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oval erect leaves. It hath one [welling petal , which is 
eyebi and quadrifid , and eight hairy ftamina , which are 
fixed to the receptacle , and terminated by bifid fummits. 
In the bottom is fituated the roundijh. germen, fuppor ting a 
declining ftyle, which is longer than the Jlamina , crowned 
by a four-cornered ftigma. The germen afterward becomes 
a round capfule, having [our cells , which are filled with 
j mall feeds. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the firft feflion of 
Linnaeus’s eighth clafs, intitled OAandria Monogynia, 
the flower having eight ftamina and one ftyle. 
The Species are, 
1. Erica ( Vulgaris ) antheris bicornibus inclufis, corol- 
lis inaequalibus, campanulatis mediocribus foliis op- 
pofitis fagittatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 352. Heath with 
two horns including the fummits , bell-Jhaped unequal petals, 
and middling arrow-pointed leaves placed oppofite. Erica 
vulgaris glabra. C. B. 485. Common finooth Heath. 
2. Erica ( Herbacea ) antheris bicornibus inclufis cam- 
panulatis mediocribus fecundis, foliis ternis triquetris 
patulis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 500. Heath with a horned fum- 
rnit , a bell-Jhaped petal ', and five narrow fpreading leaves. 
Erica foliis coridis, multiflora. J. B. vol. 1. p. 356. 
Vine-leaved Heath with many flowers. 
3. Erica ( Cinerea ) antheris bicornibus inclufis, corollis 
ovatis racemofis, foliis ternis glabris linearibus. Lin. 
Sp. Plant. 352. Heath with two horns including the 
fummits , oval branchy petals , and three long , narrow , 
finooth leaves. Erica humilis, cortice cinereo, ar’buti 
flore. C. B. P. 486. Dwarf Heath with an AJh-coloured 
bark , and Strawberry-tree flower. 
4. Erica ( Ciliaria ) antheris fimplicibus inclufis, corol- 
lis ovatis irregularibus, floribus ternoracemofis, foliis 
ternis ciliatis. Lcefl. Epift. 2. p. 9. Lin. Sp. Plant. 
3 34. Heath with Jingle fummits , oval irregular petals , 
triple branching flowers , and hairy leaves placed by threes. 
5. Erica {Arbor ea) antheris bicornibus inclufis, corollis 
campanulatis longioribus, foliis quaternis patentifti- 
mis, caule fubarboreo tomentofo. Lin. Sp. 502. 
T ree Heath , whofe anther re are included in two horns , a 
longer bell-Jhaped flower , and four fpreading leaves at 
each joint. 
The four firft forts grow wild upon barren unculti- 
vated places in divers parts of England •, but notwith- 
ftanding their commonnefs, yet they deferve a place 
in fmall quarters of humble flowering flirubs, where, 
by the beauty and long continuance of their flowers, 
together with the diverflty of their leaves, they make 
an agreeable variety. 
Thefe are feldom propagated in gardens, and fo not 
to be had from the nurferies, but may be taken up, 
with a ball of earth to their roots, from the natural 
place of their growth in autumn, and may be tranf- 
planted into the garden. The foil where they are 
planted fhould not be dunged, nor fhould you beftow 
any other culture on them than clearing them from 
weeds •, for the lefs the ground is dug, the better thefe 
will thrive, for they commonly fhoot their roots near 
the furface, which, in digging, are fubjedt to be hurt, 
whereby the plant is often deftroyed ; thefe may alfo 
be propagated by feeds, but this being a tedious me- 
thod, the other is much preferable to it. 
The fifth fort grows naturally at the Cape of Good 
Hope, and alfo in great plenty in Portugal, where 
it riles with a ftrong ligneous ftem to the height of 
eight or ten feet, fending out many branches the 
whole length, garnifhed with narrow leaves, four 
coming out from the fame point j the flowers are pro- 
duced between the leaves on the upper part of the 
branches ; they are white, with a blufh of red on their 
outfide ; thefe appear in May, but are not fucceeded 
by feeds in England. 
This plant will live in the open air in England, pro- 
vided it is planted in a dry foil and a warm fituation, 
but is generally kept in pots and houfed in winter ; 
however, the plants fo managed, do not thrive or 
flower fo well as thofe in the full ground, therefore 
it is much better -to be at the trouble of flickering 
the plants in the ground in winter, than to keep them 
in pots. 
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It is with difficulty propagated here, which is dorie 
laying down the young fhoots, though thefe are ofteii 
two years before they put out roots : others plant the 
young flips or cuttings into pots filled with light earthy 
covering them clofe with a bell-gkfs, and fliading 
them from the fun ; where this is fkilfully practifed, 
the cuttings will put out roots, and make better plants 
than the layers. 
ERICA BAG Cl PER A. See Empetrum. 
ERIGERON. Lin. Gen. Plant. 855. Senecionis. Sp. 
Dill. Conyzella. Dill. Groundfel. 
The Characters are, 
It hath a compound radiated flower , compofed of many 
hermaphrodite florets which form the djjk , and female 
half florets which make the rays •, thefe are contained in 
one oblong fcaly empalement. The hermaphrodite florets 
are funnel-JJoaped , and cut at the top into five parts $ 
thefe have Jive floor t hairy ftamina , terminated by cylindri- 
cal fummits ; they have a fmall germen , crowned with 
down , which is longer than the petal.. Upon the germen 
fits a Jlender ftyle the length of the down , crowned by two 
oblong ftigmas ; the germen afterward becomes a fmall ob- 
long feed, crowned with long down. The female half flo- 
rets, which compofe the rays , have one fide of their petals 
ftretched out like a tongue thefe have no Jlamina , but a 
fmall downy germefi , fuppor ting a fender ftyle, which is 
hairy , crowned by two Jlender ftigmas. '-The germen after- 
ward becomes a feed like the hermaphrodite florets. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the fecOnd fe&ion 
of Linnaeus’s nineteenth clafs, which includes the 
plants with a compound flower, compofed of herma- 
phrodite and female flowers, which are both fruitful. 
To this genus Dr. Linnaeus has added feveral fpecies 
of Conyza and After of former botanifts. 
The Species are, 
1. Erigeron ( Vifcofum ) pedunculis unifloris lateralibus 
foliis lanceolatis denticulatis calycibus fquarrofis, co- 
rollis radiatis. Hort. Upfal. 258. Groundfel with one 
flGwer on a foot-ftalk , proceeding from the fide of the 
ftalk, ftp ear -Jh aped leaves, and a rough empalement. Co- 
nyza mas Theophrafti, major Diolcoridis. C. B. P. 
265. Male Fleabane of Theophraftus , and greater Flea- 
bane of Dio f cor ides. 
2. Erigeron {Acre) pedunculis alternis unifloris. Hort. 
Cliff. 407. Groundfel with alternate foot-ftalks having 
one flower. Conyza caerulea acris. C. B.P. 265. Blue 
acrid Fleabane. 
3. Erigeron ( Bonarienfe ) foliis baft revolutis* Lin. Sp. 
Plant. 863. Groundfel whofe leaves are curved at their 
bafe. Senecio Bonarienfis purpurafcens, foliis imisr 
coronopi. Hort. Elth. 344. tab. 257. Purplijh Ground- 
fel of Buenos Ayres , with under leaves like Hartjhorn 
Plantain. 
4. Erigeron ( Canadenfe ) caule fioribufque paniculate 
Hort. Cliff. 407. Groundfel with a paniculated ftalk and 
flowers. Virga aurea Virginiana annua. Zan. Hift„ 
205. Annual Virginia Golden Rod. 
5. Erigeron ( Alpinum ) caule fubbifloro, calyce fubhir- 
futo. Lin. Sp. Plant. 864. Groundfel with two flowers 
on a ftalk , and hairy empalements. Conyza caerulea Al» 
pina. C. B. P. 265. Blue Alpine Fleabane. 
6. Erigeron {Graveolens) ramis lateralibus multifloris, 
foliis lanceolatis integerrimis, calycibus fquarrofis. 
Amoen, Acad. 4. p. 290. Groundfel with many flowers 
on the fide of the ftalks, entire fpear-Jhaped leaves , and 
rough empalements. Virga aurea minor, foliis gluti- 
nofls & graveolentibus. 
7. Erigeron ( Fcetidum ) foliis lanceolato-linearibus retu- 
fis, floribus corymbofis. Lin. Sp. 1213. Groundfel 
with linear fpear-Jhaped leaves , and flowers in a corym- 
bus. Senecio Africanus folio retulo. Herm. 661. 
The firft fort grows naturally in the fouth of France,; 
and in Italy. This hath a perennial root, from which 
arife leveral upright ftalks near three feet high, gar- 
nifhed with oblong oval leaves which are hairy, and 
fit clofe to the ftalk ; they are placed alternate, and 
are four inches long, and two broad in the middle 5 
thefe in warm weather fweat out a clammy juice. The 
flowers are produced Angle upon pretty long foot- 
ftalks, fome arifing from the fide of the ftalk, and 
others 
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