ERICA lucida. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
Erica, antheris cristatis subinclusis, floribus ter- 
minalibus ternatis carapanulatis, foliis itidem ternatis 
lucidisque. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Caulis fruticosus, strictus, gracilis, bipedalis ; 
rami plerumque ternati, patentes, itidem graciles, 
ramulis saepe oppositis. 
Folia ternata, subulata, erecta, brevissime peti- 
olata, laevia, lucida, viridia, sed sacpe tinctura fusce- 
dinis. 
Flores terminales in umbellulis trifloris ; pe- 
dunculi circiter longitudinem florum, superne brac- 
teis tribus, coloratis, ciliatisque, instructi. 
Calyx tetrapbyllus, foliolis late ovatis, acutis, 
ciliatisque. 
Corolla breviter campanulata, laciniis patulis, 
pallide carneis, et lucidis. 
Stamina filamenta octo, capillaria; anthers 
cristatae, subinclusae. 
Pistillum, germen tiaraeforme; stylus colum- 
naris, basi dilatatus, antheras superans. 
Habitat ad Caput Bonae Spei. 
Floret a mense Aprili in Junium. 
REFERENTIA, 
1. Pagina inferior folii lente aucta. 
2. Flos. 
3. Calyx lente auctus, cum pedunculo. 
4. Corolla lente aucta. 
5. Stamina et Piftillum lente aucta. 
6. Pistillum lente auctum, diductum. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Heath, with crested tips just within the blossom, 
flowers terminal in threes bell-shaped, leaves likewise 
in threes and shining. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Stem shrubby, streight, slender, two feet high ; 
branches chiefly in threes, spreading, also slender, 
with the lesser branches often opposite. 
Leaves in threes, awl-shaped, erect, very shortly 
petiolate, smooth, shining, green, but often with a 
tincture of brown. 
Flowers terminal in little three-flowered um¬ 
bels j footstalks about the length of the flowers, 
furnished above with three coloured, ciliated, floral 
leaves. 
Empalement four-leaved, with the little leaves 
broad egg-shaped, sharp-pointed and ciliated. 
Blossom shortly bell-shaped, with rather spread- 
, ing segments, of a pale, shining, flesh colour. 
Chives. Eight hair-like threads ; tips crested, 
just within the blossom. 
Pointal, seed-bud turban-shaped ; shaft colum¬ 
nar, dilated at the base, higher than the tips. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers from April till June. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The under-side of a leaf magnified, 
2. A Flower. 
3. The Empalement magnified, with the pe¬ 
duncle. 
4. The Blossom magnified. 
5. The Chives and Pointal magnified. 
6. The Pointal magnified, detached. 
