ERICA sexfaria. 
DESCRIPTIO» 
Anthers basi bicornutae, exertae, atro-purpureae. Flores 
in ramulorum apice terni, sessiles, nitidi. Perianthium 
duplex, exterius triphyllum. Corolla ovata, glabra, 
membranacea, alba. Folia terna, trigona, obtusa, pa- 
tentiuscula, sexfaria. Caulis erectus, sub-pedalis. Ra¬ 
muli simplices, sub-verticillati. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips two-horned at the base, without the blossom, 
and of a dark purple. Flowers grow in threes at 
the ends of the small branches, sitting close, and 
shining. Cup double, the outer one three-leaved. Blos¬ 
som egg-shaped, smooth, skinny, and white. Leaves 
by threes, three-sided, blunt, rather spreading, and 
forming six angles. Stem upright, near a foot high. 
The small branches are simple, and grow nearly in 
whorls. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from March till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement magnified. 
2. A blossom. 
3. The chives magnified. 
4. Seed-bud and pointal magnified. 
