ERICA Walkeria. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Erica,, antheris muticis, sub-inclusis, foliis qua- 
ternis, linearibus, glabris; floribus sessilibus, 
erectis, quaternis, terminalibus; calycis foliola 
margine membranacea, serrato-lacera. 
Heath, with beardless tips, just within the blos¬ 
som ; leaves grow by fours, linear, and smooth ; 
flowers sit close upon the ends of the branches, 
upright, and by fours ; the leaves of the cup are 
skinny at the edge, and sawed as if torn. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Caulis fruticosus, spitliam®us, erectus, ramo- 
sus; ramuli frequentissimi, suberecti. 
Stem shrubby, a span high, upright, and 
branching; smaller branches numerous, and 
nearly upright. v 
Folia quaterna, linearia, glabra, crassiuscula, 
nitida, patentia; petiolis brevissimis. 
Leaves grow by fours, linear, smooth, thickish, 
shining, and spreading out; with very short 
footstalks. 
Flores sessiles, erecti, fastigiati, quaterni, 
terminates; fere pedunculati. 
Flowers sit close in upright bunches, by 
fours, on the ends of the branches; scarce any 
footstalks. 
Calyx. Perianthium duplex, exterius tripliyl- 
lum, foliolis subulatis, marginibus membrana- 
ceis, serrato-laceris ; interius tetraphyllum, folio¬ 
lis longioribus, apicibus carneis, adpressis. 
Empalement. Cup double, the outer three¬ 
leaved, which are awl-shaped, having the edges 
skinny, and sawed as if torn ; the inner has four 
leaves, which are longer than the others; the 
points flesh-coloured, and pressed to the blossom. 
Corolla ventricosa, pellucida, ore arctata, 
extus pallide sanguinea, intus alba ; laciniis sub- 
cordatis, expansis, maximis. 
Blossom bellied out, and pellucid, the mouth 
narrowed, without a pale red, white within; 
the segments nearly heart-shaped, spreading, and 
very large. 
Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria; anther® 
mutic®, inclus®. 
Chives. Eight hair-like threads ; tips beard¬ 
less, within the blossom. 
Pistillum. Germen turbinatum, l®viter sul¬ 
catum. Stylus subexsertus, filiformis. Stigma 
tetjagonum. 
Pointal. Seed-bud turban-shaped, slightly 
furrowed. Shaft just without the blossom, and 
thread-shaped. Summit four-cornered. 
Habitat ad Caput Bon® Spei. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Floret a mensi Februarii in Junium. 
Flowers from February till June. 
REFERENTIA. 
REFERENCE. 
1. Calyx lente auctus. 
1. The Empalement magnified. 
2. Corolla. 
2. The Blossom. 
3. Stamina et Pistillum. 
3. The Chives and Pointal. 
4. Stamen unum lente auctum. 
4. The Chive magnified. 
5. Pistillum lente auctum. 
5. The Pointal magnified. 
