ERICA marifolia. 
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Erica, antheris aristatis, sub-inclusis, corollis 
urceoli-formibus, albidis; foliis ternis, lato- 
ovatis, pubescentibus, subtus albidis. 
Heath, with bearded tips, just within the blos¬ 
soms, which are pitcher-shaped, and white; the 
leaves grow by threes, of a broad egg-shape, 
downy, and white underneath. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Caulis erectus, fruticosus, pedalis, ramosissi- 
mus; ramuli frequentissimi, verticillati. 
Stem upright, shrubby, grows a foot high, 
and very branching; the smaller branches are 
numerous, and grow in whorls. 
Folia terna, patentia, lato-ovata, margine 
revoluta, subtus albida, petiolis brevissimis, ad- 
Leaves grow by threes, spreading outward, 
of a broad egg-shape, rolled back at the edges. 
pressis. 
and white beneath, having short foot-stalks 
pressed to the branches. 
Flores terminates, umbellati, cernui; pedun- 
culi longi, bracteis tribus instructi. 
Flowers terminate the branches in bunches 
which hang downward; the foot-stalks are long, 
having three floral leaves. 
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis 
spathulatis, seu basi attenuatis, apicibus ovatis, 
concavis, ciliatis. 
Empalement. Cup four-leaved, which are 
spathula-sliaped, or tapering to the base, the 
tops egg-shaped, concave, and lashed. 
Corolla albida, urceoli-formis, oris laciniis 
sub-reflexis. 
Blossom white, pitcher-shaped, having the 
segments of the mouth slightly bent back. 
Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria; antherae 
aristatae, sub-inclusae. 
Chives. Eight hair-like threads; tips bearded, 
just within the blossom. 
Pistillum. Germen cylindricum, sulcatum. 
Stylus filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum. 
Pointal. Seed-vessel cylinder-shaped, and 
furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped. Summit four- 
cornered. 
Habitat ad Caput Bonze Spei. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Floret a mense Aprili in Julium, 
Flowers from April till July. 
REFERENTIA. 
REFERENCE. 
1 . Calyx et Corolla. 
1 . The Empalement and Blossom. 
2 . Calyx lente auctus. 
2 . The Empalement magnified. 
3 . Stamina et Pistillum. 
3 . The Chives and Pointal. 
4 . Stamina a Pistillo diducta, antliera una 
lente aucta. 
3 . The Chives detached from the Pointal, one 
tip magnified. 
5 . Stylus et Stigma lente aucta. 
5 . The Shaft and its Summit magnified. 
