ERICACEAE. 



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an interesting plant. The species should have a mixture of 

 rich loam and peat soil. 



BL^RIA. 



Gen. Char. (Tetrandria Monogynia.) Calyx four-parted ; co- 

 rolla four-cleft, somewhat bell-shaped ; capsule four-celled, many- 

 seeded, opening at the angles. 



Named after a Mr. Blair. This genus resembles Erica 

 in general characters ; the species are from the Cape, and 

 have flowers either white, purple, or rose-coloured; the 

 species are ericoides, muscosa, fasciculata, purpurea, dumosa, 

 glabella, etc. They require the same treatment as Heaths. 



ENK1ANTHUS. 



Gen. Char. (Decandria Monogynia.) Calyx small, but not 

 falling oif ; corolla campanulate, with a five- cleft limb ; nectaries 

 five at the base of the corolla ; anthers two-horned ; capsule one. 



This is a beautiful genus of Chinese plants, and the spe- 

 cies are particularly ornamental in the greenhouse : E. quin- 

 queflorus has pink flowers, which show themselves in Octo- 

 ber and last into the winter, making the plant very useful 



