ERICACEAE. I. ERICA. 



791 



* * Leaves 3 in a tvhorl. Corollas urceolaie. 



18 E. PCBE'SCENS (Lin. spec. 506.) leaves linear, 3 in a whorl, 

 downy ; flowers terminal ; pedicels hardly the length of the 

 flowers ; corolla 2 lines long, urceolate, downy both inside and 

 outside ; spurs of anthers short. f? . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. E. pubescens, var. pilosa, Thunb. eric. no. 61. 

 E. pallida, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 326. Sides of calyx redupli- 

 cate. Flowers pale red. Style inclosed. 



Downy Heath. Fl. Year. Cult. 1790. Shrub 1 foot. 



19 E. HIRTA (Thunb. eric. no. 56. t. 2.) leaves 3 in a whorl, 

 linear, bristly ; flowers terminal ; pedicels more than twice the 

 length of the flowers ; corolla 3 lines long, downy outside, with 

 an urceolar tube ; spurs of anthers linear attenuated. \ . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. E. dura, Hort. E. urceo- 

 laris, Sal. in Lin. trans, p. 326. Corolla pale green, with 

 greenish yellow apex. Style inclosed. 



Hairy Heath. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1795. Shrub 1 to 2 

 feet. 



20 E. SUAVE'OLENS (Lodd. hot. cab. t. 24.) leaves 3 in a 

 whorl, oblong-lanceolate, ciliated ; flowers terminal ; bracteas 

 remote from the calyx ; corolla urceolate ; anthers a little ex- 

 serted, black ; style much exserted. J? . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers pale red. 



Sweet-scented Heath. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1800. Shrub. 



21 E. GRANDINOSA (Lodd. bot. cab. 627.) glabrous ; leaves 

 linear, 3 in a whorl ; flowers terminal, drooping, by threes ; co- 

 rolla irregularly ovate, inflated, small ; anthers awned ; calyx 

 reflexed. Fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Bedf. 

 hort. eric. wob. p. 11. Flowers small, white. Style in- 

 closed. 



Hail-stone-fiovfered Heath. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1810. 

 Shrub ^ to 1 foot. 



22 E. INCU'RVA (Andr. heath. 3. t. 1 .) leaves linear, 3 in a 

 whorl, rather falcate, with revolute ciliated edges ; flowers ter- 

 minal by threes ; calyx ciliated ; corolla globose ; anthers 

 awned. ^ G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. E. cam- 

 pylophylla, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 190. Plant downy. Flowers 

 small, red. Style exserted. 



/ncMriW-leaved Heath. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1802. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



23 E. GLOBOSA (Andr. heath. 3. t. 24.) leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late, oblong, 3-4 in a whorl, ciliated, recurved ; flowers terminal, 

 aggregate, drooping ; corollas globose ; calyx coloured, beset 

 with glandular hairs ; awns of anthers small. ^ G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers small, pink. 



G7oi<we-flowered Heath. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1789. Shrub. 



24 E. TUBIU'SCULA (Bedf. hort. eric. wob. p. 26.) downy ; 

 leaves 3 in a whorl ; flowers terminal ; corollas tubular, very 

 small ; anthers awned ; bracteas remote from the flower, fj . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 1157. E. pubescens minima, Andr. heath. 2. t. 8. Flowers 

 small, purplish red. E. pubescens, Wendl. eric. p. 8. no. 7. 

 Style inclosed. 



Small tubular-fioviered Heath. Fl. Feb. April. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



25 E. ARTICULA'RIS (Thunb. diss.no. 58. but not of Lin.) leaves 

 3 in a whorl, cuneate or ovate, glabrous ; flowers spicate ; corolla 

 globose ; spurs rising from the middle of the filaments, not from 

 the anthers. ^ G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Sims, 

 bot. mag. 423. E. retroflexa, Wendl. eric. 8. p. 7. with a 

 figure. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 401. E. pulchella, Andr. heath. 

 1. t. 2. Lodd. bot. cab. 307. but not of Thunb. E. caduceifera, 

 Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 370. Flowers small, purplish red. 



Jointed Heath. Fl. Aug. Feb. Clt. 1792. Shrub 1 foot. 



26 E. FYGMJG'A (Andr. heaths, vol. 4. icon.) leaves 3 in a 

 whorl, subulate, glabrous, squarrose ; branches decumbent ; 

 flowers terminal, generally by fours, downy ; calyxes short, 

 adpressed ; corolla globose ; anthers awned. Jj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. E. sanguinolenta, Ker. in bot. 

 mag. 2263. Lodd. bot. cab. 468. Flowers small, blood-red 

 or purple. Bracteas remote from the calyx. Style inclosed. 



Dwarf Heath. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1806. Shrub procum- 

 bent. 



27 E. URCEOLA'RIS (Berg. pi. cap. p. 107. Ait. hort. kew. 

 pi. 16. Wendl. eric. no. 9. p. 11.) downy; leaves 3 in a 

 whorl, linear-lanceolate, spreading ; flowers terminal ; bracteas 

 remote from the calyx ; awns of anthers glabrous ; corolla 

 ovate, downy outside, tj . G Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. 1894. E. pentaphylla, Lin. spec. ed. 

 2. p. 506. E. Caffra, Lin. spec. ed. 1st. and 2d. E. lamel- 

 laris, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 327. Corolla white, 3 lines long, 

 with a pyramidal tube. Style inclosed. 



Z/rceo/ar-flowered Heath. Fl. 



28 E. TOMENTOSA (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 327.) clothed 

 with hoary tomentum ; leaves 3 in a whorl, narrow-linear, cili- 

 ated, imbricated ; flowers terminal by threes ; calyx flatfish, 

 fringed; corolla ]| line long, tomentose both inside and out- 

 side ; spurs of anthers long, recurved. Tj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Bracteas situated at the base of the pedi- 

 cels, and are, as well as the calyxes and corollas, purple. 



Tomentose Heath. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1798. Shrub. 



29 E. ALOPECURoloES (Wendl. eric. no. 20. p. 119.) leaves 

 linear, 3 in a whorl ; flowers terminal ; corollas ovate ; bracteas 

 remote from the calyx ; anthers awned. ^ . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. p. 874. Flowers small, 

 purplish red. Plant downy. Calyx coloured, ciliated. Style 

 inclosed. 



Fox-toil Heath. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1810. Shrub 1 foot. 



30 E. ADENOPHORA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 188.) leaves 3 in a 

 whorl, glandularly hispid, spreading, remotish ; flowers terminal, 

 aggregate, glabrous ; calyxes viscid, coloured, adpressed. t? . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Anthers awned. Co- 

 rollas urceolate. 



Gland-bearing Heath. Shrub. 



31 E. LACHNE^FOLIA (Salisb. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 335. Ait. 

 hort. kew. 2. p. 387.) leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate, obtuse, imbri- 

 cated, downy ; flowers terminal, sub-capitate,; corolla ovate, 2 

 lines long, with a recurved limb ; spurs of anthers long and 

 narrow-cuneated, smooth. \i . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. E. lachnese, Andr. heaths. 3. t. 2. Flowers 

 middle-sized, white. Style exserted. 



Lachncea-leaved Heath. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1793. Shrub 

 1 foot. 



32 E. PEZ!ZA (Lodd. bot. cab. t. 265.) glabrous; leaves 3 in a 

 whorl ; flowers terminal ; corolla globosely campanulate ; brac- 

 teas remote from the calyx ; anthers awned. fj . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Bedf. eric. wob. p. 3. f. 1. E. 

 nivalis, Andr. heath, vol. 4. Flowers small, white, downy. 

 Genitals inclosed. 



Pezi'za-flowered Heath. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1812. Shrub 

 1 foot. 



33 E. PULVERULE'NTA (Bedf. eric. wob. 20.) clothed with 

 powdery down ; leaves 3 in a whorl ; flowers terminal ; corollas 

 ovate ; bracteas imbricate ; anthers awned. >j . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish-red. Style 

 inclosed. 



Powdery Heath. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. ? Shrub. 



34 E.PURIALIS (Bedf. I.e.) leaves 3 in a whorl; flowers termi- 

 nal ; corolla globose ; anthers awned, a little exserted. t; . H. 



