ERICA taxifolia, major. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Antherje cristatae, inclusae, Flores ramos terminant 
in umbellis erectis. Corolla urceolata, carnea, calyce 
colorato fere tecta. Folia terna, rigida, trigona, mu¬ 
cronata, supra plana, subtus canaliculata. Caulis fruti¬ 
cosus, sesquipedalis. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips crested, and within the blossom. Flowers grow 
at the ends of the branches in upright umbels. Blossom 
pitcher-shaped, flesh-coloured, and almost covered by a 
coloured cup. Leaves by threes, harsh, three-sided, 
and mucronated, flat on their upper surface, and chan¬ 
nelled beneath. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from July till December. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement. 
2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified, 
S, Seed-bud magnified. 
