ERICA 
Nivenia. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Erica antheris bafi bicornibus, exfertis; corollis 
fubturbinatis, cofiatis, purpureis, laciniis revolu- 
tis; foliolis calycinis apice barbatis ; floribus ter- 
minalibus, umbellatis; foliis ternis, lato-linearibus, 
obtufis, marginibus bifpidis. 
Heath with tips two-horned at the bafe, with¬ 
out the blotfom; bloffoms nearly top-fhaped, 
ribbed, purple, fegments rolled back; leaflets of 
the cup bearded at the tip; flowers terminate the 
branches in umbels; leaves grow by threes,broadly 
linear, blunt, margins with ftrong hairs. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Caulis fruticofus, palmaris, ramofus; rami et 
ramuli divaricati, patentes. 
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Stem fhrubby, a hand high, very branching; 
the large and fmall branches grow flraddling, and 
fpreading. 
Folia terna, lato-linearia, obtufa, margine 
pilis longiffimis obfita, fubtus fulcata, patentia. 
Leaves grow by threes, broadly linear, blunt, 
befet with long hairs at the edge, furrowed be¬ 
neath, and fpreading. 
Flores terminates, umbellati; pedunculi lon- 
giflimi, capillares, bradteis tribus foliolis calycis 
fimilibus inftrudti. 
Flowers terminate the branches in umbels; 
foot-flalks very long, hair-like, with three floral 
leaves like the leaflets of the cup on them. 
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis 
fpathulatis, denticulatis, vifcofis, apice barbatis. 
Empalement. Cup three-leaved, leaflets 
fpathula-fhaped. Rightly toothed, clammy, and 
bearded at the point. 
Corolla fubturbinata, coftata, fauce parum 
ardtata, purpurea; laciniis revolutis. 
Blossom nearly top-fhaped, ribbed, a little 
drawn in at the mouth, and purple; fegments 
rolled back. 
Stamina. Filamenta odto capillaria, torta. 
Antherae bicornutse, exfertas, nigrse, linearise. 
Chives. Eight hair-like threads, twilled. Tips 
two-horned, without the bloflom, black, linear. 
Pistillum. Germen ovale, fulcatum. Stylus 
filiformis, parum curvatus, exfertus. Stigma ob- 
foletum. 
Pointal. Seed-bud oval, furrowed. Shaft 
thread-fhaped, a little curved, and without the 
bloflom. Summit obfolete. 
Habitat ad Caput Bonse Spei. 
Native of the Cape of Good Plope. 
Floret a Februario in Junium. 
Flowers from February till June. 
REFERENTIA. 
REFERENCE.. 
1. Folium. 
l. A Leaf. 
2. Flos. 
2. A Flower. 
3. Calyx, audtus. 
3. The Empalement, magnified. 
4. Stamina et Pitiillum, audtum. 
4. The Chives and Pointal, magnified. 
5. Stamina a Piftillo didudta, anthera una 
ente audta. 
5. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one 
tip magnified. 
0. Pitiillum, audtum. 
0. The Pointal, magnified. 
