ERICACEAE. I. ERICA. 



797 



Empet rum- leaved Heath. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1774. Shb. 



112 E. NOUEFLORA (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 371.) leaves 6 in 

 a whorl ; flowers axillary at the tops of the branches ; corolla 2 

 lines long, smooth, with a cup-shaped tube, and a recurvedly 

 spreading limb ; stigma inclosed, fj . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. E. glomerata, Hortul. Pedicels much longer 

 than in any of the allied species. Anthers appendiculate. 

 Corollas white. 



Bell-flowered Heath. Shrub. 



***** Leaves 5-6 in a whorl. Corollas urceolate. 



113 E. EMPETROIDES (Andr. heath. 2. t. 25. Ait. hort. kew. 

 2. p. 299.) leaves C in a whorl, glaucescent, ciliated, spreading, 

 soft ; flowers terminal, subspicate, close ; bracteas hairy, approxi- 

 mating the calyx ; corollas ovate ; calyx green, rough, large ; 

 auricles of anthers broad. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. 1758. E. pyxidifolia, Sal. in Lin. 

 trans. 6. p. 371. E. empetrifolia glauca, Wendl. eric. 11. p. 

 11. with a figure. Flowers pale purplish-red. Calyx 4-cleft. 

 Corolla smooth, 2 lines long, with an obovate tube, and an in- 

 curvedly spreading limb. Pericarp globose, glabrous. Style 

 exserted. 



Empetrum-like Heath. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1788. Shrub 

 l foot. 



114 E. MALLEOIA'RIS (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 370.) leaves 6 

 in a whorl; flowers axillary at the tops of the branches; calyx 

 quadrifid ; corolla If line long, smooth, with an urceolar tube, 

 and a recurvedly spreading limb ; pericarp glabrous, Fj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica empetrifolia, Schnev. 

 pi. no. 17. with a figure. Houtt. pfl. syst. 4. p. 517. t. 23. f. 2. 

 Berg. pi. cap. p. 120. 



Branched Heath. Fl. April. Oct. Clt. 103. Shrub. 



115 E. GLUTINOSA (Berg. fl. cap. p. 98. Thunb. diss. no. 

 48.) leaves alternate or opposite, beset with glandular hairs ; 

 spikes of flowers coarctate ; flowers drooping ; bracteas remote 

 from the calyx ; corollas viscid, with an ovate pyramidal tube 

 and a spreading limb ; anthers crested. Jj G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Icon. pi. kew. t. 17. E. droseroldes, 

 Andr. heath. 1. t. 13. Lodd. bot. cab. 1685. Andromeda 

 droseroides, Lin. mant. 239. Corollas deep red, form of those 

 of a species of Callista, 3 to 5 lines long. 



Clammy Heath. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1787. Shrub 1 ft. 



116 E. FA'LLAX (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 371.) leaves 6 in a 

 whorl ; flowers axillary at the tops of the branches ; corolla 2 

 lines long, viscid, with the tube urceolar and a little ribbed ; fila- 

 ments length of tube, spurred ; pericarp viscid. Jj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Anthers bipartite. 



False Heath. Fl. May, Nov. Clt. 1800. Shrub. 



117 E. PA'RILIS (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 371.) leaves 6 in a 

 whorl ; flowers axillary at the tops of the branches ; corolla 3 

 lines long, viscid, with an urceolar, rather ribbed tube ; filaments 

 hardly the length of the tube, minutely spurred. ^ . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Equal Heath. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1789. Shrub. 



118 E. CAKDUIFOLIA (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 330.) leaves 6 

 in a whorl, bristly ; flowers terminal ; pedicels long ; corolla 2|- 

 lines long, smooth, with a glabrous tube ; filaments very short ; 

 anthers awned. ^ Gr. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Stigma narrow. Corollas purple. 



Thistle-leaved Heath. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1806. Shrub. 



119 E. CINERA'SCENS (Willd. enum. suppl. p. 21.) branches 

 and calyxes tomentose, and beset with long hairs ; leaves 5 in a 

 whorl, ciliated with long hairs ; bracteas foliaceous, close to the 

 calyx ; style subexserted ; anthers awned. 1? . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purple. Nearly allied to E. 

 cinerea. 



Greyish Heath. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1810. Shrub. 



120 E.? PHYSODES (Lin. spec. ed. 2. 566. diss. no. 32. with a 

 figure) leaves 4-6 in a whorl, spreading, viscid, slender ; flowers 

 terminal, 4-6 in a fascicle ; bracteas remote from the calyx ; 

 calycine segments ovate, ciliated ; corolla ovate-globose, clammy, 

 having the interstices of the limb ending in a tumid hook ; 

 anthers crested. ^ G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Lodd. bot. cab. 223. E. sequax, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 378. 

 Corolla 3-4 lines long, white. Style inclosed. 



Far. ft ; corolla 4 lines long, with an ovate tube. 1? . G. E. 

 physodes, Andr. heath. 1. t. 22. Wendl. eric. fasc. 7. p. 13. 

 with a figure. Curt. bot. mag. 443. Corollas white. 



Bladdery -fowereA Heath. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1788. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 foot. 



3. Anthers mutic, that is, without anns or crests. 

 * Leaves 3 in a whorl. Corollas campanulate. 



121 E. CANALICULA'TA (Andr. heath. 3. t. 38.) leaves 3 in a 

 whorl, subulate, glabrous, spreading ; pedicels terminal, by 

 threes, bracteate, downy ; calyxes coloured ; corolla campanu- 

 late ; stamens a little exserted. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. 184. Corollas pale red, spreading. 



Channelled Heath. Fl. Feb. Aug. Clt. 1799. Shrub 1 ft. 



122 E. CAMPANULA'TA (Andr. heath. 1. t. 44. Wendl. eric. 

 13. p. 3. with a figure) leaves 3 in a whorl, subulate, glabrous; 

 flowers terminal, solitary, drooping ; bracteas remote from the 

 calyx ; corolla campanulate ; calycine segments ciliated. fj . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 

 408. Lodd. bot. cab. 115. E. tenuifblia, Hort. E. campanu- 

 laris, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 330. Calyx coloured. Corollas 

 2^ lines long, yellow, smooth. Style exserted. 



Campanulate- fio-wered Heath. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1791. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



123 E. FLA'VA (Andr. heath. 2. t. 38. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 

 292.) leaves 3 in a whorl, short, glabrous, erect ; flowers ter- 

 minal, crowded ; pedicels bracteate ; corollas campanulate. Tj . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. 882. 

 Flowers yellow. Style exserted. 



IWfow-flowered Heath. Fl. April, Oct. Clt. 1795. Shrub. 



124 E. COARCTA'TA (Wendl. eric. fasc. 19. no. 1.) leaves 3 in 

 a whorl, linear, a little ciliated, erectly spreading ; flowers twin, 

 axillary, erect, on pedicels, which are equal in length to the 

 leaves ; calyx small, foliaceous ; stigma peltate ; anthers mutic. 



^. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Corolla campanu- 

 late, purple, dilated at top. Style much exserted. Bracteas 

 remote from the calyx. 



Coarctated-Rov/ered Heath. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1801. 

 Shrub. 



125 E. APPROXIMA'TA (Schlecht. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 196.) 

 leaves 3 in a whorl, nearly terete, petiolate, short, glabrous, re- 

 mote, spreading ; branches twiggy, rather hairy ; flowers sub- 

 racemose, glabrous ; calyx coloured, adpressed. fj.G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Corolla campanulate. Anthers 

 mutic. 



Approximate Heath. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. Shrub. 



126 E. SPICULIFLORA (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 324. Smith, fl. 

 grsec. t. 353.) leaves 3 in a whorl, mucronulate, ciliated ; flowers 

 disposed in terminal racemes, drooping ; pedicels bractless, 

 rather downy ; style much exserted. ^ . H. Native on the 

 top of Mount Olympus. E. Olympica, Sibth. mss. Corollas 

 1 line long, smooth, red. Calyx coloured. 



Spike-flowered Heath. Shrub decumbent. 



127 E. SCOP A'RIA (Lin. mant. 375. diss. eric. no. 13. with a 

 figure of the flower) leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, glabrous; flowers 

 axillary, disposed in secund racemes ; corolla smooth, campa- 



