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ERICACEAE. V. PACHYSA. VI. CERAMIA. 



FIG. 135. 



2 P. VE'RNIX (D. Don. 1. c.) 

 leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, ra- 

 ther scabrous, spreading ; co- 

 rolla ovate-globose, very clam- 

 my ; bracteas remote from the 

 calyx. Ij . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 vernix, Andr. heath. 3. t. 19. 

 Bedf. eric. wob. t. 3. f. 2 1 . Lodd. 

 bot. cab. 1443. Erica resinosa, 

 Sims, bot. mag. 1. 1139. Corollas 

 orange-red, tipped with green. 



Varnished Pachysa. Fl. May, 

 Aug. Clt. 1803. Shrub 1 to 

 2 feet. 



3 P. ARISTA'TA ; leaves 3 in 

 a whorl, linear, spreading, 

 roughish ; corolla ovate-globose, 



clammy ; bracteas approximating the calyx ; cells of anthers 

 awned. 1j . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 ve>nix, var. coccinea, Bedf. eric. wob. p. 27. t. 3. f. 22. Co- 

 rolla reddish-orange, tipped with green. This species differs 

 from the rest in the anthers being awned, not crested. 



y/nmed-anthered Pachysa. Fl. May, June. Clt. ? Shrub 1 

 to 2 feet. 



4 P. LAMBERTIA'NA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, glabrous, 

 spreading ; corollas glabrous, ovate-globose ; bracteas 3, 2 near 

 the calyx, and 1 remote from it. Tj . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Erica Lambertia, Andr. heath. 2. t. 18. 

 Erica Lambertiana, Sol. in Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 391. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. 3. Calyx red. Corollas white. 



Lambert's Pachysa. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1800. Shrub 1 

 to 2 feet. 



5 P. PHYSODES ; leaves 4 in a whorl, linear, with glandular 

 margins ; calycine segments ovate ; corollas ovate-globose ; 

 bracteas remote from the calyx, fj . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Erica physbdes, Thunb. diss. no. 89. Lin. 

 diss. no. 32. spec. ed. 20. p. 506. Berg. fl. cap. 101. Andr. 

 heath. 1. t. 22. Curt. bot. mag. 443. Wendl. eric. 7. p. 13. 

 with a figure. Bedf. eric. wob. pi. 3. f. 24. Erica salax, Sal. 

 in Lin. trans. 6. p, 370. Leaves glutinose. Corollas white 

 and clammy, having the interstices of the limb ending in a tumid 

 hook. 



Bladder- flowered Pachysa. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1788. 

 Shrub. 



6 P. FORMOSA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, oblong, obtuse, spreading; 

 calyxes spreading ; corolla ovate-globose, clammy. Jj G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica formosa, Thunb. 

 diss. no. 80. t. 3. f. 3. Corolla white. 



Beautiful Pachysa. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1795. Shrub 1 

 to 2 feet. 



7 P. BA'CCANS (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 153.) 

 leaves 4 in a whorl, linear, trigonal, glabrous, erect ; bracteas 

 approximating the calyx ; corolla turbinate, with a 4-angled 

 tube. J? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica bac- 

 cans, Lin. mant. 233. Curt. bot. mag. no. 358. Andr. heath. 

 1. t. 21. Wendl. eric. 6. p. 13. Baur. icon. kew. t. 22. 

 Erica baccseformis, Sal. in. Lin. trans. 6. p. 352. Seb. thes. 1. 

 p. 32. t. 21. f. 3. Calyx and bracteas coloured. Corolla red- 

 dish-purple. 



Berry-fioweieA Pachysa. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1774. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



8 P. VESICULA'RIS ; leaves 3 in a whorl, besprinkled with 

 black vesicles; corolla 1 line long, clothed with viscid pu- 

 bescence; anthers inclosed: spurs of anthers parallel, cuneated ; 



fruit silky. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica vesicularis, Sol. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 335. Erica conacea, 

 Hortul. 



Vesided Pachysa. Fl. Feb. Aug. Clt. 1796. Shrub. 



9. P. GLOMIFLORA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, narrow-cuneated ; 

 flowers terminal ; calyx imbricated by bracteas ; corolla 2-| 

 lines long, viscid, with a spherical tube ; spurs of anthers very 

 villous. J? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 glomiflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 330. Erica viscaria, Sol. mss. 



Tufted-flowered Pachysa. Shrub. 



Cult. See Erica, p. 800. for culture and propagation. 



VI. CERA'MIA (from /cepapov, keramion, a pitcher ; shape 

 of flowers). D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 153. Erica 

 species of authors. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndria Monogy'nia. Calyx 4-parted, gluma- 

 ceous. Corolla urceolate, with a 4-lobed limb. Stamens in- 

 closed ; filaments dilated, flat ; anthers bifid ; cells of anthers 

 short, aristate at the base. Stigma capitate. Capsule 4-celled, 

 many-seeded. Small erect shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Leaves scattered, bluntish, flat, glaucous beneath. 

 Flowers terminal, subcorymbose. 



1 C. URCEOLA'RIS (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. July, 1834). 

 leaves 3 in a whorl, linear-lanceolate, pubescent; bracteas re- 

 mote from the calyx ; corollas downy, urceolate. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica urceolaris, Berg. pi. 

 cap. p. 107. Sol. in hort. kew. 2. p. 395. Wendl. eric. p. 31 1. 

 with a figure. Baur. pi. Ker. t. 16. Erica Caffra, Lin. spec. 

 502. Erica lamellaris, Sol. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 327. Erica 

 pentaphylla, Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 506. Corolla 3 lines long, 

 white. Spurs of anthers glabrous. 



Pitcher-Aowered Ceramia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1778. 

 Shrub. 



2 C. AURICULA'RIS ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear-lanceolate ; 

 corolla 3 lines long, downy outside, with an ovate tube ; spurs 

 of anthers minute, ear-formed. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica auricularis, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 327. 

 Like the preceding, but differs in the spurs of the anthers. 



^uric/erf-anthered Ceramia. Fl. April, Nov. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



3 C. MARIFOLIA (D, Don, 1. c.) leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate, 

 downy ; bracteas near the calyx ; corolla ovate-globose, pubes- 

 cent both inside and outside ; spurs of anthers downy. J? . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica marifolia, Sol. in Ait. 

 hort kew. 2. ed. 2d. p. 402. Baur. icon. pi. kew. t. 14. Andr. 

 heath. 1. t. 1. Wendl. eric. 2. p. 9. with a figure. Calyxes 

 foliaceous. Corolla white, If line long. 



Cat-thyme-leaved Ceramia. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1792. 

 Shrub 2 feet. 



4 C. HELIANTHEMIFOLIA \ leaves opposite, obovate ; corolla 

 urceolate, 2 lines long, downy both inside and outside ; spurs of 

 anthers long. Ij . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica helianthemifolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 328. Corollas 

 white. ? 



Rock-rose-leaved Ceramia. Fl. Feb. April. Clt. 1796. 

 Shrub. 



5 C. PLANIFOLIA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate, ciliated, re- 

 motish ; flowers axillary, by threes ; corolla urceolate, clothed 

 with viscid down ; calyx spreading, ciliated with glands ; fruit 

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

 planifolia, Thunb. diss. no. 60. Berg. pi. cap. p. 10. Lin. 

 spec. ed. 2d. p. 508. Wendl. eric. 10. p. 59. Erica thymi- 

 folia, Sal. in. Lin. trans. 6. p. 325. Corolla red. Anthers in- 

 closed. Stem diffuse. 



