ERICA Monsoniana. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers aristatse* inclusae. Flores in ramulorum 
apice terni* nutantes* spicam quasi formantes prope 
caulis summitatem. Pedunculi fere nulli. Corolla tu¬ 
bulosa* fauce arctata, candidissima * laciniis sub-erectis. 
Folia terna* nitida* linearia* erecto-patentia. Caulis tri¬ 
pedalis* teres* erectus. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips bearded* and within the blossom. Flowers grow 
by threes at the ends of the smaller branches* hanging 
down, and forming a sort of spike near the end of the 
stem; with hardly any footstalks. Blossom tubular, 
narrowed at the mouth, and of a very clear white. 
Segment of the border nearly upright. Leaves by threes* 
shining, linear, and between erect and spreading. Stem 
three feet high* round and upright. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from May till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. A flower-branch with its involucrum. 
2. The empalement. 
3. The chives and pointal spread. 
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
