ERICA Patersonia, coccinea. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
Enrica, antheris aristatis inclusis, corollis cylin- 
draceo-clavatis, coccineis, verticillatis, foliis sub- 
senis, setaceis, in petiolos capillares attenuatis. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Cauuis fruticosus, bipedalis, ramis ramulisque 
erectis, et sepe alternis. 
Fora plerumqué quinata vel sena, erecta, 
setacea, in petiolos capillares deorsum atte- 
nuata. 
Fiores in summitate ramorum _yerticillati, 
recti. Pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus lanceo- 
latis instructi. 
Catyx tetraphyllus, foliolis lanceolatis, serru- 
latis, adpressis. 
Corouta cylindraceo-clavata, coccinea, ore 
arctata, parum curvata, subpollicaris, limbo 
reflexo. 
Stamina octo capillaria; anthere aristate, 
incluse. 
Pistittum. Germen tiareforme, sulcatum, 
ad basin nectariferum. Stylus filiformis, Stigma 
tetragonum. 
Habitat ad Caput Bone Spei. 
Floret a mense Aprili in Augustum. 
REFERENTIA. 
1. Folium. 
2. Calyx et Corolla. 
3. Calyx lente auctus. 
4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera uni 
lente aucti. 
5. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto. 
6. Germen lente auctum. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Hearn, with bearded tips within the blossoms, 
which are cylindrically club-shaped, of a scarlet 
colour, and in whorls. Leaves nearly by sixes, 
bristle-shaped,; and attenuated into capillary 
footstalks. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Srem shrubby, two feet high, with the 
branches and branchlets erect; and often alter- 
nate. 
Leaves chiefly in fives or sixes; erect; bristle- 
shaped, attenuated downwards into capillary 
footstalks. 
Fiowers grow atthe tops of the branches in 
whorls straight out. Footstalks short, furnished 
with three lance-shaped floral leaves. 
Empatement four-leaved ; leaflets lance-shaped, 
slightly sawed, and pressed to the blossom. 
Bossom cylindrically club-shaped, scarlet 
colour; and narrowed at the mouth, slightly 
curved, near an inch long; the border reflexed. 
Cuves eight hair-like threads : tips bearded, 
and within the blossom. 
Porntat. Seed=bud turban-shaped, furrowed, 
with honey-cups at the base. Shaft thread- 
shaped. Summit four-cornered. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers from the month of April till August. 
REFERENCE. 
1. A Leaf. 
2. The Empalement and Blossom. 
a The Empalement magnified, 
4. The Chives and Pointal detached, one tip 
magnified. 
5. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified. 
6. Seed-bud magnified. 
