ERICA mollis. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers aristatse, inclusse. Flores in umbellis axillares. 
Corolla globosa, purpurea, pilosa : laciniis rotundatis, 
patentibus, aequalibus. Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, 
pilosa, patentia, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis pe¬ 
dalis, fruticosus, erectus, ramulis adscendentibus. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers grow in um¬ 
bels from the axillae of the leaves. Blossom globular, 
purple, and hairy : segments of the border rounded, 
spreading, and equal. Leaves by fours, linear, obtuse, 
hairy, and spreading, flat on their upper surface, and 
furrowed beneath. Stem a foot high, shrubby and up¬ 
right : branches ascending. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from July till September. 
REFERENCE. 
1. Empalement magnified. 
2. A Chive magnified. 
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
