ERICA pedtmculata. 
DESCRIPTIO. .. 
Antherje aristatae, inclusae. Flores in umbellis sub- 
terminalibus, cernuis : pedunculis longissimis, rubris, et 
lucidis. Corolla ovato-campanuiata, pallide purpurea. 
Folia sparsa, linearia, obtusa, pilosa. Caulis pedalis et 
ultra : ramis longis, divaricatis, foliis vestitis. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers grow 
in umbels nearly terminal, and nodding. Footstalks very 
long, red, and shining. Blossom ovately bell-shaped, 
of a pale purple colour. Leaves scattered, linear, blunt, 
and hairy. Stem a foot or more high. Branches 
long, straggling, and clothed with leaves. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from March till J une. 
REFERENCE.* 
1. A leaf magnified. 
2. The empalement, natural size. 
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
4. Seed-bud and pointal magnified. 
