ERICA Pkikenetia. 
nana. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthekje muticae, longissimae, exertae. Flores soli¬ 
tarii, in medio ramorum, ex axillis foliorum. Pedunculi 
longissimi,, bracteis minutis, remotis. Corolla sub-cylin- 
drica, glabra, rubro-purpurea; laciniis limbi obtusis, ob¬ 
soletis, viridibus, erectis. Folia terna, linearia, glabra, 
arcuata, inflexa, subtus sulcata. Caulis sub-pedal is, 
erectus, robustus. Ramuli numerosi, sub-erecti. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, very long, and without the blossom. 
Flowers grow singly, in the middle of the branches, 
from the base of the leaves. Footstalks very long, with 
minute floral leaves at a distance from the cup. Blossom 
nearly cylindrical, smooth, of a red purple; the segr 
ments of the border blunt, very small, green, and up¬ 
right. Leaves by threes, linear, smooth, bent like a 
bow, turned inwards, and furrowed beneath. Stem 
nearly a foot high, upright, and sturdy. The small 
branches are numerous, and nearly upright. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from June till November. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 
2. The chives detached, one tip magnified. 
3. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
4. Seed-bud magnified. 
