ERICA recurvata. 
CHARACTER SPECIPICUS. 
Erica antheris muticis, inclusis, stylo exserto : 
foliis confertis; floribus terminalibus, umbella- 
tisj declinatis ; caule fruticoso. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra: ramulis 
aggregatis, apice recurvatis. 
Folia plerumque sena, sparsa, linearia, obtusa, 
fiexuosa; petiolis longis. 
Flores in umbellis terminalibus sex ad novero, 
declinati. 
Corolla oblonga, albicans; oris laciniis rec- 
tis, sub-nigris : stylo rubro, exsertissimo. 
Germen tiaraeforme, sulcatum, ad basin necta- 
riis nielliferis instructum : stylo filiformi, lon- 
gissimo. 
Habitat ad Caput Borne Spei. 
Floret a Mense Aprili in Julium, 
v REFERENTIAL 
1. Calyx. 
2. Corolla. 
3. Stamina a Pistilla diducta, anthera una 
lente an eta. 
4. Germen et Pistillum, stigmate lente aucto. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Heath with beardless tips, within, the blossom", 
shaft without: leaves crowded together : flowers 
terminate the branches in umbels, hanging down: 
stem shrubby. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Stem shrubby, a foot or more high : the small 
branches crowded together, and recurved at the 
point. 
Leaves mostly by sixes, scattered, linear, blunt, 
and flexuose : footstalks long. 
Flowers grow in terminal umbels from six to 
nine, banging down. 
Blossom oblong, of a whitish colour: seg- 
ments of the border straight, of a dark-brown 
colour : shaft red, and very much outside the 
blossom. 
Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, and fur¬ 
nished at the base with honey-bearing nectaries: 
shaft thread-shaped, and very long. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers from the month of April till July. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The Empalement. 
2. The Blossom. 
3. The Chives and Pointal, one tip magni 
fled. 
4. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified. 
Throughout this extensive family there is not one that bears any resemblance to this perfectly new 
and distinct species ; the aggregation of the leaves and branches, joined to the drooping character of 
its flowers, with long descending pointals that rival the finest purple silk, give it a singularity of 
appearance that renders it equally interesting with the most splendid species. We have seen it 
flowering successively from the end of almost every branch. Our figure represents nearly an entire 
plant, from the nursery of Mr. Lee. 
