ERICA cerinthoides 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Antherje muticae, inclusae. Flores magni, in racemis 
compressis, ad apices ramorum fixi, cernui. Pedunculi 
hispidi, bracteis tribus foliis alteris similibus instructi. 
Corolla tubulato-ventricosa, pollicaris, laete rubra, pilis 
hirsutis tecta : ore obsolete quadrifido. Folia quaterna, 
ciliata, oblonga, supra convexa, subtus sulco exarata. 
Caulis flexibilis, erectus, bipedalis. Rami pauci, erecti, 
raro ramulosi. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers are 
large, growing in close bunches, fixed altogether at the 
end of the branches, bending downwards. The foot¬ 
stalks are hairy, having three floral leaves similar to the 
other leaves. Blossom of an inflated tubular form, an 
inch long, of a rich red colour, and covered with harsh 
hairs : the mouth is slightly cut into four segments. 
Leaves by fours, lashed, oblong, rounded on the upper 
surface, and deeply furrowed beneath. Stem flexible, 
erect, two feet high. The branches are few, erect, and 
rarely branching. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from August till April. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement magnified. 
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
