ERICA pubescens, minor. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers aristatae^ inclusae. Flores in ramulis termi¬ 
nales, umbellati, numerosi. Corolla ovata, obtusa, 
villosa 3 laciniis minutis, erectis. Folia quaterna, ob¬ 
tusa, hirta, erecta. Caulis sesquipedalis, ramosus, pi¬ 
losus. Rami et ramuli pilosi, virgati, erecti. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips bearded, within tlie blossom. Flowers termi¬ 
nate the small branches in numerous umbels. Blossom 
egg-shaped, obtuse, covered with soft hairs 5 segments 
of the border very small and upright. Leaves by fours, 
blunt, haiiy and upright. Stem a foot and a half high, 
branching and hairy. The large and small branches 
are hairy, twiggy, and upright. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from October till March. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 
2. The chives and pointal. 
S. A chive magnified. 
4. Seed-bud and pointal magnified. 
