ERICA crassifolia. 
DESCRIPTIO, 
Anthers muticae, inclusae. Flores ramulos subtermi- 
nales, plerumque terni. Corolla campanulata, rosea; 
oris laciniis cordatis, reflexis. Folia terna, oblonga, 
rotunda, brevia, carnosa, glauca. Caulis humilis, fruti¬ 
cosus. Rami et ramuli flexuosi. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers nearly 
terminate the smaller branches, mostly by threes. 
Blossom bell-shaped and of a rose-colour: segments 
of the border heartshaped and reflexed. Leaves by 
threes, oblong, roundish, short, fleshy, and of a sea- 
green colour. Stem low, shrubby. The large and 
smaller branches flexuose. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from April till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. Empalement, magnified. 
2. Chives and pointal. 
3. A chive, magnified. 
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
