ERICA pallens, 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Antherje muticae, inclusae. Florfes terminales, in um¬ 
bellis ternis vel senis, sub-sessiles. Corolla tubulosa, 
luteo-alba, horizontaliter sita: oris laciniis rotundatis, 
erecto-patentibus. Folia terna, subulata, tomentosa, 
albo-virescentia. Caulis humilis, fruticosus, semi-pe- 
dalis. Rami et ramuli numerosi, patentes. 
DESCRIPTION, 
Tips beardless, and within the blbssom. Flowers ter* 
minate the branches in umbels of from three to six, 
nearly sessile. Blossom tubular, of a yellowish white 
colour, and standing in a horizontal direction. Seg¬ 
ments of the border roundish, and between erect and- 
spreading. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, downy, and 
of a whitish green. Stem low, shrubby, half a foot 
high. The small and large branches are numerous, and 
spreading. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from April till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement magnified. 
2. The chives and pointal. 
S. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
4. Seed-bud magnified. 
