No. 223. 
ERICA PHYSODES. 
Class, Order, 
OCTANDRIA  MONOGYNIA. 
This is a singular and beautiful heath; 
the foliage and growth are elegant, and the 
flowers are covered with a kind of varnish 
which gives them a glittering appearance, 
especially when the sun shines. It blooms 
abundantly in the spring and summer, and 
occasionally produces ripe seed in this coun- 
try: it may also be increased by cuttings, 
but not without difficulty. It isa native of 
the Cape of Good Hope, whence it was sent 
home by Masson in 1788. The treatment 
which it requires,is the same as for the 
other heaths; and in winter it must be pre- 
served in an airy greenhouse, and potted in 
sandy peat soil. 
