ERICA Sebana, spicata • 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticae, exertae, longissimae. Flores term, 
in apicibus ramulorum, penduli 3 pedunculis brevissimis. 
Corolla clavata, incurvata, saturate coccinea, sulcata; 
laciniis limbi obtusis, incurvis. Folia terna, linearia, 
arcuata, conferta, reflexa, apice acuta. Caulis erectus, 
bipedalis. Rami pauci, ramulis brevissimis confertis 
tecti. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, without the blossom, and very long. 
Flowers grow by threes at the ends of the small 
branches, hanging down, with very short footstalks. 
Blossom club-shaped, turned inwards, of a deep scarlet 
colour, and furrowed. The segments of the mouth are 
blunt, and turned inwards. Leaves by threes, linear, 
curved, crowded, reflexed, and sharp-pointed. Stem 
upright, two feet high. The larger branches few, co¬ 
vered with small branches crowded together. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from September till December. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement magnified. 
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
4. Seed-bud magnified. 
