ERICA formosa, bicolor . 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anther je muticae, sub-inclusse. Flores sub apicibus 
ramorum, verticillati, axillares, et horizontales. Co¬ 
rolla clavata, longa, parum curvata, ad basin rubra, 
apice flava. Folia sub-sena, linearia, obtusa, patentia. 
Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis. Rami pauci. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, and just within the blossom. Flowers 
grow near the ends of the branches, in whorls, from 
the axillae of the leaves, in a horizontal direction. Blos¬ 
som club-shaped, long, and slightly curved, red at the 
base, and yellow at the end. Leaves nearly by sixes, 
linear, blunt, and spreading. Stem upright, a foot and 
a half high. Branches few. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from July till October. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement. 
2. Chives and pointal. 
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
