ERICA marifolia. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anther.® ari statae, sub-inclusae. Flores terminales, 
pmbellati, cernui. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis 
spathulatis, canaliculatis, ciliatis. Corolla albida, urceoli- 
formis, oris laciniis sub -reflexis. Folia terna, patentia, 
late ovata, revoluta, subtus albida. Caulis erectus, fruti¬ 
cosus, pedalis, ramosissimus, Hamuli frequeptissimi, 
verticillati. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tirs bearded, just within the blossom. The flowers 
terminate the branches in bunches, and nodding*. Cup 
four-leaved ; the leaflets are spathula-shaped, chan¬ 
nelled and lashed. Blossom white, pitcher-shaped 5 the 
segments of the border slightly bent back. Leaves by 
threes, spreading, of a broad egg-shape, rolled back at 
the edges, and whitish beneath. Stem upright, shrubby, 
a foot high, very branching. The smaller branches nu¬ 
merous, and in whorls. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from April till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 
The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
3. Seed-bud magnified* 
