Erica — Calluna — Heath. 



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tant member of the family that the popular conception may 

 well be recoirnized in this connection. C. vulmris, the 

 Scotch heath, grows from one to three feet, with purplish 

 flowers, disposed in long, terminal, spicate racemes, from 



HARDY ERICA. 



July to September. It is common to nearly all northern 

 and central Europe, especially on the hillsides and in waste 

 places which, b}- its presence, are made beautiful. Unlike 

 many of the more delicate ericas, these are able to endure 

 many hardships. They grow in thin soils and thrive in 



