ERICA levis. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
Erica, antheris aristatis, inclusis: foliis ternis, 
. glabris, linearibus, obtusis: corollis campanu- 
latis, albis, tenuibus: ramis numerosis, gracili- 
bus. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Cauuis pedalis et ultra: ramis et ramulis fili- 
formibus, numerosis. 
Four terna, adscendentia, glabra, linearia, 
obtusa: petiolis brevibus. 
Frores in ramos umbellis parvis irregulari- 
bus: pedunculis incarnatis, ad basin bracteis tri- 
bus parvis instructis. 
Caryx tetraphyllus: foliolis lanceolatis, ser- 
rulatis, adpressis. 
Coroiis campanulata, alba, tenuis: oris la- 
ciniis equalibus, patentibus. 
Sramina. Filamenta octo capillaria. An- 
there aristate, incluse. 
Pistirtum. Germen tiarzeforme, purpureum, 
sulcatum, ad basin nectariferum. Stylus filifor- 
mis. Stigma concayum. 
Habitat ad Caput Bone Spei. 
Floret a mense Martii in Julium. 
REFERENTIA. 
1. Calyx lente auctus, 
2. Stamina et Pistillum, anther4 un& lente 
aucta. 
3. Germen et Pistillum lente aucta. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Hears, with bearded tips, within the blossom: 
leaves by threes, smooth, linear, and blunt: 
blossom bell-shaped, white, and thin: branches 
numerous and slender. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Srem a foot or more high: the large and 
small branches are thread-shaped and numerous, 
Leaves by threes, ascending, smooth, linear, 
and blunt: footstalks short. 
FLowers grow on the branches in small irre- 
gular umbels: footstalks flesh-coloured, and fur- 
nished at the base with three small floral leaves. 
Empatement four-leaved : leaflets lance- 
shaped, finely sawed, and pressed to the cup. 
Bossom bell-shaped, white, and thin: seg- 
ments of the border equal, and spreading. 
Cuives. Eight hair-like threads: tips bearded, 
and within the blossom. 
Porntat. Seed-bud turban-shaped, purple, 
and furrowed, with honey-cups at the base. 
Shaft thread-shaped. Summit hollow. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers from March till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The Empalement magnified. 
2. The Chives and Pointal, one tip magni- 
fied. 
3. Seed-bud and Pointal magnified, 
