Erica 
cinerea. 
Fine 
LEAVED 
Heath. 
ERICA Linnai Gen. PI. Octandria Monogynia. 
Cal 4-phyllus. Cor. 4-fida. Filamenta receptaculo inferta. Anther re bifids. 
Caps. 4-locularis. 
Rail Syn. Arbores et Frutices. 
ERICA cinerea foliis ternis glabris linearibus. 
ERICA cinerea Antheris criftatis, Corollis ovatis, Stylo fubexerto, foliis ternis, Stigmate capitato. 
Linnai Syfl. Vegetal. p. 303. 
ERICA humilis, cortice cinereo Arbuti flore. Rauhin p. 486. 
ERICA virgata five FI Clufii. Parkinfon 1483. 
ERICA tenuifolia Gerard emac. 1380. Raii Syn. p. 471, Fine leaved Heath. Hudfon FI. Angi. p. 144. 
Oeder Dan. icon. 38. 
RADIX perennis, lignofa. | ROOT perennial and woody. 
CAULES fuffruticofi, pedales, lignofi, cortice cinereo, 4 STALKS fhrubby, about a foot high, woody; the 
ramofi, ramis oppofitis. | bark of an afh colour, branched ; the branches 
$ oppofite. 
FOLIA terna, linearia, patentia, fupra glabra, nitida, | LEAVES growing three together, linear, fpreading, 
tranfverfim rugofa, infra canaliculata, faturate t above fmoothandfhining, tranverfiy wrinkled ; 
viridia,^, r, 2. | below hollow, of deep green colour, 1, 2. 
FLORES faturate purpurei, taftu fonori, fpicati, fpicis | FLOWERS of a deep purple colour, fonorous when 
longis, verticillato-glomerati, terminalibus. | touched, growing in long, cluttered, whirled 
fpikes, which are terminal. 
CALYX Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis lanceo- 
latis, acuminatis, margine membranaceis, co- 
loratis, perfiftentibus, foliolis duobus acutis 
et multo minoribus ad bafin, fg. 3, 5. 
COROLLA monopetala, ovata, ore quadrifido, laciniis 
obtufis, faspe emortuis, perfiftens, fg. 4. 
STAMINA : Filamenta o£to, fubulata, alba, Corolla 
breviora, receptaculo inferta ; Anthers fub- 
fagittatze cohaerentes, biloculares, bicornes, 
cornibus laciniatis, ad bafin rubris, biforami- 
nofe, fg. 6, 7. 
PISTILLUM : Germen cylindraceum, fulcatum ; 
Stylus fubulatus, purpureus, Corolla inclu- 
fus, Staminibus longior ; Stigma fubrotundiim 
fg. 8, 9, 10. 
CALYX. 4 a Perianthium of four leaves, of a pointed 
oval fhape, membranous at the edge, coloured, 
continuing, with two pointed and much fmaller 
leaves at the bottom of them, fg. 3, 5. 
COROLLA of one Petal, oval, the mouth divided 
into four fegments, which often occur wither- 
ed, continuing, fg. 4. 
STAMINA : eightFiLAMENTs, tapering, white, fhor- 
ter than the Corolla, inferted into the Recep- 
tacle : Antherje fomewhat arrow fhaped, 
adhering together, with two cavities open 
at top, and two little horns which are j’agcred 
and red at bottom, fg. 6, 7. 
PISTILLUM : Germen cylindrical, grooved : Style 
tapering, purple, inclofed within the Corolla, 
but longer than the Stamina : Stigma roundilh, 
fig. 8, 9, 10. 
PERICARPIUM Capsula fubrotunda, quadrilocula- I SEED-VESSEL a roundifh Capfule of four cavities and 
ns, quadrivalvis. | four valves. 
SEMINA plura, fubovata, ftperficie reticulata, Tetra- 1 SEEDS feveral, of an oval fhape, the furfhce reticulated 
hcis quadruplo majora. | four times larger than thofe of the crofs leaved 
t Heath. 
THIS fpecies of Heath, which produce* the moll Ihowy flowers, grows generally with the crofs-leaved and 
common Heath ; and flowers in July and Auguft. ° J J 
As it grows to a pretty confidence height it is applicable to the fame nfes as the common Heath. 
. “T 4 " 1 from *e crofi-leaveJ Heath, by the finenefs, fmoothnefs and deep green colour of its leaves- 
Its flowers alio grow more in fpikes, and are of a deeper purple colour. 
