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ERICA HirTIFLoRa. | RouGH-FLOWERED 
HEATH. 
JHE HRS H EH Epoe : | 
+ Cafe and Order. 3 
Octanpria Monocyrnta. 
Generic Charaffer. , 
Cal. 4-pbyllus. Cor. 4-fida. Filamenta receptaculo inferta, 
Anthere apice bifide pertufe. Cap/. 4-locularis, 4-valvis, 
poly{perma. os . 
Specific Charafer. 
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ERICA hirtiflora antheris bifidis inclufis, corollis fubovatis. 
hirtis,- foliis quaternis linearibus hifpidis, marginibus 
Ciliatis, - Seo Nee 
in the general hairinefs of the leaves, excepting that the hairs 
in the birtifiora are ftronger and more numerous, while in the 
pubefcens they form more of a tuft at the extremity ; but there 
is a very curious and ftriking difference in the hairs on the. 
underfide of the leaves, in the birtiflora the edges are ciliated 
or fringed with a row of finer hairs, pointing inwards, which are _ 
_ altogether wanting or fcarcely vifible in pudbefcens ; there isnot _. 
much difference in the ructification, the flowers of hirtiforaare 
at leaft one-fourth larger than in thofe of pubefcens, and the 
horns of the antherz are more ftrongly haired: the glands at 
the bafe of the ftamina, of a reddifh colour, are very vifible 
in the pubefcens, | : ee 
Both thefe fpecies, natives of the Cape and recently intro- 
duced, flower from the autumnal to the fpring months, and 
contribute more than almoft any two other Heaths to enliven 
the greenhoufe during the winter half-year. eo ae 
The pubefcens in particular is eafily propagated by cuttings, 
and may be kept in a well-fecured frame; the more air is 
admitted to it in fuitable weather, the healthier will be the 
plant, and the more vivid the colour of its flowers, = 
