ERICA ’obbata. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Antherje basi bicornes, inclusae. Flores terminales, 
quaterni, ereeti, inflati ore arctati, leviter striati, 
nitidi. Limbus maximus, glandulae octo fauci circumpo¬ 
sitae. Folia quaterna, reflexa, rigida, ciliata. Caulis fruti¬ 
cosus, pedalis, ramosus, 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tipstwo-horned at the base, within the blossom. Flow¬ 
ers grow by fours at the ends of the branches, upright, 
sv/elled out and contracted at the mouth, slightly striped 
and shining. Border very large, with eight glands sur¬ 
rounding the mouth. Leaves by fours, reflexed, harsh, 
and fringed. Stem shrubby, a foot high and branching. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from April till June. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement. 
2. A segment of the border magnified. 
3. The chives, one tip magnified. 
4. The pointal, summit magnified. 
