PEDIA OF 
 HORTICULT 
Erica—continued. 
the base, and contracted 
the mouth. 
E. A, Turnbullii (Turn 
upwards of lin. long, as 
lobes large, spreading 
in the type. n 
above middle, enlarging slightly at 
Is). Л. in umbels of about six ; tube 
paci as 
1 А аз those of the type; corolla 
Site, changing to pink. J. broader than 
FrG. 719. ERICA AITONIA, showing Flowering Branch and detached 
Single Flower. : 
E. Aitoniana (Aiton's) А synonym of E. Aitonia. 
alopecuroides (fox-tail-like). Л. terminal ; corolla ish- 
red, ovate, small; calyx pereat y ciliated. ee i 
October. J. linear, three in а whorl. л. 1%. 1810. (L. B. C. 874.) 
E. ampullacea (flask-shaped).* Л, red, terminal, usually in fours ; 
corolla nearly lin. long, viscid, with а ventricose tube, ribbed 
"ek and шансон, MES crenulated, obtuse segments. 
Lo ee or four in a whorl, lanceolate, reflexed, imbri 
base. A.2ft. 1790. (B. M. 303.) узик гч 
Dra (Andromeda-flowered).* jl. deep red, or 
dropping, axillary; corolla urceolate ; 
ng as the 0 
Subulate, stiff, spreading. h. lft. to 
small ; 
several varieties of this species. ` с be id 
Archeriana (Lady Archer's). Л. about lin. long, axillary 
terminal, crowded, pé ase deep red Sede 
каг, io ui -— тов а — i 
‘and September. J. six seven in a whorl, serrulately cili 
spreading. 1786. (L. B. C. 1466.) 5 deem: 
.. K.aristata (awned) Л. terminal; corolla reddish-purple, with 
ә а paler limb, salver-shaped, inflated upwards with revolute pro- 
^. jecting se me TE : to м. : eg to Se in a whorl, 
oblong, sub-secund, hispid, imbricated, awned attheapex. А, lft. 
{оФ@ 1801. (B. М. 1249.) 3 
E. a. Barnesii (Barnes’).* f. produced in terminal whorls; 
corolla tube shining тей; mouth deeper red than in type; seg- 
- ments very broad, pure white. A very handsome hybrid. 
E. a. virens (green) is closely allied to the last, but has four 
leaves in a whorl, not five, and the clusters of flowers are larger, 
E. Austiniana (Austin's).* Л. in whorls; corolla tubular; tubes 
. White, streaked and suffused with carmine, narrow, lin. or more 
in length. July and August. l. ovate-lanceolate, smooth, 
< Spreading. An excellent species. ; 
E. australis (Southern) Л. terminal, small; corolla purplish- 
“N E. carnea (flesh-coloured).* fi. 
corolla. March to June. l- 
ied tube. August 
Erica—continued. 
recurved limb ; 2 
whorl, scabrous, spreading, mucronate. ET 
1769. Hardy. (L. B. C. 1472.) i s 
E. (Banks) fl. terminal; corolla осема роо 
cylindrical, with а reflexed limb; anthers brown. February. - 
1. mucronate, loosely imbricated, three or four іп а whorl. д. Qin. 
1787. (A. Н. iii. 105.) 
E. Beaumontiana (Beaumont’s).* fl. axillary and terminal, 
drooping ; corolla white, tinged with purple, campanulate ; style 
a little exserted. June. l. linear, five to six in a whorl. A, lft. 
1820. (A. H. vi. 253.) sour. 
E. Bergiana (Bergius).* jl. terminal, drooping ; corolla purple, 
campanulate, smooth ; calyx reflexed, ciliated. Мау and June. 
1. linear-oblong, pubescent, spreading. Peduncles hairy, with a 
few scaly bracts. Л. lift. 1787. (L. B. C. 939.) 
E. blanda (charming). /. terminal, clustered; corolla pale red, 
one and one-third lineslong, having the limb one-half longer than 
the tube, with semi-orbiculaf segments. Мау. J. three in a 
whorl, spreading, short, obtuse. Л. 2ft. 1798. (A. H. iii. 152.) 
E. diana (Bonpland’s). jl. terminating the small 
Bonplan : 
branches, solitary or by threes, sessile; corolla white, large, with 
an urceolar tube, and an acute, spreading limb. to 
September. 1. four in a whorl, imbricate, acerose. Л. lft. 
(B. M. 2126.) - 
Bowie’s).* i. crowded, axillary, verticillate, near 
ranches, pendulous ; corolla cylindrical, with an 
. linear, glaucous, 
E. Bowieana 
the tops of the 
inflated tube and contracted mouth. October. 
glabrous. A. lft. 1822. (L. В. C. 842.) 
Е. bruniades (Brunia-like). Л. in small pendulous umbels ; corolla 
por ; stamens black; calyx covered т Qon white woolly hairs. 
ay. l. short, linear-oblong, clothed with white woolly hairs, as 
Xj arealsothe branches. A. lift. 1774. (A. H.i. 6.) , 
E. caffra (Caffrarian)* f/i. sweet-scented ; corolla globular, 
small produced in great profusion. л. 14ft. 1802. (A. H. 
£ 
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July. 
edges. Hybrid. 
e red, axillary, di 
posed in secund racemes ; corolla conical, two and 
‚ ERICA CERINTHOIDES, showing Flowering Branch 
Fie. 720. пае Single Flower. Ў " mc 
