ERICA pubescens, minima. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Antherje aristatae, inclusae. Flores in ultimis ramulis 
terminales^ umbellati, cernui. Corolla minuta^ urceo- 
lata^ purpurea^ villosa. Folia quaterna, obtusa, villosa, 
incurva, arcuata. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus, 
pilosus. Ramuli pilosi, virgati, filiformes, 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers termi¬ 
nate the small branches in umbels, nodding. Blossom 
very small, pitcher-shaped, purple, and hairy. Leaves by 
fours, blunt, covered with soft hairs, turned inwards, 
and bowed. Stem shrubby, a foot high, branching, 
and hairy. The branches are hairy, twiggy, and thread¬ 
shaped. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from November till April. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement magnified. 
2. A blossom magnified. 
3. The chives and pointal magnified, 
4. The seed-bud magnified. 
