No. 493. 
ERICA GRANDIFLORA, 
: Class, Order. 
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This fine species is a native of the Cape 
of Good Hope ; it was one of the very first 
of this numerous family which was culti- 
vated in England: we remember to have 
purchased the original plant, (which after- 
wards became the parent of all that are at 
present in Europe) at the sale of the late 
celebrated Dr. Fothergill, at Upton, in 
Essex. His plants, the richest private col- 
lection perhaps, all things considered, that 
was ever seen in England, were sold by 
auction in August 1781. 
It is the most robust of all the Heaths, 
and far more hardy than the greater part 
of them, blooming freely in the months of 
June and July, and well deserves a place 
in every greenhouse. It may be in 
by cuttings, and should have a sandy peat 
soil. 
