ERICA taxifolia. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticae, inclusae. Flores in apicibus ramu¬ 
lorum umbellate numerosi, erecti. Perianthium tetra- 
phy Ilum, foliolis ovatis, mucronatis, concavis, mem¬ 
branaceis. Corolla ventricosa, ore arctata, carnea, 
laciniis patentibus. Folia terna, trigona, glabra, rigida, 
mucronata. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, sub-pedalis, 
ramosissimus. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow 
at the ends of the small branches in umbels, numerous 
and upright. Cup four-leaved $ leaflets egg-shaped, 
pointed, concave, and skinny. Blossom swelled at the 
base, narrowed at the mouth, and flesh-coloured $ seg¬ 
ments spreading. Leaves by threes, three-sided, smooth, 
harsh, and pointed. Stem shrubby, upright, near a 
foot high, and very branching. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Ill bloom from August till November. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement magnified. 
2. A blossom divested of its empalement. 
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified* 
4. Seed-bud magnified. 
