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se subaequilongis, 0-5 cm. longis, tribus membranaceo-marginatis; 
petala pluri-seriata linearia obtusa, basin versus parum angustata, rubro- 
purpurea, 0-6 cm. longa, ad 0-1 cm. lata, interiora in staminodia gradatim 
abeuntia; stamina collecta incurvata, staminodiis apice recurvatis cir- 
cumdata, filamentis interne pallidis, superne purpurascentibus, interior- 
ibus barbatis,ad 0-2 cm. longis, antberis luteis; discus e glandulis 5, trans- 
verse linearibus, compositus; ovarium supra planum, sine medio vero 
parum elevato, stigmatibus subulatis, longe setaceo-acuminatis, 0-15 cm. 
longis; capsula 0-7 cm. diam. 
Cape Province: Karroo Region; Aberdeen Road, F. Frith (National 
Botanic Gardens, No. - 4 T 3 A) . 
Described from living specimens which have flowered for several 
years at Kirstenbosch during December and January. 
Erica Nevillei, L. Bolus (§ Pleurocallis), E. purpureae affinis, sed pedunculis 
longioribus, corolla supra ovarium constrictum, antheris terminalibus, 
ceterisque differt. 
Fruticulus robustus humilis, ad 32 cm. altus vel ultra in locis pro- 
tectis, ramis decumbentibus vel ad saxa adpressis; folia adscendentia 
vel patentia, 5-nata vel rarissime 6-nata, dense imbricata linearia acuta, 
angustissime sulcata, glabra, 0-9 — 1-4 cm. longa, 0-1 cm. lata, petiolo 
0-15 cm. longo, internodiis 0-2 — 0-5 cm. longis; pedunculi adscendentes 
pubescentes, pilis patentibus brevissimis, cum bracteis sepalis corollaque 
viscidi, ad 1-2 cm. longi; bracteae 3, lineares, infima supra medium 
posita, 0-3 cm. longa, superiores calyci adpressae, 0-5 cm. longae; sepala 
foliacea subulata, 0-5 — 0-65 cm. longa; corolla tubiformis subobliqua, 
supra ovarium constricta, superne gradatim ampliata, rubra, 2-5 cm. 
longa, faucibus 0-5 cm. diam., segmentis demum subpatentibus, late 
ovatis, 0-3 cm. longis; antherae subexsertae vel saepe demum exsertae, 
terminales oblongo-lineares acutae, basi obliquae, muticae, lobis ad 
basin distinctis divergentibus, poro dimidio lobi aequilongo, 0-25 cm. 
longae; ovarium subpyriforme glabrum, 0-3 cm. longum, stylo exserto 
capitellato. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Cape Peninsula, south- 
western slopes of Noord Hoek Mountain, fl. Jan.-Feb., Neville S. Pillans , 
4124. 
Allied to E. purpurea, but may be distinguished by the longer peduncles, 
corolla constricted above the ovary, terminal anthers, and in other ways. 
Erica quadrisulcata, L. Bolus (§ Pleurocallis), E. Nevillei affinis, sed sepalis 
angustioribus longioribusque, corolla basin versus profunde 4-sulcata, 
stylo basin versus dilatato, facile disarticulato, differt. 
Fruticulus robustus humilis, ad 25 cm. altus ; ramisaepius decumbentis, 
ad 37-5 cm. longi, 0-4 cm. diam. ; folia adscendentia vel patentia, rite 
