ERICA oppositifolia, rubra* 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticae, inclusae. Flores terminales, ple¬ 
rumque bini. Pedunculi breves, bracteis duabus. Perian¬ 
th ium magnum, ovatum, acutum. Corolla urceolata, ru¬ 
bra : limbo quadrilobo, sub-reflexo. Folia binatim opposita, 
triquetra, nitida, adpressa. Caulis semi-pedalis, filiformis, 
gracilis, ad basin ramosus. Ramuli conferti, flexuosi. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, and within the blossom. Flowers 
terminate the branches mostly in pairs. Footstalks short, 
having two floral leaves. Cup large, oval, and sharp- 
pointed. Blossom pitcher-shaped, and red, having a 
slightly reflexed four-lobed border. Leaves grow oppo¬ 
site in pairs, three-sided, shining, and pressed to the 
stem. Stem half a foot high, thread-shaped, and slender, 
branching to the bottom. The branches crowded toge¬ 
ther, and flexuose. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from May till August. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement. 
2. A blossom. 
3. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
5. Seed-bud magnified. 
6. A branch with the involucrum of the flowers. 
