1698 



* ERICA codonodes. 

 Bell-heari7ig Heath. 



OCTANDRIA MOl^OGY'NIA. 



Nat. ord. EmcEiE. Juss. (Introduction to the Natural Sijstem of 

 Botaynj, p. 182.) 



ERICA. Supra, vol. 1, fol. 6. 



E. codonodes ; ramulis villosis, follis ternis angustissimis, corollis campanulatis, 

 calycis laciniis minimis acutis subherbaceis, antheris basi aristatis inclusis, 

 stylo exserto stigmate simplici. 



E. arhoxeas: facie, diversa tamen foliis angtisiioribus, corollis majoribus 

 et omnino campanulatis nee subglobosis, demum stigmate parum dilatato inte- 

 gro nee peltato lobato. E. polytrichifolia aZiewff esse speciei videtur ob corollas 

 multo minores, stylos longiores, et stigmata magna infundibularia siccatione 

 plicata. An E. arborese mera varietas ? 



This species of heath has the general appearance of E. 

 arborea, a plant which is a great ornament to rocky places 

 in the South of Europe, where it .grows intermixed with 

 different kinds of Cistus and the wild Arbutus. But it seems 

 essentially distinct in its larger flowers, more slender leaves, 

 less hoary branches, and truly bell-shaped corolla, . which has 

 by no means the globular form of that of E. arhorea ; its 

 stigma is moreover very small, and not at all dilated or 

 lobed,. either when dried or recent. E. polytrichifolia, which 

 we presume is the E. arborea stylosa of English gardens, is 

 equally distinct in the same characters. 



Our drawing was made from specimens communicated to 

 us by Mr. Wm. Wood, Nurseryman of Maresfield, in Sussex, 

 who informs us that the species is quite hardy, and forms a 



* So named from eptiKw to break, in allusion to its supposed lithontriptic 

 powers ; its name may also refer to the unusual brittleness of the branches. 



