ERICA pulchella. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticsej inclusae. Flores in summis ramu¬ 
lorum, paniculati, axillares, sub-globosi, incarnati. Folia 
terna, glabra, obtusa, trigona, sexfariam, sub-erecta 3 
petiolis brevissimis. Caulis flexuosus, pedalis, glaber. 
Rami flexuosi, sub-.simplices, filiformes, longi. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow 
in loose spikes, near the ends of the branches, from the 
base of the leaves, are nearly globular, and flesh-coloiu*ed. 
Leaves by threes, smooth, blunt, three-sided, forming 
six edges, and almost upright 3 with very short foot-stalks. 
Stem grows zigzag, a foot high, and smooth. Branches 
like the stem, grow nearly simple, thread-shaped, and 
long. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from August till February. 
REFERENCE. 
1 . The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 
2 . The chives and pointal. 
5. A chive magnified. 
4 . The seed-bud and pointal magnified. 
