ERICA sessiliflora. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers aristatse, inclusae. Flores sub apice ramorum 
densissime spicati, sessiles, horizontaliter siti. Perian- 
thium duplex: exterius triphyllum 5 interius tetraphyl- 
lunij foliolis obcordatis, concavis, persistentibus. Co¬ 
rolla clavata, albo-virescens, sesqui-pollicaris. Folia 
quaterna, subulata, glabra, acuta. Caulis strictissimus, 
rigidus, bipedalis. Rami pauci. Ramuli verticillati, 
plurimi. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow 
near the ends of the branches, in very close spikes, 
without footstalks, and horizontally. Cup double ; 
the outer one three-leaved, the inner one four-leaved. 
Leaflets inversely heart-shaped, concave, and remaining. 
Blossom club-shaped, of a whitish green, an inch and 
a half long. Leaves by fours, awl-shaped, smooth, and 
pointed. Stem very upright and stiff, two feet high. 
Branches few. The smaller branches are numerous, and 
grow in whorls. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from August till October. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement magnified. 
2. The chives spread open, one tip magnified. 
3 Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
4. Seed-bud magnified. 
