No. 816. 
ERICA IRBYANA, 
Clase. Order. 
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This is from the Cape of Good Hope: it 
was introduced in 1810. In growth itis a 
moderate-sized shrub, with many slender 
branches, at the ends of which the flowers 
are produced, two or three together: they 
are Jong and delicate in their form, and like : 
It should at no time have too great a supply 
of water, and especial care should be taken 
to drain the roots well, by a quantity of 
broken pot. It may be increased by cuttings, 
but with difficulty. 
