No. 14. 
ERICA OBLIQUA. 
Class. Order. 
OCTANDRIA | MONOGYNIA. 
This extremely elegant plant is a native of 
the Cape, introduced into this country about 
the year 1794. Blooms in great profusion 
for two or three months during the Autumn. 
1t is one of those slender species which rarely 
attain to any considerable size; propagated, 
like the rest of the family, by seeds and cut- 
tings: soil, light sandy peat. Being of a 
very delicate habit, care should be taken not 
to overpot it. Ericas, in general, require 
shifting once a year: the spring is the best 
season for this operation. The pots should 
be but a little larger, by no means giving too 
much room at one time, as they seldom 
thrive till the roots get to the sides of the 
pot, from which they seem to obtain their 
chief nourishment. 
