812 
terminal, capitate; bracteas approximate, 3, 1 large and 2 
small; calyx equal to the corolla in length, which is ovate-ven- 
tricose; anthers awned. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Erica rubélla, Bedf. eric. wob. p. 22. Flowers red. 
A Ruby-flowered Lamprotis. Fl. June, July. Clt.? Shrub 1 
oot. 
* * Leaves 4 ina whorl. 
25 L. sauamosa ; leaves 4 in a whorl, imbricated, serrulated ; 
flowers terminal, drooping ; bracteas imbricate ; calyx large, co- 
loured, about equal in length to the corolla, which is urceolate ; 
anthers crested. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erica squamésa, Andr. heath. 3. t. 22. Flowers pale red. 
Scaly-cupped Lamprotis. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1794. Shrub 
2 foot. 
* * * Leaves opposite. 
26 L. renuiroxia (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.) 
leaves opposite, linear, adpressed; flowers terminal, aggregate, 
sessile; calyx coloured, not much shorter than the corolla; an- 
thers mutic. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erica tenuifdlia, Lin diss. 33. with a figure of the flower. spec. 
ed. 2d. p. 507. Berg. pl. cap. p. 116. Erica linifolia, Sal. in 
Lin. trans. 6. p. 386.—Seb. thes. 1. p. 157. t. 73. f. 6.— 
Lin. hort. cliff. p. 148. Calycine segments oval, acumi- 
nated. Corolla 2 lines long, with an ovate tube. Fruit turbi- 
nate. Flowers pale red. 
Fine-leaved Lamprotis. 
4 foot. 
27 L. tu'rea; leaves opposite, linear, imbricate, glabrous ; 
flowers nearly terminal ; bracteas imbricate ; branches flexuous ; 
calycine segments narrow, ovate-cuneated ; corolla 24 lines long, 
ovate, ventricose ; fruit obovate ; anthers mutic or awned.? h. 
G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica litea, Lin. diss. 
no. 2. mant. p. 234. Berg. pl. cap. 115. Wendl. eric. 1. p. 
13. with a figure. Andr. eric. 1. t. 31. Erica imbéllis, Sal. in 
Lin. trans. 6. p. 385. Flowers yellow.—There appears to be 
two species confounded under this name; one with crested or 
awned anthers, and another with mutic anthers. 
Yellow-flowered Lamprotis. Fl. Sept. May. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
28 L. sirtéra; leaves opposite, canaliculate, adpressed, 
glabrous ; flowers terminal, twin, on short pedicels; bracteas 
approximating the calyx; calycine segments ovate, acute, 
white ; anthers crested. h}. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Erica biflora, Link, enum. 1. p. 367. Lodd. bot. cab. 
683. Corolla white. 
Tno-flowered Lamprotis. FI. 
Shrub 3 foot. 
29 L. BORBONIÆFÒLIA ; leaves opposite; flowers axillary ; 
calycine segments broad, ovate-acuminated, equal in length to 
the corolla, which is urceolate ; fruit obovate; anthers crested 
Fl. April, May. Clt.1794. Shrub 
Clt. +1774. 
April, June. Clt. 1819. 
or awned. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. ° Erica 
borbonizfolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 386. Flowers red, 34 
lines long. 
Borbonia-leaved Lamprotis. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1816, 
Shrub. 
30 L. OPPosITIFÒLIA ; leaves opposite, filiform, imbricate ; 
flowers terminal, crowded, erect ; bracteas sessile ; corolla urceo- 
late, about equal in length to the calyx, which is spreading; 
anthers mutic. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erica oppositifolia, Andr. heath. 3. p. 35. Lodd. bot. cab, 
1343. Flowers white. 
Var. B, ribra (Andr. heath. 3. t. 36. 
flowers red. 
Opposite-leaved Lamprotis. 
1804. Shrub 4 to $ foot. 
Lodd. bot. cab. 1060.) 
Fl. Spring and Autumn. Clt, 
ERICACEZ, XI. Lamprotis. 
XII. Catuista. 
31 L.? apr’rta; leaves opposite, linear, cuspidate, erect, 
quite glabrous, with scarious margins; flowers terminal, aggre- 
gate; bracteas and calyxes coloured; corolla rotate; genitals 
exserted; anthers mutic. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Erica apérta, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 200. 
Open-flowered Lamprotis. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1820. 
Shrub. 
32 L. RUBE'LLA; leaves opposite, or 3 in a whorl, linear, im- 
bricate ; flowers terminal, capitate; corolla with a ventricose 
tube and a spreading limb; calyx about equal in length to the 
corolla, bracteate ; anthers mutic. h.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Erica rubélla, Ker. bot. mag. 2165. Lodd. 
bot. cab. 658. Flowers red. 
Red-flowered Lamprotis. Fl. June. Clt. 1814. Shrub 1 foot. 
33 L. Tocata; leaves opposite, linear, imbricate ; flowers 
terminal ; bracteas remote from the calyx, broad; calyx co- 
loured, large, cup-shaped ; corollas urceolate, with a spreading 
limb; anthers mutic. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Erica togata, Sims, bot. mag. 1626. “Flowers fine red. 
Gowned Lamprotis. Fl. June, July. Clt.? Shrub 4 to $ 
foot. 
34 L.? DIANTHIFÒLIA ; leaves opposite, long; flowers ter- 
minal; calycine segments ovate-cuneated ; corolla 3 lines long ; 
spurs of anthers serrated; pericarp glabrous. h.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica dianthifdlia, Sal. in Lin. 
trans. 6. p. $38. Flowers pale purple. 
Pink-leaved Lamprotis. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1796. Shb. 
35 L.? a’pHanes; branches hairy; leaves opposite, linear- 
trigonal, bluntish, scabrous ; flowers axillary and terminal. h. 
G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica áphanes, Spreng. 
syst. 2. p. 196. 
Insignificant Lamprotis. Clt, 
Shrub. 
Cult. See Erica, p. 800, for culture and propagation.— 
Pretty little shrubs, easily distinguished from the other genera 
broke off from Erica by the large coloured calyx and small ad- 
pressed leaves. 
Fl, March, June. 1820. 
XII. CALLI'STA (from caddtor7oe, kallistos, very beautiful ; 
flowers). D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 155.—Erica 
species of authors. . : 
Liy. syst. Octéndria, Monogynia, Calyx 4-parted, folia- 
ceous, Corolla salver-shaped, with a dilated spreading 4-cleft 
limb, and a ventricose or cylindrical tube. Stamens inclosed 3 
filaments capillary; cells of anthers short, dehiscing lengthwise, 
mutic at the base. Stigma capitate. Capsule 4-celled, many- 
seeded.—Small, much branched shrubs, natives of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Leaves acerose, loosely imbricated. Flowers 
terminal, almost solitary, or in fascicles. 
* Leaves 3 in a whorl. 
1 C, TENUIFLÒRA; leaves 3-4 in a whorl, linear, glabrous, 
spreading ; flowers terminal, usually by fours ; calyx bracteate ; 
corolla with a slender tube. h.G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Erica tenuifldra, Andr. heath. 3. t. 49. Lodd. 
bot. cab. 1717. Erica cylindrica, Thunb. diss. no. 39. Erica 
fistulzeflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 383. Calycine segments 
minutely ciliated. Pericarp obovate, glabrous. Corolla 5-6 
lines long, yellow. Style exserted. 
Var. p álba (Andr. heath. 3. t. 50.) flowers white, sub-axil- 
lary, or terminating the small branches, sweet-scented. 
Fine-flonered Callista, F], April, June; f} July, Dec. 
1800. Shrub 1 foot. 
2 C, TETRAGÒNA; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, pointed, cili- 
ated, erectly spreading; flowers terminating small branches ; 
calyx bracteate, with ciliated cuspidate segments; corolla with 
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