ERICA Muscarh 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticae, inclusae. Flores luteoli, suaviter 
olentes, saepius quaterni, cruciformes, terminales. Co¬ 
rolla oblongo-ovata, summa parte arctata 5 laciniis aequa¬ 
libus, revolutis. Folia quaterna, linearia, acuta, glabra, 
nitida. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis, ramosissimus. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips, beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers 
yellowish, and sweet-scented, mostly four together, 
cross-shaped, and terminating the branches. Blossom 
oblong-egg-shaped, narrowed at the top; with the 
segments equal, and rolled back. Leaves by fours, li¬ 
near, pointed, smooth, and shining. Stem shrubby, a 
foot and a half high, and very branching. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from March till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The em pal ement magnified. 
2 . The chives and pointal, one tip magnified, 
S. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified^ 
