ERICA speciosa. 
DESCRIPTIO» 
Antherje aristatee, inclusae» Flores 2—- 4-nati, sed 
plerumque ternati, cernui, ramulos laterales terminantes» 
Pedunculi colorati» Corolla cylindrica, uncialis, cur¬ 
vata, viscosa, lucida, saturate et laete rubra, sed apicem 
versus viridis : laciniis superne patentibus. Folia terna, 
linearia, obtusa, pubescentia. Caulis fruticosus, bipe¬ 
dalis, erectus, ramosus» 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers in 
twos and fours, but mostly by threes, bowing, termi¬ 
nating the lateral branches. Footstalks coloured. Blos¬ 
som cylindrical, an inch long, curved, viscous, and 
shining, of a deep bright red colour, but towards the 
apex green 3 with the upper part of the segments spread¬ 
ing. Leaves by threes, linear, blunt, and downy. Stent 
shrubby, two feet high, upright, and branching. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from June till September. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The empalement. 
2. The chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 
The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
