ERICA 
calycina. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Erica, antheris criftatis, inclufis; foliis ternis; 
rami filiformes; corollis minutis, urceoli-formes; 
calycis foliola corolla longiora; pedunculis lon- 
giffimis. 
Heath, with crefted tips, within the bloffom; 
the leaves grow by threes; the branches are thread- 
fhaped, the bloffoms fmall and pitcher-fhaped; 
the leaves of the cup are longer than the flower, 
the foot-fialks very long. 
descriptio. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Caulis filiformis, fpithameus, eredtus, ramo- 
fiffimus. 
Stem thread-fhaped, grows half a foot high, 
upright, and very much branched. 
Folia terna, lanceolata, fupra concava, ad- 
preffa, glabra; petiolis breviffimis. 
The Leaves grow by threes, are lance-fhaped, 
concave on the upper furface, prefled to the Item, 
and fmooth, having very fhort foot-fialks. 
Flores plures, in ultimis ramulis terminales, 
umbellati; pedunculis carneis, longiffimis, brac- 
teis tribus coloratis inftrudtis. 
The Flowers are numerous, and terminate 
the fmaller branches in bunches; the foot-fialks 
are very long, fleth coloured, with three coloured 
floral leaves. 
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis 
lato-ovatis, carneis, corolla longiora. 
Empalement. Cup four-leaved, which are 
of a broad oval form, flefh coloured, and longer 
than the bloflom. 
Corolla minuta, urceoli-formis, apice dilute 
carnea, ad bati virefcens; oris laciniis reflexis, 
faturate carneis. 
The Blossom is fmall, of a pitcher-fhape, 
light flefh colour at the end, greenifh at the bafe; 
the fegments of the mouth are bent back, and 
deep flefh coloured. 
Stamina. Filamenta o£to capillaria; anthers? 
criftatas, inclufae. 
Chives. Eight hair-like threads; the tips 
crefted, and within the bloflom. 
Pistillum. Germen fub-globofum. Stylus 
fub• exfertus filiformis. Stigma tetragonum. 
Pointal. Seed-veffel nearly globular; the 
fhaft thread-fhaped, partly out of the bloffom. 
Summit four-cornered. 
Habitat ad Caput Bonas Spei. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Floret a menfi Septembri, in Decembrem. 
Flowers from September, till December. 
REFERENTIA. 
REFERENCE. 
1. Calyx, et Corolla. 
1. The Empalement, and Bloffom. 
2. Corolla. 
2. The Bloffom. 
3. Calyx, lente au6tus. 
3. The Empalement magnified. 
4. Stamina, et Piftillum. 
4. The Chives and Pointal. 
5. Stamina a Piftillo didudla; anthera una 
lente audta. 
5. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one 
tip magnified. 
6. Stylus, et Stigma lente, audta. 
6. The Shaft and its Summit magnified. 
