ERICA verticillata. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Antherje aristate^ Inclusae. ' Flores in apicibus ramo- 
ruiDj verticillati, nutantes, conferti, ventricoso-cylindri- 
ci, pollicares, ad basin tetragoni, profunde costati, ore 
arctato, saturate aurantio. Folia quaterna, glabra, line- 
aria, acuta. Caulis erectus, bipedalis. Rami verticillati. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow in 
whorls at the upper part of the branches, hanging 
downwards and close together, of a swelled cylinder- 
shape, an inch long, four-cornered at the base and deep¬ 
ly ribbed. The mouth is narrowed, and of a deep orange 
colour. Leaves by fours, smooth, linear, and sharp. 
Stem upright, two feet high. The branches grow in 
whorls. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from July till November. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement and floral leaves. 
2. The chives detached from the pointal. . 
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
