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ERICACEAE. XII. CALLISTA. 



apex ; filaments terminating in a flat glandular substance ; co- 

 rolla with an acuminated inflated tube. J? . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica ferruginea, Andr. heath. 3. t. 57. 

 Corolla with a red tube, and a greenish-yellow limb ; but in the 

 figure given by Andrews it is white, tipped with red. Style in- 

 closed. 



Rusty Callista. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1798. Shrub 1 ft. 



21 C. HYACINTHOIDES ; leaves 4 in a whorl, shining, spreading; 

 flowers aggregate ; calyx bracteate, having the segments serru- 

 lated or ciliated ; corolla with a ventricose tube, f? . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica hyacintholdes, Andr. heath. 

 3. t. 158. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 384. Flowers red. Style sub- 

 exserted. 



Hyacinth-like Callista. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1798. Shb. 1 ft. 



22 C. FASTIGIA'TA ; leaves 4 in a whorl, shining, erect, imbri- 

 cated ; flowers terminal, crowded, sessile ; bracteas serrulated ; 

 calycine segments serrulated ; corolla with a narrow tube. 

 Ij . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica fastigiata, 

 Lin. diss. no. 44. mant. 66. Thunb. diss. no. 37. Andr. heath. 

 2. t. 57. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 207. Erica falcifbrmis, Sal. in Lin. 

 trans. C. p. 382. Corolla white, with the limb mealy inside, ac- 

 cording to Sal. 1. c. In bot. mag. t. 2084. the corollas are 

 painted pale red ; it is therefore perhaps a distinct species. 



Fastigiate-ftowered Callista. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1797. Shb. 



23 C. PELLU'CIDA ; leaves 4 in a whorl, linear, attenuated ; 

 stem slender ; flowers terminal ; calycine segments spatulate, 

 serrated ; corolla 5-6 lines long, having the limb 3 times shorter 

 than the tube. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 Erica pellucida. Sol. ex Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 384. Corollas 

 white, with very little red, pellucid. 



Pellucid-flowered Callista. Shrub. 



24 C. WALKERIA'NA ; stem glabrous ; leaves 4 in a whorl, 

 linear, shining ; flowers terminal, almost sessile ; bracteas ap- 

 proximating the calyx, ciliated ; calycine segments lanceolate, 

 serrated ; corolla 4-5 lines long, with an ovate ventricose tube, 

 and a wide-spreading limb, which is doubly shorter than the 

 tube, fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. C. pellu- 

 cida, D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ 17. p. 155. Erica Walkeria, 

 Andr. heath. 1. t. 42. Lodd. bot. cab. 256. E. pulchra, Sal. in 

 Lin. trans. 6. p. 384. Flowers pink or pale red. Style inclosed. 



Far. ft, rubra (Andr. heath. 2. t. 43.) flowers red. 



Far. y, superba (Andr. heath. 1. t. 42.) flowers purplish- 

 red. Erica fastigiata, Wendl. eric. fasc. 19. p. 103. 



Walker's Callista. Fl. Feb. June. Clt. 1797. Shrub 1 

 foot. 



25 C. DENTICULA'TA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 

 155.) stem pubescent; leaves 4 in a whorl, linear, glabrous; 

 flowers terminal, fastigiate : bracteas remote from the calyx ; 

 calycine segments obcuneated, serrated ; corolla 3 lines long, with 

 a cylindrical tube : having the limb one-half shorter than the 

 tube. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica den- 

 ticulata, Lin. mant. p. 22. Erica dentata, Thunb. diss. no. 39. 

 Erica denticularis, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 384. Erica primu- 

 loides ft, Wendl. Flowers purple. 



Denticulated-calyxed Callista. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1821. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



26 C. BEDFORDIA^NA ; leaves 4 in a whorl, linear ; flowers 

 terminal ; bracteas sessile ; calycine segments deeply serrated 

 or toothed ; corolla with an ovate ventricose tube. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica denticulka, Bedf. hort. 

 wob. p. 8. Lodd. bot. cab. 1090. ? but not of Lin. nor others. 

 Flowers yellow. Style a little exserted. 



Far. ft, moschata (Bedf. 1. c.) calycine segments serrated ; 

 flowers yellowish-green. 



Bedford's Callista. Fl. May, June. Clt.? Shrub. 



27 C. TEMPLEA V NA ; leaves 4 in a whorl, linear, ciliated? 

 flowers terminal, almost sessile ; bracteas approximating the 



calyx, ciliated, as well as the calycine segments ; anthers curved ; 

 corolla with an oblong ventricose tube, and a small limb. ^ . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica Templea, Hor- 

 tul. Bedf. eric. wob. p. 24. pi. 4. f. 17. Corolla about the size 

 and shape of those of C. ventricosa, pale red, or reddish-purple. 

 Style inclosed. 



Temple's Callista. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 1 to 

 2 feet. 



28 C. COMOSA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 155.) 

 stem pubescent ; leaves 4 in a whorl, linear, short, erectly spread- 

 ing ; flowers terminal, tufted ; bracteas imbricate, and are cili- 

 ated as well as the calycine segments, coloured ; corolla with an 

 ovate ventricose tube. I? . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica comosa, Andr. heath. 2. t. 54. Erica transpa- 

 rens, Berg. pi. cap. p. 108. Erica galiiflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 

 2. p. 583. Flowers small, white, with dark anthers. Style in- 

 closed. 



Far. ft, rubra (Andr. heath. 2. t. 55.) corollas red. fy . G. 

 Erica comosa, Lin. diss. no. 48. mant. p. 234. Thunb. diss. no. 

 38. Bauer, icon. hort. kew. t. 18. 



Tufted Callista. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1787. Shrub | ft. 



29 C. VENTRICOSA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 155.) 

 leaves 4 in a whorl, short, acerose, semi-cylindrical, and are 

 ciliated as well as the calyxes and bracteas : floral leaves the 

 broadest ; flowers disposed in terminal umbellate fascicles ; 

 bracteas remote from the calyx ; corolla with a ventricose tube. 

 \l . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica ventricosa, 

 Thunb. diss. no. 36. with a figure. Andr. heath. 1. t. 28. 

 Curt. bot. mag. t. 350. Wendl. eric. fasc. 3. p. 11. Bedf. 

 eric. wob. pi. 4. f. 18. a. Lodd. bot. cab. 431. Erica venusta, 

 Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 385. Peduncles bibracteate below the 

 middle. Corolla waxy, purplish-red. Style inclosed. 



Var. ft, coccinea; flowers reddish-purple. 

 Var. y, stellifera ; flowers purplish-red. 

 Far. 8, cdrnea ; flowers pale red. 

 Far. e, alba ; flowers very pale red, almost white. 

 Far. i, superba ; flowers deep red. 

 Far. j, erdcta ; erect ; flowers pale red. 

 Var. 3, nana; dwarf; flowers pale red. 

 Fentricose-Rowered Callista, or Porcelain Heath. Fl. April, 

 Sept. Clt. 1787. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



30 C. INFLA'TA ; leaves 4 in a whorl, glabrous, linear ; flowers 

 in terminal umbellate fascicles ; corolla with an elongated, ovate, 

 ventricose tube, and a short limb ; pedicels bibracteate below 

 the middle ; calycine segments subulate. T? . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Erica inflata, Thunb. diss. no. 67. 

 with a figure. Erica amabilis, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 385. 

 Erica glabra, Link. enum. 1. p. 362. Corolla large, with a reddish- 

 purple base, and a green top. Anthers corniculate at the base. 



Inflated-AovfereA Callista. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1800. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



31 C. MUSCA'RI ; leaves 4 in a whorl, linear-trigonal, glabrous, 

 spreading ; flowers terminal, sessile, usually by fours ; bracteas 

 approximating the calyx, leaf-like ; calycine segments subulate ; 

 corolla ovate-ventricose, with a short obtuse revolute limb. Tj . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica muscari, Andr. 

 heath. 1. t. 41. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 395. Wendl. eric. fasc. 18. 

 p. 95. with a figure. Erica fragrans, Sal. in Lin. trans. 4. p. 

 383. Stem glabrous. Flowers small, pale yellow or yellowish- 

 green. Corolla flat at the base. Fruit obpyramidal. 



Musk-scented Callista. Fl. March. Clt. 1790. Shrub 1 foot. 



32 C. LAWSONII ; leaves 4 in a whorl, filiform, spreading, 

 ciliated ; flowers terminal ; bracteas sessile ; corolla with a cylin- 

 drical tube, which is ventricose at ihe base ; calycine segments 

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

 Lawsonia, Andr. heath, vol. 4. icon. Sims, bot. mag. 1720. 

 Lodd. bot. cab. 488. Erica Kennedia, Hortul. Flowers red. 



