ERICA cubica. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anther-e basi bicornutae, sub-inclusse. Fiores sub- 
terminales^ cernui) pedunculis longissimis. Corolla 
globoso-campanulata, purpurea j limbo maximo, ex¬ 
panso. Folia quaterna, saepe quina ^ nitida, obtusa, 
reflexa, apice incurvata. Caulis erectus, fruticosus, 
pedalis. Rami et ramuli filiformes. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips two-horned at the base, nearly within the blos¬ 
som. Flowers near the summits of the branches, 
hanging down; with very long foot-stalks. Blossom 
globularly bell-shaped and purple 3 the border very 
large and spreading. Leaves by fours, and often fives ; 
shining, blunt, bent back, and turned inward at the 
point. Stem upright, shrubby, a foot high. The 
larger and smaller branches thread-shaped. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from April till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement and floral leaves magnifled. 
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
3 . The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
