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ERICA spuria. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis; stylo exserto ; 
corollis sub-cylindricis, dilute purpureis; laciniis 
revolutis; floribus terminalibus, sub-quaternis; 
foliis quaternis, sub-ciliatis. 
Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom 
shaft without; blossoms nearly cylindrical, of a 
light purple; segments of the border rolled back; 
flowers terminate the smaller branches, mostly by 
fours ; leaves grow by fours, a little hairy at the 
edges. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, ramosus; ramuli 
numerosi, sub-erecti. 
Stem shrubby, grows a foot high, and branch¬ 
ing ; the small branches are numerous, and 
nearly upright. 
Folia quaterna, lineafia, sub-ciliata, subtus 
sulcata ; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis. 
Leaves grow by fours, are linear, a little hairy, 
furrowed beneath ; with very short foot-stalks 
pressed to the branches. 
Flores in apicibus ramulorum sessiles, sub- 
quaterni ; pedunculi brevissimi, bracteis tribus 
minutis instructi. 
Flowers grow at the end of the small branches, 
generally by fours, and sitting close upon them ; 
footstalks very short, having three very small 
floral leaves. 
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis 
subulatis, carinatis, adpressis. 
Empalement. Cup of four leaves, which 
are awl-shaped, keeled, and pressed to the blos¬ 
som. 
Corolla sub-cylindrica, pollicaris, dilute 
purpurea; laciniis sub-ovatis, acutis, revolutis ; 
ore parum arctato. 
Blossom nearly cylindrical, an inch long, 
and of a light purple; segments of the border 
nearly egg-shaped, sharp-pointed, and rolled 
back ; the mouth a little narrowed. 
Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria, corolla 
breviora; antherae muticie, inclusas. 
Chives. Eight hair-like threads, shorter than 
the blossom; tips beardless, and within the 
blossom. 
Pistillum. Germen ovatum, sulcatum. Stylus 
filiformis, exsertus. Stigma tetragonum. 
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Pointal. Seed-bud egg-shaped and fur¬ 
rowed. Shaft thread-shaped, and without the 
blossom. Summit four-cornered. 
Habitat ad Caput Borne Spei. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Floret a mense Aprili in Augustum. 
Flowers from the month of April till August. 
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; anthera una 
lente aucta. 
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one 
tip magnified. 
5. Stylus et Stigma, lente aucta. 
5. The Shaft and Summit, magnified. 
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