No. 1875. 



ERICA EMPETRIFOLIA. 



Class. Order. 



OCT A NDRIA MO NOG YNIA . 



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This is said to have been introduced in 

 1774 into the Kew Garden, by Mr. Masson, 

 from the Cape of Good Hope. 



It is a bushy species of moderate size, 

 having many rigid twisted branches, cover- 

 ed with strong thick leaves. It flowers in 

 June and July in dense spikes at the tops 

 of the branches: the blossoms have no 

 scent. 



It requires the usual airy greenhouse 

 treatment, will increase by cuttings, and 

 should be potted in peat earth. 



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