ERICA flexuosa. 
DESCRIPTIO» 
Anthers muticae, exertae, rubrae. Flores in ultimis 
ramulis terminales, sub-terni. Bracteae albidae,, juxta ba- 
sin calycis sitae. Corolla minuta, sub-campanulata, al° 
bida 5 oris laciniis adpressis. Folia terna, linearia, gla¬ 
bra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Rami flexuosi, inferne 
nudi. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, red, and without the blossom. The 
flowers terminate the ends of the small branches, most¬ 
ly by threes. The floral leaves are white, and placed 
close to the cup. Blossom small, nearly bell-shaped, 
and white: the segments of the mouth are pressed to 
the threads. Leaves by threes, linear, and smooth. 
Stem shrubby, a foot high. The branches grow zig¬ 
zag, and are naked at the lower part. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from April till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 
2. A blossom. 
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
4. Seed-bud and pointal magnified. 
