ERICA Hibbertia. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Antherje muticae, sub-inclusae. Flores sub-termi- 
nales, in multis verticillis simplicibus. Corolla sub- 
cylindracea, curvata, tenuissime sulcata, micans, vis¬ 
cosa, saturate et laete rubra, sed apicem versus viridis. 
Folia sena, obtusa, conferta. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, 
pedalis, robustus - } ramis patentibus. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers 
grow near the summit of the branches in numerous 
single whorls. Blossom nearly cylindrical, curved, and 
slightly furrowed, shining, viscous, of a deep bright 
red, but towards the end green. Leaves in sixes, 
blunt, and crowded. Stem shrubby, upright, a foot 
high, and stout. The larger branches spreading. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from July till September. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement magnified. 
2. Chives and pointal, a tip and the summit magnified. 
3. Seed-bud magnified. 
4. A blossom of a smaller variety. 
