No. 708. 
ERICA PURPUREA. 
Class, Order, 
OCTANDRIA Ò  MONOGYNIA. 
This is from the Cape of Good Hope, 
and has been lately introduced into this 
country: it flowers in the months of May 
and June, and is a very pleasing sort. Its 
size is rather low, and its growth bushy. 
It requires the usual temperature, and 
full access to the fresh air, which is so indis- 
pensable to every kind of heath. It is diffi- 
cult to increase it by cuttings, and must be 
potted in sandy peat soil. 
