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ERICACEAE. XI. LAMrROTis. XII. CALLISTA. 



terminal, capitate ; bracteas approximate, 3, 1 large and 2 

 small; calyx equal to the corolla in length, which is ovate-ven- 

 tricose ; anthers awned. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica rubella, Bedf. eric. wob. p. 22. Flowers red. 



Ruby-fiowered Lamprotis. Fl. June, July. Clt. ? Shrub 1 

 foot. 



* * Leaves 4 in a whorl. 



25 L. SQUAMOSA ; leaves 4 in a whorl, imbricated, serrulated ; 

 flowers terminal, drooping ; bracteas imbricate ; calyx large, co- 

 loured, about equal in length to the corolla, which is urceolate ; 

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

 Erica squamosa, Andr. heath. 3. t. 22. Flowers pale red. 



Scaly-cupped Lamprotis. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1794. Shrub 



I foot. 



* * Leaves opposite. 



26 L. TENUIFOLIA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.) 

 leaves opposite, linear, adpressed ; flowers terminal, aggregate, 

 sessile ; calyx coloured, not much shorter than the corolla ; an- 

 thers mutic. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica tenuifolia, Lin diss. 33. with a figure of the flower, spec, 

 ed. 2d. p. 507. Berg. pi. cap. p. 116. Erica linifolia, Sal. in 

 Lin. trans. 6. p. 386. Seb. thes. 1. p. 157. t. 73. f. 6. 

 Lin. hort. cliff, p. 148. Calycine segments oval, acumi- 

 nated. Corolla 2 lines long, with an ovate tube. Fruit turbi- 

 nate. Flowers pale red. 



Fine-leaved Lamprotis. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1794. Shrub 

 | foot. 



27 L. LU'TEA ; leaves opposite, linear, imbricate, glabrous ; 

 flowers nearly terminal ; bracteas imbricate ; branches flexuous ; 

 calycine segments narrow, ovate-cuneated ; corolla 2-| lines long, 

 ovate, ventricose ; fruit obovate ; anthers mutic or awned. ? Jj . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica lutea, Lin. diss. 

 no. 2. mant. p. 234. Berg. pi. cap. 115. Wendl. eric. 1. p. 

 13. with a figure. Andr. eric. 1. t. 31. Erica imbellis, Sal. in 

 Lin. trans. 6. p. 385. Flowers yellow. There appears to be 

 two species confounded under this name ; one with crested or 

 awned anthers, and another with mutic anthers. 



Yellmv-fiowered Lamprotis. Fl. Sept. May. Clt. 1774. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



28 L. BIFLORA ; leaves opposite, canaliculate, adpressed, 

 glabrous ; flowers terminal, twin, on short pedicels ; bracteas 

 approximating the calyx ; calycine segments ovate, acute, 

 white ; anthers crested. 1j. G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica biflora, Link, enum. 1. p. 367. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 683. Corolla white. 



Two-flowered Lamprotis. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1819. 

 Shrub -f- foot. 



29 L. BORBONLEFOLIA ; leaves opposite ; flowers axillary ; 

 calycine segments broad, ovate-acuminated, equal in length "to 

 the corolla, which is urceolate ; fruit obovate ; anthers crested 

 or awned. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 borbonisefolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 386. Flowers red, 3| 

 lines long. 



Borbonla-leaved Lamprotis. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1816. 

 Shrub. 



30 L. OPPOSITIFOLIA ; leaves opposite, filiform, imbricate ; 

 flowers terminal, crowded, erect ; bracteas sessile ; corolla urceo- 

 late, about equal in length to the calyx, which is spreading ; 

 anthers mutic. J? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica oppositifolia, Andr. heath. 3. p. 35. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 1 343. Flowers white. 



Var. ft, rubra (Andr. heath. 3. t. 36. Lodd. bot. cab. 1060.) 

 flowers red. 



Opposite-leaved Lamprotis. Fl. Spring and Autumn. Clt. 

 1 804. Shrub | to | foot. 



31 L. ? APE'KTA ; leaves opposite, linear, cuspidate, erect, 

 quite glabrous, with scarious margins ; flowers terminal, aggre- 

 gate ; bracteas and calyxes coloured ; corolla rotate ; genitals 

 exserted ; anthers mutic. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica aperta, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 200. 



O/>en-flowered Lamprotis. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1820. 

 Shrub. 



32 L. RUBE'IXA ; leaves opposite, or 3 in a whorl, linear, im- 

 bricate ; flowers terminal, capitate ; corolla with a ventricose 

 tube and a spreading limb ; calyx about equal in length to the 

 corolla, bracteate ; anthers mutic. fj . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Erica rubella, Ker. bot. mag. 2165. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. 658. Flowers red. 



.Rerf-flowered Lamprotis. Fl. June. Clt. 1814. Shrub 1 foot. 



33 L. TOGA'TA ; leaves opposite, linear, imbricate; flowers 

 terminal ; bracteas remote from the calyx, broad ; calyx co- 

 loured, large, cup-shaped ; corollas urceolate, with a spreading 

 limb ; anthers mutic. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica togata, Sims, bot. mag. 1626. Flowers fine red. 



Gowned Lamprotis. Fl. June, July. Clt. ? Shrub f to -| 

 foot. 



34 L. ? DIANTHIFOLIA ; leaves opposite, long ; flowers ter- 

 minal ; calycine segments ovate-cuneated ; corolla 3 lines long ; 

 spurs of anthers serrated ; pericarp glabrous. J? . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica dianthif olia, Sal. in Lin. 

 trans. 6. p. 338. Flowers pale purple. 



Pink-leaved Lamprotis. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1796. Shb. 



35 L. ? A'PHANES ; branches hairy; leaves opposite, linear- 

 trigonal, bluntish, scabrous; flowers axillary and terminal. Ij. 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica aphanes, Spreng. 

 syst. 2. p. 196. 



Insignificant Lamprotis. Fl. March, June. Clt. 1820. 

 Shrub. 



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

 Pretty little shrubs, easily distinguished from the other genera 

 broke off" from Erica by the large coloured calyx and small ad- 

 pressed leaves. 



XII. CALLI'STA (from KaXXioroe, kallistos, very beautiful ; 

 flowers). D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 155. Erica 

 species of authors. 



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

 ceous. Corolla salver-shaped, with a dilated spreading 4-cleft 

 limb, and a ventricose or cylindrical tube. Stamens inclosed ; 

 filaments capillary ; cells of anthers short, dehiscing lengthwise, 

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

 seeded. Small, much branched shrubs, natives of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Leaves acerose, loosely imbricated. Flowers 

 terminal, almost solitary, or in fascicles. 



* Leaves 3 in a whorl. 



1 C. TENUIFLORA ; leaves 3-4 in a whorl, linear, glabrous, 

 spreading ; flowers terminal, usually by fours ; calyx bracteate ; 

 corolla with a slender tube. (7 . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica tenuiflora, Andr. heath. 3. t. 49. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. 1717. Erica cylindrica, Thunb. diss. no. 39. Erica 

 fistulseflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 383. Calycine segments 

 minutely ciliated. Pericarp obovate, glabrous. Corolla 5-6 

 lines long, yellow. Style exserted. 



Var. ji, alba (Andr. heath. 3. t. 50.) flowers white, sub-axil- 

 lary, or terminating the small branches, sweet-scented. 



Fine-flowered Callista. Fl. April, June ; ft July, Dec. Clt. 

 1800. Shrub 1 foot. 



2 C. TETRAGONA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, pointed, cili- 

 ated, erectly spreading ; flowers terminating small branches ; 

 calyx bracteate, with ciliated cuspidate segments ; corolla with 



