Stem half a foot high,
thread-shaped, and slender, branching to the bottom. The branches
crowded together, and flexuose.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA Patersonia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, axillares et in medio caulis,
e foliis recte emergentes; pedunculis fere nullis. Perianthium duplex.
Corolla cylindrica, sub-pollicaris, glabra, lutea, ore arctata; limbo
reflexo. Folia quaterna, linearia, incurvata, acuta, glabra. Caulis
fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus; basi ramosus, dein simplicissime
pyramidatus, ramulis brevissimis vestitus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers numerous, growing close to
and about the middle of the stem, peeping straight out from amongst the
leaves, with scarce any footstalks. Cup double. Blossom cylindrical,
near an inch long, smooth, yellow, and narrow at the mouth; border
reflexed. Leaves by fours, linear, and incurved, sharp-pointed, and
smooth. Stem shrubby, two feet high, and upright; branching at the
base, then forming a simple pyramidal spike covered with very short
branches.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. The chives spread open, one tip magnified.
3. The shaft and its summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA pallens.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, in umbellis ternis vel
senis, sub-sessiles. Corolla tubulosa, luteo-alba, horizontaliter sita:
oris laciniis rotundatis, erecto-patentibus. Folia terna, subulata,
tomentosa, albo-virescentia. Caulis humilis, fruticosus, semi-pedalis.
Rami et ramuli numerosi, patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches
in umbels of from three to six, nearly sessile. Blossom tubular, of
a yellowish white colour, and standing in a horizontal direction.
Segments of the border roundish, and between erect and spreading.
Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, downy, and of a whitish green. Stem low,
shrubby, half a foot high. The small and large branches are numerous,
and spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA pellucida.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, plerumque
quaterni, cernui. Pedunculi longi, glandulosi, bracteis tribus
lanceolatis, glandulosis, instructi. Corolla tubulato-ventricosa,
pilosa, costata, alba, et pellucida; limbi laciniis semi-orbicularibus,
sub-erectis. Folia quaterna, lanceolata, lucida, aculeata, sulco
exarata. Caulis gracilis, sesquipedalis, hirsutus. Rami et ramuli
hirsuti, flexuosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small
branches mostly by fours, nodding. Footstalks long, glandular, and
furnished with three lance-shaped, glandular floral leaves. Blossom of
an inflated tubular form, hairy, ribbed, white, and transparent. The
segments of the border are half round, and nearly upright. Leaves by
fours, lance-shaped, shining, prickly, and deeply furrowed beneath.
Stem slender, a foot and a half high, harshly haired. The large and
small branches are hirsute and flexuose.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA pinifolia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores sub apices ramorum verticillatim
conferti, horizontaliter siti. Pedunculi colorati. Corolla clavata,
pollicaris, alba, pilis tomentosis densissime circumsessa: oris
laciniis revolutis, obsolete crenulatis. Folia sena vel octona,
linearia, tremula, glabra, subtus sulcata, attenuata in petiolos
capillares. Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis, parum ramosus. Ramuli
simplices, foliis tecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers grow near the ends
of the branches in crowded whorls, and in an horizontal direction.
Footstalks coloured. Blossom club-shaped, an inch long, white, and
closely beset with downy hairs: the segments of the border rolled back,
and slightly notched. Leaves by sixes or eights, linear, tremulous,
and smooth, furrowed beneath, and tapering into hair-like footstalks.
Stem upright, a foot and a half high, branching but little. The small
branches are simple, and covered with leaves.

       *       *       *       *       *

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from February 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 planifolia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ exsertæ, basi bicornes. Flores sub apices ramorum, simplices,
axillares. Pedunculi longi, colorati, glanduloso-pilosi. Corolla
urceolata, purpurea: oris laciniis obtusis, erectis. Folia terna,
spathulata, supra plana, subtus carinata: marginibus glandulosis,
revolutis. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis. Rami et ramuli numerosi,
erecto-patentes.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips without the blossom, and two-horned at their base. Flowers grow
near the ends of the branches, singly, from the insertion of the
leaves. Footstalks long, coloured, and glandularly hairy. Blossom
pitcher-shaped, and purple: the segments obtuse, and upright. Leaves
by threes, spathula-shaped, flat on their upper surface, and keeled
beneath: the margins are glandular, and rolled back. Stem shrubby, a
foot and a half high. The large and small branches are numerous, and
between erect and spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


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.

[Illustration]




ERICA Plukenetia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, longissimæ. Flores sub-solitarii, pendentes
a ramulis, in medio ramorum spicam laxam formantes. Pedunculi longi,
colorati: bracteis tribus infra minutis. Corolla conica, purpurea:
laciniis exiguis, erectis, luteo-virentibus. Folia terna, linearia,
arcuata, acuta, glabra, fasciculata. Caulis erectus, bipedalis,
fruticosus. Rami sub-simplices, ramulis brevissimis, confertis, tecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom, and very long. Flowers nearly
solitary, hanging down from the smaller branches, and forming a loose
spike about the middle of the branches. Footstalks long, coloured:
with three minute floral leaves on the lower part. Blossom conical,
and purple. The segments of the border are small, upright, and of a
yellowish green. Leaves by threes, linear, bowed, pointed, smooth, and
bundled together. Stem upright, two feet high, and shrubby. The large
branches are nearly simple, long, and covered with very short branches
crowded together.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA Plukenetia, _albens_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, longissimæ. Flores sub-solitarii, pendentes
a ramulis, in medio ramorum crescentes, et spicam laxam formantes.
Pedunculi longi: bracteis tribus minutis ad basin instructis. Corolla
conica, exalbida: laciniis erectis. Folia terna, fasciculata, linearia,
arcuata, acuta, glabra. Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis, fruticosus. Rami
sub-simplices, ramulis numerosis brevissimis tecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom, and very long. Flowers nearly
solitary, hanging down from the small branches, growing near the middle
of the branches, and forming a loose spike. Footstalks long, and
furnished at the base with three small floral leaves. Blossom conical
and whitish. Segments of the border are upright. Leaves by threes,
bundled together, linear, bowed, sharp-pointed, and smooth. Stem
upright, a foot and a half high, and shrubby. The large branches nearly
simple, and covered with numerous very short branches.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement.
2. The chives and pointal.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
4. The seed-bud magnified.
5. Flower of a large variety.

[Illustration]




ERICA racemifera.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores sub-terminales, racemosi, cernui,
plerumque duo; pedunculis longissimis. Corolla sub-globosa, purpurea;
oris laciniis erecto-patentibus. Folia sena, linearia, conferta,
oblique verticillata, tremula. Caulis fruticosus, sub-pedalis. Rami
virgati, sub-simplices.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers nearly terminate the
branches in clusters, hanging down, mostly two together, with very
long footstalks. Blossom nearly globular, and purple; the segments of
the border are between erect and spreading. Leaves by sixes, linear,
crowded, irregularly whorled, and tremulous. Stem shrubby, near a foot
high. Branches twiggy, and nearly simple.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

1. An umbel of flowers.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. Chives and pointal.
4. A chive magnified.
5. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
6. Seed-bud magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA Sebana, _nana_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, longissimæ. Flores duo, in apicibus ramulorum,
dependentes. Pedunculi breves, nudi. Perianthium duplex. Corolla
clavata, incurvata, rugosa, saturate aurantia; laciniis limbi erectis,
incurvatis. Folia terna, linearia, arcuata, conferta, sub-trigona,
glabra, apice acuta. Caulis erectus, robustus, humilis, ramosissimus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom, and very long. Flowers grow by
twos, at the ends of the small branches, hanging down. The footstalks
are short, and naked. Cup double. Blossom club-shaped, turned inwards,
wrinkled, and of a deep orange colour; the segments of the border are
upright, and turned inwards. Leaves by threes, linear, bowed, and
crowded, nearly three-sided, smooth, and sharp-pointed. Stem upright,
sturdy, low, and very much branched.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA Sebana, _spicata_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, longissimæ. Flores terni, in apicibus
ramulorum, penduli; pedunculis brevissimis. Corolla clavata, incurvata,
saturate coccinea, sulcata: laciniis limbi obtusis, incurvis. Folia
terna, linearia, arcuata, conferta, reflexa, apice acuta. Caulis
erectus, bipedalis. Rami pauci, ramulis brevissimis confertis tecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, without the blossom, and very long. Flowers grow by
threes at the ends of the small branches, hanging down, with very short
footstalks. Blossom club-shaped, turned inwards, of a deep scarlet
colour, and furrowed. The segments of the mouth are blunt, and turned
inwards. Leaves by threes, linear, curved, crowded, reflexed, and
sharp-pointed. Stem upright, two feet high. The larger branches few,
covered with small branches crowded together.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


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 sordida.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ. Flores sub-sessiles, in apicibus ramulorum,
nunc solitarii, nunc bini, vel terni. Corolla tubulosa, clavata,
curvata, pollicaris, sordidè lutea, pilosa, oris laciniis recurvatis.
Folia quaterna, linearia, pilosa, obtusa. Caulis fruticosus,
sesqui-pedalis, erectus, apice pilosus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and without the blossom. Flowers nearly sessile, upon
the ends of the smaller branches, growing solitarily, or by twos and
threes. Blossom tubularly club-shaped, curved, an inch long, of a dirty
yellow colour, and hairy: the segments of the mouth rolled back. Leaves
grow by fours, linear, hairy, and blunt. Stem shrubby, a foot and a
half high, upright, and hairy at the top.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. Chives and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA speciosa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores 2-4-nati, sed plerumque ternati,
cernui, ramulos laterales terminantes. Pedunculi colorati. Corolla
cylindrica, uncialis, curvata, viscosa, lucida, saturate et læte rubra,
sed apicem versus viridis: laciniis superne patentibus. Folia terna,
linearia, obtusa, pubescentia. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus,
ramosus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers in twos and fours, but
mostly by threes, bowing, terminating the lateral branches. Footstalks
coloured. Blossom cylindrical, an inch long, curved, viscous, and
shining, of a deep bright red colour, but towards the apex green; with
the upper part of the segments spreading. Leaves by threes, linear,
blunt, and downy. Stem shrubby, two feet high, upright, and branching.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA staminea.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ. Filamenta capillaria, prælonga, extra flores pendula.
Flores solitarii, terminales, in ramulis pernumerosis lateralibus
ternatis. Corolla parva, luteo-albida: laciniis patentibus, rotundatis.
Folia ternata, erecta, parva, carnosa, lucida. Caulis fruticosus,
bipedalis: ramis numerosis, verticillatis, patulis.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless. Threads hair-like, very long, and hanging out of the
flower. Flowers solitary, and terminal, on very numerous lateral
ternate branches. Blossom small, of a yellow white colour, with
segments spreading and rounded. Leaves by threes, erect, small, fleshy,
and shining. Stem shrubby, two feet high, with numerous whorled
branches slightly spreading.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

1. The empalement magnified.
2. A blossom.
3. Blossom of a white variety.
4. The chives and pointal, magnified.
5. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA tenuiflora, _alba_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ad apices ramulorum quaterni,
pedunculis brevibus. Corolla tubæformis, tenuissima: oris laciniis
acuminatis, patentibus, albicantibus: tubo pellucido. Folia quaterna,
linearia, obtusa, glabra, erecto-patentia. Caulis fruticosus, debilis,
pedalis et ultra. Rami et ramuli filiformes, virgati.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow by fours at the ends
of the small branches. Footstalks short. Blossom trumpet-shaped,
and very slender. The segments of the border are sharp-pointed,
spreading, and very white. The tube is of a transparent white. Leaves
by fours, linear, blunt, smooth, and between erect and spreading. Stem
shrubby, weak, a foot or more high. The large and small branches are
thread-shaped, and twiggy.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA thymifolia.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, sub-inclusæ. Flores axillares, solitarii;
pedunculis basi bracteis duabus instructis. Corolla parva, urceolata,
saturate rosea; laciniis expansis, subtus concavis. Folia ternata,
cordata, ciliata, subtus glauca. Caulis fruticosus, spithamæus,
dumosus, perflexus; ramulis filiformibus, expansis, decumbentibus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at the base, and just within the blossom. Flowers
axillary and solitary, with the peduncles furnished with two floral
leaves at the base. Blossom small, pitcher-shaped, of a deep rose
colour, with the segments expanded, and concave beneath. Leaves in
threes, heart-shaped, hairy, and glaucous beneath. Stem shrubby, a span
high, bushy, very much bent; with the branches thread-shaped, expanded,
and decumbent.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA tiaræflora.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ. Flores in ramulis terminales, terni, cernui.
Pedunculi longi. Corolla tiaræformis, apice incarnata, ad basin albida;
laciniis minutis, obtusis, erectis. Folia terna, obtusa, linearia,
rigida, erecto-patentia. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, sub-sesquipedalis,
ramosus. Rami terni, patentes, erecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and without the blossom. Flowers terminate the
branches by threes, nodding. Footstalks long. Blossom turban-shaped,
flesh-coloured at the ends, and whitish at the base; the segments of
the border are very small, obtuse, and upright. Leaves by threes,
blunt, linear, harsh, and between erect and spreading. Stem shrubby,
upright, near a foot and a half high, and branching. Branches by
threes, spreading, and upright.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

1. Empalement and blossom, magnified.
2. A blossom without its empalement, magnified.
3. A chive magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.

[Illustration]




ERICA ventricosa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ basi bicornes, inclusæ. Flores terminales, numerosi,
fastigiati, erecti, fasciculati. Pedunculi purpurei, basi bracteis
binis parvis oppositis instructi. Corolla oblongo-ovata, apice arctata,
alba, glabra, nitida: limbo æquali, sub-reflexo, in centro rubro. Folia
quaterna, linearia, acuta, basi recurvata, apice adscendentia, ciliata,
nitida. Caulis fruticosus, semi-pedalis, teres, dumosus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips two-horned at their base, and within the blossom. Flowers
terminal, numerous, level, upright, and in bunches. The footstalks
are purple, and furnished with two small opposite floral leaves at
their base. Blossom of an oblong ovate form, and narrowed towards
the end, white, smooth, and shining: segments of the border equal,
slightly reflexed, and red in the centre. Leaves by fours, linear,
sharp-pointed, with a recurved base and an ascending point, ciliated,
and shining. Stem shrubby, half a foot high, round, and bushy.

       *       *       *       *       *

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.

[Illustration]




ERICA vestita, _coccinea_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ. Flores in ramulis mediis conferti,
erecto-patentes. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla clavata, pollicaris,
saturate coccinea; oris laciniis revolutis. Folia sena, conferta,
linearia, tremula, glabra, attenuata in petiolos capillares. Caulis
erectus, bipedalis, parum ramosus; ramuli simplices, foliis tecti.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just without the blossom. Flowers are clustered
together about the middle of the branches, between erect and spreading.
Footstalks very short. Blossom club-shaped, an inch long, and of a deep
scarlet colour; the segments of the mouth are rolled back. Leaves by
sixes, crowded together, linear, tremulous, smooth, and tapering into
hair-like footstalks. Stem upright, two feet high, seldom branching;
the smaller branches are simple, and covered with leaves.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

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

[Illustration]




ERICA vestita, _purpurea_.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exertæ. Flores in ramulorum mediis verticillati,
recti; corollis clavatis, rectis, pollicaribus, purpureis. Folia sena,
linearia, tremulenta, acuta, glabra, attenuata in petiolos capillares
semi-unguiculares. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus, basi simplex,
dein verticillatim ramosus, ramis simplicibus, adscendentibus.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, just without the blossom. Flowers grow in whorls about
the middle of the branches, straight out. Blossom club-shaped, straight
out, an inch long, and purple. Leaves by sixes, linear, tremulous,
sharp-pointed, smooth, and tapering into hair-like footstalks a quarter
of an inch in length. Stem shrubby, two feet high, and upright, simple
at the base, then branching out from a whorl into simple ascending
branches.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


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 villosa.


DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, exertæ. Flores in extremis ramulis terminales, sub
terni, penduli. Pedunculi longi, rubri. Perianthium lato-ovatum;
margine calycis læte viridi. Corolla urceolata, villosa, alba; oris
laciniis obtusis, erectis. Folia terna, linearia, obtusa; margine pilis
longis hirta. Caulis fruticosus, flexuosus, purpurascens. Rami et
ramuli filiformes, villosi.


DESCRIPTION.

Tips beardless, and without the blossom. Flowers grow at the extremity
of the smaller branches, mostly by threes, hanging down. The footstalks
are long, and of a red colour. Cup broadly egg-shaped; the edges of
the cup are of a bright green colour. Blossom pitcher-shaped, villous,
and white; the segments of the border are obtuse, and upright. Leaves
by threes, linear, and blunt; the edges rough, with long hairs. Stem
shrubby, flexuose, and of a purplish colour. The small and large
branches are thread-shaped, and hairy.

       *       *       *       *       *

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


REFERENCE.

1. A leaf magnified.
2. The empalement magnified.
3. Chives and pointal, magnified.

[Illustration]




ALPHABETICAL INDEX

TO THE

FIGURES IN VOL. IV.


151. Erica andromedæflora.
152.       aristata.
153.       aurea.
154.       Blandfordia.
155.       calycina _major_.
156.       canaliculata.
157.       canaliculata, _minor_.
158.       cordata.
159.       decora.
160.       discolor.
161.       echiflora.
162.       ferruginea.
163.       fragrans.
164.       halicacaba.
165.       hirta.
166.       hirta _viridiflora_.
167.       hyacinthoides.
168.       incarnata.
169.       incurva.
170.       lachnæa _purpurea_.
171.       Lambertia.
172.       lucida.
173.       Monsoniana.
174.       mucosa.
175.       multiflora.
176.       mutabilis.
177.       odorata.
178.       oppositifolia.
179.       oppositifolia, _major_.
180.       oppositifolia _rubra_.
181.       Patersonia.
182.       pallens.
183.       pellucida.
184.       pinifolia.
185.       planifolia.
186.       Pluckenetia.
187.       Pluckenetia  _albens_.
188.       racemifera.
189.       Sebana nana.
190.       Sebana spicata.
191.       sordida.
192.       speciosa.
193.       staminea.
194.       tenuiflora, _alba_.
195.       thymifolia.
196.       tiaræflora.
197.       ventricosa.
198.       vestita, _purpurea_.
199.       vestita, _coccinea_.
200.       villosa.



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