No. 538. 
ERICA SCHOLLIANA. 
Class. Order. 
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
A native of the Cape, whence it was in- 
troduced many years since. It is a some- 
what straggling plant, with slender branches 
and short downy leaves, Its delicate flowers 
are produced near the ends of the branches, 
three or four together, on long stalks, and 
are very beautiful. 
It must be kept in an airy greenhouse in 
winter, and may be propagated by cuttings. 
The soil should be sandy peat. : 
‘The name has been given in memory of 
our friend the late George Scholl, who was 
dispatched from Vienna, by the Emperor 
Joseph II. to collect plants in the vicinity 
of the Cape of Good Hope. He sent home 
great quantities, and in 1799, after remain- 
ing twelve years in South Africa, returned 
with a large cargo to Vienna, where a few 
years afterwards he died. 
