ERICA 
racemifera. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
Faica, antheris aristatis, inclusis ; floribus race- 
mosis; corollis sub-globosis, purpurelis ; foliis 
senis, oblique verticillatis, confertis, tremulis. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Cauiis fruticosus, sub-pedalis. Rami virgati, 
sub-simplices. 
Fouia sena, linearia, conferta, oblique verticil- 
lata, tremula. 
Fores sub-terminales, racemosi, cernui, ple- 
rumque duo, pedunculis longissimis. 
Catyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum ; foliolis 
lanceolatis, bracteis tribus adpressis. 
Corotta sub-globosa, purpurea ; oris laciniis 
erecto-patentibus. 
Sramina. Filamenta octo, receptaculo in- 
serta ; antheris aristatis, inclusis. 
Pistittum. Germen tiareforme. Stylus fili- 
formis. Stigma tetragonum. 
Habitat ad Caput Bone Spei. 
Floret a mense Aprili ad Junium. 
REFERENTIA. 
—_ 
. Umbella Florum. 
[\3) 
. Calyx lente auctus. 
oo 
. Stamina et Pistillum: 
he 
Anthera lente aucta. 
SS 
Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto. 
Se 
Germen lente auctum. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Hears, with bearded tips, within the blossom ; 
flowers grow in clusters ; blossom nearly globe- 
shaped, and purple ; leaves by sixes, obliquely 
whorled, crowded, and tremulous. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Srem shrubby, near a foot high. Branches 
twiggy, and nearly simple. 
Leaves by sixes, linear, crowded, irregularly 
whorled, and tremulous. 
Frowers nearly terminate the branches in 
clusters, hanging down, mostly two together, 
with very long foot-stalks. 
Empatement four-leayed; leaflets lance- 
shaped, with three floral leaves pressed to the 
foot-stalk. 
Bossom nearly globular, purple; the seg- 
ments of the border between erect and spreading. 
Curves. Eight hair-like threads fixed to the re- 
ceptacle ; tips bearded, and within the blossom. 
PoinrTAt. 
thread-shaped. 
Seed-bud turban-shaped. Shaft 
Summit four-cornered. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers from the month of April till June. 
REFERENCE. 
_ 
. An Umbel of Flowers. 
vw 
. The Empalement magnified. 
oo 
. The Chives and Pointal. 
4. A Chive magnified. 
5. The Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magni- 
fied. 
The Seed-bud magnified. 
