ERICA peltata. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticae, exsertae. Flores axillares, terminales. 
Pedunculi longi: bracteis tribus calyci adpvessis. Co¬ 
rolla campanulata, parva, carnea, subcernua : stylo fili¬ 
formi, longo: stigmate peltato, magno. Folia terna, 
erecto-patentia, linearia, recta, obtusa. Caulis subpedalis. 
Ramuli numerosi, filiformes, adscendentes. 
v DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers grow 
from the axillae of the leaves, and terminate the branches. 
Peduncles long, with three floral leaves pressed to the 
cup. Blossom bell-shaped, small, flesh-coloured, and 
nearly nodding : shaft thread-shaped and long : summit 
shield-shaped, and large. Leaves by threes, between 
erect and spreading, linear, straight, and obtuse. Stem 
nearly a foot high. Smaller branches numerous, thread¬ 
shaped, ascending. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from July till October. 
reference. 
1. Empalement magnified. 
2. A blossom magnified. 
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
