_ formed tube. 
ERICACER. XV. Syrincopza. 
atrumpet-shaped tube. h.G. Erica coccinea, Hortul, Bedf. 
eric. wob. p. 6. Flowers red-orange. 
Scarlet-flowered Syringodea. Fl. Year. Clt.1793. Shrub. 
64 S. PURPU`REA ; stem terete; leaves short, linear, ciliated, 
spreading, 6-7 in a whorl, rather remote ; flowers crowded, hori- 
zontal, verticillate; bracteas close to the calyx; calyx incurvedly 
erect ; corolla cylindrical, trumpet-shaped, 8-9 lines long, viscid, 
with a hardly clavate tube, and a spreading limb; genitals ex- 
serted ; ovarium turbinate. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Erica purpiirea, Andr. heath. 1. t. 58. Lodd. 
bot. cab. 703. Erica phylicifélia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 364. 
Corollas purple. 
Purple-flowered Syringodea. Fl. Year. Clt. 1789. Shrub. 
65 S. concinna; leaves linear, rather villous, erect; flowers 
axillary, verticillate, crowded; bracteas close to the calyx; co- 
rolla 7-9 lines long, downy, cylindrical, with the tube rather cla- 
vate, and the limb spreading ; calyxes denticulated, villous; geni- 
tals inclosed ; anthers bearded at the base. h.G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Erica concinna, Sol. in Ait. hort. 
kew. ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 23. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 374. Schnev. icon. 
no. $1. Wendl. eric. 9. p. 9. with a figure. Erica abietina, 
Andr. eric. 2. t, 62. Erica verticillata, Berg. pl. cap. p. 99. 
Erica paludésa, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 356. Corollas pale 
purplish-red. 
Neat Syringodea. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1773. Shrub. 
66 S. ritaMenTosa; leaves linear, glabrous? ; flowers axil- 
lary, nearly terminal, verticillate, crowded ; bracteas remote from 
the calyx; calycine segments subulate; corolla with a large 
bell-shaped’ tube; style exserted; pedicels longer than the 
flowers. ).G, Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Enrica 
filamentdsa, Andr. heath. 2. t. 63. Ker. bot. reg. t.6. Lodd. 
bot. cab. 395. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 898. Corolla short, 
purple. 
Thready Syringodea. Fl. Year. Clt. 1800. Shrub. 
67 S.ana‘ta; leaves 5-6 in a whorl, woolly, as well as the 
branches, which are also verticillate; flowers terminal; calyx 
incurvedly spreading, concave at the base outside ; corolla 9-11 
lines long, rather woolly. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Erica Janata, Wendl. eric. p. 45. with a figure. Erica 
Verticillaris, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 360. Flowers of a rufous 
fulvous colour. Anthers mutic. 
Woolly Syringodea. Fl. Feb. May. Clt. 1775. Shrub. 
68 S. pu‘ra; leaves linear, glabrous; flowers axillary, ver- 
ticillate, near the tops of the branches; bracteas close to the 
calyx; style exserted; corolla with a cylindrical subclavate 
tube. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 
pura, Andr. heath. vol. 4. with a figure. but not of Lodd. 
lowers pure white. 
Pure-flowered Syringodea. Cit. 1827. 
hrub. 
69 S. PULCHELLA; leaves linear, attenuated, with revolute 
edges, glabrous ? ; bracteas close to the calyx ; flowers axillary, 
crowded ; calycine segments subulate ; pedicels much shorter 
than the flowers; corolla viscid, 5-6 lines long, with a funnel- 
h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erica pulchélla, Thunb. diss. no. 24. with a figure. „Ait. hort. 
kew. 2. p. 398. Lodd. bot. cab. 307.? Erica argutifòlia, Sal. 
in Lin. trans. 6. p- 364. 
Pretty Syringodea. Fl. Autumn. Clt. 1792. Shrub. 
70 S. PuLvINIrórmMIS ; leaves linear, attenuated, serrulately 
ciliated ; flowers longish, on the rudiments of the branches ; co- 
rolla 7-9 lines long, viscid, with a cylindrically urceolar tube, 
k. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica pulvinifor- 
mis, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 364. Corollas red.—Habit of 
Erica cerinthoides. 
Fl. June, Oct. 
823 
Pillow-formed-flowered Syringodea. Fl. Feb. Clt. 1800. 
Shrub. 
§ 2. Anthers awned or crested. Aberrant species, 
* Leaves 3 in a whorl. 
71 S. piscotor; leaves linear, spreading, ciliated; flowers 
terminal, by threes; bracteas close to the calyx; calycine seg- 
ments serrulated ; corolla 9-10 lines long, anointed with gluten, 
cylindrical, having the tube finely striated; awns of anthers 
short, glabrous. .G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erica discolor, Andr. heath. 1. t. 3. Wendl. eric. 5. p. 9. with 
a figure. Lodd. bot. cab. 1453. Erica cupressiférmis, Sal. in 
Lin. trans. 6. p. 354. Corollas pale red. 
Two-coloured-flowered Syringodea. Fl. Nov. March. 
1788. Shrub. 
72 S. kucòsa ; leaves crowded, linear, spreadingly reflexed, 
3-5 in a whorl; flowers axillary, verticillate, near the tops of 
the branches; bracteas broad at the base, remote from the 
calyx ; calyx foliaceous ; corolla with a wrinkled tube; genitals 
exserted; anthers awned. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Erica rugosa, Andr. heath. vol. 4. with a figure. 
Flowers reddish-purple. 
Wrinkled-flowered Syringodea. 
Shrub. 
73 S. DENSIFÒLIA ; leaves linear-oblong, imbricated, glabrous ; 
flowers axillary, crowded ; corolla cylindrically-clavate, downy ; 
style exserted. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 
Clt. 
Fi. Feb. Nov. Clt. 1800. 
densifòlia, Willd. spec. 2. p. 359. Flowers purplish-red. 
Dense-leaved Syringodea. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1811. 
Shrub. 
74 S. Ewera'na; leaves linear, scabrous, spreading ; 
flowers subspicate ; bracteas remote from the calyx; calyx flat, 
with thick margins ; corolla cylindrical, 8-10 lines long, clothed 
with viscid down, curved and clavate; style exserted; awns of 
anthers long, downy. k. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Erica Ewerana, Dry. in Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 368. Lodd. 
bot. cab. 303. Erica Ewéra, Hort. Erica U’hria, Andr. 
heath. 2. t. 3. Wendl. eric. 18. p. 91. Erica decòra, 
Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 354, with a figure. Corolla dark red, 
or reddish-purple, with a greenish-yellow mouth. 
Var. B, pilosa (Andr. heath. 2. t. 4.) leaves pilose; bracteas 
close to the calyx ; flowers terminating small branches ; corolla 
slightly curved and clavate, purplish-red, with a greenish-yellow 
mouth. 
Ewmer’s Syringodea. Fl. July, Nov. Clt. 1790. Shrub. 
75 S. nirzta; leaves linear, ciliated ; flowers terminal; bracteas 
sessile, close to the calyx, ciliated; corolla cylindrical; style 
exserted; anthers awned. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Erica hirta, Andr. heath, 3. t. 5. Lodd. bot. cab. 1116. 
but not of Thunb. nor Willd. Corolla reddish-purple, with a 
greenish-yellow mouth. 
Hairy Syringodea. Fl. Feb. May. Clt. 1800. Shrub. — 
76 S. cRUE'’NTA ; leaves linear, subulate, glabrous, spreading ; 
flowers terminal, by threes; bracteas remote from the calyx; 
calyx serrated; corolla 9-12 lines long, shining, smooth, with a 
clavate, more or less compressed, curved tube ; style exserted ; 
pericarp ovate. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erica cruénta, Pl. kew. t. 13. Lodd. bot. cab. 1656. Erica 
mellifiùa, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 354. Corolla reddish-purple 
or blood-coloured. 
Var. B; calyx slightly serrated; corolla deep red or scarlet. 
.G. Erica cruénta, Andr. heath. 1. t. 9. Sol. in Ait. hort. 
kew. ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 16. Wendl. eric. 4. p. 11. with a 
figure. 
