796 
h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
purple. Style inclosed. 
Solander’s Heath. Fl. March, Nov. Clt. 1800. Shrub. 
98 E. acura (Andr. heath. 2. t. 19. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 
399.) leaves 4 in a whorl, stiff, glabrous, spreading ; flowers ter- 
minal, usually by threes, drooping; bracteas approximating the 
calyx; corolla ovate-globose; anthers crested. h. G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers small, deep purplish- 
red. Calyx ciliated. Style inclosed. 
Acute-flowered Heath. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1799. 
} to 1 foot. 
99 E. rvu‘pens (Andr. heath. 2. p. 21.) leaves 4 in a whorl, 
hispid, spreading; flowers terminal; bracteas remote from and 
approximating the calyx; anthers crested or awned; corolla 
ovate-globose. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Lodd. bot. cab. 557. Flowers small, purplish-red. Style 
exserted. 
Red-flowered Heath. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
100 E. srricra (Donn, hort. cantab. ed. 3d. p. 69. Willd. spec. 
2. p. 366.) leaves 4 in a whorl, obtuse, glabrous, bisulcate be- 
neath ; flowers terminal, umbellate ; corolla 3 lines long, with an 
ovate urceolar tube, and reflexed segments; bracteas approxi- 
mating the calyx, sessile; anthers crested. h.H. Native of 
Corsica and Italy. Andr. heath. 2. t.22. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 393. 
E. multicadlis, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 369. E. Cérsica, D. C. 
fl. fr. E. ramulòsa, Viv. Calyx spreading. Corollas purplish 
red. Stem diffuse. Style subexserted. 
Straight Heath. Fl. Aug. Nov. Clt. 1765. 
3 feet. 
101 E. sarsa'ta (Andr. heath. 2. t. 23.) leaves 4 in a whorl, 
ciliated; flowers terminal, umbellate, drooping; corolla short, 
urceolate ; bracteas remote from the calyx; calycine segments 
spatulate, ciliated; anthers crested. bh. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. 124, Erica barbata 
major, Andr. heath. 2. t.23. Flowers pale yellow, with brown 
anthers. Style exserted. j 
Var. B, minor (Andr. heath. 2. t. 24.) flowers white, with 
black anthers ; but according to the hort. eric. wob. they are red, 
flowering Feb. Aug. : 
Bearded Heath. FI. May, Aug. Clt. 1799. Shrub 1 ft. 
102 E. ramenta‘cea (Lin. mant. p. 65. Andr. heath. 1. t. 16.) 
leaves 4 in a whorl, glabrous; branches clammy ; flowers ter- 
minal, umbellate; bracteas remote from and approximating the 
calyx; corolla with a spherical 8-angled tube, and a recurved 
erect limb; anthers crested; fruit hairy. h.G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 405. Lodd. bot. 
cab. 446. E. bullularis, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 377. E. gra- 
nulata, Lin. mant. 234. E. multiumbellifera, Berg. pl. cap. p. 
110. E. pilulifera, Berg. pl. cap. p. 111. Calycine segments 
subulate, coloured. Flowers purplish-red. Style subexserted. 
Ramentaceous Heath. Fl. July. Dec. Clt. 1786. Shrub 
14 foot. $ 
103 E. cr'rNua (Lin. suppl. p. 222.) leaves 4 in a whorl, 
hoary, villous or ciliated, aristate : those of the branches ovate ; 
flowers terminal, drooping, umbellate; bracteas decurrent ; 
calyx much fringed; corolla ovate-globose ; anthers crested. 
h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Montin, in act. 
ups. 2. p. 291. t. 9. f. 3. Flowers purplish-red or pink. Co- 
rolla 24 lines long. 
Drooping-flowered Heath. Fl. Aug. Dec. Clt. 1791. Shrub 
1 foot. 
104 E.verecu’npa (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 379.) leaves 4 in a 
whorl, linear, incurvedly spreading, glabrous; branches hairy; 
spikes coarctate; flowers drooping; bracteas and calyxes fringed ; 
corolla 24 lines long, with an amphori-formed tube, and crenu- 
Flowers reddish- 
Shrub 
Fl. Spring and Winter. Clt. 1798. 
Shrub 2 to 
ERICACE. 
I. Erica. 
lated limb ; anthers hairy ; spurs cuneated, hairy. h. G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica cérnua, Andr. heath. 1. 
t. 20. Lodd. bot. cab. 822. but not of Lin. Flowers flesh- 
coloured. Style inclosed. 
Reddish-flowered Heath. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1793. Shrub. 
105 E. pe’nputa (Wendl. eric. 10. p. 13. with a figure) leaves 
4 in a whorl, glabrous; flowers terminal, drooping; bracteas 
remote from the calyx; calycine segments lanceolate, adpressed ; 
corollas ovate, angular ; anthers crested. h.G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 400. E. arbuscula, 
Lodd. bot. cab. 843. Flowers purple: in hort. kew. there are 
said to be 3 bracteas on each pedicel; 2 near the calyx, and the 
third remote from it. Style inclosed. 
Pendulous-flowered Heath. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1791. Shrub 
14 foot. 
“106 E. nu’rans ; leaves 4 in a whorl; flowers terminal, droop- 
ing ; bracteas remote from the flower; calyx ribbed, green; 
corolla ovate-globose; anthers crested. h.. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. E. péndula, Hort. Bedf. eric. wob. p. 18. 
but not of Wendl. Flowers reddish-purple. Style a little 
exserted. 
Nodding-flowered Heath. Fl. Spring and Summer. 
Shrub. 
107 E. risuta (Link. enum. 1. p. 368.) leaves 4 ina whorl, 
finely ciliated ; flowers terminal; bracteas remote from the calyx; 
corolla oblong-globose ; anthers crested. h. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purple-red. Style exserted. 
Bulton-flowered Heath. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 182%. Shrub 
1 to 2 feet. 
108 E. zactirnora (Lodd. bot. cab. t. 901.) leaves 4 in a 
whorl, and are as well as the branches scabrous; flowers ter- 
minal, erectish; corolla ovate; bracteas remote from the calyx ; 
anthers crested. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
E. lacticolor, Roll. cat. E. tricolor, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 193. 
Limb of corolla connivent and drawn out. Flowers white. 
Style inclosed. 
White-flowered Heath. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1820. 
1 to 2 feet. . 
109 E. u`wica (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 188.) leaves 4 in a whorl, 
crowded, ciliated, erect; flowers terminal, umbellate, drooping ; 
bracteas remote from the calyx; calyx minute, coloured, ciliated; 
corolla urceolate or globosely bell-shaped ; anthers crested. h. 
G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. E. pedunculata, Andr. 
heath. 4. icon. but not of Wendl. E. ciliata, Hort. Flowers 
purplish-red. Style inclosed. 
Unique Heath. FI. Oct. Nov. 
feet. Faas 
110 E. parviriora (Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 506. Salisb. in Lin. 
trans. p. 373.) leaves revolute, 4 in a whorl, downy ; flowers 
terminal; corolla downy, urceolate ; spurs of anthers crested or 
ear-formed; fruit glabrous. k. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. E. pubéscens, Lin. diss. no. 19. with a figure. 
Berg. fl. cap.121. Corolla purple. Style inclosed. 
Small-flowered Heath. Fl. March, Sept. Clt. 1790. Shrub 
1 foot. 
Cit. ? 
Shrub 
Clt. 1800. Shrub 1 to 2 
** *#** Leaves 5-6 or more ina whorl. Corollas campanu- 
late. 
111 E. EMPETRIFÒLIA (Lin. mant. p. 375.) leaves 6-7 in awhorl, 
oblong-linear, ciliated, erect; flowers disposed in glomerate race- 
mose whorles; bracteas and calyxes lanceolate ; corolla 2 lines 
long, hairy, with an urceolar tube, and a recurvedly spreading 
limb ; anthers awned or crested; stigma exserted. h. G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Lin. diss. no. 15. with a figure- 
Thunb. diss. no. 70. Curt. bot. mag. 447. Lodd. bot. cab. 
1875. Calyx 4-lobed. Style exserted Flowers purplish-red- 
