ERICA Lambertia 
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CHARACTER SPEC1FICUS. 
Erica, antheris criftatis, inclufis; coroll i s fub- 
globofis, inflatis, glabris, albis; oris laciniis ad 
bafin utrinque gibbis, parum imbricatis, eredtis; 
foliolis calycinis patentibus; foliis terms, acumi- 
natis, reflexis. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Caulis fruticofus, fubpedalis; rami et ramuli 
divaricati, fuberedti. 
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Folia quaterna, acuminata, glabra, juniora 
eredlo-patentia, feniora reflexa; petiolis brevibus, 
adpreflis. 
Flores in medio ramulorum folitarii vel terni, 
cernui; pedunculi colorati, longitudine corol- 
larum, bradteis tribus coloratis inftrudli. 
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis 
ovato-acuminatis, coloratis, concavis, patentibus. 
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Corolla fubglobofa, inflata, alba, glabra, 
magnitudine piii majoris, laciniis fubimbricatis, 
ovatis, ad bafin gibbis, eredlis. 
Stamina. Filamenta odto capillaria. Anther® 
criftat®, incluf®. 
Pistillum. Germen lubcylindricum, fulca- 
tum. Stylus fubinclufus. Stigma tetragonum. 
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Habitat ad Caput Bon® Spei. 
Floret a Maio in Julium. 
REFER ENTl A. 
1. Folium, lente audtum. 
2. Flos. 
3. Calyx, au6tus. 
4. Stamina et Piftillum. 
5. Stamina, audta. 
6 . Piftillum, Stigma didudium, et audtum. 
7- Germen, lente audtum. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Heath, with crefted tips, within the bloftoms, 
which are nearly globular, fwelled out, ftnooth 
and white; fegments of the border hunched at 
the bafe on both tides, flightly lapped and up- 
right; leaflets of the cup fpreading; leaves grow 
by threes, tapered, and bent back. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Stem fhrubby, near a foot high; large and 
fmall branches grow ftraddling, rather upright. 
Leaves grow by fours, tapered, fmooth, the 
younger ones upright-fpreading; the older ones 
reflexed; with fhort foot-ftalks prefled to the 
Item. 
Flowers grow in the middle of the fmall 
branches, folitary or by threes, and nodding;, 
foot-ftalks coloured, the length of the bloftoms, 
with three coloured floral leaves on them. 
Empalemeni. Cup four-leaved; leaflets 
egg-fhaped, tapered, coloured, concave, and 
fpreading. 
Blossom nearly globular, fwelled out, white, 
fmooth, the fize of a large pea ; fegments a little 
tiled, egg-fhaped, hunched at the bafe, upright. 
Chives. Eight hair-like threads. Tips crefted, 
within the bloflom. 
Pointal. Seed-bud nearly cylindric, fur¬ 
rowed. Shaft juft within the bloflom. Summit 
four-cornered. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers from May, till July. 
R EFERENCE. 
1. A Leaf, magnified. 
2. A Flower. 
3. The Empalement, magnified. 
4. The Chives and Pointal. 
5. The Chives, magnified. 
6. The Pointal; the Summit detached and 
magnified. 
7. The Seed-bud, magnified* 
