ERICA mammosa. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Erica, antheris aristatis, inclusis; stylo subin- 
cluso ; floribus verticillatis, pendulis, ventricoso- 
cylindricis, supra basin constrictis, profundevio- 
laceo-purpureis; foliis quaternis, linearibus, gla- 
bris. 
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Heath, with bearded tips, within the blossom; 
shaft just within the blossom; flowers grow in 
whorls, hanging down, of a swelled cylinder shape, 
pinched in at the base, and of a deep blue pur¬ 
ple ; leaves grow by fours, are linear, and smooth. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Caulis simplex, fruticosus, erectus, sesquipe- 
dalis; rami verticillati, raro ramulosi, erecti. 
Stem simple, shrubby, upright, a foot and 
a half high ; branches grow in whorls, seldom 
making smaller branches, and upright. 
Folia quaterna, linearia, glabra, recta; seni- 
ora patentia, juniora erecta, subtus sulcata; pe- 
tiolis brevissimis, adpressis. 
Leaves grow by fours, linear, smooth, and 
straight; the older ones spread out, the younger 
grow upright, and are furrowed beneath; hav¬ 
ing very short foot-stalks, which are pressed to 
the stem. 
Flores sub-pollicares, in summitate ramorum 
verticillati, penduli; pedunculi longissimi, brac- 
teis tribus, minutis, remotis, instructs 
Flowers are near an inch lonp\ ffrow in 
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whorls at the top of the branches, hanging down; 
foot-stalks very long, having three small floral 
leaves at a distance from the cup. , 
Calyx. Periantliium tetraphyllum, foliolis 
lato-ovatis, acutis, marginibus membranaceis, 
apicibus coloratis, adpressis. 
Empalement. Cup of four leaves, which 
are of a broad egg-shape, pointed, having the 
margins skinny, the ends coloured, and are 
pressed to the blossom. 
Corolla ventricoso-cylindrica, apice attenu- 
ata, ad basin constricta, profunde purpurea; la- 
ciniis minutis, erectis, obtusis. 
Blossom of a swelled cylinder-shape, tapered 
at the end, and pinched in at the base, of a deep 
purple; the segments of the border are very small, 
upright, and blunt. 
Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria. An- 
theras aristatae, inclusag. 
Chives. Eight hair-like threads. Tips beard¬ 
ed, and within the blossom. 
Pistillum. Germen turbinatum. Stylus fili- 
formis, sub-inclusus. Stigma tetragonum. 
Pointal. Seed-bud turban-sliaped. Shaft 
thread-shaped, and just within the blossom. Sum¬ 
mit four-cornered. 
Habitat ad Caput Bonae Spei. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Floret a mense Julii in Novembrem. 
Flowers from July till November. 
REFERENTIA. 
REFERENCE. 
1 . Calyx lente auctus. 
1 . The Empalement magnified. 
2 . Calyx et Corolla. 
2 . The Empalement and Blossom. 
3 . Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una 
lente aucta. 
3 . The Chives detached from the Pointal, one 
tip magnified. 
4 . Germen, Stylus, et Stigma, stigmate auc- 
to. 
4 . The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summit, the 
summit magnified. 
