ERICA empetroides. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Erica, antheris criftatis, inclufis, ftylo exferto; 
floribus denfe fpicatis, fuaveolentibus, fubcarneis; 
corollis urceolatis, laciniis maximis, patentibus; 
foliis fenis, villofts, obtufts, patentibus. 
FIeath with crefted tips, within the blofTom, 
fhaft without; flowers grow in a clofe fpike, 
fweet fcented and flightly flefh-coloured; blof- 
foms pitcher-fhaped, with the fegments very large 
and fpreading; leaves grow by fixes, hairy, blunt, 
and fpreading. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Caulis debilis, filiformis,. pedalis; rami et 
ramuli tiliformes, laxi. 
Stem weak, thread-fhaped, a foot high; the 
larger and fmaller branches are thread-fhaped 
and loofe. 
Folia fena, linearia, conferta, villofa, obtufa, 
horizontalia, petiolis adprellis. 
Leaves grow by fixes, linear, clofe, hairy, 
blunt and horizontal; with the foot-ftalks preffed 
to the Hem. 
Flores in medio ramorum et ramulorum den- 
Flowers in very clofe fpikes in the middle of 
fiflime fpicati, horizontaliter liti; pedunculi bre- 
vifthni brabteis tribus inftrubti. 
the large and fmall branches, ftanding out hori¬ 
zontally, with very fhort foot-ftalks, having three 
floral leaves on them. 
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliola 
linearia, villofa, diftantia, folia limilia fed minora. 
Empalement. Cup four-leaved; leaflets li¬ 
near, hairy,, di ft ant, like the leaves but fmaller. 
Corolla urceolata, fubalbida, fragrantiffima; 
laciniis maximis, obtufis, patentibus. 
Blossom pitcher-fhaped, nearly white, and 
very fweet; fegments very large, blunt, fpreading* 
Stamina. Filamenta obto capillaria. An¬ 
ther as criftate, inclufae. 
Chives. Threads eight hair-like. Tips crefted, 
within the blofTom. 
Pistillum. Germen fubglobofum, fulcatum. 
Stylus filiform is, exfertus. Stigma tetragonum. 
Pointal. Seed-bud nearly globular and fur¬ 
rowed. Shaft thread-fhaped, without the blof- 
fom. Summit four-cornered. 
Habitat ad Caput Bonae Spei. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Floret a Maio in Auguflum. 
Flowers from May till Auguft. 
REFERENTI A, 
REFERENCE. 
1. Folium unum, lente aublum. 
1. A Leaf, magnified. 
2. Flos, magnitudine naturali. 
2. A Flower, natural lize. 
3. Calyx, lente aubtus. 
3. The Empalement, magnified. 
4. Stamina, et Piftillum. 
4. The Chives and Pointal. 
5. Stamina valde aubta. 
5. The Chives very much magnified. 
6. Piftillum, Stigma aubtum. 
6. The Pointal, the fummit magnified. 
7. Germen, aublum. 
6. The Seed-bud, magnified. 
