ERICA aspera. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticae, inclusae. Flores in ramulis terrain 
nales, umbellati, terni vel seni, cernui. Pedunculi bre¬ 
vissimi, bracteis tribus hispidis adpressis. Corolla tubu- 
lato-ventricosa, setis densissime circumsessa, lutea, pol¬ 
licaris, ore obsolete quadrifida. Folia quaterna, lanceo- 
lata, aculeata, subtus sulco exarata. Caulis erectus, 
bipedalis. Rami pauci 5 ramuli numerosi, simplices. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers termi¬ 
nate the small branches in umbels of from three to six, 
nodding. Peduncles very short, and furnished with three 
hispid floral leaves pressed to the cup. Blossom of an 
inflated tubular form, closely beset with bristles, yellow, 
an inch long ; the mouth is slightly divided into four 
segments. Leaves by fours, lance-shaped, prickly, and 
deeply furrowed beneath. Stem upright, two feet high. 
Branches few; the smaller branches numerous and simple. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from October till February. 
REFERENCE. 
1. A leaf magnified. 
2. The under side of a leaf magnified. 
3. The empalement magnified. 
4. The chives spread open, one tip magnified. 
Si Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
