356 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
Spec. Char., §c. Plant of a greyish hue. Leaves ciliated, 
4 in a whorl. Flowers in terminal heads, Corolla 
ovate-globose, about 3 lines long, downy at the tip outside. 
Spurs of anthers lanceolate. (Don’s Mill.) A diminutive 
evergreen bush. North of Europe, in boggy or: moory 
ground ; plentiful in Britain. Height 6 in. to 1 ft. Flowers 
red; July to September. 
Varieties. 
w E.T. 1 rubra Hort. Eric. Woburn. p. 25.— Corolla f¥ 
pale red. ih 
w E. T. 2 cérnea Loudon’s H.-B. — Corolla of a flesh Wy 
colour. 
« E.T. 3 dlba Hort. Eric, Woburn. p. 25. — Corolla 
white. 
1027 E. Tétralix. 
« E.T. 4 Mackaiana. E. Mackaidna Bab. Fl. Hiber. 
. 181. — It has the leaves and calyx of £. ciliaris, and the flowers 
of E. Tétralix ; probably a hybrid between the species. Ireland. 
The badge of the clan Macdonald, and the species most commonly used for 
making besoms. 
2 2. E, cinerea L. The grey Heath. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., ed. 2. p- 501. ; Don’s Mill, 3. p. 795. . 
Synonymes. E. routabilis Salish. in Lin. Trans. 4. p. 369.; E. himilis Neck. Gail. 182.; £. tenui- 
folia Ger. 1198. ; E. cinérea rQbra Hort. Eric. Woburn. p. 5.3 Scopa, Ital. 
Engravings. Curt. Fl. Lond, fasc. 1. t. 25.; Engl. Bot., t.1015.; and our jig. 1028. 
Spec. Char., Sc. Leaves 3 in a whorl. Corolla ovate-urceo- 
late. Flowers verticillate, on the naked stems. Crests of ae 
anthers ear-formed. Corolla 3 lines long, purple, changing : 
to blue asit fades. This is easily distinguished from E. Tétralix 
by its glaucous deep green hue, and deep purple or sometimes ate’ 
white flowers. (Don’s Mill.) A diminutive evergreen shrub. 
Europe, but not in the south, nor in the extreme north; 
plentiful in Britain. Height 6 in. to 1ft. Flowers purple, 
changing to blue as they fade; July to September. 
Varieties. 
w E. c. 2 atropurpirea Lodd. Bot. Cab. 1409.— Plant _ 
dwarf. Flowers deeper purple. &. 
E. c. 3 dlba Lodd. Cat.—Flowers white. 
E. ¢. 4 pallida Lodd. Bot. Cab. 1507.—Flowers pale jo9s, 
purple. 
w E.c. 5 carnéscens Lodd. Cat.—Flowers flesh-coloured. 
wv E.c. 6 prolifera Lodd. Cat.— Flowers proliferous. 
« E.c. 7 stricta Lodd. Cat.—Branches erect. 
The badge of the clan Macalister. Readily distinguished from E. Tétralix 
by its glabrous deep green hue, and deep purple flowers. 
ER 
+ 4 
E, cintrea. 
w 3. EF. austra‘tis ZL. The southern Heath. 
Identification. Lin. Mant., p. 231.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 795. 
Synonyme. E. pistillaris Sal. in Lin. Soc. Trans. 6. p. 368. 
Engravings. Andr. Heaths, 3. t. 21.; Bot. Cab., t. 1472,; -and our 
Sig. 1029. 
Spec. Char., §c. A shrub, 3 ft. to 6 ft. high. Leaves @ 
4 in a whorl, scabrous, spreading, mucronate. 
Flowers terminal, small. Corolla purplish red, 
3 lines long, with a curved funnel-shaped tube, and 
a recurved limb. Pedicels beset with gemmaceous 
bracteas. Anthers crested. (Don’s Mill.) An erect * 
pyramidai shrub. Spain and Portugal. Height 5 ft. 
to'7 ft. Introduced in 1769, Flowers red; April 
to August. 1029, E.australis,. 
