No. 1763. 
ERICA METULAFLORA. 
Class. Order. 
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This is a native of the Cape of Good 
Hope: it was introduced in 1798. It is a 
dwarf slow growing kind, and produces its 
flowers in July and August. The usual 
precautions are requisite for its protection. 
It will increase by cuttings, and should be 
potted in peat earth. 
