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ERICACE.&. IX. EURYSTEGIA. X. LOPHANDRA. XI. LAMPROTIS. 



corolla l line long, with a turbinate, rather 4-angled limb ; 

 spurs of anthers large, orbicular. Tj . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Leaves broad, imbricated in the straight order. 

 Tile-leaved Large-calyxed Heath. Clt. 1800. Shrub. 



9 E. CORY'DALIS; leaves 3 in a whorl, lanceolate-cuneated ; 

 flowers terminal ; corolla 2 lines long, having the limb entire at 

 the base ; anthers inclosed, winged on the back. lj . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica corydalis, Sal. in Lin. 

 trans. 6. p. 334. 



Helmet-anthered Large-calyxed Heath. Fl. Feb. May. Clt. ? 

 Shrub. 



10 E. ? PANNOSA ; leaves 3-5 in a whorl, a little reduplicate ; 

 flowers terminal ; corolla 2 lines long, woolly ; filaments broad, 

 with short spurs ; style exserted. 1? . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Erica pannosa, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 339. 

 This plant is very like Eriodesmia capitata, but differs in the 

 leaves being 3-5 in a whorl, and greatly in the anthers. 



C/o</j-flowered Large-calyxed Heath. Fl. Feb. June. Clt. ? 

 Shrub. 



11 E. ? LACHNJEFOLIA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, ovate, imbri- 

 cated, downy ; flowers terminal, subcapitate ; bracteas imbri- 

 cated, approximating the calyx ; anthers crested ; corolla ovate, 

 rather longer than the calyx. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica lachneaefolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 335. 

 Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 387. E. lachnae v a, Andr. heath. 3. t. 2. 

 Flowers white. 



Lachncea- leaved Large-calyxed Heath. Fl. May, July. Clt. 

 1793. Shrub 1 foot. 



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



X. LOPHA'NDRA (from Xo<j>oc, lophos, a crest, and avyp 

 arfyot, aner andros, a male ; in reference to the cells of the an- 

 thers being crested). D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154. 

 Erica species of authors. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndrla Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted, fur- 

 nished with 4 bracteas at the base; segments roundish, sca- 

 rious, ventricose on the outside. Corolla campanulate, 4-lobed. 

 Stamens inclosed ; filaments dilated, flat ; anthers bifid ; cells 

 of anthers beaked at the apex, opening by an oblong foramen in 

 the middle : with the sides winged, crested, and crenulated. 

 Stigma truncate. Capsule 4-celled, many-seeded. Erect, much 

 branched shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves 

 spreading, short, obtuse, glaucous. Flowers terminal, usually 

 by threes, rose-coloured. 



1 L. CU'BICA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.) 

 leaves 4 in a whorl, semicylindrical ; bracteas remote from the 

 calyx, which is coloured ; calycine segments serrulated. ^ . G. 

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

 1. t. 27. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 397. Erica cubica major, 

 Hortul. Erica hottoniseflora, Sal. in. Lin. trans. 4. p. 331. 

 Calyx and corolla purplish-red. The flowers are at first dis- 

 posed in a terminal fascicle, but when the terminal branches 

 grow, they in consequence appear axillary and verticillate. 



Var. ft, minor (Andr. heath. 2. t. 49). This is probably a 

 distinct species. 



C6e-flowered Lophandra. Fl. April. Sept. Clt. 1790. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



2 L. BLA'NDA ; leaves 3 in a whorl ; flowers terminal, glo- 

 merate ; corolla 1-J- line long, having the limb one half longer 

 than the tube, with semi-orbicular segments ; stigma broad ; 

 cells of anthers drawn out into a crest beyond the foramen, fj . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica blanda, Sal. in 

 Lin. trans. 6. p. 331. Erica cornuta, Roxb. mss. Flowers 

 pale red. 



/Mw/i-flowered Lophandra. Shrub. 



3 L. ? SERIPHIIFOLIA ; leaves 5 in a whorl ; calycine seg- 

 ments minutely ciliated ; corolla 1| line long, having the limb 



entire at the base, obtuse ; anthers inclosed, mutic. f? . G 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica seriphiifolia, Sal. in 

 Lin. trans. 6. p. 331. Erica cubica, Thunb. diss. no. 46. but 

 not of Andr. Flowers reddish-purple, axillary. 



Seriphium-leaved Laphandra. Shrub. 



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



XI. LAMPRO'TIS (from \a/.iirpoTris, lamprotes, splendour ; 

 in reference to the shining calyx). D. Don, in edinb. phil. 

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



LIN. SYST. Octandria Monogynia. Calyx large, 4-parted, 

 glumaceous, coloured, bibracteate at the base. Corolla urceo- 

 late, with a 4-lobed limb. Stamens inclosed ; filaments capil- 

 lary ; cells of anthers short, dehiscing lengthwise, mutic or 

 crested at the base. Stigma capitate. Capsule 4-celled, many- 

 seeded. Seeds round, scrobiculate. Small, much branched 

 shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves opposite, 

 or 3 in a whorl, terminal, subulate, glabrous, always adpressed 

 to the branches. Flowers numerous, terminal. 



* Leaves 3 in a whorl. 



1 L. CALYCI'NA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, im- 

 bricate, downy ; flowers in terminal fascicles, drooping ; calyx 

 spreading, coloured ; anthers crested. Jj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica calycina, Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 507. 

 Lodd. hot. cab. 594. Erica calycina major, Andr. heath. 3. t. 

 14. Erica gnidiaefolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 336. Thunb. 

 diss. no. 78. Erica vespertina, Lin. suppl. 221. Corolla 2 lines 

 long, red, ovate, ventricose. Calycine segments obcuneated. 

 Bracteas coloured. 



Var. /3, minor (Andr. heath. 3. t. 15.) smaller. 

 Large-calyxed Lamprotis. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1799. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



2 L. CORIFOLIA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, imbricate ; flowers 

 in terminal fascicles ; calyx spreading, about equal to the corolla 

 in length; corolla 1-J- line long, with acute segments; 

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

 Erica corifolia, Lin. diss. no. 26. Thunb. diss. no. 77. Sal. in 

 Lin. trans. 6. p. 386. Bauer, icon. hort. kew. 21. Wendl. 

 eric. 10. p. 11. with a figure. Erica calycina, Andr. heath. 1. 

 t. 14. Erica articularis, Lin. mant. 65. Curt. bot. mag. t. 423. 

 Flowers pink or red. Bracteas remote from the calyx. 



Cons-leaved Lamprotis. Fl. May, Dec. Clt. 1774. Shrub 

 1 foot. 



3 L. PA'LLIDA; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, imbricate, glabrous, 

 acute, glaucous ; flowers terminal, erect ; bracteas large, loose, 

 coloured ; calyx exceeding the corolla, which is urceolate ; 

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

 Erica pallida, Wendl. eric, with a figure. Flowers red. 



Pale Lamprotis. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1812. Shrub. 



4 L. TU'RGIDA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, mucronate, with white 

 margins, glabrous as well as the branches ; flowers terminal ; 

 bracteas remote from the calyx ; calycine segments purplish, 

 acute, longer than the corolla ; style inclosed; anthers crested. 

 lj. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica turgida, 

 Link, enum. 2. p. 365. Flowers purple. 



Turgid Lamprotis. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1821. Shrub. 



5 L. 8PUM6sA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, erectly spreading, gla- 

 brous ; flowers terminal, by threes, erect ; calyx spreading, 

 about equal in length to the corolla ; bracteas nearly orbicular, 

 imbricate ; genitals a little exserted ; anthers crested ; stigma 

 narrow, fc. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 spumosa, Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 508. Berg. pi. cap. 103. but not 

 of Lodd. Erica scariosa, Berg. pi. cap. 102. Corolla white, 

 1-| line long, with sublanceolate segments. 



Frothy Lamprotis. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1786. Shrub. 



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