OCTANDRIA MONOGYN1A. 77 



Form of 



Col.of 



Month \ali\e 



Yr. 



.1" 



Soi 



and 



Leaves, &c. 



Flow. 



«>t 11. Country. 



Illll 



Hi. 



Propa 





speciosa. B.Rep. shewy. ov. obi. scabr. rusty ben. red. 11.5. N. S.W. 180G. G.^S carting-*, 

 virens. b.r. green-flowered, ov. obi. cord. gr. 1800. G.§>. 



GNI'DIA, GNI'DIA. Cal. parted. Cor. funnel-shaped, limb A- cleft. Nut a little drupaceous. 



imbricata. l. imbricated. obi. silky. st. 4. C. 1822. G.^.Loam&f peal. 



laevigata. Thunb. smooth. opp. smth. ovate. pa.yel. ■ G.**. cuttings. 



oppositifolia. b.m. opposite, ov. lane, pubes. yel. 5. 7. ■ 1783. G.$. 



pinifolia. b.m. Pine-leaved. 3-sided, mucr. wh. 5. 6. 17C8. G.5S 



sericea. B.Rep. silky. opp. ov. obt. toment. pa.yel. 5. 7. 1786. G.JS 



tomentosa. l. hairy. opp.dccus.ellip.ner.hairy. y, 1822. G.J?. 



PASSERI'NA,PASSERTNA. Cal.O. Cor.4-cleft. Sty. thread- shaped. Nut l } coated. 



graudiflora. b.m. great-flowered, obi. acut. concave. wh. 5. G. C. B. S. 1789. G.Sb.Loamfypeat. 



hirsuta. w. hairy. ov. ellip. fleshy, hairy, yel. G.^. cuttings. 



laxa. B.C. lax. ov. lane, scatt. wh.6.7. 1804. G.|r. 



LACHNjE'A, LACHNJE'A. Cal.O. Cor.A-cleft. Filam. elongated, unequal. Seed I. Berry-like. 



conglomerata. l. clustered. lin. awl-sh. smth. imbric. wh. 6. 7. C. B. S. 1773. G.£. Loam 8? peat. 

 purpurea, b.m. purple. imbric. 3-sid. obt. smth. pur. 5. 7. 1830. G.JS cuttings. 



BVIGHIA, AKEE-TREE. Cal. 5-paried. Cor. of 5 petals. Style short. Stig.3. 



sapida. h.k. Ash-leaved. in3or4pairs,ov.lanc.vein.M\ 7. 9. Africa. 1723. S.Jr. Sandy loam 



8? peat cutt. 

 DI'RCA, LEATHER-WOOD. Cal. 0. Cor.funnel-shap. limb slightly dent. Ger. smth. 1- celled, l-seed. 



palustris. b.r. marsh. ellip. obi. ent. vill. ben. yel. 3. 4. Virginia. 1750. H.£. Peat soil. 



layers. 



CALLU'NA, LING. Cal. double, each of 4 fringed leaves. Cor. bell-sh. 4-cleft. Caps, of A cells,§ 2 valves. 



vulgaris. B.F1. common. opp. 2 spurs at the base. pk. 6. 8. Britain H.Jr. Sandy peat. 



l.alba. white. wh. .... W.^. cuttings, or 



2. cdrnea. flesh-coloured. car. .... H.Jr. laxjers. 



3. coccinea. scarlet. sc. .... H.§>. 



A.deciimbens. decumbent. , red. H.J?. 



5. flare pie' no. double-flower' g. pk. H.J?. 



6. spicata. spiked. red. .... H.J?. 



7.tomeni6sa. tomentose. red. .... H.J?. — 



8. variegdta. variegated. red. .... H. J?. 



9. spuria. spurious. red. H.J?. 



10. aiirea. golden-striped. pk. H.J?. 



11. prostrcita. prostrate. wh. .... H.J?. 



*ERl'CA, HEATH. Col.of A perman.leav. Cor. oj 1 leaf, 4- clef. Caps.ofAcells fy Avalv.withnum.seeds. 



absinthoides. h.k. wormwood-like. 4,ciliat.Sty.excl.Anth.incl. p.rch.gob. 3. 6. C. B. S. 1792. G.£. 



actae'a. h.e.w. cluster-leaved. 3,inawhorlsmth.Sty.excl.An.i.u\bell-sh. 5. C. 1822. G.J?. 



acuta, a. h. acute-leaved. 4, smth. Sty. & Anth. inch mJ.ov.vent. 5. 7. 1799. G.^. 



* The soil best adapted for the growth of this beautiful tribe of plants, is a black sandy peat, taken 

 from the surface of a common, where the Calluna vulgaris, or Ling, is growing spontaneously ; and if 

 not naturally of a sandy texture, it should be rendered so, by the incorporation of a portion of sharp pit 

 sand. All the species of the genus Erica, (with very few exceptions,) are readily increased by cuttings 

 of the young wood. These should be taken off, when the shoots appear rather of a firm texture ; and a 



