ERICACEAE. XV. SYRISGODEA. 



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Trumpet-flowered Syringodea. Fl. March, June. Clt. 1796. 

 Shrub. 



40 S. PERSPICUA; leaves linear, nearly smooth; flowers ter- 

 minating the small branches, spike-formed ; bracteas remote 

 from the calyx ; pedicels hairy ; corolla cylindrical, erect ; geni- 

 tals inclosed. fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica perspicua. Hort. Bedf. eric. wob. p. 1 8. Corolla reddish- 

 purple. 



Far. ft, nana (Bedf. 1. c.) leaves hairy ; pedicels slightly 

 hairy ; tube of corolla cylindrical, straight. Tj . .G. Corollas 

 purplish-red. 



CW-flowered Syringodea. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub. 



41 S. BEDFORDIA'NA ; leaves linear, ciliated, hairy ; flowers 

 terminal, subcapitate ; pedicels slightly hairy ; bracteas remote 

 from the calyx ; corolla downy, ? with a cylindrical, subventri- 

 cose tube ; genitals inclosed. fj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica perspicuoides, Bedf. eric. wob. 18. Flowers 

 reddish-purple. 



Duke of Bedford's Syringodea. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub. 



42 S. CYRILUEFLO'RA ; stem slender ; leaves linear, glabrous ? 

 corolla 2-3 lines long, downy, with a narrow campanulate tube, 

 and a short limb, fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica cyrillaeflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 357. Flowers pale 

 scarlet. 



Cyrilla-flowered Syringodea. Fl. Feb. Sept. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub. 



43 S. OBPYRAMIDA'LIS ; leaves pubescent, spreading ; flowers 

 terminal, usually by threes ; bracteas remote from the calyx, 

 broad at the base ; corolla funnel-shaped, with a spreading border, 

 having the interstices of the limb tumid on the outside ; fruit 

 spherical, fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. E. 

 pyramidalis,. Andr. heath. 1. t. 45. Sims, bot. mag. 366. 

 kew. Lodd. bot, cab. 319. Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 401. Icon. pi. 

 t. 27. Wendl. eric. 5. p. 3. with a figure. Erica obpyramidalis, 

 Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 356. Corollas purplish-red, 3^ to 4 

 lines long. Style exserted. 



Obpyramidal-fiowered Syringodea. Fl. Year. Clt. 1787. 

 Shrub l foot. 



44 S. VERTICILLA'TA ; leaves linear, glabrous; flowers crowded, 

 nearly terminal, verticillate, drooping ; bracteas linear, remote 

 from the calyx ; corolla with a cylindrical inflated tube, gla- 

 brous, constricted at top ; genitals inclosed. (7 . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica verticillata, Andr. heath. 1. 

 t. 7. Lodd. bot. cab. 145. Erica mammosa, ft, verticillata, 

 Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 369. Flowers scarlet. 



Whorled-fiovtered Syringodea. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1774. 

 Shrub. 



45 S. COLO V RANS ; leaves linear, spreading, ciliated ; flowers 

 crowded, terminating the small branches ; bracteas close to the 

 calyx ; corolla cylindrical, clavate, glabrous ; style almost in- 

 closed ; calyxes coloured, subulate. Jj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica colorans, Andr. heath, vol. 4. with 

 a figure. Lodd. bot. cab. 224. Ker. bot. reg. 601. Bedf. eric, 

 wob. pi. 4. f. 11. Corollas varying from white to red. 



Colouring Syringodea. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1827. Shrub. 



* * * Leaves 6 or more in ft tvhorl. 



46 S. SPLE'NDENS; leaves linear, obtuse, spreading ; flowers 

 densely crowded, drooping ; calycine segments ovate ; corolla 

 downy, with a subrevolute limb ; genitals exserted. f? . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica splendens, Wendl. 

 eric. fasc. 8. p. 5. with a figure, but not of Andr. Corolla deep 

 red. 



Splendent Syringodea. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1792. Shrub. 



47 S. LONGIFO'LIA ; leaves long, linear, incurvedly spreading, 

 with scabrous edges ; flowers crowded in whorls, drooping ; 

 bracteas close to the calyx ; corolla pubescent, clammy ; caly- 

 cine segments linear ; genitals inclosed. T; . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Erica longifolia, PI. hort. kew. t. 4. 

 Willd. spec. 2. p. 398. Erica longifolia S, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. 

 p. 363. Erica pinea, Wendl. eric. 1. p. 11. with a figure. Co- 

 rolla more or less clavate, deep red. 



Long -leaved Syringodea. Fl. Feb. July. Clt. 1787. 

 Shrub. 



48 S. VESTI'TA ; leaves linear, erect, with scabrous edges ; 

 flowers crowded, verticillate, nearly sessile, spreading ; bracteas 

 close to the calyx ; corolla cylindrical, more or less clavate, 

 9-11 lines long, downy, with a revolute limb: style exserted ; 

 pericarp silky at top. Ij . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica vestita, Thunb. diss. no. 25. Erica longifolia, 

 var. a, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 363. Erica vestita alba, Andr. 

 heath. 1. t. 62. Wendl. eric. no. 12. p. 3. with a figure. Caly- 

 cine segments ciliated with glandular hairs. Corolla white, 

 cylindrical, curved. 



Far. ft, lutea (Andr. heath. 3. t. 72.) leaves 6-8 in a whorl ; 

 corolla cylindrical, pale yellow. 



Var. y, incarnata (Andr. heath. 2. t. 66. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 1698.) leaves 7 in a whorl ; genitals a little exserted ; corolla 

 cylindrical, almost straight, pale reddish-purple. Erica longi- 

 folia, Curt. bot. mag. 706. 



Var. S, rosea (Antlr. heath. 2. t. 67.) leaves 7-8 in a whorl ; 

 anthers a little exserted ; corolla cylindrical, subclavate, red- 

 dish-purple. 



Var. c, fulgida (Andr. heath. 2. t. 68.) anthers a little ex- 

 serted ; flowers nearly terminal ; corolla with a cylindrical tube, 

 and straight segments, reddish-purple or deep red. Erica ful- 

 gida, Bedf. eric. wob. p. 11. Lodd. bot. cab. 1633. 



Far. , purpurea (Andr. heath. 1. t. 63.) anthers a little ex- 

 serted ; corolla cylindrical, subclavate, purplish-red. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. 217. Wendl. eric. 10. p. 7. with a figure. 



Far. r,, cocclnea (Andr. heath. 1. 1. 6. bot. mag. 402. Wendl. 

 eric. 11. p. 5. with a figure.) anthers a little exserted; corolla 

 erect, cylindrical, curved, deep red, not exactly scarlet. 



Clothed Syringodea. Fl. year. Clt. 17S9. Shrub. 



49 S. PINEA ; leaves linear, obtuse, spreading ; flowers 

 crowded, verticillate, almost sessile, spreading ; bracteas close 

 to the calyx ; calycine segments dilated at the base, and linear- 

 subulate at the apex, imbricate ; corolla 6-7 lines long, glabrous, 

 with a cylindrical clavate tube, and a serrulated spreading limb ; 

 pericarp glabrous ; style exserted. Jj . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Erica pinea, Thunb. diss. no. 26. Andr. heath. 

 1. t. 61. Erica pinifolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 362. but not 

 of Andr. Flowers deep red and blue. 



Far. ft, purpurea (Lodd. bot. cab. 1259.) corollas purple. 

 There are several other varieties in the gardens. 



Pine-like Syringodea. Fl. Aug. Dec. Clt. 1790. Shrub. 



50 S. PINIFO'LIA ; leaves filiform, elongated, glabrous, spread- 

 ing, 6-8 in a whorl ; flowers nearly terminal, crowded, hori- 

 zontal, verticillate ; bracteas close to the calyx ; calyx villous, 

 with linear segments ; corolla tomentose, cylindrically club- 

 shaped, inflated, ribbed ; style exserted. ?? . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Erica pinifolia, Andr. heath. 3. t. 69. 

 Erica pityophylla, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 181. Corolla white, with 

 dark anthers. 



Far. ft, discolor (Andr. heath. 3. t. 70.) corolla with a cylin- 

 drical ribbed tube, reddish-purple or pale red. 



Far. y, spiralis (Hort. Bedf. eric. wob. 19.) corolla with a 

 clavate inflated tube, white and purplish-red. 



Far. S, coccinea (Andr. heath. 2. t. 65.) flowers scarlet. 



Fine-leaved Syringodea. Fl. Feb. July. Clt. 1810. Shrub. 



