ERICA margaritacea. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Erica, antheris criftatis, inclufis; ftylo exlerto; 
corollis globofo campanulatis; floribus termina- 
libus, fub-umbellatis; foliis quaternis, lineari- 
trigonis, glabris, eredtis. 
Heath, with crefted tips, within the bloffom; 
ffiaft without; bloffoms globularly bell-ffiaped; 
flowers terminate the branches in fmall bunches; 
leaves grow by fours, linearly three-flded, smooth 
and upright. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Caulis eredtus, ramofus; ramuli frequen- 
tiffimi, eredti, glabri. 
Stem upright, and branching; the fmall 
branches are numerous, upright, and fmooth. 
Folia quaterna, lineari-trigona, erecta, fubtus 
fulcata, glabra; petiolis breviffimis, adpreffis. 
Leaves grow by fours, linearly three-flded, 
upright, furrowed on the under part and fmooth; 
with very fliort foot-ftalks, prefled to the 
branches. 
Flores terminates, nutantes, fub-umbellati; 
pedunculi filiformes, bradteis tribus, linearibus 
inftrudti. 
Flowers terminate the branches, are a little 
bent downwards, and grow in fmall bunches; 
the foot-ftalks are thread-ffiaped, with three linear 
floral leaves on them. 
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis 
fubulatis, carinatis, fulcatis, laevibus, adpreffis. 
Empalement. Cup four-leaved, the little 
leaves are awl-lhaped, keeled, furrowed, fmooth, 
and prefled to the bloffom. 
Corolla urceolata, alba, calyce paulo lon- 
gior; laciniae limbi obtufae, eredto-patulae. 
Blossom pitcher-fhaped, white, and a little 
longer than the cup ; the fegments of the border 
are blunt, upright and fpreading. 
Stamina. Filamenta odto capillaria, apice 
inflexa. Antheras ovatae, brunneae, criftatse, in- 
clufae. 
Chives. Eight hair-like threads, bent in¬ 
wards at the ends. Tips egg-fhaped, brown, 
crefted and within the bloffom. 
Pistillum. Germen globofum, fulcatum. 
Stylus filiformis, exfertas. Stigma tetragonum. 
Pointal. Seed-bud globular, and furrowed. 
Shaft thread-ffiaped and without the bloffom. 
Summit four-cornered. 
Habitat ad Caput Bonae Spei. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Floret a menti Junii, in Septembrem. 
Flowers from June, till September. 
REFERENTIA. 
REFERENCE. 
1. Calyx, et Corolla. 
]. The Empalement, and Bloffom. 
2. Calyx, lente au6tus. 
2. The Empalement, magnified. 
3. Stamina, et Piftillum. 
3. The Chives, and Pointal. 
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4. Stamen unum, lente audtum. 
4. A Chive, magnified. 
5. Piftillum, lente au6tum. 
5. The Pointal, magnified. 
