94 PROSERPINA. 



(with variety of course in the colours) a condition in 

 other species, though of course nothing is ever said of 

 it in the botanical accounts of them. I gather, however, 

 from Curtis's careful drawings that the prevailing colour 

 of the Cape species is purple, thus justifying still further 

 my placing them among the Cytherides ; and I am con- 

 tent to take the descriptive epithets at present given 

 them, for the following five of this southern group, hop- 

 ing that they may be explained for me afterwards by 

 helpful friends. 



14. Bracteolata, C. 345. 

 Oppositifolia, C. 492. 

 Speciosa, C. 1790. 



These three all purple, and scarcely distinguishable from 

 sweet pease-blossom, only smaller. 



Stipulacea, C. 1715. Small, and very beautiful, lilac 

 and purple, with a leaf and mode of growth like rose- 

 mary. The " Foxtail " milkwort, whose name I don't ac- 

 cept, C. 1006, is intermediate between this and the next 

 species. 



15. Mixta, C. 1714. I don't see what mingling is 

 meant, except that it is just like Erica tetralix in the 

 leaf, only, apparently, having little four-petalled pinks 

 for blossoms. This appearance is thus botanical ly ex- 

 plained. I do not myself understand the description, 

 but copy it, thinking it may be of use to somebody. 

 * The apex of the carina is expanded into a two-lobed 

 plain petal, the lobes of which are emarginate. This ap- 



