ERICA cruenta. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers aristatse, inclusse. Flores in ramulis brevis¬ 
simis terminales.» prope caulis summitatem, quasi for¬ 
mantes cuspidem longum. Corolla clavato-cylindrica, 
glabra, nitida, cruenta, pollicaris $ oris laciniis rectis, ob¬ 
tusis. Pedunculi longi. Folia terna et quaterna, linearia, 
glabra, patentia. Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus. 
Rami erecti, ramulis numerosis. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips bearded, and within the blossom. The flowers 
terminate the very short branches near the summit of 
the stem, forming as it were a long bunch or spike. 
Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, smooth, shining, of 
a blood colour, and an inch long. The segments of the 
border are obtuse, and straight out. Footstalks long. 
Leaves by threes or fours, linear, smooth, and spreading. f 
Stem shrubby, two feet high, and upright. The branches 
are upright, with numerous small branches. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from August till December. 
REFERENCE. 
2. The empalement magnified. 
2. The chives spread open, one tip magnified, 
S. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
