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Erica Longifolia, var Sm Car-nea. Flesh- 

 Coloured Long-Leaved Heath. 



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OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Generic CharaSlcr. 



Cal. 4-phyllus. Cor. 4-fida. Fuamenta receptaculo inferta. 

 Anthera bifidae. Cap/. 4-locularis. 



Specific Charatler and Synonyms* 



ERICA longifolia; antheris muticis inclufis, [ftylo induta"] 

 corollis pubefcentibus tubulofo-clavaus, floribus axil- 

 laribus verticillatis, foliis fubdenis linearibus marginc 

 cartilaginiis fcabris. IVilJd. Sp. PL 2. p. 399. 



ERICA longifolia; petiolis anguftiffimis; corolla 9 — 11 lincari, 

 pubefcente ; tubo plus minus clavato : filamentis 

 faepius muticis : pericarpio fuperne fericeo. Salijb, 

 in Linn. 'Tranf. v. 6. p. 362. 



Although we are inclined with the accurate Mr. Salisbury 

 to confider the longifolia and vefiita as varieties of the lame 

 fpecies, and have given already, in No. 402, one of thefe va- 

 rieties under the latter name ; yet, as the former is the one 

 originally given at the Royal Garden at Kew, and adopted 

 by Mr. Salisbury, we rather give it under the prefent ap- 

 pellation ; and this the more willingly, as, fhould it be 

 found beft to diftinguifh the feveral varieties into two fpe- 

 cies, after ProfefTor WVlldenow, this having nine leaves 

 in each whorl will range with lo?^ifo!ta t though his character 



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