266 L, ERiCACK^. [JErica. 



almost white beneath, flowers umbellate-capitate, pedicels nearly 

 glabrous, ovary glabrous. J3. B. S. t. 2900. 



Between Roundstone and Clifden, Cunnamara, Ireland. T^ . 89 

 This was first found in Ireland hy Mr. Wm, MacCalla and Mr. 

 0;^i!by, and distinguished by Dr. Mackay, and in the same year it 

 was discovered on the Sierra del Perai, in Asturia, by M, Durieu. 

 The broad, almost exactly ovate, leaves, with a great proportion of 

 nearly white surface beneath, would seem, at first sight, to dis. 

 tinguish this specifically from the preceding; to which may be 

 added, according to Mr. Babington, tliat the unner surface of the 

 leaves and their midrib beneath are always glabrous, while these parts 

 are downy in E. Tetralix. Perhaps however it mav prove, by culti- 

 vation, to be onlv a more glabrous form, with larjrcr foliage. 



4. E. cinerea L. {fine-leaved H.) ; anthers with two serrated 

 appendages at the base included, style a little exserted, corolla 

 ovate, leaves ternate linear keeled acute glabrous shininof, 

 flowers in den:>e whorled racemes, ovary glabrous. E. B, 

 t. 1015. 



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Heaths, abundant. \ . 7 — 9 Flowers drooping, reddish-purple. 



Leaves usually with fascicles of small leaves in their axils. The 

 plant is used for various economical purposes: its flowers are some- 

 times white, 



*** Mouth of the corolla straight. Anthers protruded^ bipartite, amiiless, 



5, E. vdgans L. {Cornish H,) ; anthers without awns deeply 



bifid and as well as the style exserted, corolla campanulate, 

 leaves 3 — 4 in a whorl, flowers axillary crowded, ovary ola- 

 brous. B, B. t. 3. E. multiflora Hiidi^. (not i.) 



On heaths in Cornwall, abundant. Islet on the coast of Water- 

 ford, near Tramore, Ireland. Tj . 7, 8. — Well distinguished from 

 all our British EriccB by its campanulate, not ovate, corolla. 



6. E. Mediterrdjiea L. {Mediterranean H.) ; anthers without 

 awns deeply bifid and as well as the style exserted, corolla 

 narrow urceolate, bracteas above the middle of the peduncle, 

 calyx coloured, flowers in leafy racemes, leaves 4 in a whorl 

 linear glabrous flat above convex with a central furrow beneath, 

 ovary glabrous.— /3. Hihernica, flowering-branches and style 

 shorter. Hook, in E. B. S. t. 2774. ' 



^.Mountain-bogs in the west of Mayo and GaWay, Ireland. 



On Urrisbeg Mountain Cunnamara ; Curraan, Aehil ; Burrishoole 



Lake,&c h. 4. -The Irish plant seems intermediate between 



he E Medaerraneaor Bot. Mag. and E. carnea : the stem is some- 



Tm /7 ^^ ' T """J<^'-"»« "Pright rigid branches, as in 



^ilfeA^crra«.a sometimes only 4-8 inches high with spreading 

 branches. Mr. Bentham, indeed, unites them all under E. carnea 



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