ERICA lachnaea, purpurea< 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers cristatae, inclusae. Flores terni, in apice ra¬ 
mulorum, cernui. Perianthium duplex ; pedunculis 
brevissimis. Corolla cylindraceo-urceolata, purpureo- 
pulverulenta; laciniis limbi obtusis, sub-erectis. Folia 
terna, obtusa, conferta, tomentosa, farinaria, viridia. 
Caulis erectus, pedalis, fruticosus. Rami numerosi, ra¬ 
mulis brevissimis tecti. 
DESCRIPTION - . 
Tirs crested, and within the blossom. Flowers grow 
by threes, at the ends of the small branches, nodding. 
Cup double; footstalks very short. Blossom cylindri- 
cally pitcher-shaped, and of a powdery purple; seg¬ 
ments of the border are obtuse, and nearly upright. 
Leaves by threes, blunt, crowded, downy, and of a 
mealy green. Stem upright, a foot high, and shrubby. 
Branches numerous, and covered by very short smaller 
ones. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Ill bloom from July till October. 
REFERENCE. 
1. A leaf magnified. 
2. The empalement magnified. 
3. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
5 . Seed-bud magnified. 
