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apicem versus carinata, roseo-colorata, 0-4 cm. longa; corolla suburceo- 
lata, faucibus vix contracta, glabra rosea, 0 - 45 cm. longa, segmentis 
erectis ovatis obtusis, 0-15 cm. longis; antherae inclusae, basi obliquae 
ciliatae, oblongae obtusae aristatae, aristis cellae dimidio aequilongis, 
poro cellae dimidio breviore; stigma simplex; ovarium giobosum 
glabrum. 
Natal: Eastern Mountain Province; Drakensbergen, Giant’s Castle, 
alt. 10,000ft., fl. Oct., J. Wylie ( J . M. Wood, 10555 partly); alt. 
9000 ft., fl. Sept. 1914, R. E. Symons, 9, 81. 
Nearest E. Westii, L. Bolus, but distinguished by the remote bracts, 
glabrous corolla, and obtuse aristate anthers ciliate at base. Plate XI D. 
Erica Cameronii, L. Bolus (§ Dasyanthes), E. splendenti affinis, sed foliis flori- 
busque 3-natis, corolla ovoideo-urceolata, antheris muticis, ceterisque 
distinguitur. 
Fruticulus humilis, ut videtur, ramis ad 12 cm. longis; folia erecta, 
dense imbricata vel erecto-patentia incurva, 3-nata, petiolata, petiolo 
0- 2 cm. longo, linearia obtusa, dorso sulcata, hispidula demum glabre- 
scentia, 0-6 — 1 cm. longa, 0-15 cm. lata; flores 3-nati speci'osi; pedicelli 
cum bracteis, sepalis, et corollis glanduloso-pubescentes atro-rubrique, 
1- 2 — 1-4 cm. longi; bracteolae oblongae subacutae, una medio pedicelli, 
duabus parum supra medium positis, 0-5 — 0-6 cm. longae; sepala 
bracteolis simillima, lanceolato-oblonga, 0-7 cm. longa; corolla ovoideo- 
urceolata, 2 cm. longa, segmentis erectis obtusissimis, 0-2 cm. longis; 
antherae inclusae vel manifestae, dorsifixae muticae, cellis apice parum 
divertigentibus, a latere visae oblongae, poro cellae dimidium excedente, 
0-2 cm. longae; discus 8-dentatus; ovarium 4-loculare subglobosum 
glabrum, stylo demum exserto, stigmate simplici. 
Cape Province: Worcester Div. ; Fonteintjes Berg, 6500, fl. Dec. 
1913, K. Cameron. (S.A. Museum Herbarium, No. 5110.) 
Allied to E. splendens, Andr., but, besides other differences, is dis- 
tinguished by its 3-nate leaves and flowers, ovoid-urceolate corolla 
and muticous anthers. 
Described from two small branches with three well-developed 
flowers. Plate XI E. 
E. elimensis, L. Bolus (§ Leptodendron), E. condensatae affinis, sed bracteis 
haud approximate, pedicellis longioribus, floribus majoribus, corolla 
obconica differt. 
Erectus, ramis ad 35 cm. longis; ramuli pubescentes, capillis sim 
plicibus; folia 3-nata erecta, dense imbricata, linearia subaeuta glabia 
ciliolata, 0-4 — 0-6 cm. longa; flores 1 — 3-nati, breves ramulos termi- 
nantes ; pedicelli adscendentes, patentes vel recurvi, pubescentes, capilhs 
simplicibus, 0-5— 0-6 cm. longi; bracteae 3 foliaceae, duae infra medium 
