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ERICACEAE. II. GYPSOCALLIS. 



the apex ; calyx glabrous. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica leucanthera, Lin. suppl. p. 223. but not of 

 Andr. Erica spirseaeflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 350. Flowers 

 white. 



While-anthered Moor-Heath. Fl. Jan. May. Clt. 1803. 

 Shrub. 



1 6 G. ACTIE'A ; leaves 3 in a whorl, glabrous ; flowers ter- 

 minal on short pedicels ; bracteas approximating the calyx ; 

 calyx one half shorter than the corolla, with ovate segments, 

 furnished with a green line ; anthers exserted, mutic ; stigma 

 peltate. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 Actae'a, Link. enum. 1. p. 371. but not of Bedf. Corollas 

 purplish. 



^ctoa-flowered Moor-Heath. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1822. 

 Shrub. 



17 G. NIGRICANS; leaves 3 in a whorl, spreading, a little re- 

 flexed, linear, glabrous, awned at the apex ; flowers terminal, 

 usually by threes ; pedicels bracteate, and are as well as the 

 calyx coloured and viscid ; corolla campanulately rotate, with a 

 revolute limb. fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica nigrita, Lodd. bot. cab. t. 54. Flowers white ; anthers 

 black. 



Blackish Moor-Heath. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. Shrub. 



18 G. FASTENS; leaves 3 in a whorl, oval-oblong, ciliated, 

 spreading ; branches hairy ; flowers terminal, usually by threes ; 

 calyx coloured, ciliated ; corolla campanulately rotate ; anthers 

 connivent, scabrous. J? . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica patens, Andr. heath. 2. t. 35. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 1228. Flowers red. 



Spreading-fiowereil Moor-Heath. Fl. March, June. Clt. 

 1800. Shrub | foot. 



19 G. CONCA'VA ; leaves 3-4 in a whorl, linear, glabrous, 

 spreading ; flowers axillary ; corolla campanulate ; anthers a 

 little exserted. (7 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica concava, Ker. in bot. mag. 2149. Flowers pale red. 



Concfljie-flowered Moor-Heath. Fl. Oct. Dec. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub. 



20 G. ACUTA'NOULA ; leaves 3 in whorl, ? linear ; flowers ter- 

 minal, usually by twos or threes ; corolla campanulate, with a 

 short tube, and a reflexed limb. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica acutangula, Lodd. bot. cab. 1868. Flowers 

 white ; anthers black, exserted. Bracteas approximating the 

 calyx, sessile. 



^cute-angled Moor-Heath. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. 

 Shrub. 



21 G. MELANTHE'RA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, obtuse, smooth, 

 spreading ; flowers terminal, subumbellate, nutant ; bracteas re- 

 mote from the flower ; corolla bell-shaped ; bracteas and calyxes 

 coloured ; stigma obtuse ; fruit silky. Jj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica melanthera, Lin. mant. 232. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. 867. Erica lysimachiaeflora, Sal. in Lin, trans. 6. p. 

 332. Corolla 2 lines long, having the limb twice the length 

 of the tube. Flowers red, with black anthers. Calyx large, 

 and is, as well as the pedicels, coloured. 



Black-anlhered Moor-Heath. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1803. 

 Shrub. 



22 G. THALICTRIFLORA ; branches hairy, straight; leaves 3 in 

 a whorl, linear, glabrous, erect ; flowers terminal, 2-3 together, 

 erect, almost sessile ; bracteas approximating the calyx ; corolla 

 short, campanulate, with deep open segments. J? . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica thalictriflora, Lodd. bot. cab. 

 t. 1294. Flowers yellow. 



Meadorv-Rue-flomered Moor-Heath. Fl. March, May. Clt. 

 1820. Shrub. 



* * * * Leaves 3 in a whorl. Corollas urceolate. 



23 G. UMBELLA'TA (D. Don, 1. c.) branches downy ; leaves 3 

 in a whorl, linear, short, slightly ciliated ; flowers terminal, 

 umbellate ; bracteas unilateral, pressed to the calyx ; corolla 

 pea-shaped, with an 8-angled base ; anthers foraminose near 

 the apex. P> . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 umbellata, Baur. pi. kew. t. 3. Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 501. Lcefl. 

 res. p. 138. Andr. heath. 2. t. 40. Wendl. eric. 4. p. 3. with 

 a figure. Lodd. bot. cab. 1217. Erica lentiformis, Sal. in Lin. 

 trans. 4. p. 344. Flowers disposed in terminal, umbellate fas- 

 cicles. Corollas 1^ line long, globosely conical, purplish-red. 

 Anthers black. Calyx glabrous. 



Umbellate Moor-Heath. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1782. Shrub 

 2 to 3 feet. 



24 G. VILLOSA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, spreading, villous ; 

 flowers axillary or terminal, on long pedicels, drooping, usually 

 by threes ; calycine segments ovate, villous ; corollas urceolate, 

 with the limb a little connivent. Jj . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Erica villosa, Andr. heath. 3. t. 53. Corollas 

 white, with black anthers. 



Villous Moor Heath. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1800. Shrub. 



25 G. DUMOSA; leaves 4 in a whorl, oval, with revolute 

 edges, spreading, hispid ; flowers terminal, corymbose, droop- 

 ing ; calyxes adpressed, foliaceous ; bracteas close to the calyx ; 

 corollas urceolate. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica dumosa, Andr. heath. 4. icon. Flowers pale 

 red. 



Bushy Moor Heath. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1812. Shrub 1 

 foot. 



26 G. NUDIFLORA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 153.) 

 leaves 3 in a whorl, linear-cuneated, ciliated, or slightly hairy, 

 spreading ; flowers axillary and terminal, aggregate, erect; corolla 

 ovate-cone-shaped ; bracteas minute, remote from the calyx ; 

 fruit smooth. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica nudiflora, Lin. mant. t. 229. Lodd. bot. cab. 176. 

 Smith, icon. ined. 3. t. 57. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 366. Erica 

 floribunda, Wendl. eric. 14. p. 19. with a figure. Erica serti- 

 flora, Sal in Lin. trans. 6. p. 342. Flowers purplish-red. Corolla 

 Ig. line long, with an urceolate tube. 



Naked flowered Moor Heath. Fl. July, Nov. Clt. 1783. 

 Shrub 2 feet. 



27 G. STAMI'NEA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, glabrous, erect ; 

 flowers axillary, scattered ; bracteas approximating the calyx ; 

 corolla subrotate, about equal in length to the calyx ; stamens 

 divaricate, much exserted. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica staminea, Andr. heath. 3. t. 48. Flowers 

 sulphur-coloured. 



Long-stamened Moor Heath. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1799. 

 Shrub 2 feet. 



28 G. TIARSFLORA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, stiff, spreading, ob- 

 tuse ; flowers terminal, glomerate, drooping ; calyx bracteate ; 

 corolla covered by the calyx, having the tube dilated at the 

 base ; filaments gradually dilated, f? . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Erica tiarseflora, Andr. heath. 3. t. 52. 

 Erica placentiflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 348. Plant with 

 pale hoary aspect. Calyx coloured. Flowers red ; anthers 

 black. 



Turban-flowered Moor Heath. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub 2 feet. 



29 G. IMBRICA'TA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, erect, imbri- 

 cated ; branches rather hairy ; calyx imbricated by bracteas ; 

 corolla urceolate, 1 line long, length of calyx ; flowers terminal, 

 aggregate, erectish ; pericarp gegartoid. Ij . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Erica imbricata, Lin. mant. 372. diss. 



