The heathery; or, A monograph of the genus Erica. vol. 6

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The heathery; or, A monograph of the genus Erica. vol. 6, by Henry C. Andrews This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: The heathery; or, A monograph of the genus Erica. vol. 6 Author: Henry C. Andrews Release Date: February 21, 2023 [eBook #70096] Language: English Produced by: Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biodiversity Heritage Library.) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HEATHERY; OR, A MONOGRAPH OF THE GENUS ERICA. VOL. 6 *** 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. VI. SECOND EDITION, CORRECTED AND ENLARGED. LONDON: HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN. 1845. ERICA acuminata _angustiflora_. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in summitate ramorum, verticillati, patentes. Corolla purpurea, cylindracea, uncialis, ore parum arctata: laciniis cordatis, acutis, revolutis. Folia quaterna, trigona, retorta, acuminata, lucida, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus. Rami flexuosi, filiformes. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow near the summit of the branches in whorls, spreading out. Blossom purple, cylindrical, an inch long, and rather narrowed at the mouth: segments of the border heart-shaped, sharp pointed, and rolled back. Leaves by fours, three-sided, revolute, sharp-pointed, and shining, flat on the upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, a foot high, branching. Branches flexuose, and thread-shaped. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom in March and April. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. A chive, tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA Bauera. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in medio ramorum, spicati. Corolla dependens, sub-pollicaris, cylindracea, curvata, imprimis pellucide alba, denique rosacea. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, glauca, plerumque patentia. Caulis erectus, flexuosus. Rami longi; cum ramulis binis vel ternis verticillatis. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow in spikes about the middle of the large branches. Blossom hanging down, near an inch long, cylindraceous, inflected, at first of a transparent white, afterwards dying off of a rose colour. Leaves by fours, linear, blunt, glaucous, and mostly spreading. Stem upright, flexuose. Branches long; with two or three smaller branches in whorls. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from August till November. REFERENCE. 1. A leaf. 2. Empalement. 3. A chive magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA Beaumontia. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramulis terminales terni vel seni. Pedunculi rubri. Corolla campanulata, magna, alba, et cernua: oris laciniis revolutis. Folia terna vel quaterna, linearia, patentia, obtusa, supra subplana, subtus sulcata; marginibus glandulosis. Caulis subpedalis, fruticosus; ramis et ramulis flexuosis. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in threes or sixes. Footstalks red. Blossom bell-shaped, large, white, and nodding. Segments of the border rolled back. Leaves by threes or fours, linear, spreading, obtuse, nearly flat on the upper surface, furrowed beneath. Edges glandular. Stem nearly a foot high, shrubby. Large and smaller branches flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till July. REFERENCE. 1. A leaf, magnified. 2. Empalement. 3. A chive, magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA calycina melastoma. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ultimis ramis terminales. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis spathulatis, acuminatis, carneis. Corolla urceolata, rubrofusca, ad basin subalbida; oris laciniis patentibus, acuminatis. Folia terna, lanceolata, trigona, acuminata, adpressa. Caulis virgatus, pedalis; ramis flexuosis. DESCRIPTION. Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels. Cup four-leaved; leaflets spatula-shaped, sharp-pointed, and flesh-coloured. Blossom pitcher-shaped, of a black red colour, whitish at the base; segments of the border spreading and pointed. Leaves by threes, lance-shaped, three-sided, pointed, and pressed to the branches. Stem twiggy, a foot high. Branches flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till September. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. A blossom. 3. A chive, magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal. [Illustration] ERICA Comptoniana. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant plerumque in umbellis 3-6. Calyx adpressus. Corolla urceolata, erecto-patens, rubro-purpurea: oris laciniis æqualibus, patentibus. Folia ternata, curvata, subulata, acuta. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra. Rami et ramuli filiformes, adscendentes. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. The flowers terminate the branches in umbels of 3 to 6. Empalement pressed to the blossom. Blossom pitcher-shaped, erect and spreading, of a red purple colour: segments of the border equal, and spreading. Leaves by threes, curved, awl-shaped, and sharp-pointed. Stem shrubby, a foot or more high. The small and large branches are thread-shaped and ascending. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from March till August. REFERENCE. 1. A leaf magnified. 2. The empalement. 3. A chive magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA costata, _superba_. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminalibus, plerumque terni, subcernui. Corolla cylindrica, clavata, pollicaris, pallide carnea, costata: oris laciniis luteolo-albentibus. Folia ternata, linearia, obtusa, pubescentia. Caulis bipedalis, fruticosus, erectus, ramosus: ramulis frequentissimis, longis. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches mostly by threes, nearly drooping. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, an inch long, of a pale flesh-colour, and ribbed; segments of the border of a whitish yellow. Leaves by threes, linear, obtuse, and downy. Stem two feet high, shrubby, upright, and branching: small branches numerous and long. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till July. REFERENCE. 1. A Chive, summit magnified. 2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Seed-bud, magnified. 4. Flower of a monstrous variety. [Illustration] ERICA crassifolia. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos subterminales, plerumque terni. Corolla campanulata, rosea; oris laciniis cordatis, reflexis. Folia terna, oblonga, rotunda, brevia, carnosa, glauca. Caulis humilis, fruticosus. Rami et ramuli flexuosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers nearly terminate the smaller branches, mostly by threes. Blossom bell-shaped and of a rose-colour: segments of the border heartshaped and reflexed. Leaves by threes, oblong, roundish, short, fleshy, and of a sea-green colour. Stem low, shrubby. The large and smaller branches flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from April till July. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement, magnified. 2. Chives and pointal. 3. A chive, magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA cruciformis. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ bicornes, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis brevissimis, terminalibus, plerumque quaterni. Corolla urceolata, lucida, aurantia, ore arctata: laciniis patentibus. Folia quaterna, linearia, patentia, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra: ramis numerosis. DESCRIPTION. Tips two-horned, and within the blossom. Flowers grow terminal, on very short branches, mostly by fours. Blossom jar-shaped, shining, gold-coloured, and narrowed at the mouth: segments of the border spreading. Leaves by fours, linear, spreading, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot or more high: branches numerous. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till August. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. A chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. 5. Flowers of two varieties. [Illustration] ERICA droseroides, _minor_. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in umbellis terminalibus, cernui. Corolla urceolata, læte purpurea, costata, viscosa: ore obliquo, arctato, profunde sanguineo. Pedunculi longissimi, pilis glandulosis tecti. Folia terna, linearia, obtusa, marginibus pilis glandulosis micantibus. Caulis spithamæus, fruticosus: ramis filiformibus, sparsis, erectis, patentibus, virgatis. DESCRIPTION. Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers grow in terminal umbels, nodding. Blossom pitcher-shaped, of a bright purple colour, ribbed, and clammy: the mouth is oblique, narrowed, and of a deep blood colour. Foot-stalks very long, and covered with glandular hairs. Leaves ternate, linear, blunt, bordered with glandulous shining hairs. Stem a span high, and shrubby: branches long, scattered, erect, spreading, and twiggy. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till October. REFERENCE. 1. A Leaf magnified. 2. Empalement magnified. 3. A Chive magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA Echiflora purpurea. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores terminales, dense verticillati, horizontales. Corolla tubulosa, brevis, inflata, costata, instar Echii; oris laciniis patentibus, cordatis. Folia irregulariter verticillata, quina vel sena, linearia, acuta. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminal, densely whorled, and horizontal. Blossom tubular, short, inflated, and ribbed, resembling an Echium: segments of the border spreading and heartshaped. Leaves grow in irregular whorls of fives or sixes, linear, and pointed. Stem shrubby, a foot and half high. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom late in Autumn. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. Flower of a variety. 3. A chive, tip magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA exsurgens hybrida. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ. Flores in medio ramorum, verticillati, recti; verticillis alter alteri exsurgentibus. Corolla cylindraceo-clavata, uncialis, curvata, carnea; oris laciniis magnis, revolutis. Folia sena, conferta, tenuia, linearia, adscendentia. Pedunculi longissimi. Caulis sesquipedalis, erectus. Rami et ramuli longi, simplices. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers grow about the middle of the branches in whorls, straight; the whorls rising out of each other in succession. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, an inch long, curved, and flesh-coloured; segments of the mouth large and revolute. Leaves by sixes, crowded, slender, linear, and ascending. Footstalks very long. Stem a foot-and-half high, upright. The large and small branches long and simple. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom during the Autumnal months. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. A chive, tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA flagelliformis. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis. Pedunculi carnei. Perianthium rosaceum, adpressum. Corolla urceolata, saturate carnea, ad basin pallida: oris laciniis patentibus. Folia terna, sub-acuminata, glabra, adpressa. Caulis virgatus, sesquipedalis. Rami et ramuli flexuosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels. Footstalks flesh-coloured. Empalement rose-coloured, and pressed to the blossom. Blossom pitcher-shaped, of a deep flesh-colour, paler at the base: segments of the border spreading. Leaves by threes, nearly pointed, smooth, and pressed to the branches. Stem twiggy, a foot and a half high. The large and small branches are flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till August. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. A blossom. 3. A chive. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 5. Seed-bud magnified. 6. Branch of a small variety. [Illustration] ERICA foliacea. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminalibus, quaterni, subsessiles. Corolla subcylindrica, curvata, cernuo-patens, subpollicaris, flava, et transparens. Folia sparsa, numerosa, adscendentia. Caulis erectus, fruticosus: ramis et ramulis plerumque foliis tectis. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches by fours, and are nearly sessile. Blossoms nearly cylindrical, curved, between spreading and nodding, nearly an inch long, yellow, and transparent. Leaves scattered, numerous, and ascending. Stem upright and shrubby: the small and large branches mostly covered by the leaves. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from August till October. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. A Chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA glomerata. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in capitibus confertis. Corolla urceolata, incarnata. Calyx magnus, coloratus. Pedunculi brevissimi. Folia ternata, subulata, glabra, adpressa. Frutex pygmæus, caule robusto, ramis et ramulis filiformibus, flexuosis. DESCRIPTION. Heath with beardless tips, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in crowded heads. Blossom pitcher-shaped and flesh-coloured. The cup is large and coloured. Footstalks very short. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, smooth, and pressed to the branches. A dwarf shrub with a stout stem, the large and smaller branches thread shaped and flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till August. REFERENCE. 1. A flower. 2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. The involucrum. [Illustration] ERICA grandinosa. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in apicibus ramulorum sub-terni, cernui. Corolla campanulata, parva, albida, costata; laciniis oris revolutis. Pedunculi pallide carnei. Calyx duplex, exteriore trifoliato. Folia terna, subtrigona, obtusa, brevia. Caulis pedalis, virgatus, flexuosus, fruticosus. Ramuli patentes. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow from the ends of the small branches mostly by threes, nodding. Blossom bell-shaped, small, white, and ribbed; segments of the border rolled back. Peduncles of a pale flesh-colour. Cup double; the outer one three-leaved. Leaves by threes, nearly three-cornered, blunt, short. Stem a foot high, twiggy, bending, and shrubby. The small branches spreading. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In blossom from May till July. REFERENCE. 1. A leaf magnified. 2. Empalement magnified. 3. A chive magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 5. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA Imperialis. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores plures, terminales, simpliciter verticillati, pedunculis longis. Corolla cylindrico-clavata; ima parte profunde carnea, apice viridi, ore arctata, laciniis rectis. Folia tremula, conferta, linearia, obtusa, attenuata in petioles longos capillares. Caulis erectus, bipedalis. Rami pauci, simplices, longi. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers numerous, terminating the branches in simple whorls: footstalks long. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped; the lower part of a strong flesh colour, the end green, compressed at the mouth, whose segments are straight. Leaves tremulous, and crowded together, linear, blunt-ended, and tapering into long hair-like footstalks. Stem upright, two feet high. Branches few, simple, and long. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from December till March. REFERENCE. 1. The chives detached from the pointal, and one tip magnified. 2. The seed-bud and pointal. 3. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA Lawsonia. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in medio ramorum, sparsi, sub-sessiles. Corolla tubæformis, rubra: oris laciniis acutis, patentibus. Folia quaterna, linearia, acuta. Caulis humilis, fruticosus. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow about the middle of the branches, scattered, and nearly sessile. Blossom trumpet-shaped and red: segments of the border pointed and spreading. Leaves by fours, linear, and pointed. Stem low and shrubby. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till September. REFERENCE. 1. A leaf magnified. 2. Chives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA Linnæa _superba_. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant, racemum formantes longum et densissimum. Corolla clavata, uncialis, pilosa, ore alba, ad basin purpurea: laciniis obtusis, erecto-patentibus. Folia quaterna, linearia, villosa, adscendentia. Caulis sesquipedalis, fruticosus, erectus. Ramuli numerosi, breves, pilosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches, making a long close bunch. Blossom club-shaped, an inch long, hairy, white at the mouth, and purple towards the base: segments of the border obtuse, between erect and spreading. Leaves by fours, linear, villose, and ascending. Stem a foot and a half high, shrubby, and upright. The smaller branches are numerous, short, and hairy. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom during the Summer months. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. A chive, tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA metulæflora discolor. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ ad basin bicornes, inclusæ. Flores in umbellis terminalibus. Corolla tubulosa, oblonga, ad basin rosea; oris laciniis cordatis, acutis, albis. Folia quaterna, linearia. Caulis pedalis, fruticosus; ramis et ramulis numerosis. DESCRIPTION. Tips two-horned at the base, within the blossom. Flowers grow in terminal umbels. Blossom tubular, oblong, rose-coloured at the base: segments of the border heart-shaped, pointed, and white. Leaves by fours, linear. Stem a foot high and shrubby, with numerous large and small branches. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from August till October. REFERENCE. 1. A chive, tip magnified. 2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA minutæflora. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ: stylo exserto: summitate magnâ, concavâ. Flores in summis ramulorum, paniculati, plerumque duo, axillares. Corolla campanulata, purpurea, minuta. Folia quaterna, linearia, longa, obtusa, glauca, et patentia. Caulis pedalis, erectus, flexuosus. Ramuli verticillati, adscendentes, filiformes. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, nearly within the blossom: shaft without: summit large and concave. Flowers grow in loose spikes, mostly by twos, from the axillæ of the leaves. Blossom bell-shaped, purple, and very small. Leaves by fours, linear, long, obtuse, glaucous, and spreading. Stem a foot high, upright, flexuose. Small branches grow in whorls, ascending, and thread-shaped. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom during the Autumnal months. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement magnified. 2. A flower magnified. 3. chives and pointal. 4. A chive magnified. 5. Seed-bud and pointal magnified. [Illustration] ERICA mirabilis. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores sub-sessiles, terminales, fastigiati, quaterni. Corolla ventricosa, imprimis alba, denique rosacea; ore arctata; laciniis sub-cordatis, undulatis, expansis, maximis. Folia quaterna, linearia, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Ramuli numerosi, erecto-patentes. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers nearly sessile, terminal, in bunches of four together. Blossom swelled out, white at first, but dying off of a rose colour; narrowed at the mouth; segments of the border nearly heart-shaped, waved, spreading, and very large. Leaves by fours, linear, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot high. Smaller branches numerous, between erect and spreading. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from June till September. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. Chives and pointal, tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA mollis. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in umbellis axillares. Corolla globosa, purpurea, pilosa: laciniis rotundatis, patentibus, æqualibus. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, pilosa, patentia, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis pedalis, fruticosus, erectus, ramulis adscendentibus. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow in umbels from the axillæ of the leaves. Blossom globular, purple, and hairy: segments of the border rounded, spreading, and equal. Leaves by fours, linear, obtuse, hairy, and spreading, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem a foot high, shrubby and upright: branches ascending. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till September. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement magnified. 2. A Chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA mundula. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores quaterni, terminales, fastigiati: corolla tubulosa, pellucida, ore arctata, quod ornatum est in modum Primulæ: laciniis cordatis, expansis, albis, subtus læte rubris. Folia quaterna, subulata, glabra, laxa, erecto-patentia. Frutex pygmæus. Caulis fruticosus: ramis numerosis. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow by fours, fastigiate, and terminal: blossom tubular and shining, narrowed at the mouth, which is ornamented like a Cowslip: segments of the border heart-shaped, spreading, and white, of a bright red colour beneath. Leaves by fours, awl-shaped, smooth, loose, and between erect and spreading. A dwarf shrub. Stem shrubby: branches numerous. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from June till September. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. A chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA Ollula. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, tortæ, inclusæ. Flores conferti, fasciculati, terminales: pedunculis longissimis, rubris: bracteis duabus distantibus. Corolla urceolata, saturate carnea, oris laciniis patentibus. Folia sparsa, longa, linearia: petiolis longis. Caulis sub-pedalis, fruticosus: ramis longis, adscendentibus. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded and twisted, within the blossom. Flowers crowded together in bunches at the ends of the branches: footstalks very long and red, with two floral set at a distance on them. Blossom pitcher-shaped, and of a deep flesh colour: segments of the border spreading. Leaves scattered, long and linear: footstalks long. Stem near a foot high, and shrubby: branches long and ascending. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till August. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. A chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA nivalis. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant, plerumque terni, subcernui. Corolla globosa, alba, pilis pubescentibus tecta. Folia ternata, linearia, obtusa, parva, glabra, recta. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra, erectus, ramosus. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches mostly by threes, and are nearly drooping. Blossom globular, white, and covered with soft hairs. Leaves by threes, linear, obtuse, small, smooth, and straight. Stem shrubby, a foot or more high, upright, and bushy. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from April till June. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement magnified. 2. A Chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA peltata. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ. Flores axillares, terminales. Pedunculi longi: bracteis tribus calyci adpressis. Corolla campanulata, parva, carnea, subcernua: stylo filiformi, longo: stigmate peltato, magno. Folia terna, erecto-patentia, linearia, recta, obtusa. Caulis subpedalis. Ramuli numerosi, filiformes, adscendentes. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers grow from the axillæ of the leaves, and terminate the branches. Peduncles long, with three floral leaves pressed to the cup. Blossom bell-shaped, small, flesh-coloured, and nearly nodding: shaft thread-shaped and long: summit shield-shaped, and large. Leaves by threes, between erect and spreading, linear, straight, and obtuse. Stem nearly a foot high. Smaller branches numerous, thread-shaped, ascending. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till October. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement magnified. 2. A blossom magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA pellucida, _rubra_. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ: stylo exerto. Flores in ramis terminalibus, simplices vel quaterni, cernui: corolla clavata, curvata, rubella. Folia quaterna, horizontaliter patentia, brevia, sub-linearia, obtusa: marginibus hispidis. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra: ramis numerosis filiformibus. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom: shaft without. Flowers terminate the branches in one to four flowers, nodding: blossom club-shaped, curved, and of a reddish colour. Leaves grow by fours, horizontally, spreading, short, nearly linear, obtuse, with hispid edges. Stem shrubby, a foot or more high: branches numerous and thread-shaped. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from August till November. REFERENCE. 1. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Intermediate flower varieties. [Illustration] ERICA pilulifera. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminalibus, plerumque bini: corollis globosis, albis: laciniis ovatis, æqualibus, compressis. Folia ternata, brevia, obtusa, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis: ramis numerosis, flexuosis, filiformibus. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, within the blossom: flowers terminate the branches mostly by twos: blossom globular and white: segments of the border ovate, equal, and flattened. Leaves by threes, short, blunt-ended, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, a foot high: branches numerous, flexuose, and thread-shaped. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till July. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement magnified. 2. A chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA pygmæa. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis: in ramulis plerumque terni: pedunculis longis coloratis, pilosis. Corolla campanulata, pilosa, saturate purpurea. Folia ternata, glabra, curvata, patentia, acuminata. Caulis humilis: ramis et ramulis numerosis, filiformibus: ramis longis, patentibus, decumbentibus. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels, in the smaller branches mostly by threes: footstalks long, coloured, and hairy. Blossom bell-shaped, hairy, and of a deep purple colour. Leaves by threes, smooth, curved, spreading, and sharp-pointed. Stem low: the small and large branches numerous and thread-shaped: the larger branches long, spreading, and decumbent. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till October. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. Chives and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA quadrangularis. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant, terni, quaterni, vel quini, erecti vel patentes. Corolla bicolorata, supra alba, infra incarnata, tubulosa, quadrata, quatuor valvis vel suturis: oris laciniis revolutis. Folia numerosa, sparsa, ensiformia, curvata, adscendentia et patentia, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis sesquipedalis, fruticosus, erectus: ramis et ramulis longis. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches in threes, fours, or fives, erect or spreading. Blossom two-coloured, white above and flesh-coloured beneath, tubular, squared, with four valves or seams: segments of the border rolled back. Leaves numerous, scattered, sword-shaped, curved, ascending and spreading, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem a foot and a half high, shrubby, upright, and branching: the large and small branches long. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from April till June. REFERENCE. 1. The Empalement. 2. A Chive. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA radiata discolor. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulorum subapicibus verticillati, horizontaliter siti. Corolla subcylindracea, ad basin rosea; oris laciniis recurvatis, cordatis, albis. Folia plerumque quaterna, linearia, patentia, undulata, acuminata. Caulis bipedalis, erectus, ramosus. Rami subsimplices. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow in whorls near the ends of the branches, standing horizontally. Blossom nearly cylinder-shaped, rose-coloured at the base: segments of the border recurved, heartshaped, and white. Leaves mostly by fours, linear, spreading, undulate, and pointed. Stem two feet high, upright, and branching. Branches nearly simple. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom during the Autumnal months. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA recurvata. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ: stylo exerto, longissimo. Flores in umbellis, 6-9, dependentes: pedunculis brevissimis; corolla oblonga, albicante, oris laciniis rectis, atro-ferrugineis. Folia numerosa, sparsa, obtusa, flexuosa: ramulis numerosis, confertis, apice recurvatis. Caulis erectus, fruticosus, pedalis. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom: shaft without, and very long. Flowers grow in umbles of 6 to 9, hanging down: footstalks very short. Blossom oblong, of a whitish colour: segments of the border straight, and of a dark rusty colour. Leaves numerous, scattered, obtuse, and flexuose: the small branches numerous, crowded together, and recurved at the end. Stem upright, shrubby, a foot high. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from March till June. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. A blossom. 3. A chive magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA reflexa. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant in umbellis ternis vel senis, cernui. Corolla urceolata, carnea, nitida. Folia terna, linearia, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis pedalis, fruticosus, erecto-divaricatus. Ramuli numerosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches in umbels of from three to six, nodding. Blossom pitcher-shaped, flesh-coloured, and shining. Leaves by threes, linear, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem a foot high, shrubby, upright or straggling. Smaller branches numerous. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till October. REFERENCE. 1. A leaf. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Flowers of a pale pink, and white variety. [Illustration] ERICA refulgens. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ: stylo exserto. Flores ramulos terminant, plerumque quaterni, cernui. Corolla cylindracea, lucida, ima parte læte rubra, apice viridi. Folia quaterna, linearia, longa, patenti-adscendentia. Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis. Ramuli numerosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom: shaft without. Flowers terminate the small branches, mostly by fours, nodding. Blossom cylindrical and shining, the lower part of a bright red colour, the mouth green. Leaves by fours, linear, long, and between spreading and ascending. Stem erect, a foot and a half high. Branches numerous. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till October. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. A chive, the tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Blossom of a smaller-flowered variety. [Illustration] ERICA ruber calyx. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant, plerumque quaterni, patentes. Calyx et pedunculus rubri. Corolla mætulæformis, imprimis alba, denique rosacea: oris laciniis erectis. Folia quaterna, linearia, erecto-patentia, obtusa, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Rami numerosi, flexuosi, filiformes. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches, mostly by fours, spreading out. Empalement and footstalk red. Blossom skittle-pin-shaped, white at first, and then dying off a rose colour: segments of the border upright. Leaves by fours, linear, between erect and spreading, blunt-ended and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot high. Branches numerous, flexuose, and thread-shaped. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom early in Spring, and again in Summer. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA Russeliana. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in apicibus ramorum, plerumque terni, cernui. Corolla urceolata, rubra: laciniis oris patentibus, cordatis, carneis, acutis. Pedunculi rubri, longi: bracteis tribus minoribus instructi. Folia quaterna, trigona, leviter curvata, acuta, lucida. Caulis sesquipedalis, virgatus, flexuosus. Ramuli erecto-patentes. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches, mostly by threes, nodding. Blossom pitcher-shaped, and red: segments of the border spreading out, heart-shaped, flesh-coloured, and pointed. Foot-stalks red, long, furnished with three small floral leaves. Leaves by fours, three-sided, slightly curved, pointed and shining. Stem a foot and a half high, twiggy, and flexuose. Branches between erect and spreading. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom early in Summer, and again in Autumn. REFERENCE. 1. A leaf magnified. 2. A chive, one tip magnified. 3. The chives and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA Sainsburyana. DESCRIPTIO. Antheris aristatis, inclusis. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis. Corolla metulæformis, saturate carnea. Pedunculi longissimi, filiformes, rubri; bracteis tribus distantibus: calycis foliolis lanceolatis, coloratis, adpressis. Folia terna, linearia, longa, petiolis longis adpressis. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis: ramis longis, simplicibus, adscendentibus. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels. Blossoms skittle-shaped, and of a deep flesh-colour. Footstalks very long, thread-shaped, and red, with three floral leaves set at a distance on them: leaflets of the cup lance-shaped, coloured, and pressed to the blossom. Leaves by threes, linear, and long; with long footstalks pressed to the stem. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high. Branches long, simple, and ascending. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from June till September. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified, [Illustration] ERICA Salisburia. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ: stylo exerto. Flores spicati, conferti, prope apices ramorum: corollis clavatis, coccineis, erecto-patentibus: pedunculis coloratis. Folia verticillata, sena vel octona, erecta, lanceolata, intus plana, exterius sulcata: foliis ad basin angustioribus, acuminatis, patentibus. Caulis erectus, tetrapedalis: ramis plerumque simplicibus. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom: shaft without. Flowers grow in crowded spikes near the ends of the branches: blossoms club-shaped, and of a scarlet colour, between erect and spreading: footstalks coloured. Leaves in whorls of six to eight, upright and lance-shaped, flat on the inner and furrowed on the outer side: leaves at the base of the plant are narrower, pointed, and spreading. Stem upright, four feet high: branches mostly simple. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from October till February. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. A blossom. 3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA serpyllifolia. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ: stylo exserto: stigmate magno. Flores terni vel seni, ramos terminantes. Corolla parva, campanulata, pallide carnosa. Folia terna, cordata, patentia, supra subplana, setis minutis instructa, subtus glauca; marginibus revolutis. Caulis subpedalis, tenuis. Rami et ramuli filiformes, numerosi, flexuosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom; shaft without; summit large. Flowers grow by threes or sixes, terminating the branches. Blossom small, bell-shaped, and of a pale flesh-colour. Leaves by threes, heartshaped and spreading, nearly flat on their upper surface, and furnished with minute setæ or bristles beneath, glaucous, with the edges rolled back. Stem nearly a foot high, and slender. The large and smaller branches thread-shaped, numerous, and slender. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till November. REFERENCE. 1. A leaf. 2. The same shown from beneath, magnified. 3. The empalement. 4. A blossom. 5. Chives and pointal, magnified. 6. Seed-bud, magnified. [Illustration] ERICA Solandroides. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ aristatæ, sub-exertæ. Flores in ramis terminales, capitatim aggregati, cernui. Corolla subcylindracea, parva, albens. Folia plerumque quaterna, obtusa, linearia, pilosa, recta, adscendentia: seniora patentia. Caulis sesquipedalis: ramis longis, simplicibus, erectis, vel flexuosis. DESCRIPTION. Tips bearded, and just without the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in crowded heads, nodding. Blossom nearly cylindrical, small, and of a whitish colour. Leaves mostly by fours, obtuse, linear, hairy, straight, and ascending: the older ones spreading. Stem a foot and half high: the branches are long, simple, upright or flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from April till July. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement magnified. 2. A flower. 3. A chive magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 5. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA stellifera. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores subterminales in umbellis. Corolla cylindracea, ad basin inflata, apice arctata, incarnata: oris laciniis, plerumque sexfidis, albis. Foliis quaternis, lanceolatis, acutis, pilosis, patentibus. Caulis pedalis et ultra, fruticosus. Rami et ramuli numerosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers nearly terminal, in umbels. Blossoms cylindrical, inflated at the base, narrowed at the end, and of a flesh colour: segments of the border mostly six, divided and white. Leaves by fours, lance-shaped, pointed, hairy, and spreading. Stem a foot or more high, shrubby, with numerous large and small branches. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till August. REFERENCE. 1. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 3. Flower of a variety. [Illustration] ERICA suaveolens. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores racemosi, subterminales. Corolla cylindrica, pallide purpurea, odorata: oris laciniis recurvatis. Folia quina vel sena linearia, numerosa, plerumque adscendentia. Caulis sesquipedalis. Rami et ramuli erecti, flexuosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow in clusters, nearly terminal. Blossom cylindrical, of a pale purple colour, and sweet-scented; segments of the border recurved. Leaves by fives or sixes, linear, numerous, and mostly ascending. Stem a foot and a half high. The large and smaller branches upright and flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till July. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. Blossom of a darker variety. 3. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA Templea. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in umbellis terminalibus, cernui. Corolla tubulato-ventricosa, pollicaris, læte rubra, ad basin exalbida, sub apice pilosa; oris laciniis magnis, revolutis. Folia plerumque quina, glauca, supra convexa, subtus sulco-exarata, marginibus pilosis. Caulis pedalis. Rami pauci, flexibiles. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow in terminal umbels, nodding. Blossom of an inflated tubular form, an inch long, of a bright red colour, whitish at the base, hairy near the end: segments of the border large, and rolled back. Leaves mostly by fives, glaucous, rounded above, and deeply furrowed beneath, with hairy edges. Stem a foot high. Branches few and flexible. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from November till March. REFERENCE. 1. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA tenuiflora _carnea_. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant, terni vel quaterni, plerumque adscendentes. Corolla tubæformis, tenuissima, incarnata: laciniis oris æqualibus, cordatis, acutis, patentibus. Folia plerumque quaterna, leviter tomentosa, linearia, brevia, acuta, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis pedalis et ultra, fruticosus flexuosus, filiformis, virgatus. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches by threes and fours, mostly ascending. Blossom trumpet-shaped, very slender, and flesh-coloured: segments of the border are equal, heart-shaped, pointed, and spreading. Leaves mostly by fours, slightly downy, linear, short and pointed, flat on the upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem a foot or more high, shrubby, flexuose, thread-shaped, and twiggy. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom during the summer months. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA translucens. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ. Flores ramos terminant, plerumque terni, adscendentes, et patentes. Corolla cylindracea, rosacea, tomentosa, pellucida: laciniis æqualibus, revolutis. Folia terna et quaterna, linearia, brevia, læviter incurvata, trigona, acuta, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis. Rami numerosi, flexuosi, virgati, filiformes. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches, mostly by threes, ascending, and spreading. Blossom cylindrical, rose-coloured, downy, and pellucid: segments of the border equal, and rolled back. Leaves by threes and fours, linear and short, slightly incurved, three-sided, pointed, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high. Branches numerous, flexuose, twiggy, and thread-shaped. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from June till August. REFERENCE. 1. The Empalement. 2. A chive, tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA transparens. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores plerumque terni, cernui, ad ramorum extremitates. Calyx duplex, ramis adpressus: exterior trifoliatus. Corolla cylindrico-clavata, purpurea: oris laciniis viridi-albicantibus. Folia ternata, linearia, nitida, erecto-patentia: majoribus flexuosis. Caulis bipedalis, fruticosus, erectus. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow mostly by threes, drooping, from the ends of the branches. Empalement double, and prest to the branches: the outer one three-leaved. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, and purple: segments of the border of a greenish white colour. Leaves by threes, linear, shining, between erect and spreading: the older ones flexuose. Stem two feet high, shrubby, erect. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from July till April. REFERENCE. 1. The empalement. 2. A chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA turbinata. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ ad basin bicornes, exsertæ. Flores ramulos terminant, terni, cernui. Pedunculi nulli. Calyx duplex. Corolla turbinata, incarnata; laciniis erectis. Folia terna, obtusa, brevia, adscendentia. Caulis debilis. Rami et ramuli virgati, flexuosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips two-horned at the base, without the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches, by threes, nodding. Footstalks none. Empalement double. Blossom top-shaped, and flesh-coloured: segments upright. Leaves by threes, obtuse, short, and ascending. Stem weak. The small and larger branches twiggy and flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till July. REFERENCE. 1. A leaf. 2. Empalement, magnified. 3. A blossom. 4. A chive, magnified. 5. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 6. Seed-bud, magnified. [Illustration] ERICA viridiflora. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ minute bicornutæ, subexsertæ. Flores terni, in apicibus ramulorum, dependentes. Pedunculi nulli. Perianthium duplex, exteriori triphyllo. Corolla viridis, viscosa, mætulæflora: laciniis limbi erectis. Folia terna, glabra, subtrigona, curvata, acuta. Caulis humilis, fruticosus. Ramuli plerumque terni. DESCRIPTION. Tips minutely two-horned, just without the blossom. Flowers grow by threes, at the ends of the smaller branches, hanging down. Footstalks none. Cup double, the outer one three-leaved. Blossom green, clammy and skittle-shaped: segments of the border upright. Leaves by threes, smooth, nearly three-sided, curved and pointed. Stem low and shrubby. Smaller branches mostly by threes. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from June till August. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. A chive, tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ERICA vernex rubra. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos ternatim plerumque terminant in medio ramorum, cernui. Corolla sub-globosa, ignea, glutinosissima, lucida; limbo saturate viridi; laciniis æqualibus, erectis. Folia ternata, subulata, supra plana, subtus sulco exarata. Caulis pedalis et ultra. Rami plerumque terni. DESCRIPTION. Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small branches mostly by threes, out of the middle of the large branches, nodding. Blossom nearly globular, of a fiery colour, very glutinous, and shining; border of a deep green; segments equal, and upright. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, the upper side level, the under carved with a furrow. Stem a foot high or more. Large branches mostly by threes. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom in Spring, and again in Autumn. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. A chive magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. [Illustration] ERICA undulata. DESCRIPTIO. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant, plerumque terni. Corolla ampullacea, costata, undulata, rubra. Folia terna, linearia, brevia, adscendentia, verticillis irregulariter confertis. Caulis fruticosus. Rami virgati, flexuosi. DESCRIPTION. Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches, mostly by threes. Blossom flask-shaped, ribbed, undulated, and of a red colour. Leaves by threes, linear, short, and ascending in irregularly crowded whorls. Stem shrubby. Branches twiggy, and flexuose. * * * * * Native of the Cape of Good Hope. In bloom from May till July. REFERENCE. 1. Empalement. 2. A chive, tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. [Illustration] ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO THE FIGURES IN VOL. VI. 251. Erica acuminata angustiflora. 252. Bauera. 253. Beaumontia. 254. calycina melastoma. 255. Comptoniana. 256. costata superba. 257. crassifolia. 258. cruciformis. 259. droseroides minor. 260. echiflora purpurea. 261. exsurgens hybrida. 262. flagelliformis. 263. foliacea. 264. glomerata. 265. grandinosa. 266. Imperialis. 267. Lawsonia. 268. Linnæa superba. 269. metulæflora discolor. 270. minutæflora. 271. mirabilis. 272. mollis. 273. mundula. 274. nivalis. 275. ollula. 276. Erica peltata. 277. pellucida rubra. 278. pilulifera. 279. pygmæa. 280. quadrangularis. 281. radiata _discolor_. 282. recurvata. 283. reflexa. 284. refulgens. 285. ruber-calyx. 286. Russeliana. 287. Sainsburyana. 288. Salisburia. 289. serpyllifolia. 290. Solandroides. 291. stellifera. 292. suaveolens. 293. 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