

No. 1685. 

 ERICA DROSEROIDES. 



CIas=i. Order. 



OCTANDRIA MONOG YNIA 



. A native of the Cape of Good Hope, in- 

 'troduced many years since. It is a very 

 beautiful and delicate species, of low 

 growth, and flowering profusely for several 

 months during summer and autumn. The 

 flowers as well as leaves are very clammy, 

 frequently catching any small insects which 

 may alight upon them. It sometimes per- 

 fects its seeds, and may also he increased by 

 cuttings. It must be preserved in winter in 

 a light airy greenhouse, and potted in peat 



earth. 



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