828 ERICACE.E. XIX. OCTOPERA. XX. EREMIA. XXI. SALAXIS. XXII. CALLUNA. XXIII. ANDROMEDA. 



XVIII. ERIODE'SMIA (from ipiov, erion, wool, and 

 desme, a fascicle ; the flowers resemble a fascicle of wool). D. 

 Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 158. Erica capitata, Lin. &c. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndria Monogy'nia. Calyx large, 4-parted, 

 bibracteate at the base. Corolla campanulate ; limb 4-lobed, 

 revolute. Stamens exserted ; filaments dilated, flat ; anthers 

 bifid, obtuse, scabrous from papillae; cells of anthers dehiscing 

 by an oblong pore, having the base continuous with the fila- 

 ments. Stigma capitate. Capsule 4-celled, many-seeded. 

 Seeds angular, shining. An erect branched shrub. Leaves 3 

 in a whorl, obtuse, very hairy. Flowers terminal, solitary or 

 by threes, forming a very hairy head. 



1 E. CAPITA'TA (D. Don, 1. c.). fy . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Erica capitata, Lin. diss. no. 36. mant. 373. 

 Berg. pi. cap. 94. Andr. heath. 1. t. 38. Wendl. eric. no. 3. p. 

 3. with a figure. Seb. thes. 1. p. 30. t. 20. f. 1. Erica by ssina, 

 Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 383. Calyx very hairy, greenish-yellow. 

 Bracteas imbricate. Corolla white, and very little longer than 

 the calyx. 



Capitate-flowered Eriodesmia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1774. 

 Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Erica, p. 800. 



XIX. OCTOPE'RA (from oKrw, octo, eight, and irrjpa, pera, 

 a sack ; in reference to the 8-celled capsule). D. Don, in edinb. 

 phil. journ. 17. p. 156. Erica Bergiana, Lin. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted, re- 

 flexed, naked at the base. Corolla globose, with a contracted 

 bluntly 4-lobed mouth. Stamens inclosed ; filaments flat ; cells 

 of anthers very short, dehiscing by a large foramen, furnished 

 with a lanceolate acuminated crested appendage at the base. 

 Stigma peltate. Capsule 8-celled, many-seeded. A procum- 

 bent downy shrub, native of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves 

 broad, 4 in a whorl. Flowers terminal, umbellate ; pedicels scaly. 



1 O. BERGIA V NA (D. Don, 1. c.). ^ . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Erica Bergiana, Lin. mant. p. 235. diss. no. 6. 

 Schnev. pi. no. 46. with a figure. Erica quadriflora, Willd. 

 spec. 2. p. 379. Andr. heath. 2. t. 20. Erica lacunaeflora, Sal. 

 in Lin. trans. 6. p. 377. Erica nitens, Lee. Flowers purplish- 

 red. 



Bergius's Octopera. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1787. Shrub 

 procumbent. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Erica, p. 800. 



XX. ERE V MIA (from tpjjjuoe, eremos, solitary ; from the 

 seeds being solitary in the cells). D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 

 17. p. 156. Erica Totta, Thunb. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted, imbri- 

 cated by bracteas at the base ; segments broadly orbicular, cili- 

 ated, coriaceous. Corolla urceolar, with a small 4-lobed limb. 

 Stamens inclosed ; filaments capillary ; anthers bipartite ; cells 

 of anthers short, mutic at the base, opening by an oblong hole. 

 Stigma capitate. Capsule 4-celled; cells 1-seeded. Seeds 

 large, elliptic, ventricose. A diffusely branched shrub, native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves spreading, hispid from bris- 

 tles. Flowers glomerate. 



1 E. TOTTA (D. Don, 1. c.). fj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Erica T6tta, Thunb. diss. no. 17. Erica ferox, 

 Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 324. 



Hottentot Eremia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Erica, p. 800. 



XXI. SALAXIS (from salax, unchaste ; but the application 

 is not evident). Sal. MSS. spec. 2. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndria, Monogynia. Calyx irregular, 4-leaved. 

 Corolla campanulate, 4-cleft. Stigma peltate. Capsule drupa- 

 ceous, 3-celled, 3-seeded. Shrubs, native of the Mauritius. 



Leaves from 3 to 6 in a whorl, with revolute margins. Flowers 

 somewhat racemose at the tops of the branches. 



1 S. ARBORE'SCENS .(Willd. ex. Spreng, syst. 2. p. 20.) leaves 



3 in a whorl, nearly terete, adpressed ; pedicels downy. ^ G. 

 Native of the Mauritius. 



Arborescent Salaxis. Shrub. 



2 S. MONTA'NA (Willd. 1. c.) leaves 3 in a whorl, adpressed, 

 tetragonal ; pedicels glabrous. ^ G. Native of the Mau- 

 ritius. 



Mountain Salaxis. Shrub. 



3 S. AXILLA'RIS (Salisb.) leaves 3 in a whorl, glabrous ; 

 flowers racemose ; corollas globose ; branches tomentose. J? G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica axilaris, Th. diss, 

 no. 10. 



Axillary flowery Salaxis. Shrub. 



4 S. ABIET!NA (Willd. 1. c.) leaves generally 3 in a whorl, 

 linear, spreading. Jj . G. Native of the Mauritius. 



Fir-like Salaxis. Shrub. 



Cult. Turfy peat mixed with rough sand is the best soil for 

 the species of Salaxis ; and young cuttings of them strike root 

 readily in sand, under a bell-glass, in a little heat. 



XXII. CALLtTNA (from raXXvyu, kalluno, to adorn ; beauty 

 of plant when in blossom). Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 317. Erica 

 vulgaris, Lin. and others. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted, mem- 

 branous, coloured, furnished with 4 bracteas at the base. Co- 

 rolla campanulate, 4-lobed, shorter than the calyx. Stamens 

 inclosed ; filaments dilated ; anthers bipartite, biappendiculate 

 at the base ; cells of anthers mucronulate, dehiscing length- 

 wise. Stigma capitate. Capsule with a septicidal dehiscence. 

 Seeds ovoid, smooth. A small spreading shrub, native of 

 Europe. Leaves trigonal, obtuse, very short, imbricating in 



4 rows, having the margins revolute, and the base sagittate. 

 Flowers disposed in long terminal spicate racemes. 



1 C. VULGA'RIS (Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 317.). f? . H. Na- 

 tive throughout Europe ; plentiful in Britain. Erica vulgaris, 

 Lin. spec. p. 501. Smith's engl. bot. 1013. 



Far. a, purpurea ; flowers purplish-red. 



Far. /3, spuria ; flowers purplish-red ; spikes short ; branches 

 tufted. 



Far. y, decumbens ; flowers purplish-red ; spikes short ; 

 branches decumbent. 



Far. S, tomentbsa ; flowers purplish-red ; leaves and branches 

 woolly. 



Far. t, alba ; flowers white, less crowded ; corolla shorter. 



Far. {, flare plena ; flowers double, pale purplish-red. 



Far. fi,foliis variegatis ; leaves variegated ; flowers purplish. 



Far. 0, (ifncti ; leaves variegated with yellow. 



Far. t, coccinea ; flowers deep red. 



Far. K, spicdla ; spikes long ; flowers red, or white. 



Common Heath or Ling Heather. Fl. July, Sept. Britain. 

 Shrub | to 3 feet. 



Cult. The varieties of Calluna vulgaris are very ornamental 

 when planted in a border or clump, along with the dwarf 

 hardy species of Erica and their varieties, as Erica ciliaris, 

 E. tetralix, E. cinerea, and Gypsocdllis multiflbra, G. vagans, 

 &c. The border in which they are grown requires to be 

 composed of peat soil. All are increased by layers, or young 

 cuttings under a bell-glass. 



SUBTRIBE II. 



ANDROME'DE/E, (this Subtribe contains plants agreeing 

 with Andromeda in the Corolla being dead.) D. Don, in Edinb. 

 phil. journ. 17, p. 157. Corolla deciduous. 



XXIII. ANDRO'MEDA (named from the daughter of Ce- 

 pheus, rescued from the sea-monster by Perseus). D. Don, in 



