ERICA lachmea. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers aristatae, sub- inclusae, Flores plerumque 
terni, in capitulis terminalibus. Corolla sub-campanu- 
lata, alba 5 laciniis rotundis, maximis, expansis. Folia 
terna, carnosa, obtusa, imbricata. Caulis fruticosus, 
sub-pedalis, ramosus. Rami et ramuli foliis imbricatis 
involuti. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips bearded, just within the blossom. Flowers 
chiefly by threes, in terminal heads. Blossom nearly 
bell-shaped, and white 5 with the segments round, large, 
and spreading. Leaves by threes, fleshy, blunt, and 
tiled. Stem shrubby, near a foot high, and branching. 
The large and small branches are enveloped by the 
leaves, which are tiled. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope 
In bloom from May till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement magnified. 
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
S. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
4. Seed-bud magnified. 
