ERICA nivalis. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anther® aristat®, inclus®. Flores ramulos terminant, 
plerumque terni, subcernui. Corolla globosa, alba, pilis 
pubescentibus tecta. Folia ternata, linearia, obtusa, 
parva, glabra, recta. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra, 
erectus, ramosus. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate 
the smaller branches mostly by threes, and are nearly 
drooping. Blossom globular, white, and covered with 
soft hairs. Leaves by threes, linear, obtuse, small, 
smooth, and straight. Stem shrubby, a foot or more 
high, upright, and bushy. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from April till June. 
REFERENCE. 
1. Empalement magnified. 
2. A Chive magnified. 
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
4. Seed-bud magnified. 
