ERICA pubescens, minima . 
CHARACTER SPEClElCUS. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
JEric a, antheris aristatis inclusis, corollis minutis, 
urceolata, lsete purpurea, villosa, foliis quaternis. 
Heath, with bearded tips within the blossom, 
blossoms very small, pitcher-shaped, bright purple 
and hairy, leaves by fours. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, rariiosus, piloSus 5 ra- 
muli pilosi, virgati, filiformes. 
Stem shrubby, a foot high, branching and 
hairy; the branches are hairy, twiggy, and thread¬ 
shaped. 
Folia quaterna, obtusa, villosa, incurva, afcil- 
ata. 
Leaves by fours, blunt, covered with soft hairs, 
turned inwards, and bowed. 
Flores in ultimis ramulis, terminales, umbellati, 
cemui; pedunculi breves, bracteis tribus. 
Flowers terminate the small branches in um¬ 
bels, nodding; peduncles short, furnished with 
three floral leaves. 
Calyx tetraphyllus, foliolis lanceolatis, villosis. 
Empalement four-leaved, with lanceolate, hairy 
leaflets. 
Corolla minuta, urceolata, lsete purpurea, 
villosa. 
Blossom very small, pitcher-shaped, bright 
purple, and covered with soft hairs. 
Stamina octo, capillaria; antherae aristatse in- 
clusse. 
Chives eight hair-like threads; tips bearded, and 
within the blossom. 
Pistillum. Germen tiaraeforme, ad basin nec- 
tariferum 5 stylus filiformis, inclusus 5 stigma tetra- 
gonum. 
Point al. Seed-bud turban-shaped, with ho¬ 
ney-cups at the base; shaft thread-shaped, and 
within the blossom ; summit four-cornered. 
Habitat ad Caput Bonse Spei. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Floret a mense Novembri ad Aprilem. 
Flowers from the month of November till April. 
RE FERE NT I A. 
REFERENCE. 
1 . Folium lente auctum. 
1 . A Leaf magnified. 
2 . Calyx cum Bracteis lente auctus. 
2 . The Empalement and floral Leaves magnified. 
3. Stamina et Pistillum. 
3. The Chives and Pointal. 
4. Idem lente auctus. 
5. Pistillum et Germen lente aucta. 
4. The same magnified. 
5. Seed-bud and Pointal magnified. 
5 . Pistillum et Germen lente aucta. 
