ERICACEAE. VIII. EURYLEPIS. IX. EURVSTEGIA. 



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Winter-Green-jlorvered Broad-scaled Heath. Shrub. 



15 E. TRIFJ.6RA; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear-cuneated, gla- 

 brous, spreading ; flowers terminal ; segments of calyx obcu- 

 neated ; corolla 1^ line long, with a turbinate rather 4-angled 

 tube ; spurs of anthers narrow-cuneated. ^ G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Erica triflora, Lin. inant. 374. 

 diss. no. 23. with a figure of the flower. Thunb. diss. no. 79. 

 with a figure. Lodd. bot. cab. 1733. Erica triflora aristata, 

 Wendl. obs. p. 47. eric. fasc. 12. p. 13. Erica fugax, Sal. 

 in. Lin. trans. 6. p. 351. Corolla white, about the length of 

 the calyx. 



Three-flowered Broad-scaled Heath. Fl. March, June. Clt. 

 1774. Shrub 1 foot. 



16 E. PALLIIFLORA ; stem angular; leaves lanceolate-cune- 

 ated, glabrous; flowers terminal; corolla 1-J. line long, a little 

 longer than the calyx ; spurs of anthers ear-formed, glabrous. 



^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica palliiflora, 

 Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 351. Erica Candida, Sol. mss. Flowers 

 white. 



Chaff-florvered Broad-scaled Heath. Fl. Feb. Aug. Clt. 

 17U6. Shrub 1 foot. 



1 7 E. ? DiosMjEFOtiA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, shining ; flowers 

 terminal ; corolla 2 lines long, with imbricated segments ; 

 filaments very narrow ; spurs of anthers attenuated, serru- 

 lated, fy . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 diosmaefolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 350. Erica subserrata, 

 Roxb. mss. 



Diosma-leaved Broad-scaled Heath. Fl. April, July. Clt. 

 1792. Shrub. 



1 8 E. RIGIDIFOLIA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, stiff, shining, 

 erectly spreading ; flowers terminal, aggregate, drooping ; 

 calyxes coloured, about equal in length to the corolla, which is 

 campanulate ; anthers appendiculate. Jj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica rigidifolia, Wendl. 



Stiff-leaved Broad-scaled Heath. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. 

 Shrub. 



19 E. PACHYPHY'LLA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, petiolate, el- 

 liptic, thick, short, quite glabrous, shining, with scabrous 

 edges ; flowers aggregate, terminal, glabrous ; calyx equal in 

 length to the corolla, which is urceolate. ^ . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Erica pachyphylla, Spreng. syst. 2. 

 p. 199. 



Thick-leaved Broad-scaled Heath. Clt. 1800. Shrub 1 

 foot. 



20 E. MONSONI* ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, attenuated and 

 ovate, erect, placed so as to appear in 4 ranks ; flowers ter- 

 minal, nutant ; corollas oblong, inflated, 7-9 lines long ; brae- 

 teas imbricate, reflexed ; calyx recurvedly spreading; anthers 

 awned ; fruit globose, quadrangular. Jj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica Monsoniac. Bauer, pi. kew. t. 7. 

 Andr. heath. 2. t. 1. Sims, bot. mag. 1915. Erica Monso- 

 niana, Lin. suppl. 223. Thunb. dise. no. 52. with a figure. 

 Wendl. eric. fasc. 10. p. 9. with a figure. Erica variifolia, Sal. 

 in Lin. trans. 6. p. 353. Flowers white. Corolla twice longer 

 than the calyx. 



Lady Monson's Broad-scaled Heath. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 

 1787. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Erica, p. 800. 



IX. EURYSTE'GIA (from cvpvg, eurys, broad, and 

 siege, a cover ; in reference to the large calyx). D. Don, in 

 edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154. Erica species of authors. 



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

 glumaceous. Corolla urceolate, with a contracted 4-toothed 

 mouth. Stamens inclosed ; filaments dilated, flat ; anthers 



VOL. III. 



bipartite, opening by an oblong foramen, biappendiculate at the 

 base : appendages flattened, decurrent, erosely crenated. Stigma 

 capitate. Capsule 4-celled, many-seeded. Densely branched 

 shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves loose, subu- 

 late, with revolute margins. Flowers almost solitary, drooping, 

 white or rose-coloured. 



1 E. GLAU'CA (D. Don. in. edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.) 

 leaves 3 in a whorl, glaucous, linear, erectly spreading ; flowers 

 terminal, umbellate ; bracteas remote from the calyx, f; . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica glauca, Andr. heath. 

 1. p. 15. Sims, bot. mag. 580. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 386. Calyx 

 and bracteas red. Corolla purplish. 



Glaucous Large-calyxed Heath. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1792. 

 Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



2 E. E'LEGANS ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, glaucous, spread- 

 ing ; flowers terminal, numerous, capitate ; bracteas near the 

 calyx. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 elegans, Andr. heath. 3. t. 16. Sims, bot. mag. 966. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. 105. Bracteas and calyxes pink. Corolla pink, tipped 

 with green. 



Elegant Large-calyxed Heath. FL Nov. Feb. Clt. 1799. 

 Shrub ^ to 1 foot. 



3 E. ANDROMEDaiFLORA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 

 154.) leaves 3 in a whorl, green, ciliated, stiff, spreading; 

 flowers axillary ; bracteas remote from the calyx. Tj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica andromedaeflora, 

 Andr. heath. 3. t. 13. Sims, bot. mag. 1250. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 521. Erica pomifera, Hortul. Flowers deep red, or reddish- 

 purple. Calyx pale. 



Andromeda-flowered Large-calyxed Heath. March, June. 

 Clt. 1803. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



4 E. X.ANUGINOSA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, ciliated ; 

 flowers solitary, axillary ; bracteas ovate, near the calyx ; co- 

 rolla hardly twice longer than the calyx, tomentose ; anthers 

 awned. fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 lanuginosa, Andr. heath. 3. t. 5. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 382. 

 Corollas brownish-red, or reddish-green. 



Wbo%-flowered Large-calyxed Heath. Fl. Sept. Jan. Clt. 

 1803. Shrub. 



5 E. EMARGINA'TA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, oblong, channelled, 

 recurved, ciliated ; flowers terminal, by threes ; bracteas near 

 the calyx, and are, as well as the calyxes, ciliated. T; . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica emarginata, Andr. 

 heath. 3. t. 20. Flowers white, with black anthers. Very like 

 Erica nigrita, and Erica lachnetsfblia. 



Emarginate Large-calyxed Heath. Fl. June, July. Clt. 

 1802. Shrub. 



6 E. TRICEPS ; leaves 3 in a whorl, somewhat trigonal, cili- 

 ated, erectly spreading ; branches downy ; flowers terminal, by 

 threes ; bracteas imbricate ; calycine segments oblong, scarious, 

 a little shorter than the corolla ; anthers ciliated, mutic, and are, 

 as well as the style, which is capitate, exserted ; corolla ovate. 



*i . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica triceps, 

 Link, enum. 1. p. 371. Bedf. eric. wob. p. 25. Lodd. bot. 

 cab. 962. Flowers white. Calyx white. 



Three-headed Large calyxed Heath. Fl. May, July. Clt. 

 1820. Shrub. 



7 E. TRIU'MPHANS ; leaves 3 in a whorl, ciliated ; flowers 

 axillary ; bracteas remote from the calyx ; calyx large, inflated, 

 angular ; corolla ovate, inflated ; anthers crested ; style in- 

 closed. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 triumphans, Lodd. bot. cab. 257. Bedf. eric. wob. pi. 3. f, 19. 

 Flowers large, white. 



Conquering Large-calyxed Heath. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1802. 

 Shrub. 



8 E. TEGUtjEFOLiA ; leaves oval, downy ; flowers terminal ; 

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