ERICA flammea. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anther^e muticae, inclusae. Flores in ramulis termi¬ 
nales, racemum formantes prope caulis summitatem. 
Corolla tubiformis, sub-pollicaris, pallide lutea j apice 
sub-albida. Folia terna, saepe quaterna, obtusa, linearia. 
Caulis erectus, bipedalis. Ramuli filiformes, virgati. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers termi¬ 
nating the small branches, making a long spike near 
the summit of the stem. Blossom trumpet-shaped, 
near an inch long, of a pale yellow 3 the end whitish. 
Leaves by threes, often in fours, blunt, and linear. 
Stem upright, two feet high. Branches thread-shaped, 
and twiggy. 
Native .of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from October till February. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 
' 2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified, 
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified* 
