ERICA Monfoniana. 
CHARACTER S P E C I FIC U S. 
Erica antberis ariftatis, inclufis; ftylo exferto; 
floribus terminalibus terms; calyce duplici, albo; 
corollis oblongo-ovatis, candidiffimis, fauce arc- 
tatis; fob is tern is, glabris. 
DESCRIPT I O. 
Caulis frutieofus, eredtus, fexpedalis et ultra; 
rami eredti, pauci; ramuli frequentiffimi, brevi. 
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Folia terna, glabra, in ramis adultioribus la- 
tiora, obtufa, in ramulis junioribus linearia, 
acuta, minora ; petiolis breviflimis. 
Flores in ramulorum apice terni, nutantes, 
albi, fpicam quad formantes prope caulis fum- 
mitatem; pedunculi fere nulli. 
Calyx. Perianthium, duplex, ext er him tetra- 
phyllum; foliolas oblongae, membranacem, obtufas 
apice redexae, liberas, coloratae; interlum foliolis 
fimilibus fed duplo majoribus priori. 
Corolla oblongo-ovata, acuminata, glabra, 
fauce ardtata, candidiflima; laciniis refiexis, ob- 
tufis. 
Stamina. Filamenta odlo capilJaria. An¬ 
ther® inclufas, ariftatas, nigree. 
Pistillum. Germen oblongum, glabrum, 
ad balin glandulofum. Stylus filiformis, parum 
curvatus. Stigma tubulofum. 
Habitat ad Caput 'Bonag Spei. 
Floret a Maio, in Julium. 
REFER ENTIA. 
1. Folia terminalia ramulorum ad-bafin flo- 
rum. 
2. Calyx 
3. Corolla. 
4. Stamina et Pitlillum, anthera una dicludla, 
lente audla. 
5. Germen audfum. 
6. Pitlillum, magnitudine naturali. Stigma, 
audtum. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Heath with bearded tips, within the blotfom: 
fhaft without; flowers terminate the branches by 
threes; cup double, white; blotfoms oblong-egg. 
fhaped, of a very clear white, and narrowed at the 
mouth; leaves grow by threes, and fmooth. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Stem fhrubby, upright, grows fix feet high, 
and more; branches upright, and few; fmaller 
branches numerous, fhort. 
Leaves grow by threes, fmooth, on the older 
branches broader and blunt, on the younger li¬ 
near, pointed and fmaller; very fhort foot-ftalks. 
Flowers grow by threes at the end of the 
fmaller branches, hanging down, and white, form¬ 
ing as it were a fpike near the top of the item ; 
hardly any foot-ftalks. 
Empalement. Cup doable, the outer four¬ 
leaved ; the leaflets oblong, fkinny, obtufe, turned 
back at the top, loofe and coloured; the inner with 
leaflets like the other but twice the fize. 
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Blossom oblongegg-fhaped, tapered, fmooth, 
narrowed at the mouth, of a very clear white; 
fegments reflexed, blunt. 
Chives. Eight hair-like threads. Tips within 
the bloffom, bearded and black. 
Pointal. Seed-bud oblong, fmooth, glandu¬ 
lar at the bafe. Shaft thread-fhaped, a little 
curved Summit tubular. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers from May, till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The terminating leaves oftlie fmaller branches 
at the bafe of the flowers. 
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2. The Empalement. / 
3. The Bloflom. 
4. The Chives and Pointal, one Tip detacheds 
magnified. , 
5. The Seed-bud, magnified. 
6. The Pointal, natural fize, Summit magni¬ 
fied. 
