ERICA ignescens. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticae, sub-exsertae. Flores terminales, 
solitarii 3 pedunculis fere nullis. Corolla clavata, to- 
mentosa, ad basin gibbosa, rubro-coccinea. Folia qua¬ 
terna, linearia, glabra. Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis. 
Ramuli virgati, filiformes, numerosi. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers termi¬ 
nal, solitary 3 scarcely any foot-stalks. Blossom club- 
shaped, downy, gouty at the base, and of a red-scarlet 
colour. Leaves by fours, linear, and smooth. Stem 
upright, a foot and a half high. The branches ave 
twiggy, thread-shaped, and numerous. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from March till June. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
3. Seed“bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
4. The seed-bud magnified. 
