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ERICACEÆ. XV. Syrincopra. 
Trumpet-flowered Syringodea. Clt. 1796. 
Shrub. 
40 S. perspicua; leaves linear, nearly smooth; flowers ter- 
minating the small branches, spike-formed ; bracteas remote 
from the calyx ; pedicels hairy; corolla cylindrical, erect; ġeni- 
tals inclosed. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erica perspicua. Hort. Bedf. eric. wob. p. 18. Corolla reddish- 
purple. 
Var. B, nana (Bedf. 1. c.) leaves hairy; pedicels slightly 
hairy; tube of corolla cylindrical, straight. h.G. Corollas 
purplish-red. 
Clear-flowered Syringodea. 
Shrub. 
41 S. Beprorpra‘na; leaves linear, ciliated, hairy ; flowers 
terminal, subcapitate ; pedicels slightly hairy; bracteas remote 
from the calyx; corolla downy, ? with a cylindrical, subventri- 
cose tube ; genitals inclosed. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Erica perspicuoides, Bedf. eric. wob. 18. Flowers 
reddish-purple. 
Duke of Bedford’s Syringodea. 
hrub. 
42 S. CYRILLÆFLO`RA ; stem slender ; leaves linear, glabrous ? 
corolla 2-3 lines long, downy, with a narrow campanulate tube, 
and a short limb. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erìca cyrillæflòra, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 357. Flowers pale 
scarlet. 
Cyrilla-flowered Syringodea. 
Shrub. 
43 S. oppyramipa'Lis; leaves pubescent, spreading ; flowers 
terminal, usually by threes; bracteas remote from the calyx, 
broad at the base; corolla funnel-shaped, with a spreading border, 
having the interstices of the limb tumid on the outside; fruit 
spherical. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. E. 
pyramidalis, Andr. heath. 1. t. 45. Sims, ‘bot. mag. 366. 
kew. Lodd. bot, cab. 319. Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 401. Icon. pl. 
t. 27. Wendl. eric. 5. p. 3. with a figure. Erica obpyramidalis, 
Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 356. Corollas purplish-red, 34 to 4 
lines long. Style exserted. 
Obpyramidal-flowered Syringodea. Clt. 
Shrub 14 foot. 
44 S. VERTICILLA`TA ; leaves linear, glabrous; flowers crowded, 
nearly terminal, verticillate, drooping ; bracteas linear, remote 
from the calyx; corolla with a cylindrical inflated tube, gla- 
brous, constricted at top; genitals inclosed. h. G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Erìca verticillàta, Andr. heath. E 
t: 7. Lodd. bot. cab. 145. Erica mammòsa, f, verticillàta, 
Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 369. Flowers scarlet. 
3 Whorled-flowered Syringodea. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1774. 
rub. 
45 S. cono‘rans; leaves linear, spreading, ciliated ; flowers 
crowded, terminating the small branches; bracteas close to the 
calyx; corolla cylindrical, clavate, glabrous ; style almost mm- 
closed; calyxes coloured, subulate. h. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Erìca colòrans, Andr. heath. vol. 4. with 
a figure. Lodd. bot. cab. 224. Ker. bot. reg. 601. Bedf. eric. 
wob. pl. 4. f. 11. Corollas varying from white to red. 
‘Colouring Syringodea. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1827. Shrub. 
*## Leaves 6 or more in a whorl. 
46 S. SPLE’NDENS; leaves linear, obtuse, spreading ; flowers 
densely crowded, drooping ; calycine segments ovate ; corolla 
downy, with a subrevolute limb ; genitals exserted. HiG. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erìca spléndens, Wendl. 
eric, fasc. 8. p. 5. with a figure, but not of Andr. Corolla deep 
red 
Fl. March, June. 
Fl. April, June. Clt. 1800. 
Fl. May, July. Clt. 1800. 
Fl. Feb. Sept. Clt. 1800. 
Fl. 1787. 
Year. 
Splendent Syringodea, Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1792. Shrub. 
821 
47 S. roncrro't1a ; leaves long, linear, incurvedly spreading, 
with scabrous edges; flowers crowded in whorls, drooping ; 
bracteas close to the calyx; corolla pubescent, clammy ; caly- 
cine segments linear; genitals inclosed. h. G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Erica longifdlia, Pl. hort. kew. t. 4. 
Willd. spec. 2. p. 398. Erica longifolia ò, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. 
p- 363. Erica pinea, Wendl. eric. 1. p. 11. witha figure. Co- 
rolla more or less clavate, deep red. 
Long-leaved Syringodea. Fl. Feb. July. Clt. 1787. 
Shrub. 
48 S. vestr'ra ; leaves linear, erect, with scabrous edges ; 
flowers crowded, verticillate, nearly sessile, spreading ; bracteas 
close to the calyx; corolla cylindrical, more or less clavate, 
9-11 lines long, downy, with a revolute limb: style exserted ; 
pericarp silky at top. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Erica vestita, Thunb. diss. no. 25. Erica longifolia, 
var. a, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 363. Erìca vestita Alba, Andr. 
heath. 1. t. 62. Wendl. eric. no. 12. p. 8. with a figure. Caly- 
cine segments ciliated with glandular hairs. Corolla white, 
cylindrical, curved. 
Var. B, litea (Andr. heath. 3. t. 72.) leaves 6-8 in a whorl; 
corolla cylindrical, pale yellow. 
Var. y, incarnata (Andr. heath. 2. t. 66. Lodd. bot. cab. 
1698.) leaves 7 in a whorl; genitals a little exserted ; corolla 
cylindrical, almost straight, pale reddish-purple. Erica longi- 
folia, Curt. bot. mag. 706. 
Var. 6, rosea (Andr. heath. 2. t. 67.) leaves 7-8 in a whorl ; 
anthers a little exserted; corolla cylindrical, subclavate, red- 
dish-purple. 
Var. £, fúlgida (Andr. heath. 2. t. 68.) anthers a little ex- 
serted ; flowers nearly terminal; corolla with a cylindrical tube, 
and straight segments, reddish-purple or deep red. Erica fúl- 
gida, Bedf. eric. wob. p. 11. Lodd. bot. cab. 1633. 
Var. ¢, purpùrea (Andr. heath. 1. t. 63.) anthers a little ex- 
serted ; corolla cylindrical, subclavate, purplish-red. Lodd. 
bot. cab. 217. Wendl. eric. 10. p. 7. with a figure. 
Var. n, coccinea (Andr. heath. 1. t. 6. bot. mag. 402. Wend]. 
eric. 11. p. 5. with a figure.) anthers a little exserted; corolla 
erect, cylindrical, curved, deep red, not exactly scarlet. 
Clothed Syringodea. Fl. year. Clt. 1789. Shrub. 
49 S. pingza; leaves linear, obtuse, spreading; flowers 
crowded, verticillate, almost sessile, spreading; bracteas close 
to the calyx; calycine segments dilated at the base, and linear- 
subulate at the apex, imbricate ; corolla 6-7 lines long, glabrous, 
with a cylindrical clavate tube, and a serrulated spreading limb ; 
pericarp glabrous ; style exserted. h.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Erica pinea, Thunb. diss. no. 26. Andr. heath. 
1. t. 61. Erica pinifdlia, Sal. in Lin, trans. 6. p. 362. but not 
of Andr. Flowers deep red and blue. 
Var. 2, purpirea (Lodd. bot. cab. 1259.) corollas purple, 
There are several other varieties in the gardens. 
Pine-like Syringodea. Fl. Aug. Dec. Clt.1790. Shrub. 
50 S. PINIFO`LIA ; leaves filiform, elongated, glabrous, spread- 
ing, 6-8 in a whorl; flowers nearly terminal, crowded, hori- 
zontal, verticillate ; bracteas close to the calyx ; calyx villous, 
with linear segments; corolla tomentose, cylindrically club- 
shaped, inflated, ribbed; style exserted. bh. G., Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Erica pinifélia, Andr. heath. 3. t 69. 
Erica pityophylla, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 181. Corolla white, with 
dark anthers. eas : 
Var. B, discolor (Andr. heath. 3. t. 70.) corolla with a cylin- 
drical ribbed tube, reddish-purple or pale red. ; 
Var. y, spirilis (Hort. Bedf. eric. wob. 19.) corolla with a 
clavate inflated tube, white and purplish-red. 
Var. ò, coccinea (Andr. heath. 2. t. 65.) flowers scarlet. 
Fine-leaved Syringodea. Fl. Feb. July. Cit. 1810, Shrub, 
