ERICA princeps. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
A&therJe muticae, inclusae. Flores speciosi, termi¬ 
nales, in umbellis nutantibus, 6 — 10-floris. Pedunculi 
colorati. Calyx lanceolatus, carinatus, ciliatusque. Co¬ 
rolla ovato-clavata, inflata, laevigata, ore arctata, laete 
rubicunda. Folia quaterna, recurva, late linearia, ci¬ 
liata, et aristata. Caulis fruticosus, sub-pedalis, ra¬ 
mosus. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers showy, 
terminal in nodding umbels of 6 to 10 flowers. Pedun¬ 
cles coloured. Cup lance-shaped, keeled, and ciliated. 
Blossom ovately club-shaped, inflated, and smooth, 
narrowed at the mouth, and of a glowing red colour i 
Leaves by fours, recurved, broadly linear, ciliated and 
arista ted. Stem shrubby, near a foot high, and branch¬ 
ing* , 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from May till October. 
REFERENCE. 
3. The empalement and floral leaves magnified. 
2. The chives detached, one tip magnified. 
3 . The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
Seed-bud magnified. 
