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the sixty or more with which Messrs. Itollisson & Sons, of Tooting, 
enriched our collections. Writing about it in 1847, Paxton^thus describes 
its origin:— 
“ It originated about eight years ago (1839) in the nursery of Messrs. 
the brighter yellow of its blossoms. Besides these, it may be distinguished 
by the strong upright main branches from which short lateral shoots 
issue on every side, each ending with from two to four flowers, altogether 
forming a complete pyramid of blossom. E. depressa, on the other hand > 
Fig. 126. —Erica Cavendishiana. 
Eollisson & Sons at Tooting, who have long been famous for their superior 
management of the genus. The seeds from which it sprung were produced 
by E. depressa fertilised with the pollen of E. Patersoni. It inherits 
many of the characteristics of the seed-bearing parent, but differs from it 
in possessing a more robust habit, in its greater rapidity of growth, and 
has decumbent branches, with much longer lateral growths; the flowers 
consequently are not arranged pyramidally, but appear more scattered, 
and less showy. In addition to the foregoing distinctions, there are 
several minor points of variance by which they may be distinguished 
from each other, amongst which we may instance the greater length and 
