ERICA Walkeria, rubra. 
D*£ SCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticae, inclusae. Flores quaterni, ad apices 
ramulorum terminales,, in capitulis sessilibus. Corolla 
ovato-conica, laevigata, nitida, saturate carnea ) laciniis 
sub-ovatis, patentibus. Folia quaterna, patula, linearia, 
glabra, nitida. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, erectus. Rami 
saepe sub-fasciculati, patuli. 
DESCRIPTION 1 . 
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowersin fours, 
terminal on the lesser branches, in little sessile heads, 
jBlossom. ovately cone-shaped, smooth, shining, and of 
a deep flesh-colour. The segments are nearly ovate, 
and spreading. Leaves by fours, rather spreading, li¬ 
near, smooth, and shining. Stem shrubby, a foot high, 
upright. The branches are often a little bundled and 
spreading. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
1« bloom from February till June. 
REFERENCE. 
1 . The empalement and floral leaves magnified, 
2. The chives detached, one tip magnified. 
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
4. Seed-bud magnified. 
