Erica. | ERICACEH (Guthrie & Bolus). 23 
Petioles 4 lin. Jong or less: 
Anuthers muticous ... ave ws ase (161) eriocodon. 
Anthers appendiculate : 
Corolla-mouth distinctly contracted : 
Corolla 3-84 lin. long, long per- 
persistent : 
Anthers distinctly aristate ; 
leaves up to 6 lin. long ... (169) caffra. 
Anthers obscurely aristate ; 
leaves much shorter _... (169) caffra, var. B. 
Corolla 2 lin. long ; leaves 2-3 lin. 
LOmGy sve or sn ... (172) aggregata. 
Corolla-mouth scarcely widened or 
contracted : 
Sepals broad-lanceolate, 1 lin. 
long ; corolla ovoid-urceolate.. (170) pubescens. 
Sepals linear, 14 lin. long ; corolla 
- broad-urceolate ie ... (171) hirta. 
Corolla-mouth widened; leaves fim- 
briate-ciliate cat set ... (160) trichadenia. 
Leaves open-backed, ovate or at least broad : 
Corolla-limb subequal to the tube; mouth 
widened ... eet és see ot ... (162) patens. 
Corolla-limb much shorter than the tube; 
mouth not widened : 
Corolla about 3 lin. long; leaves broad, 
ovate to elliptical ey it ... (174) marifolia. 
Corolla 2-24 lin. long; leaves linear to 
narrow-ovate : 
Dwarf, diffuse ; pubescence silvery ... (175) argyrea. 
Taller, erect ; pubescence not silvery : 
Flowers crowded at the ends of 
the branches; pubescence fine 
and soft, not glandular ... (172) aggregata. 
‘Flowers not crowded ; pubescence 
usually more or less coarsely 
glandular-viscid : 
Anthers’ oblong, 3 times as” 
long as broad... ... (171) hirta. 
Anthers linear, 4-5 times as 
long as broad =... ss (178) globose. 
2, Leaves 4-nate (linear or linear-lanceolate). 
Anthers cristate, included but often manifest ... ... (164) barbata. 
Anthers minutely aristate, subexserted ... iv ... (163) perlata. 
§ 14. Ceramia. Inflorescence variable, sometimes so on the same plant, 
terminal or axillary ; flowers commonly 3-4-nate, umbellate or rarely sub- 
capitate or solitary, corolline, rarely subcalycine. Sepals usually small and 
inconspicuous. Corolla variously shaped, rarely exceeding 24 lin. in length, 
mostly glabrous or less commonly pubescent, or puberulous, dry or viscid. 
Anthers exserted or included, lateral or rarely terminal or subterminal, appendicu- 
late or muticous. Leaves 3-nate or less commonly 4-nate. Diffuse or often 
weakly-growing shrubs, less commonly erect but then generally slender, very 
rarely stout and rigid, : 
Notwithstanding the inconstancy of man of the sectional characters, this 
section is a fairly natural one, and will give ittle trouble. Species not readily 
found here may be sought for in § Ephebus. 
Exceptions: flowers subcalycine in E. cordata and £. Lehmannii ; sub- 
corolline in E. oreophila; the corolla exceeds (at least occasionally ) 24 lin. in- 
