ERICA aitonia. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
Erica, antheris balls bicornibus, inclulis; co- 
rollis longiffimis.. vifcolis, fulcatis, fefquipollica- 
ribus, laciniis maxim!s, cordatis; foliis terms. 
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DESCRIP TIO. 
Caulis, rami, ramulique filiformes, flexibi- 
les; rami limplices, longi. 
Folia terna, apice patentia, ferrata, acumi¬ 
nata, craffa, fubtus.fulcata. 
Flores terminates, umbellati, terni, ere 61 i, 
pedunculi longiliimi, purpurei, bradteis tribus, 
coloratis, inltrudti. 
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis 
fpathulatis, craffis, vifcolis, apicibus obtufis, ex¬ 
tra concavis. 
Corolla fefquipollicaris, fulcata, linearia, 
fumma inflata, ore ardtata; laciniis cordatis, maxi- 
mis, expaniis; extra dilute carnea, intus albida. 
Stamina. Filamenta o6to capillaria, torta; 
antherae ball bicornes, apice cornutae, inclufas. 
Pistillum. Germen oblongum, fulcatum; 
ftylus rectus, filiformis exfertus, purpureus; ftig- 
ma tetragonum. 
Habitat ad Caput Bonae Spei. 
Floret a menfe Julii, in OHobrem. 
REFERENTI A. 
1. Calyx, et Corolla. 
1. Calyx lente au6tus. 
3. Stamina, et Piliillum. 
4. Stamina a Piftillo didudta, anthera una 
lente au6ta. 
5. Stylus, et Stigma, lente au6ta. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Heath, whole tips have two horns at their bafe, 
and within the blolToms, which are extremely 
long, clammy, furrowed, of an inch and a half 
in length, the fegments large, and heart-fhaped; 
the leaves grow by fours. 
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DESCRIPTION. 
The Stem, as well as the larger and fmaller 
branches, are thread-lhaped, and fupple; the 
branches are limple, and long. 
The Leaves grow by threes, fpreading out at 
the end, fawed, lharp-pointed, thick and fur¬ 
rowed underneath. 
The Flowers grow at the fummit of the 
branches, three in a bunch, and upright; the 
foot-ftalks are very long, and purple, having 
three coloured floral leaves. 
Empalement. Cup four-leaved, which are 
fpathula-fhaped, thick, clammy, blunt at their 
ends, and hollow, without. 
The Blossom is an inch and a half long, chan¬ 
nelled, and linear, fwelled at the end, and nar¬ 
rowed at the mouth; the fegments of the border 
are very large, and expanded; of a light flelh 
colour on the outlide, white within. 
Chives. Eight hair-like threads twilled; tips 
two horned at their bafe, the points horned, and 
within the bloffom. 
Pointal. Seed-velfel oblong, and furrowed; 
the lhaft llraight, thread-lhaped, purple, and 
without the bloffom; fummit four-cornered. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers from July, till October. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The Empalement, and BlolTom. 
2; The Empalement magnified. 
3. The Chives, and Pointal. 
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one 
tip magnified. 
5. The Shaft, and its Summit, magnified. 
