No. 125. 
ERICA MAMMOSA. 
Class, Order. 
OCTANDRIA | MONOGYNIA. 
This is the Erica mammosa of Linnzus's 
Mantissa. Willdenow, however, has re- 
tained Thunberg's name, abietina, to it. It is 
from the Cape, and has been cultivated here 
a long time. Itis a remarkably rich and 
splendid sort. The flowers are so very close 
together, and so large, as to form almost a 
solid mass. They come out generally about 
September, and continue in succession till 
near the end of the year. We bave never 
found them produce any seeds. "This, how- 
ever, is the less to be regretted, as they are 
increased with facility by cuttings. We 
formerly had two other varieties of this 
plant; the one much smaller and of a paler 
colour, the other almost white. It re- 
quires the airy green-house, and protection 
from frost, with a sandy peat soil, and 
abundance of water at all times, particu- 
larly in hot weather. 
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