ERICA cubica, minor. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Antherje muticae, sub-inclusae. Flores sub-termi- 
nales, umbellati; pedunculis longissimis. Corolla sub- 
campanulata, purpurea 3 limbo maximo. Folia quaterna, 
obtusa, linearia, nitida.^ Caulis erectus, ramosus, 
palmaris. Rami et ramuli verticillati. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flbwers 
near the ends of the branches in umbels. Foot-stalks 
very long. Blossom nearly bell-shaped, and purple 5 
border very large. Leaves by fours, blunt, linear, and 
. shining. Stem upright, branching, a span high. The 
larger and smaller branches grow in whorls. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from August till November. 
REFERENCE. 
S, The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 
2. The chives and pointal. 
3. The same magnified. 
