ERICA Templea. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticae, inclusae. Flores in umbellis termi¬ 
nalibus, cernui. Corolla tubulato-ventricosa, pollicaris, 
laete rubra, ad basin exalbida, sub apice pilosa; oris 
laciniis magnis, revolutis. Folia plerumque quina, 
glauca, supra convexa, subtus sulco-exarata, margini¬ 
bus pilosis. Caulis pedalis. Rami pauci, flexibiles. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow in 
terminal umbels, nodding. Blossom of an inflated tu¬ 
bular form, an inch long, of a bright red colour, whitish 
at the base, hairy near the end : segments of the bor¬ 
der large, and rolled back. Leaves mostly by fives, 
glaucous, rounded above, and deeply furrowed be¬ 
neath, with hairy edges. Stem a foot high. Branches 
few and flexible. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from November till March. 
REFERENCE. 
1. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
2. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
