ERICACEÆ. VIII. Evryteris. 
W inter-Gr een-flowered Broad-scaled Heath. Shrub. 
15 E. TRIFLÒRA; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear-cuneated, gla- 
brous, spreading ; flowers terminal; segments of calyx obcu- 
neated; corolla 13 line long, with a turbinate rather 4-angled 
tube; spurs of anthers narrow-cunedted. h. G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Erica trifléra, Lin. mant. 374. 
diss. no. 23. with a figure of the flower. Thunb. diss. no. 79. 
with a figure. Lodd. bot. cab. 1733. Erica trifldra aristata, 
Wendl. obs. p. 47. eric. fasc. 12. p. 13. Erica fùgax, Sal. 
in. Lin. trans. 6. p. 351. Corolla white, about the length of 
the calyx. 
Three-flowered Broad-scaled Heath. Fl. March, June. 
1774, Shrub 1 foot. 
16 E. PALLIIFIÒRA ; stem angular; leaves lanceolate-cune- 
ated, glabrous; flowers terminal ; corolla 14 line long, a little 
longer than the calyx ; spurs of anthers ear-formed, glabrous. 
h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica palliiflora, 
oe in Lin. trans. 6. p. 851. Erica cándida, Sol. mss. Flowers 
white. 
Chaff-flowered Broad-scaled Heath. Fl. Feb. Aug. Clt. 
1796. Shrub 1 foot. 
17 E.? piosmzrorra; leaves 3 in a whorl, shining ; flowers 
terminal; corolla 2 lines long, with imbricated segments ; 
filaments very narrow; spurs of anthers attenuated, serru- 
lated. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 
diosmeefdlia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 350. Erica subserrata, 
Roxb. mss. 
Diosma-leaved Broad-scaled Heath. Fl. April, July. Clt. 
1792. Shrub. 
18 E. ricIpIròLIA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, stiff, shining, 
erectly spreading; flowers terminal, aggregate, drooping ; 
calyxes coloured, about equal in length to the corolla, which is 
campanulate; anthers appendiculate. h. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Erica rigidifolia, Wendl. 
Sef-leaved Broad-scaled Heath. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1818. 
rub. 
_ 19 E. rpacnypuy’tra; leaves 3 in a whorl, petiolate, el- 
liptic, thick, short, quite glabrous, shining, with scabrous 
edges; flowers. aggregate, terminal, glabrous; calyx equal in 
length to the corolla, which is urceolate. k. G. Native of 
Ba Cape of Good Hope. Erìca pachyphýlla, Spreng. syst. 2. 
P. 199, 
i Thick-leaved Broad-scaled Heath. Clt. 1800. Shrub 1 
oot, 
Cit. 
20 E. Monsoni; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, attenuated and 
ovate, erect, placed so as to appear in 4 ranks; flowers ter- 
minal, nutant ; corollas oblong, inflated, 7-9 lines long; brac- 
teas imbricate, reflexed ; calyx recurvedly spreading; anthers 
awned; fruit globose, quadrangular. h. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Erica Monsòniæ. Bauer, pl. kew. t. 7. 
Andr. heath. 2. t. 1. Sims, bot. mag. 1915. Erica Monso- 
nana, Lin. suppl. 223. Thunb. diss. no. 52. with a figure. 
Wendl. eric. fasc. 10. p. 9. with a figure. Erica variifdlia, Sal. 
in Lin. trans, 6. p. 353. Flowers white. Corolla twice longer 
than the calyx, ; 
Lady Monson’s Broad-scaled Heath. FI. April, Sept. Cit. 
1787. Shrub-2 to 3 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Erica, p. 800. 
IX. EURYSTE'GIA (from evpuc, eurys, broad, and oreyn, 
slege, a cover ; in reference to the large calyx). D. Don, in 
b. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.—Erica species of authors. 
IN. syst. Octdndria Monogy/nia. Calyx 4-parted, ingt, 
glumaceous, Corolla urceolate, with a contracted 4-toothe 
Mouth. Stamens inclosed; filaments dilated, flat; anthers 
VOL, II, 
IX. Evrystzcra. 809 
bipartite, opening by an oblong foramen, biappendiculate at the 
base: appendages flattened, decurrent, erosely crenated. Stigma 
capitate. Capsule 4-celled, many-seeded.—Densely branched 
shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves loose, subu- 
late, with revolute margins. Flowers almost solitary, drooping, 
white or rose-coloured. 
1 E. crav'ca (D. Don. in. edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.) 
leaves 3 in a whorl, glaucous, linear, erectly spreading ; flowers 
terminal, umbellate ; bracteas remote from the calyx. h. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica glatica, Andr. heath. 
l. p.15. Sims, bot. mag. 580. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 386. Calyx 
and bracteas red. Corolla purplish. 
Glaucous Large-calyxed Heath. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1792. 
Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 
2 E. n’LeGans; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, glaucous, spread- 
ing; flowers terminal, numerous, capitate; bracteas near the 
calyx. kh. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 
élegans, Andr. heath. 3. t. 16. Sims, bot. mag. 966. Lodd. 
bot. cab. 105. Bracteas and calyxes pink. Corolla pink, tipped 
with green. 
Elegant Large-calyxed Heath. F], Nov. Feb. Clt. 1799. 
Shrub 4 to 1 foot. 
3 E. ANDROMEDÆFLÒRA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 
154.) leaves 3 in a whorl, green, ciliated, stiff, spreading; 
flowers axillary; bracteas remote from the calyx. h. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica andromedeefléra, 
Andr. heath. 3. t. 13. Sims, bot. mag. 1250. Lodd. bot. cab. 
521. Erica pomifera, Hortul. Flowers deep red, or reddish- 
purple. Calyx pale. 
Andromeda-flowered Large-calyxed Heath. 
Clt. 1803. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
4 E. tanucinosa; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, ciliated ; 
flowers solitary, axillary ; bracteas ovate, near the calyx; co- 
rolla hardly twice longer than the calyx, tomentose; anthers 
awned. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 
lanuginésa, Andr. heath. 3. t. 5. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 382. 
Corollas brownish-red, or reddish-green. 
Woolly-flowered Large-calyxed Heath. Clt. 
1803. Shrub. 
5 E. EMARGINA`TA; leaves 3 in a whorl, oblong, channelled, 
recurved, ciliated; flowers terminal, by threes; bracteas near 
the calyx, and are, as well as the calyxes, ciliated. bh. Gs 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica emarginata, Andr. 
heath. 3. t. 20. Flowers white, with black anthers. Very like 
Erica nigrita, and Erica lachneefolia. 
Emarginate Large-calyxed Heath. Fl. June, July. 
1802. Shrub. ; wi 
6 E. rricers; leaves 3 in a whorl, somewhat trigonal, cili- 
ated, erectly spreading ; branches downy; flowers terminal, by 
threes; bracteas imbricate ; calycine segments oblong, scarious, 
a little shorter than the corolla; anthers ciliated, mutic, and are, 
as well as the style, which is capitate, exserted ; corolla ovate. 
h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica triceps, 
Link, enum. 1. p. 871. Bedf. eric. wob. p. 25. Lodd. bot. 
cab. 962. Flowers white. Calyx white. 
Three-headed Large calyxed Heath. Fl. May, July. Cit. 
0. Shrub. as 
oe E. rriv’mpHans; leaves 3 in a whorl, ciliated; flowers 
bracteas remote from the calyx; calyx large, inflated, 
March, June. 
Fl. Sept. Jan. 
Clt. 
ae corolla ovate, inflated; anthers crested; style in- 
closed. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 
triamphans, Lodd. bot. cab. 257. Bedf. eric. wob, pl. 3. f. 19. 
hite. 
ee PA E Heath. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1802. 
Shrub. 
8 E. TEGULÆFÒLIA ; leaves oval, downy ; 
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flowers terminal ; 
