ERICA mammosa* minor , 
DESCRIPTIO» 
Anthers aristatae, inclusae,» Flores semi -unciales, in 
summitate ramorum, vertieillati, penduli» Corolla pur» 
purea, ventricoso-cylindrica, apice attenuata, ad basin 
constricta ; laciniis minutis, erectis» Folia quaterna, 
linearia, glabra, curvata; seniora patentia, juniora ad» 
scendentia. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, pedalis et ultra» 
Bami verticillati, curvati» 
DESCRIPTION» 
Tips bearded, within the blossom» Flowers half an 
inch long, near the summit of the branches, in whorls, 
hanging down. Blossom purple, of a swelled cylinder» 
shape, tapered at the end, and pinched-in at the base» 
The segments of the border are very small, and upright» 
Leaves by fours, linear, smooth, and curved; the older 
ones spreading, and the younger ones ascending. Stem 
shrubby, upright, a foot or more high. The branches 
grow in whorls, and are curved» 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from September till December, 
REFERENCE. 
3. The empalement magnified» 
2. A blossom» 
3» The chives and pointal, one tip magnified» 
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified* 
