ERICA tiaraeflora. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Anthers muticae, exertae. Flores in ramulis terfiii-- 
Uales, terni* cernui. Pedunculi longi. Corolla tiaraefor- 
mis, apice incarnata, ad basin albida ; laciniis minutis, 
obtusis, erectis. Folia terna, obtusa, linearia, rigida* 
erecto-patentia. Caulis fruticosus, erectus, sub-sesqui- 
pedalis, ramosus. Rami terni, patentes, erecti. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Tips beardless, and without the blossom. Flowers 
terminate the branches by threes, nodding. Footstalks 
long. Blossom turban-shaped, flesh-coloured at the 
ends, and whitish at the base,* the segments of the 
border are very small, obtuse, and upright. Leaves 
by threes, blunt, linear, harsh, and between erect and 
spreading. Stem shrubby, upright, near a foot and a 
half high, and branching. Branches by threes, spread¬ 
ing, and upright. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
In bloom from May till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. Empalement and blossom, magnified. 
2. A blossom without its empalement, magnified. 
3. A chive magnified. 
4. The seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 
