8i OCTANDR1A MONOGYNIA. [CI. 8. 



217. ERICA. Heath. 



1. E. Tetralix, 15.1014. (Cross-leaved H.) Anthers horned. Style 



nearly concealed. Flowers in roundish, terminal tufts. Corolla 



ovate. Leaves fringed, four in a whorl. 

 0. Leaves broader and more fringed. E. Mackaii, Hook. 

 Heathy bogs. /S. Cornwall and Cunnamara, Ireland. T? . 7, 8. L. 



spreading. Fl. rose-col, oblong — /S. approach esciliaris: distinct? 



2. E. cinerea, 15. 1015. (Fine-leaved H.) Anthers crested. Style a 



little prominent. Stigma capitate. Corolla ovate. Leaves three 

 in a whorl. 

 Turfy heaths. Tj . 7, 8. L. smooth, with axill. shoots. Fl. bluish crims. 

 *2. E. mediterrdnea. (Mediterranean H.) Anthers without awns, 

 and, as well as the style, exserted. Corolla narrow-urceolate. 

 Bracteas above the middle of the peduncle. Calyx coloured. 

 Flowers axillary. Leaves 4 in a whorl. — /3. Flowering branches 

 and style shorter. Suppl. 2776. 

 /3. Bogs, Cunnamara, Ireland. Tj . 4. 



3. E. vdgans, 1. 3. (Cornish H.) Anthers simple, cloven at the top, 



prominent as well as the style. Corolla bell-shaped. Flowers 

 axillary, crowded. Leaves four in a whorl. 

 Cornw. Jj . 7,8. JL. smooth, convex above. Cor. 4-cleft; limb spread. 



4. E. cilidris, Suppl. 2618. (Fringed H.) Anthers simple, included. 



Style prominent. Corolla ovate. Clusters unilateral. Leaves 

 ovate, acute, fringed, 3 — 4 in a whorl. 

 Boggy heaths in Cornw. Tj . 7, 8. L. spread, horizont. often 4 in 

 a whorl. Cor. large, unequal at the mouth. 



218. DAPHNE. Mezereon. 



1. D. Mezereum, 20. 1381. (Common M. Spurge-Olive.) Flowers 



naked on the stem, sessile, about three together. Leaves lan- 

 ceolate, deciduous. 

 Woods, rare, not wild. T? . 3, 4. Leaves scattered, smooth. Fl. 

 red, fragrant, appearing before the leaves. Berry red. 



2. D. Laureola, 2. 119. (Spurge-Laurel.) Clusters axillary, gene- 



rally five-flowered, drooping; shorter than the smooth, obovate- 

 lanceolate, evergreen leaves. Calyx obtuse. 

 Thickets, T? . 3, 4. Fl. green, fragr. in the evening. Berry black, 



219. ACE,R. Maple. 



1. A. Pseudo-pldtanus, 5. 303. (Greater M. or Sycamore.) Leaves 



five-lobed, unequally serrated. Clusters pendulous. 

 Hedges and about houses, not wild. T? . 5. A large handsome 

 tree, with smooth bark. Fl. green. 



2. A. campestre, 5. 304. (Common M.) Leaves five-lobed, obtuse, 



somewhat cut. Clusters corymbose, erect. 

 Hedges and thickets. Tj . 5, 6. A smaller tree, with corky bark, 

 full of fissures. 



