ERICA foliacea. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers aristatse, inclusae. Flores in ramulis termi¬ 
nalibus, quaterni, subsessiles. Corolla subcylindrica, 
curvata, cernuo-patens, subpollicaris, flava, et transpa- 
rens. Folia sparsa, numerosa, adscendentia. Caulis erec¬ 
tus, fruticosus : ramis et ramulis plerumque foliis tectis. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate 
the smaller branches by fours, and are nearly sessile. 
Blossoms nearly cylindrical, curved, between spreading 
and nodding, nearly an inch long, yellow, and transpa¬ 
rent. Leaves scattered, numerous, and ascending. 
Stem upright and shrubby : the small and large branches 
mostly covered by the leaves. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from August till October. 
REFERENCE. 
1. Empalement. 
2. A Chive magnified. 
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
4. Seed-bud magnified. 
