ERICA costata, superba . 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticae, inclusae. Flores in ramulis termi¬ 
nalibus, plerumque terni, subcernui. Corolla cylindrica, 
clavata, pollicaris, pallide carnea, costata: oris laciniis 
luteolo-albentibus. Folia ternata, linearia, obtusa, pubes¬ 
centia. Caulis bipedalis, fruticosus, erectus, ramosus : 
ramulis frequentissimis, longis. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate 
the branches mostly by threes, nearly drooping. Blos¬ 
som cylindrically club-shaped, an inch long, of a pale 
flesh-colour, and ribbed j segments of the border of a 
whitish yellow. Leaves by threes, linear, obtuse, and 
downy. Stem two feet high, shrubby, upright, and 
branching : small branches numerous and long. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from May till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. A Chive, summit magnified. 
2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
3. Seed-bud, magnified. 
4. Flower of a monstrous variety. 
