ERICA taxifolia, major . 
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CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
Erica, antlieris cristatis, inclusis: floribus in 
umbellis terminalibus: corollis urceolatis: foliis 
ternis, trigonis, mucronatis. 
DESCRIPTIO. 
Caulis erectly bipedalis: raraulis ternis, ver- 
ticillatis. 
Folia terna, rigida, trigona, mucronata, glau- 
ea, supra plana, subtus canaliculata: petiolis 
longis. 
Flores ramos termicant in umbellis erectis: 
pedunculi colorati, bracteis tribus coloratis: 
corolla urceolata, carnea, calyce colorato fere 
tecta. 
Germen tiarasforme, sulcatum, ad basin nec- 
tariis melliferis instructum. 
Habitat ad Caput Bonte Spei. 
Floret a mense Julii in Decembrem. 
REFERENT I A. 
1. Calyx. 
2. Stamen unum, cum anthera una lenteaucta. 
3. Germen auctum. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Heath, with crested tips, within the blossom: 
flowers terminate the branches in umbels: blos¬ 
soms pitcher-shaped: leaves by threes, three- 
sided, and mucronated. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Stem upright, two feet high; smaller branches 
grow by threes in whorls. 
Leaves by threes, harsh, three-sided, mucro¬ 
nated, glaucous, flat on the upper surface, and 
channelled beneath : footstalks long. 
Flowers grow at the ends of the branches in 
upright umbels: footstalks coloured, with three 
coloured floral leaves: blossom pitcher-shaped, 
flesh-coloured, and almost covered by a coloured 
cup. 
Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, and fur¬ 
nished with honey-bearing nectaries at the base. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers from the month of July till December. 
REFERENCE. 
1. The Empalement. 
2. A Chive, with a tip magnified, 
3. Seed-bud magnified. 
This fine plant resembles both the E. calycina major and the E. elegans, as well as the E. taxifolia, 
of which it is considered as a large variety: but from the crested character of the antheras we are 
inclined to regard it as equally related to the two former species. It is well known to cultivators by 
the title we have adopted, and is said to have been first raised front Cape seed at the Hibbertian col¬ 
lection in 1806. Our drawing was made from a plant two feet high in the nursery of Mr. Williams. 
