( 2084 )• 

 Erica fastigiata. Walker's Heath. 



Class and Order. 



OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Generic Character. 



Cal. 4-phyllus. Cor. persistens : limbo 4-fido. Anthera 

 ante anthesin per foramina duo lateralia connexae. Caps. 

 4— 8-locularis, 4 — 8 valvis. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Erica fastigiata ; antheris muticis, floribus subsessilibus 



terminahbus quaternis, bracteis calyci proximis, folns 



patentibus quaternis. 

 Erica fastigiata, a. Hort. Kew. ed. alt. 2. p. 395. 

 Erica fastigiata ; antheris muticis iuclusis, corolhs hypo- 



crateriformibus fasciculatis, stylo incluso, folus quaternis. 



Sj/st. Veg.ed. 14. p. 368. Mant.66. Burm.Prodr.il. 



Reichard Si/st. PL 2. p. 183. Persoon Si/n. 1. p. 428. 

 Erica YVaikeria. Andrews's Heaths, Vol. 1. 

 Erica mundula. Lodd. Bot. Cab. 



There is not a little difficulty in settling the species of this 

 very extensive genus. Our 'present plant was called, by 

 Andrews, Erica Walkeria, but was ascertained by the late 

 Mr. Dryander to be the fastigiata of Linn,£us. We have 

 before given our reasons for considering E. prinmloides, 

 which this excellent botanist made the variety (3 of fastigiata, 

 as a distinct species, and we still think these reasons sufficient. 



* Tbe Plate is, by mistake, numbered 2080. 



Erica 



