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ERICACEAE. I. ERICA. II. GYFSOCALLIS. 



with a figure) leaves 5-6 in a whorl, linear-lanceolate, pilose and 

 ciliated, bearded at the apex ; flowers terminal, capitate, droop- 

 ing ; corolla oblong, with an inflated tube, clothed with viscid 

 hairs outside ; bracteas sessile, larger than the calyx ; segments 

 of calyx cuneated. (7 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Andr. heath. 1 . t. 50. Curt. hot. mag. t. 220. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 1679. Berg. pi. cap. p. 104. Breyn. cent. p. 25. t. 13. 

 Wendl. eric. 7. p. 9. with a figure. E. crinifolia, Sal. in Lin. 

 trans. 6. p. 367. Corollas scarlet or crimson, 8-10 lines long. 

 There are several trifling varieties of this species in the gar- 

 dens. 



Cerinthe-like Heath. Fl. May, Nov. Clt. 1774. Shrub. 



4. Anthers corniculate. Leaves 3 or 4 in a whorl. 



160 E. MAGNIFICA (Andr. heath, vol. 4. icon.) leaves 3 in 

 a whorl ; flowers terminal by threes or fours ; corollas ovate ; 

 bracteas remote from the calyx ; anthers corniculate. Jj . G. 

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

 Style inclosed. 



Magnificent Heath. Fl. Aug. Nov. Clt. 1800. Shrub 2 feet. 



161 E. SAVILLEA'NA (Bedf. hort. eric. wob. p. 22.) leaves 4 

 in a whorl, linear, glabrous, erect ; peduncles loosely racemose, 

 axillary ; calyx foliaceous, narrow ; corollas globose-oblong ; 

 anthers corniculate. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. E. Savillea, Andr. heath. 3. t. 27. E. Savillii, Lodd. 

 bott. cab. 96. Flowers red, or purplish-red. Style inclosed. 



Countess of Scarborough's Heath. Fl. April. Sept. Clt. 

 1800. Shrub 1 foot. 



162 E. TENE'LLA (Andr. heath. 2. t. 31.) leaves 4 in a whorl, 

 glabrous ; flowers terminal by fours ; corollas urceolate ; anthers 

 corniculate. I? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Lodd. bot. cab. 375. Flowers small, pale purplish-red. Style 

 inclosed. 



Delicate Heath. Fl. Year. Clt. 1791. Shrub foot. 



163 E. GRA'CILIS (Andr. heath. 1. t. 2.) stem and branches 

 glabrous ; leaves glabrous, 4 in a. whorl, linear ; flowers 

 terminal ; corolla ovate-globose, or urceolate ; anthers cornicu- 

 late. F; . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lodd. bot. 

 cab. 244. Flowers small, purplish-red. Style inclosed. 



Slender Heath. Fl. Feb. May. Clt. 1774. Shrub. 



164 E. PR.E'COX (Bedf. hort. eric. p. 19. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 1413.) leaves 4 in a whorl, acicular, spreading; flowers small, 

 globosely bell-shaped, disposed in terminal racemose fascicles ; 

 bracteas remote from the flower ; anthers corniculate. T? . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers small, purplish- 

 red. Style exserted. 



Early Heath. Fl. March. Clt. 1820. Shrub foot. 



165 E. FIMBRIA'TA (Andr. heath. 3. t. 23.) leaves 3-4 in a 

 whorl ; flowers terminal, capitate ; corolla globose ; bracteas 

 imbricated, ciliated ; anthers corniculate, a little exserted. Tj 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. 1047. 

 Flowers red. 



Fringed Heath. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1806. Shrub 1 foot. 



166 E. SETA'CEA (Andr. heath. 1. t. 24.) leaves 3 in a whorl ; 

 flowers terminal ; corolla globose, bell-shaped ; bracteas remote 

 from the calyx ; anthers corniculate. Tj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers small, purplish-red. Style 

 exserted. 



Setaceous-leaved Heath. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1796. Shrub 

 1 foot. 



t Species, not known to which genera of the Normal Ericece 

 they belong. 



167 E. LAVANDUL.SFOLIA (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 332.) stem 

 hoary ; leaves 3 in a whorl, hoary ? ; flowers terminal ; bracteas 

 close to the calyx ; corollas 2 lines long, with a 4-angled tube, 



and an incurved limb ; filaments very broad at the base ; an- 

 thers inclosed, mutic. T? . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



Lavender-leaved Heath. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1795. Shrub. 



168 E. CRISTJEFLORA (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 332.) leaves 3 in 

 a whorl ; flowers terminal ; calyx 4-toothed ; corolla 2 lines 

 long, having the limb 3 times longer than the tube, entire at the 

 base ; anthers mutic, inclosed ; pericarp smooth. J? . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica melanthera, Thunb. 

 diss. no. 12. but not of Lin. Perhaps a species of Lophandra. 



Crest-flowered Heath. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1803. Shrub. 



169 E. CUMUUEL6RA (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 336.) leaves 3 in 

 a whorl; fascicles 7-12-flowered, terminal; calyx hoary; co- 

 rolla 2| lines long, having the limb ciliated at bottom ; anthers 

 mutic, inclosed ; pericarp hairy ; stigma narrow. Jj . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica aggregate, Roxb. mss. 

 Perhaps a species of Lamprotis. Flowers purplish-red. 



Heap-flowered Heath. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. ? Shrub. 



170 E. GENIS'MFOLIA (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 337.) flowers 

 terminal, by threes ; calyx viscid ; corolla 2 lines long, having 

 the limb ciliated at bottom ; anthers mutic, inclosed ; pericarp 

 smooth ; stigma broad. fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica tetraloba, Roxb. mss. Perhaps a species of 

 Lamprotis. 



Genista-leaved Heath. Fl. June, Dec. Clt.? Shrub 1 foot. 



171 E. PERIPLOCJEFLORA (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 337.) leaves 3 

 in a whorl, lanceolate-cuneated ; flowers terminal, on long pedi- 

 cels ; calyxes short, orbicular ; corolla 1-2 lines long ; anthers 

 appendiculate, inclosed ; stigma narrow. fj . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers deep purple. Filaments with 

 short cuneated spurs. Perhaps a species of Lamprotis. 



Periploca-flowered Heath. Fl. May, Dec. Clt. 1812. Shb. 



Cult. Elegant shrubs when in blossom, like all the other 

 genera of the order. Turfy peat, mixed with sand, is the best 

 soil for the species ; and young tops root readily, if planted 

 in a pot of sand in spring, with a bell-glass over them, in a ] 

 moderate heat. When the plants have grown a considerable 

 size, the balls of earth should be raised a little above the surface, 

 so as to prevent water from remaining at the top of the stem, 

 and the pots in which they are grown should be well drained. 



II 1 GYPSOCA'LLIS (from yu^oc, gypsos, lime, and ica 

 TOC, kallistos, most beautiful ; the plants are very elegant, and 

 generally inhabit calcareous districts). Sal. mss. D. Don, in 

 edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 153. Erica species of authors. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted, gluma- 

 ceous, naked at the base. Corolla campanulate, or short-tubu- 

 lar, with a dilated mouth. Stamens exserted ; filaments flattened 

 or filiform ; anthers bipartite ; having the cells mutic at the base, 

 distinct and substipitate, dehiscing by an oblique pore. Stigma 

 simple. Capsule 4-celled, many-seeded. Small shrubs, natives 

 of Europe and Africa, with whorled acerose leaves, and lateral 

 or terminal crowded flowers. This genus is easily distinguished 

 from Erica in the exserted anthers, flattened filaments, and 

 simple stigma. 



1. Anthers mutic at the base, that is, without any horns, awns, 

 or spurs. 



* Leaves 4 in a whorl. Corollas campanulate. 



1 G. VA'GANS (Salisb. mss. ex Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 

 17. p. 153.) leaves 4-5 in a whorl, glabrous; flowers axillary, 

 racemose ; bracteas remote from the calyx ; pedicels usually 

 twin ; corolla short, campanulate. fj . H. Native of England, 

 in Cornwall ; and of the south of France and north of Africa. 



