No. 133. 4 
ERICA EROSA. 
Class. Order. 
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This handsome species is of very late in- 
troduction from the Cape of Good Hope. It 
is slow of growth, and never exceeds a sort 
of dwarfish size. The season of its flower- 
ing is in April or May—sometimes later. 
We have found it veto. difficult to raise by 
cuttings; and as it does not seem likely to 
bear seed, it will never become plentiful. 
This plant, like the rest of its family, loves 
pure air, and is i x e GF p con- 
finem ent, 
by fire ius. Where steam is employed, the 
air is rendered much more congenial to 
healthful vegetation, particularly in this 
genus. 
