ERICA imbricata. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Erica, antheris mu tic is, exsertis; corollis urceo- 
latis; calycibus duplicate viscosis, imbricatis, 
coloratis, corollam sub-asquantibus; foliis terms., 
lievibus, truncatis, liiiearibus. 
Heath, with beardless tips without the blos¬ 
soms, which are pitcher-shaped; cup double, 
clammy, tiled, coloured, and almost the length 
of the blossoms; leaves grow by threes, even, 
appearing cut off at the point, and linear. 
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DESCRIPT 10. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Caulis fruticosus, erectus, spithaimeus; rami 
et ramuli frequentissimi, foliosi, erecti. 
Stem shrubby, upright, a span high; the 
larger and smaller branches are numerous, co¬ 
c 
vered with leaves, and upright. 
Folia terna, linearia, recta, truncata, plana, 
lasvia, petiolis brevissimis adpressis. 
Leaves grow by threes, straight out, appearing 
cut off at the point, flat, even, and having their 
footstalks pressed to the branches. 
Flores in ramulis terminates, sub-terni, um- 
bellati, cernui; pedunculis longitudine calycis. 
Flowers grow in bunches, generally three 
together, at the ends of the smaller branches, 
hanging downward ; footstalks the length of the 
cup. 
Calyx. Perianthium duplicatum, adpressum, 
imbricatum: foliolis ovatis, viscosis, incarnatis. 
Empalement. Cup double, pressed to the 
blossom, tiled : the leaves are egg-shaped, clam¬ 
my, and flesh-coloured. 
Corolla urceolata, apice incarnata, laciniis 
obtusis, minutis, erectis. 
Blossom pitcher-shaped, flesh-coloured at the 
mouth, which has its segments blunt, small, and 
upright. 
Stamina. Fiiamenta octo capillaria, incur- 
vata. Anther® mutic®, exsert®. 
Chives. Eight hair-like threads, bent in¬ 
wards. Tips beardless, and without the blos¬ 
som. 
Pistillum. Germen subrotundum. Stylus 
filiform is, longitudine staminum. Stigma tetra- 
Pointal. Seed-bud nearly round. Shaft 
thread-shaped, the length of the chives. Sum¬ 
gonum. 
mit four-cornered. 
Habitat ad Caput Bon® Spei. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Floret a mense Julii in Qctobrem. 
Flowers from July till October, 
RE FERE NT I A. 
REFERENCE, 
2. Calyx et Corolla. 
1. The Empalement and Blossom, 
2. Corolla et Stamina. 
2j The Blossom and Chives. 
3. Calyx lente auctus. 
3. The Empalement magnified. 
4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anther a una 
lente aucta. 
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one 
tip magnified. 
5, Stylus et Stigma, lente aucta. ' 
5. The Shaft and its Summit, magnified, 
