ERICACE. 
no. 52, with a figure of the flower, spec. ed. 2. p. 503. Andr. 
heath. 1. t. 34. Lodd. bot. cab. 1247. Erica quinquangularis, 
Berg. pl. cap. p. 117. Erica pyramidalis, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. 
p. 349. Flowers small, white or red, with brown anthers. 
Imbricated-bractead Moor Heath. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1786. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
30 G. SQUAMÆFIÒRA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear; flowers 
terminal; bracteas scattered above the middle of the pedicels ; 
corolla $ of a line long, shorter than the calyx; anthers acu- 
minated ; fruit broad, ovate. h.G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Erica squameeflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 349. 
Erica imbricata, Roxb. mss. but not of Lin. 
Scale-flowered Moor Heath. Fl. March. Dec. 
Shrub 2 feet. ° 
31 G. cx‘st1a; leaves 3 in a whorl, short, linear, glabrous ; 
flowers terminal, twin, erect ; calyx imbricate by bracteas; co- 
rolla campanulate, 3 of a line long, shorter than the calyx; an- 
thers obtuse, with a broad dissepiment ; fruit ovate ; stigma 
broadish. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 
ce'sia, Sal. in Lin, trans. 6. p. 349. 
Grey Moor Heath. Shrub. 
32 G. rrexUòsa ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, glabrous, erect, 
short; flowers terminal, usually by threes, erect; bracteas 
scattered above the middle of the pedicels, imbricate, small ; 
corolla bell-shaped, 1 line long, longer than the calyx, which is 
coloured ; anthers obtuse, with a narrow dissepiment ; nectarium 
large ; fruit imbricate. p. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Erica flexuòsa, And. heath. 1. t. 23. Sal. in Lin. 
trans. 6. p. 349. Lodd. bot. cab. 1495. ŒE. divaricàta, Wendl. 
Cit 1796; 
eric. 7. p. 5. Flowers white, with red anthers. 
Flexuous Moor Heath. Fl. April, July, Clt. 1792. Shrub 
l to 2 feet. 
33 G. tasciva; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear; flowers termi- 
nal ; calyx imbricated by bracteas; corolla 4 of a line long, a 
little shorter than the calyx ; anthers foraminose from the base ; 
Stigma peltate. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
rica lasciva, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 349. Erica imbricata, 
hunb. diss. no. 11. 
Wanton Moor Heath. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1800. Shrub 1 
to 2 feet. 
34 G. DIOTÆFIÒRA; leaves 3 in a whorl; flowers axillary at 
the top of the branches; calycine segments cuneated ; corolla 
ly line long, with an urceolate tube ; anthers a little exserted ; 
pericarp downy. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
rica dioteeflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 342. Erica pistillaris, 
Sol. mss. 
a. E ered Moor-Heath. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1795. 
rub, 
35 G. sryròsa; leaves 3 in a whorl; flowers terminal; pedi- 
cels long, furnished with bracteas near the calyx ; corolla 1 line 
Ong, a little longer than the calyx ; anthers pointed ; fruit oval ; 
style very long. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Mea stylésa, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 350. Erica bracteata, 
oxb. mss. but not of Lin. 
gpeans-styled Moor Heath. Fl. Jan. Aug. Clt. 1789. 
rub, 
36 G. Poutma’xni; leaves 3 ina whorl, ? obtuse, imbricated ; 
flowers terminal ; corolla with a globose tube, and a 4-parted 
‘mb ; anthers a little exserted. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
ood Hope. Erica Pohlmannii, Lodd. bot. cab. 1852. Flowers 
Pale red, with deep red anthers. 
Pohlmann’s Moor-Heath. FI. May. Cit. 1816. Shrub. 
.?7 G. LONGIPEDUNCULA`TA ; leaves oval, mucronate, 3 in a whorl, 
hispid; flowers terminal, umbellate, on long pedicels, pendulous; 
racteas Temote from the calyx, deciduous ; calyxes adpressed ; 
II. Gypsocattis. 803 
corolla ovate; anthers mutic. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Erica longipedunculata, Lodd. bot. cab. 103. 
Flowers large, purple, pedicellate, and are, as well as the 
calyxes, beset with glandular hairs. 
Long-peduncled Heath. Fl. July, Nov. 
1 foot. 
38 G. rostE’LLA; leaves 3 in a whorl; flowers terminal; 
bracteas imbricated ; corolla ovate-globose. h.G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Erica rostélla, Bedf. eric. wob. p. 21. 
Flowers white. 
Small-beaked Moor-Heath. Clit. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
89 G. PELTA`'TA; leaves 3 in a whorl; flowers terminal; 
bracteas remote from and approximating the calyx; corolla 
round, with deep, loose segments. h.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Erica peltata, Andr. heath. 4. icon. Erica 
exsérta, Bedf. eric. wob. p, 9. Flowers pale purplish-red. 
Peltate Moor-Heath. Fl. Spring, Autumn. Clt. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
Clt. 1805. Shrub 
Fl. April. June. 1810. 
1810. 
§ 2. Anthers corniculate. Aberrant species. 
* Leaves 8inawhorl. Corollas campanulate. 
40 G. articuLa‘ris; leaves 3 in a whorl, glabrous; flowers 
terminal, umbellate ; bracteas remote from the calyx; anthers 
corniculate ; corollas slender, campanulate. h.G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Erica articularis, Bedf. hort. eric. 
wob. p. 2. but not of Thunb. nor Curt. Flowers reddish- 
purple. 
Jointed Moor-Heath. Shrub. 
41 G. Loppice'sm ; leaves 3 ina whorl, downy ; flowers termi- 
nal; bracteas approximating the calyx, sessile; corolla campanu- 
Jate, with deep segments; anthers awned. h.G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Erica concava, Lodd. bot. cab. 134. but 
not of Ker. Flowers pale purplish-red, spreading. Probably a 
species of Erica. 
Loddiges’s Heath. Fl. Oct. Dec. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 to 2 
feet, 
42 G. INTERTE’XTA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, ciliated with long 
hairs; flowers sessile; bracteas approximating the calyx, which 
is ciliated ; corolla round, campanulate; anthers awned. h. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica intertéxta, Lodd. 
bot. cab. 1034. Flowers yellow. Anthers black. 
Interwoven-leaved Moor-Heath. FI. June, July. 
Shrub 14 foot. 
43 G. PANICULA`TA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, triquetrous, 
glabrous; branches tomentose; flowers terminal, by threes ; 
corolla 2 of a line long, campanulate, having the segments im- 
bricate at the base; spurs of anthers linear, smooth; style ex- 
serted. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 
paniculata, Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 508. Lodd. bot. cab. 1194. 
Erica milleflora, Berg. pl. cap. p. 96. Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 
350. Flowersred. There is also a white-flowered variety of 
the species. 
Panicled-flowered Moor-Heath. FI. Feb. April. 
Shrub. é 
44 G. Beprorv1a‘na; leaves 3 in a whorl; flowers terminal ; 
bracteas remote from the calyx; corolla bell-shaped ; anthers 
awned, exserted, as well as the style. h.G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Erica mellifera, Bedf. eric, wob. p. 15. 
Duke of Bedford's Gypsocallis. FI. Spring. Clt. 1812. 
Shrub. 
Cit. 1818. 
Cit. 1774. 
** Leaves 3inawhorl. Corollas urceolate. 
45 G. rra‘crans; glabrous; leaves opposite, or 3 in a whorl; 
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