116 ERIC7E. [Cl. 9. 



compose a beautiful and distinct Order, termed EFA- 

 CRlDEvE, Prodr. N. Hull. \. 1. 535. They occu- 

 py the same place at New Holland, that the vast 

 genus Erica does at the Cape of Good Hope, and 

 are distinguished by the simple structure of their An- 

 thers, first noticed by Mr. Brown. Each Anther bursts 

 longitudinally in front, opposite to it's dorsal point of 

 insertion, and then becomes a single flat valve, the 

 rather large Pollen being borne by a narrow receptacle, 

 or partition, which originally divided the Anther into 

 2 cells. The Germen has usually 5 scales, sometimes 

 a notched ring, at the base. Stigma capitate, some- 

 times notched or toothed. Fruit either a Drupa, 

 Berry, or Capsule, rarely of only 1 cell. Stem shrubby, 

 with rigid, alternate, mostly entire, Leaves, and ele- 

 gant white or crimson, rarely blue, Flowers, variously 

 disposed, often drooping. 



Ifea, including Cyrilla, has Anthers of 2 cells, 

 bursting from top to bottom, at 2 opposite sides, so 

 that, to say nothing of the great difference of habit, 

 it cannot be brought hither. 



The partitions of the Capsule are in some of the ge- 

 nus Erica formed from the inflexed edges of the valves, 

 as in the Rhododendra, Orel. 50; in others proceeding 

 from the centre of each valve. This difference exists 

 in species otherwise so nearly akin, that no person has 

 ventured to divide the genus by it, any more than by 

 various appendages to the Anthers, which, however re- 

 markable, afford no sound generic distinctions. 



