ERICA depressa. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers aristate;, inclusae. Florcs in ramuli s ter¬ 
minales^ subterni^ sub-sessiles| bracteis adpressis;, im¬ 
bricatis. Corolla sub-cylindrica^ sub-pollicarisj flava. 
Folia quaterna^ crassiuscula, obtusa. Caulis fruticosus^ 
robustus. Rami divaricati^ flexuosi^ depressi, 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips bearded^ within the blossom. Flowers ter¬ 
minate the small branches, in general sitting close to 
the stem. Floral leaves tiled;, and pressed to the cup. 
Blossom almost cylindrical, near an inch long, and yel¬ 
low. Leaves by fours, thickish and blunt. Stem shrub¬ 
by and stout. The branches are straggling, zigzag, and 
pressed downwards. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope, 
In bloom from May till August. • 
REFERENCE, 
1. The empalement and floral leaves. 
2. The cliives detached from the pointal, one tip magnified. 
3. I'he seed-bud and pointal magnified. 
