ERICACEAE. XV. SYRINGODEA. 



825 



Nois. Bedf. eric. wob. p. 9. pi. 4. f. 7. Lodd. hot. cab. 1186. 

 Flowers yellow-green. 



Spout- flowered Syringodea. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1810. 

 Shrub. 



93 S. SACCIFLORA ; leaves linear, flowers terminal ; calycine 

 segments broad, ovate, acuminated ; corolla 6-8 lines long, gla- 

 brous, with a cylindrical tube ; awns of anthers long ; anthers 

 linear, papillose, fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica sacciflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 355. 



Sack-flowered Syringodea. Fl. March, June. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub. 



94 S. PATERSONII ; leaves dense, linear, straight, spreading, 

 glabrous ; flowers crowded, axillary ; bracteas close to the 

 calyx ; calycine segments ciliated at the base, and cuspidate at 

 the apex ; corolla 6-8 lines long, glabrous, with a cylindrical tube 

 and a short reflexed limb ; style exserted ; awns of anthers 

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

 Patersonia, Andr. heath. 1. t. 10. Wendl. eric. fasc. 1. p. 16. 

 with a figure. Erica Patersonii, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 379. 

 Lodd. bot. cab. 1729. Erica abietina, Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 506. 

 diss. no. 20. Erica spissifolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 355. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Var. /3, monstrbsa (Bedf. eric. wob. p. 17.) corolla larger. 

 Var. y, Major (Andr. heath. 3. t. 10.) calyx slightly toothed. 

 Paterson's Syringodea. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1791. Shrub. 



95 S. VELITA'RIS ; leaves linear ; flowers terminal ; corolla 2^ 

 to 3 lines long, downy, with an obovate tube and a recurvedly 

 spreading limb ; crests of anthers long, cuneated, and a little 

 serrated. \i . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 velitaris, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 357. 



.Azve/m-flowered Syringodea. Fl. Jan. June. Clt. 1790. 

 Shrub. 



96 S. OI'LVA ; leaves linear, triquetrous, stiff, glabrous ; 

 spreading ; flowers axillary, verticillate, pendulous, crowded ; 

 pedicels glabrous ; bracteas lanceolate, close to the calyx, 

 ribbed ; calycine segments lanceolate ; corolla downy, 7-9 lines 

 long, with a cylindrical inflated tube, 4-angled at the base ; geni- 

 tals inclosed ; anthers awned. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica gilva, Wendl. eric, with a figure. Erica 

 gelida, Andr. heath. 2. t. 11. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 370. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. 699. Erica alveiflora, Sal. in. Lin. trans. 6. p. 366. 

 Flowers green. Leaves 4-6 in a whorl. 



Var. ft, albens (Bedf. eric. wob. p. 11.) corolla with a white 

 base and a green top. 



Var. y, gilva (Wendl. eric. fasc. 12. p. 13. with a figure); 

 bracteas remote from the calyx; flowers disposed in a verticillate 

 crown, greenish-yellow. Leaves 4-5 in a whorl. 



Iron-grey- flowered Syringodea. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1790. 

 Shrub. 



97 S. MAMMOSA ; leaves linear, subulate, glabrous, erect, 

 spreading ; flowers drooping, axillary, crowded, verticillate, 

 near the tops of the branches ; bracteas linear, remote from the 

 calyx; calyx coloured; pedicels downy; corolla downy, 8-10 

 lines long ; with a cylindrical inflated tube, having 4 pits near 

 the base ; genitals inclosed ; anthers awned. T? . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Erica mammosa, Lin. mant. 234. diss. 

 21. Andr. heath. 1. t. 8. Lodd. bot. cab. 125. Erica mam- 

 mosa, /3,'Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 366. Erica abietina, Thunb. 

 diss. no. 68. Schnev. pi. no. 23. with a figure. Berg. pi. cap. 

 105. Buxb. cent. 4. p. 25. t. 41-42. Corollas pale purplish- 

 red, or dark pink. 



Var. ft, minor (Andr. heath. 3. t. 9.) corolla more slender, 

 purplish-red. 



Var. y,pdllida (Lodd. bot. cab. 951.) flowers paler. 

 Mammose. Syringodea. Fl. July, Oct. Ctl. 1769. Shrub. 



98 S. TU'MIDA ; leaves linear, obtuse, hairy, reflexed ; flowers 



VOL. III. 



terminal, usually by fours ; pedicels tribracteate, 2 of the brac- 

 teas close to the calyx, and the third remote ; corolla downy, 

 with an oblong-cylindrical tube ; calyx spreading ; style some- 

 what exserted ; anthers awned. fj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica tumida, Ker. bot. reg. t. 65. Erica splen- 

 dens, Andr. heath, vol. 4. with a figure. Erica splendida, Hort. 

 Loud. hort. brit. p. 146. Flowers red. 



^mid-flowered Syringodea. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1812. 

 Shrub. 



99 S. BOWIEA'NA ; leaves linear, glaucous, glabrous ; brac- 

 teas remote from the calyx ; flowers crowded, axillary, verticil- 

 late, near the tops of the branches, pendulous; corolla cylindri- 

 cal, with an inflated tube, and contracted mouth ; genitals in- 

 closed; anthers awned. Tj , G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica Bowieana, Lodd. bot. cab. 842. Erica Bowia, Bedf. eric, 

 wob. p. 4. Erica Baurea, Andr. heath, vol. 4. with a figure. 

 Flowers white. Habit of S. mammbsa, and S. verticillala, &c. 



Bowie's Syringodea. Fl. Year. Clt. 1822. Shrub. 



* * * Leaves 5-6 to 8 in a whorl. 



100 S. CERVICIFLORA ; leaves 5-6 in a whorl, linear; flowers 

 axillary, crowded ; corolla 5-6 lines long, downy, with a very 

 narrow urceolate tube and a spreading limb ; filaments minutely 

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

 cerviciflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 362. Erica inaperta, 

 Hort. Pedicels tribracteate. 



Neck-flowered Syringodea. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1810. 

 Shrub. 



101 S. PATERSONIO!DES ; leaves linear, glabrous, 5-6 in a 

 whorl ; flowers crowded, verticillate ; bracteas close to the 

 calyx, toothed ; corolla with a cylindrical, clavate, curved tube ; 

 style exserted ; anthers aristate. lj . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Erica patersonioides, Bedf. eric. wob. p. 18. 

 Erica Patersonia coccinea, Andr. heath. 3. t. 11. Corolla deep 

 reddish-orange or scarlet. 



Patersonia- like Syringodea. Fl. April. May. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub. 



102 S. CARINA'TA ; leaves 5 in a whorl, reflexed, woolly ; 

 flowers terminal ; bracteas remote from the calyx ; corolla with 

 a cylindrical, inflated, ribbed tube ; crests of anthers plumose ; 

 style a little exserted. T? . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica carinata, Lodd. bott. cab. 1071. Corollas red- 

 dish-purple. 



Aee/erf-leaved Syringodea. Fl. Sept. Clt. 1820. Shrub. 



103 S. FOLIOS A. We know nothing further about this spe- 

 cies, fy . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica folidsa, 

 or foliacea, Andr. heath, vol. 4. with a figure. Flowers of an 

 orange-yellow colour. 



Leafy Syringodea. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1800. Shrub. 



104 S. SPICA V TA ; leaves linear, subulate, hispid, spreadingly 

 reflexed, 6 in a whorl ; pedicels very short ; bracteas sessile ; 

 flowers axillary, crowded, verticillately spicate, drooping ; caly- 

 cine segments callous, spatulate, entire ; corolla dewy, 7-9 lines 

 long, cylindrical ; genitals inclosed ; anthers awned. Fj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica spicata, Thunb. diss. 

 no. 71. with a figure. Wendl. eric. fasc. 2. p. 27. with a figure. 

 Erica sessiliflora, Lin. suppl. 222. Erica favosa, Sal. in Lin. 

 trans 6. p. 865. Corolla yellowish-green. 



Var. ft ; corolla 5-7 lines long, having the segments contigu- 

 ous at the base. Tj . G. Erica spicata, Andr. heath. 1. t. 11. 

 Lodd. bot. cab. 1203. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



S/nAe-flowered Syringodea. FJ. Year. Clt. 1789. Shrub. 



105 S. FASCICULA'RIS ; leaves 8 in a whorl, narrow-linear, 

 obtuse, glandularly ciliated, spreading, a little recurved ; brac- 

 teas remote from the calyx ; flowers crowded, axillary, verticil- 

 late, near the tops of the branches, horizontal ; corolla 1 3 lines 



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