ERICA glutinosa minor. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
Erica, antheris muticis inclusis, corollis gluti- 
nosissimis, verticillatis, horizontalibus, pallide viridi- 
bus, semi-uncialibus, et costatis. Folia sena. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Cauuis erectus, bipedalis. Rami simplices, longi, 
verticillati. 
Fora sena, linearia acuminata, glabra, laviter 
sulcata, patentia. 
Fores sub apicibus ramorum conferti, verticil- 
lato-horizontales. Pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus 
calyci adpressis. 
Caryx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lan- 
ceolatis, viscosis, adpressis. 
Coroiia cylindrica, semi-uncialis, pallide vi- 
ridis, glutinosissima, nitida et costata, oris laciniis 
parum reflexis, 
Stamina. Filamenta octo, capillaria ; anther 
mutice, inclusze. 
Pistintum. Germen tiareforme, sulcatum et 
uperne sericeum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma te- 
tragonum. 
Habitat ad Caput Bonz Spei. 
Floret a mense Novembri ad Aprilem. 
REFERENTIA, 
1. Calyx lente auctus. 
2. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente 
aucta. 
8. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto, 
4, Germen lente auctum, 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Hearu, with beardless tips within the blossoms, 
which are extremely clammy, in whorls, horizontal, 
and of a pale green, half an inch long, and ribbed. 
Leaves by sixes. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Stem upright, two feet high. The branches are 
simple, long, and whorled. 
Leaves grow by sixes, are linear-pointed and 
smooth, slightly furrowed, and spreading. 
FLowers grow near the ends of the branches, 
pressed together in horizontal whorls. The foot- 
stalks are short, having three floral leaves pressed 
to the cup. 
EmpaLeMentT. Cup four-leaved, which are 
lance-shaped, clammy, and pressed to the blossom. 
Buossom cylindrical, half an inch long, of a 
pale green, very clammy, shining and ribbed, the 
segments of the mouth slightly reflexed. 
Cuives. Eight hair-like threads; tips beardless, 
and within the blossom. 
PornTaL. Seed-vessel turban-shaped, furrowed 
and silky at the upper part. Shaft thread-shaped. 
Summit four-cornered. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers from the month of November till April. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The Empalement magnified. 
2. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one 
tip magnified. 
3. The Seed-bud and Pointal, with the summit 
magnified, 
4. The Seed-bud magnified. 
