Nø. 102, 
ERICA LINNZEANA. 
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Class, Order. 
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
The immortal Linnæus, whose name de- 
signates this heath, was acquainted with but 
very few of this extensive family; in his 
species Plantarum (1762) are only thirty- 
eight sorts. How little did this great man 
know of the almost innumerable species 
which have since not only been discovered, 
but introduced in a living state into England. 
Miller, in 1768, had but five; not one of 
which was from the Cape. What idea 
then can we at present form of what may 
be brought to this country in another half 
century? 
Our present plant flowers rather early in 
the spring, and is of pretty long duration: 
we consider it a very ornamental sort. The 
buds are in general formed before the winter, 
and if it be kept in a bad greenhouse, where 
the smoke ever comes out, the buds are very 
apt to blight. We have known them pre- 
served exceedingly well in a frame, carefully 
attended to in winter. 
