CHAP, LXIX. ERICA CER. ERICA. 1081 
Spec. Char., §c. The general appearance of this sort, Dr. 
Lindley observes, is that of H. arborea; but it seems es- 
sentially distinct from that species, in its longer flowers, 
more slender leaves, less hardy branches, and truly bell- 
shaped corolla, which has by no means the globular form 
of that of H. arborea; its stigma is, moreover, very small, 
and not at all dilated or lobed, either when dried or recent. 
It was cultivated in 1834, in the Maresfield Nursery, in Sus- 
sex, where it is quite hardy, and forms a bush from 10 ft. 
to 12 ft. in height. It begins to blossom in February, and 
continues till the end of May, disregarding both frost and 
snow, being often covered with flowers from top to bottom, 
and forming a most beautiful object. In the warmest parts 
of Devonshire, and in the south of Ireland, it would form a 
very ornamental undergrowth to fine woods. 
m@ 6. E. austra‘us LZ. The southern Heath. 
Identification, Lin. Mant., p, 231.; Andr. Heaths, 3, t. 21.; Ait. Hort. Kew., 2. p. 396, ; Lodd. Bot. 
Cab., t. 1472.; Wendl. Eric., 9. p. 13., with a figure ; Don’s Mill, 3. p. 795.; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836. 
Synonyme. E. pistillaris Sal. in Lin, Soc. Trans., 6. p. 368. 
sa nico Andr, Heaths, 3, t. 21.; Bot. Cab., t. 1472,; Wendl Eric., 3. p. 13, with a figure; and 
our fig. 867, 
Spec. Char., §c. A shrub, 3 ft. to 6 ft, high. Leaves 4 in a whorl, scabrous, 
spreading, mucronate. Flowers terminal, small. 
3 lines long, with a curved funnel-shaped tube, 
and a recurved limb. Pedicels beset with 
gemmaceous bracteas. Anthers crested. (Don’s 
Mill., iii. p. 795.) A native of Spain and Por- 
tugal; introduced in 1769, and, in the neigh- 
bourhood of London, forming a handsome 
pyramidal shrub, of which there are specimens 
at Syon 7ft. high, and in the Edinburgh 
Botanic Garden 10 ft. high. One of the most 
showy of all the arboreous heaths, producing 
in great profusion its fine red flowers from April to August. 
a 7, E. stricta Donn. The upright Heath. 
Identification. Donn Hort. Cantab., ed. 3. p. 69. ; Willd. Sp., 2. p. 366.; Andr. Heaths, 2, t, 22. ; Ait. 
Hort. Kew., 2. p. 393. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 796. ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836. 
Synonymes. E. multicatlis Sal. in Lin. Soc, Trans., 6. p. 369.; E. 
cérsica Dec. Fl. Fr.; €. ramuldsa Viv. 
Engravings. Andr, Heaths, 2. t, 22. ; and our fig. 868. 
Spec. Char., Sc. Stem diffuse, 2 ft. to 3ft. high. % 
Leaves 4 in a whorl, obtuse, glabrous, having 2 fur- 
rows beneath. Flowers terminal, in umbel-like 
groups. Bracteas approximate to the calyx, sessile. 
Calyx spreading. Corolla purplish red, 3 lines 
long, with an ovate pitcher-shaped tube, and re- 
flexed segments. Anthers crested. Style a little 
prominent. (Don’s Mili., iii. p.796.) A native of 
Corsica and Italy. Introduced in 1765, and fre- 
quent in gardens, forming a fastigiate bush, in some 
instances, as at Purser’s Cross, as high as 12 ft. 
2 8. E.civia‘ris L. The ciliate-Jeaved Heath. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., ed. 1. p. 354.; Leefl. Res., p. 138.; Lin. Diss., No. 39., with a figure of the 
flower; Wendl. Eric., 7. p.3.; Curt. Bot. Mag,, t. 484. ; Ait. Hort. Kew., 2. p. 394.; Lodd. Bot. 
Cab., t. 1808. ; Don’s Mill, p. 798. ; Hook. Brit. Fiora, p. 176."; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836. 
Engravings. Lin. Diss., No. 39., with a figure of the flower; Bot. Mag., t. 484.; Bot. Cab., t. 1805.; 
ng. Bot. Suppl., t, 2618. ; and our fig. 869. : 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate, glandularly ciliate, spreading, 
rather remote. Flowers terminal, subracemose, directed to one side. Brac- 
teas sessile, approximate to the calyx. Segments of calyx spathulate, 
ciliate. Corolla smooth, ovate, more ventricose on the upper side, 4 lines 
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