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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



1027 E. Wtralix. 



Spec. Char., $c. Plant of a greyish hue. Leaves ciliated, 

 4 in a whorl. Flowers in terminal heads. Corolla 

 ovate-globose, about 3 lines long, downy at the tip outside. 

 Spurs of anthers lanceolate. (Don's Mill.) A diminutive 

 evergreen bush. North of Europe, in boggy or moory 

 ground ; plentiful in Britain. Height 6 in. to 1 ft. Flowers 

 red ; July to September. 



Varieties. 



. E. T. 1 riibra Hort. Eric. Woburn. p. 25. Corolla 



pale red. 

 . E. T. 2 carnea London's H. B. Corolla of a flesh 



colour. 

 a. E. T. 3 alba Hort. Eric. JWoburn. p. 25. Corolla 



white. 

 a. E. T. 4 Mackmana. E. Mackaidna Bab. Fl. Hiber. 



p. i8i. It has the leaves and calyx of E. ciliaris, and the flowers 

 of E. Tetralix ; probably a hybrid between the species. Ireland. 

 The badge of the clan Macdonald, and the species most commonly used for 

 making besoms. 



. 2. E. CINE REA L. The grey Heath. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., ed. 2. p. 501. ; Don's Mill, 3. p. 795. 



Synonymcs. E. mutabilis Salisb. in Lin. Trans. 4. p. 369. ; E. humilis Neck. Gall. 182. ; E. tenui- 



f61ia Ger. 1198. ; E. cinerea riibra Hort. Eric. Woburn. p. 5. ; Scopa, Hal. 

 Engravings. Curt. Fl. Lond., fasc. 1. t. 25. j Engl. Bot., t. 1015. ; and our fig. 1028. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves 3 in a whorl. Corolla ovate-urceo- 

 late. Flowers verticillate, on the naked stems. Crests of 

 anthers ear-formed. Corolla 3 lines long, purple, changing 

 to blue as it fades. This is easily distinguished from E. Tetralix 

 by its glaucous deep green hue, and deep purple or sometimes 

 white flowers. (Don's Mill.) A diminutive evergreen shrub. 

 Europe, but not in the south, nor in the extreme north ; 

 plentiful in Britain. Height 6 in. to 1 ft. Flowers purple, 

 changing to blue as they fade ; July to September. 



Varieties. 



a. E. c. 2 atropurpiirea Lodd. Bot. Cab. 1409. Plant 



dwarf. Flowers deeper purple. 

 tt E. c. 3 alba Lodd. Cat. Flowers white. 

 a. E. c. 4 pallida Lodd. Bot. Cab. 1507. Flowers pale 



purple. 



tt. E. c. 5 carnescens Lodd. Cat. Flowers flesh-coloured. 

 tt. E. c. 6 prolifera Lodd. Cat. Flowers proliferous. 

 tt. E. c. 7 stricla Lodd. Cat. Branches erect. 



The badge of the clan Macalister. Readily distinguished from E. Tetralix 

 by its glabrous deep green hue, and deep purple flowers. 



* 3. E. AUSTRAYIS L. The southern Heath. 



Identification. Lin. Mant., p. 231. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 795. 

 Synonyme. E. pistillaris Sal. in Lin. Soc. Trans. 6. p. 368. 

 Engravings. Andr. Heaths, 3. t. 21.; Bot. Cab., t. 1472. ; and our 

 fig. 1029. 



Spec. Char., fyc. A shrub, 3 ft. to 6 ft. high. Leaves 

 4 in a whorl, scabrous, spreading, mucronate. 

 Flowers terminal, small. Corolla purplish red, 

 3 lines long, with a curved funnel-shaped tube, and 

 a recurved limb. Pedicels beset with gemmaceous 

 bracteas. Anthers crested. (Don's Mill.) An erect 

 pyramidal shrub. Spain and Portugal. Height 5 ft. 

 to 7 ft. Introduced in 1 769. Flowers red ; April 



tO AugUSt. 



1028. E. cinerea. 



1029. E.austratis. 



