ERICA Linnceoides. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Antherje muticae, inclusae. Flores in ramulis termi¬ 
nales, sub-quaterni, horizontales 5 pedunculis fere nul¬ 
lis. Corolla sub-cylindracea, tumida, pilosa, ad basin 
purpurea, et superne alba. Folia quaterna, linearia, 
pilosa. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, et patens. Ramuli 
numerosi, pilosi. 
DESCRIPTION. 
"Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers termi¬ 
nate the smaller branches mostly by fours, in a hori¬ 
zontal direction j scarcely any footstalks. Blossom 
nearly cylindrical, swelled, and hairy, purple at the 
base, and white at the upper part. Leaves by fours, 
linear, and hairy. Stem shrubby, upright, and spread¬ 
ing. The smaller branches are numerous and hairy. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from January till May. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
4. Seed-bud magnified. 
