ERICA elata. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticae, exertae. Flores in apicibus ra¬ 
morum, solitarii, spicam formantes. Pedunculi breves, 
bracteis tribus spathulatis instructi. Corolla clavata, cur¬ 
vata, tomentosa, maxima, aurantia; oris laciniis revo¬ 
lutis. Folia quaterna, saepe quina, glabra, teretiuscula, 
obtusa. Caulis erectus, sex-pedalis et ultra, parum ra¬ 
mosus. Ramuli plurimi, breves, tomentosi. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers grow 
at the ends of the branches, solitary, forming a spike. 
Footstalks short, having three spathula-shaped floral leaves. 
Blossom club-shaped, curved, downy, very large, and 
of an orange colour; the segments of the mouth rolled 
back. Leaves by fours, often by fives, smooth, roundish, 
and blunt. Stem upright, growing six feet high or more, 
rarely branched. Small branches numerous, short, and 
downy. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from July till September. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement. 
2. The chives and pointal. 
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3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
