ERICA petiolata. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticae, sub-exertae. Flores terminales^ 
plerumque ternati, sub-erecti. Pedunculi brevissimi 
Calyx duplex 5 exterius triphyllus 5 interius tetraphyl- 
lus foliolis longioribus ad basin late ovatis. Corolla cam- 
panulata, alba - } laciniis semi-rotundis, patentibusque. 
Folia terna, patentia, cuneata, latiuscula, crassiuscula, 
et lucida, petiolis longissimis* Suffrutex pygmseus. 
Rami patentes. Ramuli numerosi, conferti. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, just without the blossom. Flowers 
terminal, chiefly in threes, nearly upright. Peduncles 
very short. Empalement double j the outer three¬ 
leaved ; the inner four-leaved longer, and broadly 
egg-shaped at the base. Blossom bell-shaped, and 
white. The segments are roundish, and spreading. 
Leaves by threes, spreading, wedge-shaped, broadish, 
rather thick, and shining, with very long footstalks. It 
is a dwarfish shrub. Branches spreading. The small 
branches are numerous, and crowded. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from May till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. A leaf. 
2 . The empalement magnified. 
3. A blossom. 
4. The chives detached, one tip magnified. 
5. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
