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ERICACEAE. XV. SYRINOODEA. 



the calyx; corolla glabrous, 10-1 1 lines long, with a curved cylin- 

 drical tube, and an erect or spreadingly reflexed limb ; style ex- 

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

 curvifl6ra, Lin. diss. no. 41. a. Andr. heath. 1. t. 52. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. 1668. Wendl. eric. fasc. 3. no. 3. p. 3. with a figure. 

 Erica fastuosa, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 359. Flowers orange- 

 yellow. Fruit broadly turbinate. 



Var. fi, rubra (Andr. heath. 3. t. 61.) corolla orange-red, 

 cylindrically trumpet-shaped. tj . G. Erica simpliciflora, 

 Hortul. 



Curved-flowered Syringodea. Fl. July, Nov. Clt. 1774. 

 Shrub tall. 



28 S. SIMPLICIFLO'RA ; leaves trigonal, erectly spreading, gla- 

 brous ; flowers terminating the small branches, solitary, erect ; 

 bracteas remote from the calyx ; calycine segments lanceolate, 

 adprcssed ; corolla tubular, constricted in the middle, with a 

 spreading limb ; genitals exserted. Jj . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Erica simpliciflora, Willd. spec. 2. p. 402. 

 Wendl. eric. 17. p. 69. with a figure. Erica curviflora, Lin. 

 syst. ed. 13. p. 305. but not of his diss. Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. 

 p. 358. Flowers rufous or reddish-orange. Pedicels downy. 

 Corolla 9 lines long, downy ; interstices of the limb lanceolate. 

 Calycine segments ovate, acuminated. 



Simpk-flonered Syringodea. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1774. 

 Shrub. 



29 S. TUBIFLO'RA ; leaves linear, obtuse, downy, erect ; 

 flowers usually solitary, terminating the small branches ; brac- 

 teas almost close to the calyx ; corolla downy, cylindrical, 9-10 

 lines long, a little curved, with a revolute limb ; calycine seg- 

 ments oblong ; style exserted. fj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica tubiflora, Lin. diss. no. 40. spec. ed. 2. p. 

 505. Andr. heath. 1. t. 52. Wendl. eric. 4. p. 7. with a figure. 

 Icon. hort. kew. 28. Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 357. Flowers 

 purplish-red. Pedicels glabrous. 



Var. ft, coccinea (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 357.) flowers deeper 

 red. Jj . G. Erica coccinea, Lin. diss. no. 42. with a figure 

 of the flower. 



Tube-jlowered Syringodea. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1775. 

 Shrub. 



30 S. IONE'SCENS ; leaves linear, glabrous, spreading ; flowers 

 solitary, terminating the small branches, drooping ; calycine seg- 

 ments ovate, acuminated, a little ciliated ; bracteas ovate, ribbed, 

 close to the calyx, or rather remote ; corolla cylindrical, rather 

 pilose at top, with a revolute limb ; style exserted. Tj . G. 

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

 heath. 2. t. 47. Corollas reddish-orange. Calycine segments 

 ovate, acuminated. 



Fiery Syringodea. Fl. March, June. Clt. 1792. Shrub. 



31 S. SORDID A ; branches scattered, hairy; leaves linear, 

 obtuse, woolly, spreading ; flowers usually solitary, terminating 

 the small branches, drooping ; bracteas remote from the calyx ; 

 calyxes adpressed, convex outside at the base; corolla 12 lines 

 long, cylindrical, curved, villous, with a revolute limb ; genitals 

 inclosed, fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 sordida, Andr. heath. 1. t. 55. Lodd. bot. cab. 1973. Erica 

 laniflora, Wendl. eric. fasc. 1 9, no. 4. with a figure. Erica floc- 

 cosa, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 360. Flowers dirty orange- 

 red. Style exserted. 



Dirty-flowered Syringodea. Fl. Aug. Dec. Clt. 1790. 

 Shrub. 



32 S. BRACHIA^LIS ; leaves linear, hairy; flowers terminal; 

 corolla 6-8 lines long, hairy both inside and outside, with a 

 curved pyramidal tube ; anthers mutic, very long. Jj . G. 

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

 Lin. trans. 6. p. 367. 



Branched Syringodea. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1792. Shrub. 



33 S. SERRATIFO'LIA ; leaves linear, acute, spreading, with 

 plumose margins ; flowers aggregate, terminal ; bracteas close 

 to the calyx ; calyxes foliaceous, glandularly ciliated, a little 

 recurved ; corolla 9 lines long, glabrous, cylindrical, with a 

 spreading limb ; anthers a little exserted ; style exserted. J; . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica serratifolia, 

 Andr. heath. 1. t. 48. Lodd. bot. cab. 1703. Erica cylindri- 

 ciflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 356. Erica plumosa, Wendl. 

 eric. no. 12. p. 5. Corolla greenish-yellow at top, and orange- 

 red at base. Leaves 4-6 in a whorl. 



San -leaved Syringodea. Fl. Aug. Dec. Clt. 1790. 

 Shrub. 



34 S. MASSONII; leaves 4-5 in a whorl, linear, serrulated, 

 hairy, imbricately spreading ; flowers axillary, crowded, droop- 

 ing, disposed in a verticillate crown ; bracteas imbricate ; corolla 

 10-12 lines long, viscid, swollen at top ; style exserted ; peri- 

 carp clavate, stipitate. Ij . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica Massonii, Lin. suppl. 219. Curt. bot. mag. t. 

 356. PI. kew. t. 20. Lodd. bot. cab. 1069. Erica Massonia, 

 Andr. heath. 1. t. 51. Erica lycopodifolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. 

 p. 361. Corolla with a scarlet or reddish-purple tube, and a 

 greenish-yellow constricted mouth. 



Var. a, minor (Bedf. eric. wob. p. 14.) corolla smaller, with 

 an inflated clavate tube. T? . G. 



Masson's Syringodea. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1787. Shrub. 



35 S. PROCE'RA ; leaves linear, erect, downy ; flowers solitary, 

 terminating the small branches, erectish ; corolla constricted in 

 the middle, with a spreading limb ; style exserted. Ij . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica procera, Wendl. eric, 

 with a figure. Corollas white. ? 



Lofty Syringodea. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1791. Shrub. 



36 S. CONSPI'CUA ; leaves linear, oblong, glabrous, spread- 

 ing ; flowers terminal, rather aggregate, drooping ; bracteas 

 near the calyx, spatulate ; calycine segments ovate, obtuse, con- 

 cave at the base outside; pedicels pubescent; corolla 15 lines 

 long, with a clavate tube, and a retuse limb ; genitals exserted a 

 little. Ji . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica con- 

 spicua, Sol. in hort. kew. 2. p. 373. Willd. spec. 2. p. 404. PI. 

 kew. t. 12. Andr. heath. 1. t. 30. Wendl. eric. 4. p. 9. with a 

 figure. Corollas orange-yellow. 



Conspicuous Syringodea. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1774. Shrub. 



37 S. GLANDULO'SA ; leaves linear, acute, beset with glandular 

 hairs, spreading ; flowers nearly terminal, crowded, disposed in 

 a verticillate crown ; bracteas close to the calyx, and are as well 

 as it ciliated with glandular hairs ; corolla glabrous, with a cla- 

 vate tube ; style exserted. f? . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica glandulosa, Thunb. prod. p. 71. diss. no. 

 32. Corollas orange-red. ? 



Glandular Syringodea. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1801. Shrub. 



38 S. GEMM'IFERA; leaves oblong, adpressed, ciliated, aristate, 

 4-5 in a whorl ; branches thickened at top ; bracteas remote from 

 and approximating the calyx ; flowers drooping, crowded, dis- 

 posed in a verticillate crown ; corolla villous, cylindrical, inflated ; 

 genitals inclosed. P? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica gemmifera, Sims, bot. mag. t. 2266. Lodd. bot. cab. 457. 

 Erica Massonii minor, Hortul. Corollas reddish-purple or 

 scarlet, with a green apex. 



Gem-bearing Syringodea. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1802. 

 Shrub. 



39 S. LITUIFLO'RA ; leaves linear, nearly smooth ; flowers 

 solitary or by threes, terminating the branches ; bracteas close to 

 the calyx; corolla 6-8 lines long, downy or villous, with the 

 tube clavate ; filaments bearded on the back at the apex. Tj . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica lituiflora, Sal. 

 in Lin. trans. 6. p. 356. Erica perspicua, Wendl. eric. fasc. 1. 

 p. 7. with a figure. Corolla white, tinged with red. 



