ERICA Andromedaeflora, alba. 
DESCRIPTIO* 
Anthers cristatae, nigrae, inclusae. Flores axillares, 
sub-terminales, declinati, conferti. Calyx magnus, lato- 
ovatus, albus. Corolla ovata, inflata, crassa, alba. Folia 
ternata, subulata, incurvata, robusta, obtusa, petiolis lon¬ 
gis adpressis. Caulis humilis, fruticosus, robustus. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips crested, black, and within the blossom. Flowers 
grow from the axillae of the leaves, nearly terminal, 
bending down, and crowded together. Empalement large, 
of a broad ovate form, and white. Blossom ovate, in¬ 
flated, thick and white. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, 
incurved, stout, and blunt, ended with long footstalks 
pressed to the branches. Stem low, shrubby, and strong. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from March till June. 
REFLRENCE. 
1. The empalement. 
2. A blossom. 
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
